Papers
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Total Citations
563
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About
Soo-Chul Lim is a distinguished researcher whose work spans the intersecting domains of haptic sensing, robotic surgery, electronic skin, and human-robot interaction. With a career trajectory that began in assistive robotics — exemplified by his widely cited work on the KARES II rehabilitation system (89 citations) and human-friendly wheelchair interfaces (41 citations) — Lim has consistently pursued technologies that bridge the gap between machines and human sensory experience. His contributions to minimally invasive surgical robotics are particularly notable, demonstrating through experimental and sensor-driven studies that combined tactile and kinesthetic feedback significantly improves surgical outcomes (66 citations), while his work on fiber Bragg grating-based force sensing for surgical forceps (57 citations) addressed a critical unmet need in teleoperated surgery. Lim's more recent research reflects a bold expansion into multimodal sensing and intelligent robotics: his 2019 review on flexible multimodal sensors for electronic skin (108 citations) has become a foundational reference in the field. His ongoing investigations into visuotactile fusion, vision-based force estimation, and dexterous manipulation — including the innovative Robot Synesthesia and DexTouch systems — underscore his role as a forward-thinking pioneer shaping the next generation of touch-aware robotic intelligence.
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- 4Grip force measurement of forceps with fibre Bragg grating sensors57 citations · 2014
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- 6Vision-Based Suture Tensile Force Estimation in Robotic Surgery34 citations · 2020
- 7Robot Synesthesia: In-Hand Manipulation with Visuotactile Sensing32 citations · 2024
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- 10DexTouch: Learning to Seek and Manipulate Objects With Tactile Dexterity14 citations · 2024