Dongwoo Lee
Yonsei University, Harvard University, Sungkyunkwan University
Papers
4
Total Citations
167
H-Index
4
About
Dongwoo Lee is a pioneering roboticist whose work bridges bio-inspired locomotion and soft electronics. His research focuses on three key areas: in-pipe inspection robots, centimeter-scale crawling mechanisms, and liquid-metal-based soft robotics. Lee’s major contributions include the development of novel inchworm-inspired robots with bidirectional claws, enabling precise navigation on horizontal surfaces—a design that has garnered over 50 citations. He also advanced in-pipe robotics by creating locomotion strategies for navigating complex pipe geometries, with his 2012 paper on pipe inspection robots accumulating 70 citations. More recently, Lee has made significant strides in soft electronics, introducing liquid-metal micro-networks that maintain conductivity under strain—a breakthrough for robotic skin and human-machine interfaces, earning 41 citations since 2022. His work on predicting robot orientation in curved pipes further demonstrates his systematic approach to real-world deployment challenges. With a career spanning over a decade, Lee’s research has been cited more than 160 times, reflecting its impact on both fundamental robotics and practical applications in infrastructure maintenance and wearable technology.
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- 2Design of centimeter-scale inchworm robots with bidirectional claws51 citations · 2011
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