Autonomous IV-catheter insertion
Research at SNU Medical Spatial Computing Lab on perception and interaction control for autonomous catheter insertion.
- ML-based phase recognition
- Motor-current haptic inference
- Hybrid impedance/admittance control
Robotics · Mechatronics · Social Impact
Building medical robots and human-centered systems.
Hello — I am Minwoo CHOI, a mechanical engineering student at Seoul National University with a philosophy minor. My work sits between robot control, safe hardware interaction, and technology for social need.
Currently building: autonomous IV-catheter insertion
Selected work
Systems with physical stakes and social context.
Universeat
A pressure sore preventing wheelchair seat that dynamically redistributes pressure. Technology lead at SNU Creative Design Fair, ranked 5th among 61 teams.
- Pressure-sensing system
- Mechatronics prototype
- Venture refinement
OtherShorts
A media interface designed to challenge personalization bias and encourage cross-demographic discovery of short-form video.
- Algorithm awareness
- Design thinking
- Cultural serendipity
nomegle
A random video chat service for elderly users, focused on reducing isolation through lightweight social connection.
- Accessibility-minded product
- Real-time communication
- Social impact
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A short note on a 1986 button sequence that quietly persists in the muscle memory of two generations of engineers.
- Origin: Gradius, Konami, 1986
- Function: cultural password
- Status: still works in surprising places
Experience
Research, engineering, and interdisciplinary work.
Undergraduate Research Intern, Medical Spatial Computing Lab
Autonomous IV-catheter insertion with learning-based perception and safe interaction control.
Undergraduate Research Intern, Bio-Robotics Lab
Real-time sensor processing and jump stabilization with IMU data, Kalman filters, and control integration.
XREAL Metaverse Research Group
Developed Unity shaders for XR artworks and led a weekly magazine on XR, society, memory, attention, and identity.
Toolkit
Mechanical systems, software, and product judgment.
Languages
Python, C++, C# Unity, JavaScript, MATLAB
Engineering
Control theory, robotics, mechatronics, sensing systems
Platforms
ROS, Firebase, AWS, React Native, Arduino, Fusion 360, Figma
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