Soo-Hwan Chae

About

Soo-Hwan Chae is a leading researcher in bio-inspired robotics and origami engineering, focusing on the design of small-scale, multimodal robots that can jump, crawl, and self-right. His major contributions include the development of the JumpRoACH, a trajectory-adjustable jumping-crawling robot that overcomes obstacles with enhanced agility, and the Ladybird beetle–inspired compliant origami, which introduces energy storage and self-locking into traditionally rigid origami structures. His work on agile, energy-efficient robots through rapid locomotion transitions has garnered significant attention, with his top-cited paper accumulating 132 citations and his JumpRoACH paper reaching 100 citations. Chae’s innovations extend to practical applications, such as the CaseCrawler, a lightweight phone case robot that crawls while carrying a smartphone, demonstrating high payload capacity in a low-profile design. His research consistently pushes the boundaries of milli-scale robotics, achieving sub-10 cm, sub-100 g platforms that excel in performance and adaptability. Chae’s achievements highlight his impact on advancing compact, deployable robotic systems for real-world challenges.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Ladybird beetle–inspired compliant origami

   132 citations · 2020
2. 2
   JumpRoACH: A Trajectory-Adjustable Integrated Jumping–Crawling Robot

   100 citations · 2019
3. 3
   Agile and Energy-Efficient Jumping–Crawling Robot Through Rapid Transition of Locomotion and Enhanced Jumping Height Adjustment

   34 citations · 2022
4. 4
   CaseCrawler: A Lightweight and Low-Profile Crawling Phone Case Robot

   5 citations · 2020
5. 5
   Development of the sub-10 cm, sub-100 g jumping–crawling robot

   3 citations · 2023
6. 6
   Effect of Leg Stiffness on the Running Performance of Milli-Scale Six-Leg Crawling Robot with Payload

   2 citations · 2019

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