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About
Jihyeong Ma is a researcher at the forefront of soft robotics and biomedical device design, with a focus on creating lightweight, flexible, and anatomically inspired prosthetic systems. His work centers on integrating smart materials and novel mechanical structures to replicate natural human movement and enhance user comfort. Ma’s major contributions include the development of a prosthetic wrist that employs shape memory alloy (SMA)-based artificial muscles and an elliptic rolling joint, designed to emulate the human wrist’s bones and muscles. This innovation achieves a range of motion and load-bearing capacity comparable to a biological wrist, addressing critical limitations in current prosthetics. His most cited paper (2023) has garnered 12 citations, reflecting its impact in the field. Additionally, Ma has explored triboelectric-based film-type soft robots that are driven by low-frequency mechanical stimuli, demonstrating versatility in soft actuation. His work bridges materials science, biomechanics, and robotics, offering promising pathways for more natural and adaptive assistive devices.
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