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Jimin Lee is a leading roboticist whose research centers on compliant actuation, rehabilitation robotics, and humanoid control. Lee’s foundational work on the “Compliant Joint Actuator With Dual Spiral Springs” (2013, 33 citations) introduced a novel actuation system that enhances safety, energy storage, and dynamic performance in robots—a critical contribution to the field of safe human-robot interaction. Building on this, Lee’s “Low stiffness design and hysteresis compensation torque control of SEA for active exercise rehabilitation robots” (2016, 29 citations) advanced the development of compliant, torque-controlled robots for therapeutic applications, directly impacting assistive technology. Lee also played a pivotal role in Team SNU’s participation in the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals, as documented in multiple highly cited papers (2015–2018, 28+20+5 citations). These works detail the system architecture and control strategies that enabled the humanoid robot THORMANG to perform complex disaster-response tasks, offering invaluable lessons for the robotics community. With a portfolio spanning actuator design, rehabilitation, and high-stakes robot control, Lee’s research has shaped both foundational hardware and practical applications, earning recognition for its technical depth and real-world impact.