Welcome to the Healthcare Robotics Lab (HeRo Lab) webpage. The lab is in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Seoul National University in Seoul, South Korea.

The HeRo Lab focuses on developing actuators, sensors, systems, and mechanisms to advance healthcare technologies in surgery, treatment, and rehabilitation. Our mission is to find robotic and mechanical solutions that will be heroes in the medical field.

Research Areas

  • Surgical Robots

    Innovative surgical tools and manipulators for improving the accuracy and safety of robotic surgeries

  • Implantable Devices

    Implantable medical devices for remodeling, assisting, and monitoring organs and other internal structures

  • Haptic Feedback

    Haptic feedback devices for teleoperated robotic procedures and medical training simulators

  • Artificial Muscle

    Flexible, compact, lightweight, and efficient actuators for wearable assistive and rehabilitative devices

Lab News

Past Lab News