Shin-Young Lee
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About
Shin-Young Lee is pioneering the convergence of soft robotics, bio-integrated devices, and organic photovoltaics, with a focus on creating energy-autonomous systems that operate seamlessly within living organisms and flexible machines. Her most celebrated contribution is the integration of an ultrasoft organic solar cell onto a cyborg insect, a breakthrough that demonstrated intact mobility and stable energy harvesting—a feat that has garnered 68 citations and opened new frontiers for search-and-rescue missions. Lee’s work directly tackles the critical power bottleneck in cyborg insects, where prior energy-harvesting devices fell short of the milliwatt threshold needed for sustained functionality. Extending her vision to soft robotics, she developed the OPV-DEA composite, which marries flexible organic photovoltaics with dielectric elastomer actuators, enabling robots to harvest energy while moving—a dual-function design that addresses the long-standing challenge of energy efficiency in compliant systems. By merging materials innovation with biological and robotic integration, Lee is not only advancing fundamental science but also laying the groundwork for a new class of lifelike, self-powered machines that can explore, sense, and adapt in the real world.
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