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Jyun-Ji Wang is a pioneering robotics researcher whose work bridges human-robot interaction, mobile robotics, and cultural technology. His primary research areas include human-following behavior design, companion robotics, and robotic manipulation systems. Wang’s most significant contribution is his groundbreaking work on anticipative human-following behavior for mobile robots, which reframes the problem from simple tracking to sophisticated human-robot interaction—a paper that has garnered 96 citations and remains influential in the field. He further advanced companion robotics by developing the novel “accompanying in front of the leader” behavior, a challenging and underexplored interaction paradigm. Wang also demonstrated remarkable creativity in cultural robotics, creating the X-puppet glove puppet robot system that robotizes traditional Taiwanese glove puppetry, complete with multiple manipulation interfaces. His technical expertise extends to self-balancing control on two-wheel mobile platforms and kinematic calibration using laser pointer systems. With a citation count approaching 140 across his most-cited works, Wang’s research uniquely combines rigorous engineering with human-centered design, making significant contributions to both the technical foundations of mobile robotics and the preservation of cultural heritage through technology.