About

Jungwook Suh is a leading roboticist specializing in surgical robotics, continuum manipulators, and novel cable-actuation mechanisms. His work bridges the gap between minimally invasive surgery (MIS) and open surgery, most notably through a surgical manipulator with workspace-conversion ability designed for austere environments like battlefields and rural areas (39 citations). Suh has made fundamental contributions to soft and hyper-redundant robot joints, introducing the harmonious cable actuation mechanism using noncircular pulleys (28 citations) and a continuum robot with discrete link joints for cardiovascular interventions (20 citations). His innovations extend to needle end-effectors for CT-guided interventions, palletizing robots with geared rolling joints, and lifting robots with gravity compensation for construction. Suh’s research is characterized by elegant mechanical design—such as the PREF joint for isotropic 2-DOF motion and pulley-less rolling joints—that enables miniaturization, reliable wiring, and force feedback. With over 130 total citations across a decade of work, Suh is recognized for advancing practical, deployable robotic systems that address real-world constraints in surgery, logistics, and construction.

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H-Index
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Papers
137
Total Citations
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🏆 Most Cited Paper
A Novel Surgical Manipulator with Workspace-Conversion Ability for Telesurgery
39 citations · 2011
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2018 (3 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 12
🏛 Institutions: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Kyungpook National University

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