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Jiyu Yu is a pioneering roboticist whose research focuses on humanoid and legged locomotion, autonomous navigation, and medical robotics. His most influential work, "A Comprehensive Review of Humanoid Robots" (2025), has already garnered 26 citations, establishing him as a leading voice in synthesizing the field's progress, challenges, and future directions. Yu's contributions span from theoretical frameworks to practical applications: he developed a real-time motion and foothold planning framework for legged robots navigating discrete terrain, and a nonlinear MPC-based control system enabling quadruped robots to achieve precise touch-downs in complex environments. His work on VIVO—a visual-inertial-velocity odometry with online calibration—addresses state estimation failures in challenging conditions, while his whole-body motion imitation framework allows full-size humanoid robots to replicate human movements despite kinematic differences. Notably, Yu bridges robotics and healthcare through his bronchoscopy robot system, which uses AI search and physician collaboration to remove foreign body aspirations in underserved regions. With over 38 total citations across his publications, Yu's research demonstrates a rare combination of foundational reviews and innovative, application-driven solutions that push the boundaries of autonomous systems.