Awards & Honors & Media

Awards & Honors

Appearance on Media

• (Oct 20 2025) 로봇신문, 기고글 / Robot Newspaper, Contributed Article

  • ‘로봇, 무대에서 내려와 일상으로’ 언제까지 ‘만년 유망주’일 수 없다 / "Robots, off the stage and back into everyday life": They can't remain "prospects" forever.

• (Oct 1 2025) 포항 KBS, 활기찬 아침, 라디오 인터뷰 / KBS Pohang, A lively morning Program (Radio Interview)

  • 로봇대회수상관련 / on the robot competition award

• (Oct 26 2021) “사람의 곁에서 사회를 돕는 로봇을 만듭니다.” 인터뷰 / “Making Robots That Help People and Society” (Interview)

  • Article: https://news.v.daum.net/v/20211026163611800 (Daum News)
    
    

• (May 21 2021) 제16회 한국로봇종합학술대회 신진연구자 소개 / Young Researcher Spotlight – 16th Korea Robot Conference

  • News article: http://www.irobotnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=24986
    
    

• (May 2021) 학부 소식지 “[S-Lab 탐방] SIRLab – 이원형 교수님” / CSEE Newsletter “[S-Lab Visit] SIRLab – Prof. WonHyong Lee”

  • Feature page: https://csee.handong.edu/2021/05/s-lab-sir-lab/ (csee.handong.edu)
    
    

• (Jan 12 2021) 한동대 ‘호흡기 감염 확진 정신질환자 위한 음압병실 재설계’ 프로젝트 / HGU Project: Redesigning Negative-Pressure Isolation Wards for Psychiatric Patients

  • Project page: https://whlee-hgu.github.io/2020-2_IED_Project/
    
    

  • Coverage example: https://www.christiantoday.co.kr/news/337524
    
    

• (Dec 23 2020) 육아방송 “사람과 소통하는 로봇이 만드는 미래의 모습” / Korean Parenting TV: “The Future Shaped by Robots Communicating With Humans”

  • Talk video: https://youtu.be/kIcSYysx3_8
    
    

• (Nov 25 2020) 로봇신문 ‘젊은 로봇 공학자’ (43) 한동대 이원형 교수 / Robot News “Young Roboticist” (#43) Prof. WonHyong Lee

  • Interview: http://www.irobotnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=23081
    
    

• (Mar 09 2018) IEEE Spectrum “Video Friday” Feature

  • Video spotlight: https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-hardware/video-friday-human-drone-interaction-soft-robotics-basketball-robot
    
    

• (Oct 23 2017) KBS 대전 방송 출연 / KBS Daejeon TV Segment

  • Video: https://youtu.be/syD0-Xzfnbk (YouTube)
    
    

• (Jul 16 2017) MBC “시사 2580” 다큐멘터리 / MBC Current-Affairs Program “2580”

  • Programme page: http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/culture/sisa2580/vod/index.html
    
    

• (May 14 2017) 전자신문 기사 / ETNews Article “Leading AI at KAIST”

  • Article: https://www.etnews.com/20170512000230
    
    

• (Apr 23 2017) KBS News 로봇 보도 / KBS News Robot Report

  • Korean video: https://youtu.be/1o_SE_A5-RI
    
    

  • English video: https://youtu.be/qIs4hmpyPWQ
    
    

• (Dec 20 2015) 로봇신문 기사 / Robot News Article

  • Article: http://www.irobotnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=6383
    
    

• (Dec 06 2015) 로봇신문 기사 / Robot News Article

  • Article: http://www.irobotnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=6280
    
    

• (Oct 25 2015) HelloDD 보도 / HelloDD Report on “Future-Generation Summit”

  • Article: http://www.hellodd.com/?md=news&mt=view&pid=55599
    
    

• (Sep 23 2015) YTN Science & 로봇신문 보도 / YTN Science & Robot News Coverage

  • YTN video: https://youtu.be/lT0_bkRpn0k
    
    

  • Robot News: http://www.irobotnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=5775