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Seungho Kim is a robotics researcher whose work sits at the critical intersection of teleoperation, nuclear safety, and medical robotics. Over the course of his career, Kim has made significant contributions to the development of robotic systems designed to operate in hazardous and remote environments, with a particular focus on nuclear power plant applications. Kim's most influential work — garnering 35 citations — explored artificial force generation for feedback control in teleoperated mobile robots, advancing the field of telepresence by addressing the challenges operators face when visual feedback is compromised. This foundational research supports safer and more reliable human-robot interaction in dangerous settings. His complementary studies on preventive maintenance and remote inspection of nuclear facilities, including steam generator systems and CANDU reactor vessels, reflect a sustained commitment to minimizing human risk in radioactive environments, work that has collectively drawn dozens of citations from the international robotics community. His contributions extend to radiation-hardened robotic systems developed in collaboration with the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, as well as underwater visual tracking for reactor vessel inspection. More recently, Kim has expanded into medical robotics, introducing a 5-DOF radiosurgery system with upper hemispherical workspace. His body of work represents a meaningful career dedicated to deploying robotics where human safety is most at stake.