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Honghyun Ahn

Hongyun Ahn

Funded through the EPSRC Net Zero Futures Doctoral Landscape Award, Hongyun's research focuses on developing soft robots that can adapt their size and shape to their surroundings, drawing inspiration from nature to operate effectively in complex industrial environments. By enabling more efficient inspection, maintenance, and monitoring of industrial assets, his work has the potential to reduce resource consumption, extend infrastructure lifespans, and support the transition to more sustainable, low-carbon industries. He combines a background in robotics engineering with a hands-on approach to design, prototyping, and fabrication.

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Hongyun studied robotics in the UK, completing a BEng in Mechatronics and Robotics at the University of Leeds and an MSc in Robotics at the University of Plymouth. His training spans the full breadth of robotics, mechanical and electronic hardware, control, software and AI rather than any single discipline.

He is now a PhD researcher at the RCA Robotics Laboratory, working in soft robotics. He combines an engineering background with a hands-on approach to making and is drawn to the meeting point of art and engineering.