Ph.D. student Dae-Young Lee and Masters student Sa Reum Kim have been awarded bronze last 7^th Feb in the 23^rd Samsung Electronics Human Tech Research Paper Awards, hosted by Samsung Electronics.

<Bronze : (Ph.D. Dae-Young Lee (Author), Masters Sa Reum Kim, Guidance Professor (Professor Kyu Jin Cho) (Mechanical Engineering field)>

Paper Title: Design of Variable Diameter Wheel based on Soft Origami Structure

Paper Content : A wheel capable of varying diameter based on origami was designed and manufactured. The wheel structure is capable of withstanding a support load of over 400 times its own weight while still beling able to vary its diameter. The wheel was utilized in the robot SNUMAX invented in the dynamics lab and played a crucial role in winning the 2016 RoboSoft Grand Challenge.<?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />