PUBLICATIONS

JOURNAL PUBLICATION

1.  "Architected Soft Actuators for Artificial Musculoskeletal Systems," T. Kim, E. A. Dunn, M. Chen, and R. L. Truby, Advanced Materials, e01290, 2025. (IF: 26.8) Editor's Choice

2.  "Architected Elastomers as Load Bearing Actuators for Untethered Soft Robot Walking," T. Kim, A. Torres-Soto, H. Wang, and R. L. Truby, Advanced Materials Technologies, e00503, 2025. (IF: 6.9)

3.  "A Flexible, Architected Soft Robotic Actuator for Motorized Extensional Motion," T. Kim, P. Kaarthik, and R. L. Truby, Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2300866, 2024. (IF: 7.4) Back Cover

4.  "Environmental Adaptability of Legged Robots with Cutaneous Inflation and Sensation," T. Kim, S. Lee, S. Chang, S. Hwang, and Y.-L. Park, Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2300172, 2023. (IF: 7.4) Front Cover, Editor's Choice

5.  "Soft Airflow Sensors with Artificial Hair Structures and Printed Ionogel Channels for Wind Gust Detection for Small Uncrewed Vehicles," T. Kim, H.-S. Shin, K.-H. Nam, S. Bergbreiter, and Y.-L. Park, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Vol. 28, No. 4, pp. 2317-2327, Aug. 2023. (IF: 6.4)

6.  "Smart Skin: Vision-Based Soft Pressure Sensing System for In-Home Hand Rehabilitation," Y. Han, A. Varadarajan, T. Kim, G. Zheng, K. Kitani, T. Rikakis, A. Kelliher, and Y.-L. Park, Soft Robotics, 2022. (IF: 7.784)

7.  "Review of Machine Learning Methods in Soft Robotics," D. Kim, S.-H. Kim, T. Kim, B. B. Kang, M. Lee, W. Park, S. Ku, D. Kim, J. Kwon, J. Bae, Y.-L. Park, K.-J. Cho, and S. Jo, PLOS One, 2021. (IF: 3.752)

8.  "Heterogeneous Sensing in a Multifunctional Soft Sensor for Human-Robot Interfaces," T. Kim, S. Lee, T. Hong, G. Shin, T. Kim, and Y.-L. Park, Science Robotics, Vol. 5, No. 49, eabc6878, 2020. (IF: 27.541)

9.  "Soft Inflatable Sensing Modules for Safe and Interactive Robots," T. Kim, S. J. Yoon, and Y.-L. Park, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters with IROS 2018 Presentation, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 3216-3223, 2018. (IF: 4.321)

10.  "A Soft 3-Axis Load Cell using Liquid-Filled 3D Microchannels in a Highly Deformable Elastomer," T. Kim and Y.-L. Park, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters with ICRA 2018 Presentation, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 881-887, 2018. (IF: 4.321)

11.  "Use of Deep Learning for Characterization of Microfluidic Soft Sensors," S. Han, T. Kim (Co-1st Author), D. Kim, Y.-L. Park, and S. Jo, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters with ICRA 2018 Presentation, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 873-880, 2018. (IF: 4.321)

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

1. "A Swinging, Variable-Length Soft Tail from 3D Printed Origami: Steps Toward Bioinspired Robot Walking," T. Kim, M. Chen, and R. L. Truby, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft 2025), p 1-6, Lausanne, Switzerland, April 2025

2. "Miniaturized and Motorized: Fast, Architected Soft Robotic Actuators via Molded Thermoplastic Elastomers," P. Kaarthik, M. E. Bayer, T. Kim, and R. L. Truby, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft 2025), p 1-7, Lausanne, Switzerland, April 2025

3. "Force and Speed in a Soft Stewart Platform," J. Ketchum, J. Avtges, M. Schlafly, H. Young, T. Kim, R. L. Truby, and T. D. Murphey, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft 2025), p 1-8, Lausanne, Switzerland, April 2025  

4. "Design of A Lightweight Inflatable Sensing Sleeve for Increased Adaptability and Safety of Legged Robots," T. Kim, J. Park, S. J. Yoon, D. H. Kong, H.-W. Park, and Y.-L. Park, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft 2019), pp. 257-264, Seoul, Korea, April 2019. (Winner: Best Conference Paper Award) 

5.  "Biomimetic Soft Airflow Sensor with Printed Ionogel Conductor," H.-S. Shin, T. Kim (Co-1st Author), S. Bergbreiter, and Y.-L. Park, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft 2019), pp. 611-616, Seoul, Korea, April 2019. 

6.  “Design of a Soft 3-Axis Load Cell for Human-Robot Interactions," T. Kim and Y.-L. Park, Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence (URAI 2017), pp. 956-957, Jeju, Korea, June 2017.