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KAIST Exoskeleton Lab

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Honors and Awards

  • Outstanding Associate Editor, 2024

    Asian Journal of Control (ACA)

  • Gold Medal, 2024

    Cybathlon Powered Exoskeleton Race (Pilot: Mr. Seung Hwan Kim, Team KAIST)

  • Outstanding Service Award of Special Issue, 2023

    Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems

  • Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy’s Top 10 Representative Achievements, 2023

    Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Korea

  • Korea R&D’s Top 100 Research Achievements, 2022

    Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea

  • Commendation by Minister, 2022

    Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea

  • 7th KOREA AWARDS, 2022

    World Press Association(WPA)

  • Social DNA Innovation Award, 2021

    Korea Intelligent Information Society Promotion Agency President

  • 31st Science and Technology Excellence Paper Award, 2021

    Korean Science and Technology Annual Conference

  • Commendation by Minister, 2021

    Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea

    Recognized for contributing to the healthcare industry with wearable robotics

  • KAIST’s Top 10 Research Achievements of 2020, 2021

    Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

  • Outstanding Paper Award, 2021

    The 16th Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference

  • Commendation by Minister, 2021

    Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Korea

  • “Breakthroughs” Readers Choice Award, 2021

    College of Engineering, KAIST

  • Gold Medal (Pilot’s name: Mr. Byeong Uk Kim), Cybathlon 2020

    Powered Exoskeleton Race

    Role: team leader (Team Angel Robotics)

  • Bronze Medal (Pilot’s name: Ms. Ju Hyun Lee), Cybathlon 2020

    Powered Exoskeleton Race

    Role: team leader (Team Angel Robotics)

  • The Best Lecturer Award, 2020

    Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST

  • Commendation by Prime Minister, 2019

    Prime Minister of Korea

    Recognized for contributing to the organization of PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Games

  • Young Researcher Award, 2018

    Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems

  • Commendation by Minister, 2017

    Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy, Korea

    Recognized for contributing to the robot industry with wearable robotics

  • Young Researcher Award, 2017

    Korea Robotics Society

  • President’s Award for the Best Innovation, 2017

    Korea Invention Patent Exhibition

    Role: principal inventor of the awarded invention

  • Core Engineer for Future Technology, 2017

    The National Academy of Engineering of Korea

  • Best Poster Paper Award, 2017

    The 8th Annual Conference of Korean Society of Medical Robotics

  • Best Start-up Pitch in Healthcare Robotics, 2017

    International Conference on Robotics and Automation

  • Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award, 2009

    University of California, Berkeley

  • Best Student Paper Award, 2008

    The IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM)

  • Best Poster Finalist, 2008

    The 17th International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) World Congress

  • Best Student Paper Finalist, 2005

    The IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM)

  • Best Paper Award, 2005

    The Division of Dynamics and Control Systems, KSME Spring Conference

  • Best Poster Award, 2005

    The 3rd CIR (Center of Intelligent Robot) Workshop

  • Top Graduation Award, 2004

    with Honors in the College of Engineering, Sogang University

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Work Experiences

  • Co-founder of Angel Robotics (formerly SG Robotics), 2017
  • Founder of SG Mechatronics Co., 2014
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Visiting Professorship

  • Visiting Professor, University Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC), 2015
  • Visiting Professor, University Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC), 2014
  • Visiting Professor, University Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC), 2013
  • Visiting Researcher, Tsukuba University, Japan, 2011
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Employment

  • Professor, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 2024 - present
  • Associate Professor, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 2019 - 2024
  • President, Angel Robotics, 2024 - present
  • CEO, Angel Robotics, 2017 - 2024
  • Associate Professor, Sogang University, 2015 - 2018
  • Assistant Professor, Sogang University, 2011 - 2014
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of California, Berkeley, 2009 - 2011
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Education

  • Ph.D.
  • University of California, Berkeley, 2009

    Department of Mechanical Engineering

    Dissertation Title: Mechatronic Considerations for Human Assistive and Rehabilitation Systems

    Research Advisor: Professor Masayoshi Tomizuka

  • M.S.
  • Sogang University, 2006

    Department of Mechanical Engineering

    Thesis Title : Design and Control of Exoskeletal Robots for Patients and Elderly People

  • B.Eng., B.S.
  • Sogang University, 2004

    Department of Mechanical Engineering (B.ENG)

    Department of Physics (B.S.)

    SUMMA CUM LAUDE, with Honors in Engineering

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Kyoungchul Kong Professor

  • 042-350-3012

  • kckong at kaist dot ac dot kr

  • Rm# 3206, Mechanical Engineering Building (N7-3), KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)