Smart Manufacturing Systems Laboratory

Contact Information

Dr. Huitaek Yun, 윤희택

Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 기계공학과 조교수
Participating Professor, Program of Robotics, 로봇공학학제 겸임교수
Participating Professor, Department of AX, AX학과 겸임교수
Participating Professor, Research Center for Physical AI in Manufacturing, 제조피지컬AI연구소 겸임교수

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 한국과학기술원
291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu
N7-3 Building, Room 4205
Daejeon 34141

대전광역시 유성구 대학로291 N7-3 기계공학동 동관 4205호, 34141
Office. +82-42-350-3011
Email. htyun at kaist.ac.kr


Open Positions

We are looking for highly motivated candidates in these topics. If you are interested, please contact Dr. Yun with your CV or resume.

Research Topics

  • Physical AI and Digital twin for manufacturing systems such as machine tools and manipulators: Virtual commissioning, Collision prediction, Trajectory planning, Virtual AI learning, Object localization
  • Integration of AI for manufacturing processes to manipulators: pick and place, assembly, machining, finishing, 3D printing, machine vision inspection
  • Mixed reality & LLM Interfaces for Human-Machine-AI Collaborative Manufacturing: digitalizing human skills, human-robot collaboration, tele-manufacturing, AI agent with LLM and VLM for machining processes, Robot control by natural language
  • Investigating Manufacturability via Generative Design: Identifying machining features, Processes recommendation by AI
  • Manufacturing, Measurement & Control, Mechatronics, Dynamics, Digital Signal Processing, Machine Learning, Mixed Reality
  • Recommended prerequisite: Python/C/C++/C# programming for ROS, Nvidia Isaac sim, Tensorflow and Pytorch, LLM, Game enging like Unity and Unreal, Microcontrollers, Middleware (OPC UA, MTConnect, Apache Kafka, MQTT), Fieldbus (Modbus, Ethercat)

Researchers (Domestic & International, External from KAIST)

  • Postdoc: Innocore, BK21
  • Graduate & Undergraduate Intern

Graduate Program (International)

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Robotics Program
  • AX

국내 대학원 석/박사 프로그램

  • 기계공학과 석박사과정: 국비/KAIST 장학생, REPS-KAIST (삼성전자), 일반, 군학
  • 로봇공학학제 석박사과정: KAIST 장학생, REPS-KAIST (삼성전자), 일반
  • AX학과 석박사과정: KAIST 장학생
  • (과정별 T/O 여부는 상시 상담 가능)

KAIST Undegraduate, 학부생 연구 참여

  • Individual study, 개별 연구
  • URP program
  • Undergraduate thesis, 학사 논문
  • Co-Op program
  • ME Springboard program (2025-present)