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Yong-Seok Lee is a robotics researcher whose work spans construction automation, intelligent service robots, and unmanned systems. His most impactful contribution is the integrated control system for a curtain wall building façade cleaning robot (2018, 58 citations), addressing a critical need for safe and efficient high-rise building maintenance. Lee has also advanced construction site safety through his proposal of a workspace mapping method for conversion-less unmanned excavation systems, targeting the reduction of rollover, confinement, and fall hazards—the leading causes of construction disasters. Earlier in his career, he developed robot manipulators for intelligent service robots (2006) and human-friendly 6-DOF manipulators (2007), focusing on dexterous object manipulation in domestic environments. Most recently, Lee has ventured into aerial robotics with an end-to-end deep reinforcement learning-based low-level controller for nano quadcopters (2024), tackling challenges of dynamical nonlinearity and sensor noise. His research trajectory demonstrates a consistent commitment to practical, safety-oriented robotics solutions, from building maintenance and excavation to service robots and autonomous flight, with cumulative citations reflecting his contributions across these domains.