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Jiabo Feng is a leading researcher in autonomous robotic systems for hazardous environments, with a primary focus on live-line maintenance robots for power infrastructure. His most impactful work, the "Autonomous Live-Line Maintenance Robot for a 10 kV Overhead Line" (25 citations), addresses the critical safety challenge of high-voltage electrical work by developing a robot capable of autonomously performing dangerous live-line operations with minimal human correction. Feng further advanced this field through his work on motion planning, proposing an efficient RRT algorithm for multi-DOF robots that significantly improves operational efficiency and reduces the difficulty of controlling live-line maintenance robots. Beyond power line maintenance, his research portfolio extends to nuclear fusion environments, where he designed and tested a robotic joint module for tokamak in-vessel manipulators, and to disaster response, developing auto self-balancing algorithms for rescue robots on uneven terrain. Feng's contributions are particularly notable for their direct industrial applicability, bridging the gap between theoretical robotics and real-world deployment in high-risk scenarios. His work demonstrates a consistent commitment to enhancing operator safety through intelligent automation, with applications spanning from electrical utilities to nuclear facilities and emergency response.