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Yong-Jin Jo is a robotics researcher whose work spans autonomous marine systems, gait rehabilitation, and milli-scale locomotion. His key research areas include human-robot interaction, rehabilitation robotics, and bio-inspired crawling robots. Jo’s most notable contribution is the development of a behavior-based control framework for autonomous surface vehicles that accounts for real-time interaction between a human operator and the robot, enabling safer and more intuitive co-navigation. He also designed a novel robotic treadmill system for body weight support overground walking training, addressing the critical clinical need for compact, cost-effective gait rehabilitation tools that mimic natural walking without requiring large workspaces or expensive actuators. In the domain of milli-scale robotics, Jo investigated how leg stiffness affects running performance under payload conditions, providing insights for the design of small, agile crawling robots. With his most-cited paper garnering 5 citations and his work appearing in venues like IEEE conferences, Jo’s research demonstrates a practical focus on bridging robotic capability with real-world constraints—whether on water, in the clinic, or at the insect scale.