Dongjun Lee

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Dongjun Lee is a pioneering robotics researcher whose work spans aerial robotic manipulation, teleoperation, and human-robot interaction. With over a decade of transformative contributions, Lee has fundamentally shaped how robots physically interact with their environments, both on the ground and in the air. Lee's most celebrated work, a comprehensive survey on aerial robotic manipulators (2021, 447 citations), established him as a leading authority on the integration of robotic arms with multirotor platforms. His development of the Omnidirectional Aerial Robot (ODAR), capable of generating arbitrary wrenches in any direction, represents a landmark engineering achievement reflected in multiple highly cited publications (2016, 2018). His spherically connected multiquadrotor platform further expanded the possibilities of aerial physical interaction. Equally influential is Lee's foundational research in teleoperation. His work on passive bilateral control, bilateral teleoperation over delayed networks, and the Passive Set-Position Modulation (PSPM) framework—collectively accumulating hundreds of citations—addressed critical challenges of stability and transparency in remotely operated robotic systems. Spanning mobile robots, cooperative manipulation, and aerial platforms, Lee's portfolio demonstrates a rare breadth of innovation. His research continues to inform next-generation robotic systems designed to work safely and effectively alongside humans.

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Key Achievements

Top Papers

1. 1
   Past, Present, and Future of Aerial Robotic Manipulators

   447 citations · 2021
2. 2
   Passive-Set-Position-Modulation Framework for Interactive Robotic Systems

   214 citations · 2010
3. 3
   ODAR: Aerial Manipulation Platform Enabling Omnidirectional Wrench Generation

   176 citations · 2018
4. 4
   Bilateral Teleoperation of Multiple Cooperative Robots over Delayed Communication Networks: Theory

   165 citations · 2006
5. 5
   Dynamics and control of quadrotor with robotic manipulator

   125 citations · 2014
6. 6
   A Novel Robotic Platform for Aerial Manipulation Using Quadrotors as Rotating Thrust Generators

   118 citations · 2018
7. 7
   Design, modeling and control of omni-directional aerial robot

   114 citations · 2016
8. 8
   Telerobotics

   112 citations · 2016
9. 9
   Bilateral teleoperation of a wheeled mobile robot over delayed communication network

   110 citations · 2006
10. 10
    Passive bilateral control and tool dynamics rendering for nonlinear mechanical teleoperators

    107 citations · 2005

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