Yan‐Fu Kuo

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Dr. Yan‐Fu Kuo is a pioneering researcher in agricultural robotics and precision livestock farming, with a focus on developing autonomous systems for animal behavior monitoring. His most notable contribution is the design of an autonomous robot for monitoring open-mouth behavior in commercial chicken farms, a breakthrough that addresses critical challenges in poultry health and welfare management. This work, published in 2025, demonstrates his expertise in integrating computer vision and robotics: using a YOLO v7 model, his system achieved an average precision (AP) for detecting heat-stressed chickens, while the robot's localization reached a mean absolute error of just 0.17 meters in real farm environments. Though early in its citation impact (5 citations), this research represents a significant step toward automated, non-invasive livestock monitoring. Dr. Kuo has also contributed to engineering education, co-authoring a 2020 paper on cross-teaching in distance education environments, where he helped develop a project-based robotics course for international collaboration between US and East-Asian universities. His work bridges robotics, animal science, and educational innovation, offering practical solutions for sustainable agriculture while training the next generation of engineers.