Introduction
편집The Robot Research Initiative (RRI) is a research institute dedicated to advanced robotics research. It is an affiliate of Chonnam National University in Gwangju, Korea. Prof. Jong-Oh Park moved from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology to Chonnam National University in early 2005 and established RRI in March 2008, where he is still actively in charge. RRI is currently a leading institute in the medical robotics field, especially in the area of biomedical micro/nano robotics. RRI is one of the largest institutions among university robotics laboratories in Korea and competes globally.
The current research focuses of RRI are biomedical micro/nano robotics, surgery robotics, cable robotics, and so on. The Korean government invests roughly 200 million USD annually in the Korean robotics industry, and almost 90% of this budget is designated for R&D. RRI has been actively involved in the government-funded R&D projects. After an over 10-year investment in personal service robotics, as well as IT–based ubiquitous robotics, the government has been strategically investing in medical robotics for the past 6 years. The biomedical micro/nano robotics field in Korea has been exclusively initiated by RRI, and the reputation and status of RRI is currently stable.
The global networking of RRI is mostly focused on biomedical micro/nano robotics, covering engineering and scientific approaches. Prof. Park and his staff have led both government- and industry-funded R&D robotics projects. As the industry partners Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motors, Daewoo Motors, and DSME can be counted. The following set of pictures portrays dozens of representative project results.
History
편집The Robot Research Initiative was established at the building of engineering 1A, Chonnam National University in March 2008. As a director of the Robot Research Initiative, Professor Jong Oh Park was nominated a month later. In year 2008, Robot Research Initiative signed MOU for mutual cooperation with KIST Europe, Dario Lab in Scuola Superior Sant’Anna in Italy and Sitti Lab in Carnehie Mellon University. In year 2010, Robot Research Initiative announced ‘in-vivo test of intravascular therapeutic microrobot’ to the public. Also, ‘Pioneer research center for bacteriobot’ and ‘Space Robot Research Center’ was opened. As of March 2011, Prof. Jong Oh Park signed MOU for mutual cooperation with centern for Micro-Nano Mechatronics, Nagoya University(CMM), Japan and Fondazione Instituto Italiano di Tecnologia(ITT). In year 2012, MOU for mutual cooperation was signed with Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and Fraunhofer-IPA, and with National Science Foundation-founded Materials Research Science and Engineering Centre of Brandeis University. Also, March 2013, MOU with Yanbian University of Science&Technology(Mechanical Material Automation Engineering) was made. In June, Cooperation agreement with Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and Fraunhofer-IPA was made as well an year later of its MOU. Recently, Robot Research Initiative signed MOU with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Enhoneeting Co., LTD. in April, 2014.
Organizations
편집- Chiefs - Administration(Executive Office) - Steering Committee - Advisory Committee - Research Groups
Laboratories
편집Intravascular therapeutic Microbot Lab
편집Microrobot moving controlled through blood vessel for drug delivery and treatment of coronary artery disease such as CTO(Chronic Total Occlusion) and thrombus. Achievements : The world's first microrobot navigation through artery in a live pig Applications - Diagnosis and Treatment for CTO(Chronic Total Occlusion) and Thrombus - Disease in brain, digestive organ, kidney and liver
Bacteria-based Biomedical Microrobot Lab
편집Development of the fundamental technology for intelligent theragnostic bacteria-based microrobot (Using bacteria with the abilities such as active movement, fluorescence expression, recombination and replication) Achievements : Int. PCT Patent registered in 2010 Applications : Diagnosis and Therapy for solid tumors, such as colorectal and breast cancers.
Telesurgical robot for brain surgery Lab
편집Development of Articulated multi-DOF Manipulator for Minimal Invasive Surgery. (Master and Slave System with force reflection control & image guided surgical robot system) Applications : Minimally Invasive Neurosurgical/Endoscopic Robotic Surgery
Robotic Couch for Heavy Ion Therapy Lab
편집Development of a Novel Robotic Couch System to adjust Patient’s position to treat using Heavy Ion Therapy. (An articulated robotic arm to carry a human & respiration synchronization method) Applications : Heavy Ion Therapy, Image-guide Radiotherapy
Surgeon-Robot Interaction for Bone-Fracture Reposition Robot Lab
편집Robotic Assistant Robot for Bone-Fracture Reposition Surgery, which replaces assistant surgeons who align the broken bone to reduce their exposure to X-ray and labor-intensive work. Surgeon-robot interaction method including an interactive mode and a remote mode will be developed and integrated into the robotic system. Applications : Bone-fracture reposition robot, ACL(Anterior cruciate ligament) reconstruction robot
Cable Robotics Lab
편집The establishment of Fraunhofer-IPA, one of the Europe’s largest robotics institutes, is expected to facilitate the technical improvement through the collaboration in intelligent robotics. The research topic is “development of core and application technologies on high dynamic parallel cable robotics.” Applications : Theme Park Robotics, Green Robotics and Space Robotics
Technology Transfer
편집Automatic Inserting robot system for irregular-shape parts
편집- Function : Automatic inserting of irregular-shape parts - Creativity : The initiative development in domestic market - Development year : 1991 - Industrialization facts : Applied to the factory production line on Samsung Electronics in Gumi in 1992 - Market Size : Applied from 1992, The productivity was increased from 12,000 to 15,000B’d and automation ration was increased to 100% - Special feature : IR 52 Jang-Youngsil Sang winner in 1991 The grandprix of Jeong Jin Ki Sang in the science and technology fields in 1992
Automatic Grinding Robot for mold
편집- Function : Automatic Grinding Process for mold - Creativity : Creative System with non-directional behavior(Korean Patent) - Development year : 1993 - Industrialization facts : Transferred and sold to Hwa Cheon Co. from 1995(Model name : MIDAS) - Market Size : Sales opening from 1995
Intelligent Robot for Chassis Machining
편집- Function : Grinding Automatically Brazed region on the upper and the side of chassis - Creativity : A initiative work without any precedence in the developed countriesTransferred to Hyundai motors Co. - Development year : 1997 - Industrialization facts : Operated on the production line of Daewoo Motor. in Bu-pyug from 1997 - Market Size : Applied to the Chassis line in Daewoo Motor Co. from 1997
Intelligent welding robot for chassis
편집- Function : Automatic recognition welding with laser vision sensor in the welding process for chassis - Creativity : The first application for the automotive production line (Korean patent) - Development year : 1996 - Industrialization facts : Operated in the production line of Daewoo Motor. Co. from 1997
Automatic Robot Programming module
편집- Function : Robot traces the men’s moving and save the traces automatically using F/T sensor - Creativity : The first Case in Korea (Korean Patent) - Development year : 1995 - Industrialization facts : Transferred to the assembly class in Hyundai Automation co.
Automatic Grinding Robot system for Metal Faucet
편집- Function : The automation system grinding the sophisticated 3D shape of faucet - Creativity : The world’s first application in production line (Korean Patent) - Development year : 1994 - Industrialization facts : Applied to the production line of YuJin Metal co. from 1994 - Market Size : Applied to the production line from 1994 Yu Jin Metal Co. Started to business of the Grinding Robot based on this technology
Capsule Type endoscope
편집- Function : The next generation capsule-size endoscope which is diagnostic imaging device and replacing conventional push type system - Creativity : The world’s smallest endoscope(10mm*25mm), Imaging transmission unit is international patent (American/Korean Patent) - Development year : 2003 - Industrialization facts : Transferred and confirmed contract with 13 system in August 2003 The minimum Royalty : 460,000 won Running Royalty : 3% of the sales - Market Size : 2 trillion 2 hundred won, 300 million won sale until 2010
Colon Endoscope Robot
편집- Function : Colon endoscope goes through the path of colon automatically for reducing pains - Creativity : The world’s first development(cooperative development with Italy)(American/Korean Patent) - Development year : 2001 - Industrialization facts : Contact with Europe venture company, ERA Endoscope in Oct. 2004. The minimum Royalty : 70,000 € Running Royalty : 2 to 2.5% of the sales - Market Size : The goal sales of ERA is 160 billion won
References
편집∎ http://www.nature.com/srep/2013/131202/srep03394/full/srep03394.html ∎ http://www.scientificamerican.com/video/south-korea-develops-worlds-first-c2014-01-05/ ∎ http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?reload=true&arnumber=6957590&sortType%3 Dasc_p_Sequence%26filter%3DAND(p_IS_Number%3A4785241)
External links
편집∎ RRI portal : rri.re.kr[1] ∎ Joint Robotics Lab : rri-ipa.re.kr[2] ∎ Intravascular microrobot : microrobot.re.krmicrorobot.re.kr/ ∎ Pioneer research center : bacteriobot.re.krbacteriobot.re.kr/ ∎ Uni Lab : micronanorobot.re.krmicronanorobot.re.kr/ ∎ Personal web : jongohpark.comjongohpark.com/