Dae‐Gun Kim

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

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Dae-Gun Kim is a pioneering researcher in the emerging field of animal–robot interaction and biohybrid systems. His work focuses on the remote guidance and behavioral control of animals—specifically turtles—by integrating robotic interfaces with their natural instincts. Kim’s major contributions include the development of a parasitic robot system that enables waypoint navigation in turtles, as detailed in his 2017 paper, which has garnered 14 citations. This system allows for the precise control of untrained turtles by exploiting their voluntary instinct behaviors, a concept he first explored in his 2013 study (8 citations). His research challenges traditional approaches by proposing that lower animals can be guided to perform specialized tasks more efficiently than artificial intelligence agents, opening new avenues for environmental monitoring and search-and-rescue operations. Kim’s work is notable for its innovative fusion of robotics, ethology, and control theory, offering a sustainable and biologically integrated alternative to autonomous machines. His findings have significant implications for the development of biohybrid robots and the ethical use of animal behavior in technology.