Jamie Paik: Reconfigurable Robots, Laparoscopy, Robogami, Soft Robotics, Haptics | Andreas Orthey #8

Join me for a podcast episode with the brilliant Jamie Paik (Prof EPFL, Reconfigurable Robotics Lab). We explore her upbringing where she was torn between science and art, her contributions to reconfigurable and soft robotics, her pioneering work on Robogamis (Origami Robots), and her patented JAiMY tool for Laparoscopic surgery. Jamie is really at the very frontier of robotics research, and I am super grateful to her not only for participating in this episode but also for generously sharing her insights into research, teaching, and mentoring. Outline03:10 The Scientist and The Artist11:51 South Korea and Samsung21:09 Postdoc in Paris25:34 Laparoscopy33:57 Origami Robotics46:59 Humanoid Robots53:17 EPFL and Reconfigurable Robotics Lab01:02:10 Soft Robotics01:07:10 Reconfigurable Robots01:15:20 Future of Robotics01:18:31 Haptic Devices01:26:44 AI and Research01:30:56 Teaching and MentoringEpisode LinksWikipedia Jamie Paik: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_PaikWebsite Jamie Paik: https://people.epfl.ch/jamie.paikLinkedIn Jamie Paik: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiepaik/Website Reconfigurable Robotics Lab: https://www.epfl.ch/labs/rrl/LinkedIn Reconfigurable Robotics Lab: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reconfigurable-robotics-lab/Podcast LinksYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/andreasortheyX/Twitter: https://x.com/andreas_ortheySpotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/andreasorthey/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aorthey/Support: https://buymeacoffee.com/aortheyPersonal Website: https://aorthey.comPodcast Website: https://aorthey.com/src/podcast