Robotic Cognition & Manipulation
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Ji-Hun Bae Dr.Eng.
Professor
RoCogMan LaB (Robotic Cognition & Manipulation Lee and Bae), <-- click to move
E-Mail: jihunbae(at)hanyang.ac.kr
YouTube: BAE channel
with my respectable supervisor, Prof. Arimoto, Barcelona, Spain, Apr. 2005
Seoul, Korea, Feb. 2015
□ News
- May 4, 2026: We have initiated research on imitation learning-based dual-arm humanoid manipulation.
- Mar. 21, 2026: Our research was featured on IEEE Spectrum Video Friday. (https://spectrum.ieee.org/tennis-playing-robot)
This Finger-Tip Changer technology was jointly researched and developed through a collaboration between Tesollo and RoCogMan LaB at Hanyang University ERICA. The project integrates Tesollo’s practical robotic hand development experience with the lab’s expertise in robotic manipulation and gripper design, enabling flexible and task-specific fingertip configurations.
Reference
"Design of a Passive Finger-Tip Changer for Modular Robotic Manipulation," IEEE RA-L, 2026 (https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/ielx8/708...)
- Feb. 5, 2026: We demonstrated our magnet-based remote center compliance (RCC) device at the RED Show session at KRoC 2026 and won the award.
- Oct. 1, 2025: We present an academic parody inspired by KAIST’s humanoid robot moonwalk. While KAIST demonstrated the iconic move with robot legs, we humorously recreated it using the Tesollo DG-5F robot hand. This playful experiment highlights that not only humanoid robots but also robotic fingers can “dance.” (feat. Tesollo DG-5F Robot Hand)
This demonstration was inspired by Prof. Hae-Won Park (KAIST) and coordinated by Ph.D. candidate Geunhu Lee at the Robotic Cognition and Manipulation LaB, Hanyang University ERICA.
- Nov. 9, 2024: We developed practical applications with the finger-tip changer, demonstrating its usefulness across various tasks and environments. This achievement was also featured in IEEE Spectrum Video Friday. (https://spectrum.ieee.org/video-friday-extreme-off-road)
- Nov. 2, 2024: We have started new research on Micro-Manipulation using the results of finger-tip changer
- Oct. 23, 2024: We unveiled new research result of Finger-Tip Changer at Roboworld 2024, KITEX
- Mar. 1, 2024: I joined Prof. Sungon Lee's lab at Hanyang University ERICA (RoCogMan LaB)
- Dec. 1, 2022: AI-based fully autonomous robotic peg-in-hole
- Mar. 11, 2021: We are the winner of the Furniture Assembly Competition at AI-Robot Challenge 2020, COEX, Seoul, Korea
- Aug. 31, 2020: Agile and dexterous assembly with robotic fingers
- June 11, 2018: 8 members(including a robot) in RC2L
- Sept. 23, 2016: IEEE Spectrum Video Friday (https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-hardware/lego-drones-robots-in-the-desert-pepper-new-tricks)
- May 20, 2016: Motion Update
- Oct. 19, 2015: Univ. of Toyama, Japan
- May 20, 2015: KITECH News Letter
- May 15, 2015: Demonstration of bimanual manipulation at RC2L
- Nov. 2, 2014: We succeed in realizing the peg-in-hole assembly by dual hand-arm! (Dr. Hyeonjun Park did this!!)
- Oct. 22-25, 2014: We exhibited our upper body robot at RoboWorld 2014.
□ KITECH Hand
(designed and manufactured at RC2L, KITECH, Oct. 2009 ~ Oct. 2010)
This robot hand, 'KITECH robotic hand' was developed for robotic grasping and manipulation research at Robot Cognition and Control lab., KITECH. (4 fingers including thumb, fully actuated 16DOFs, torque control, 0.9[kg])
*** The Know-how and technology about 'KITECH hand' was transferred to Wonik Robotics Allegro HandTM in May 2012.
[Overall feature]
[Available grasping]
□ KITECH Arm
(designed and manufactured at RC2L, KITECH, May 2010 ~ Feb. 2024)
This robotic arm was developed by supports of NRHP Project, Oct. 2010.
(8DOFs, torque control, hollow joint design, height 0.7[m], weight 7[kg], payload 3[kg])
[ Building dual-arm] (Dec. 2012)
[ Peg-in-Hole assembly ] (Oct. 2013)
[ Peg-in-Hole assembly by hand-arm coordination ] (May 2014)
□ KITECH Dual Arm Robot
(designed and built in RC2L, KITECH, Sep. 2014~)
We developed this robot to achieve the ultimate in robotic manipulation.
- 50DOFs (hand 16DOFs x 2, Arm 8DOFs x 2, waist 2DOFs)
- joint angle sensor(encoder) and 3D vision sensor(MS Kinect)
- Torque control(torque input current output) without F/T sensor
- CAN 333Hz
- Windows OS on Intel Dual Core processor