Papers
5
Total Citations
207
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About
Hong Seok Kim is a pioneering figure in both medical robotics and safe human-robot interaction, with a career spanning surgical precision and collision safety. His most cited work, a 2010 study on renal damage during partial nephrectomy (88 citations), established a benchmark for assessing warm ischaemia using Tc 99m-DTPA glomerular filtration rate, directly impacting laparoscopic and robot-assisted kidney surgery. Complementing this clinical contribution, Kim’s foundational research on safe mechanisms for robotic systems—including a nonlinear stiffness-based safe link (69 citations) and a passive compliance safe joint (31 citations)—has been instrumental in designing robots that can operate safely alongside humans. His leadership in modular robotics is exemplified by the DRP I personal robot (13 citations), which introduced a comprehensive architecture for hardware-software integration, streamlining the development of adaptable service robots. Earlier, his innovative omni-directional self-propulsive trowelling robot (6 citations) demonstrated a unique friction-based propulsion system for concrete finishing. With over 200 total citations across these works, Kim’s dual focus on surgical outcomes and robotic safety continues to influence both medical practice and the design of inherently safe collaborative robots.
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- 2Safe link mechanism based on nonlinear stiffness for collision safety69 citations · 2007
- 3Safe Joint Mechanism Based on Passive Compliance for Collision Safety31 citations · 2007
- 4A Modularized Personal Robot DRP I: Design and Implementation13 citations · 2009
- 5Omni-directional self-propulsive trowelling robot6 citations · 2002