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Jiyong Li is a leading researcher in underwater robotics, specializing in autonomous environmental perception, visual servoing, and robotic manipulation for marine organism capture. His work addresses critical challenges in underwater vehicle manipulation systems, with a focus on enabling robots to autonomously perceive and grasp delicate sea life—such as sea cucumbers and seashells—for applications in sustainable aquaculture and food economy improvement. Li’s most-cited paper, “A review on underwater autonomous environmental perception and target grasp, the challenge of robotic organism capture” (2019, 96 citations), provides a comprehensive framework for integrating perception and control in dynamic underwater settings. He also advanced the field with “A review on visual servoing for underwater vehicle manipulation systems automatic control and case study” (2022, 31 citations), which synthesizes key control strategies. Notably, his design of an absorptive-type remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for autonomous sea organism capture (2018, 29 citations) demonstrates practical innovation in robotic grasping, reducing diver risk and boosting efficiency. Li’s contributions are pivotal for developing intelligent, vision-guided underwater robots that can operate in real-time, with his work on time-delay compensation (2021) further enhancing precision. His research bridges robotics, marine biology, and automation, offering transformative solutions for ocean exploration and resource harvesting.