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Joon-Seok Kim is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of flexible electronics, micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), and human-robot interaction. His work spans three transformative domains: ultra-flexible optoelectronics, miniaturized chemical sensing, and the behavioral acceptance of automation technologies. Kim’s most impactful contribution is a nature-inspired “honeycomb polymer grid” method for fabricating pixelated perovskite photodetectors (2025, 17 citations). This photolithography-free approach yields arrays with exceptional mechanical ductility—mimicking compound eyes—enabling high-resolution imaging on ultra-flexible substrates, a breakthrough for wearable and bio-integrated cameras. In MEMS, Kim co-developed a 4.0×3.7×1.0 mm³ CMOS-integrated electronic nose (2020, 8 citations) that embeds four gas sensors alongside temperature and humidity sensors, achieving sub-ppm sensitivity for multi-odor recognition—a critical step toward giving AI robots a sense of smell. Demonstrating interdisciplinary breadth, he also models acceptance intentions for robotic process automation (2022, 4 citations), extending the UTAUT framework to predict how perceived value and performance expectancy drive adoption. With foundational work in both hardware innovation and technology adoption theory, Kim is shaping the future of flexible sensing systems and the human-centered design of autonomous agents.