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Jungyul Park is a pioneering researcher in the field of biohybrid microrobotics and micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), where he bridges the gap between living biological tissues and synthetic microdevices. His most influential work, cited 148 times, introduced a groundbreaking method for fabricating a long-term actuated hybrid cell robot—a crab-like microrobot with a biocompatible polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) backbone, designed using a custom 3D molding aligner. This innovation enabled sustained actuation in physiological conditions, opening new avenues for medical microrobots. Park also advanced the use of thermo-sensitive hydrogels as actuators, demonstrating that poly-N-Isopropylacrylamide (PNIPAAm) could achieve over 600% volume change and gram-level force generation, a key contribution to soft robotics. His work on MEMS-based power generation, harnessing the contractile force of self-organized cardiomyocytes, further showcases his ability to integrate living cells with microsystems for energy harvesting. With additional contributions to 3-DOF mobile microrobots for micromanipulation, Park’s research has laid critical foundations for next-generation biomedical devices, earning him recognition as a leader in biohybrid systems and microactuation.