Geonhui Ki

Korea Institute of Robot and Convergence

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Geonhui Ki is a robotics engineer specializing in underwater robotic systems for offshore infrastructure and outdoor autonomous surveillance. His research focuses on the design, tele-operation, and field deployment of heavy-duty robots for cable installation, maintenance, and environmental monitoring. Ki’s most impactful work includes the performance evaluation of URI-T, the first heavy-duty underwater cable burying robot, through a sea trial in the East Sea (10 citations). This study demonstrated the robot’s capability to protect offshore cables by burying them on the seabed, a critical task for renewable energy and telecommunications infrastructure. He also developed a multimodal sensor module for outdoor robot surveillance systems (10 citations), integrating sensors that function under all weather and lighting conditions to enhance autonomous situational awareness. Additionally, Ki explored tele-manipulation assistance using touch screens for underwater cable maintenance tasks (3 citations), aiming to improve operator efficiency in restricted underwater environments. His contributions advance practical, field-ready robotic solutions for challenging marine and outdoor settings, bridging the gap between laboratory research and real-world deployment.