Papers
21
Total Citations
1,073
H-Index
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About
Jongwoo Lee is a robotics and biomechanics researcher whose work spans legged robot locomotion, biomimetic design, and human-robot interaction for rehabilitation. He is perhaps best known for his foundational contributions to the MIT Cheetah project, where his research established core design principles for energy-efficient legged robots and enabled remarkable real-world performance. His 2014 paper on energy-efficient legged locomotion has accumulated over 500 citations, while his work on hierarchical impedance control — enabling trot-running at speeds up to 6 m/s — has garnered more than 260 citations, together cementing his influence in high-speed robotic locomotion. Lee also explored biomimetic tail mechanics and gait transitions from trot to gallop, broadening understanding of dynamic stability in quadrupeds. In later years, his research evolved toward human locomotion and rehabilitation robotics, investigating how robotic exoskeletons can modulate gait patterns and how periodic mechanical perturbations at the hip and ankle can entrain human walking rhythms — work with promising implications for stroke and mobility rehabilitation. Across his career, Lee exemplifies the bridge between fundamental biomechanics and practical robotic systems, producing research that continues to inspire both robot designers and rehabilitation engineers.
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- 3Tails in biomimetic design: Analysis, simulation, and experiment112 citations · 2012
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- 6Gait Entrainment to Torque Pulses From a Hip Exoskeleton Robot15 citations · 2022
- 7Modulating hip stiffness with a robotic exoskeleton immediately changes gait14 citations · 2020
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- 10Robot Controllers Compatible with Human Beam Balancing Behavior8 citations · 2018