JongYoon Lim
Papers
22
Total Citations
867
H-Index
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About
JongYoon Lim is a multidisciplinary robotics researcher whose work spans agricultural automation, assistive healthcare robotics, and human-robot interaction. Best known for pioneering robotic kiwifruit harvesting systems, Lim's 2019 paper integrating machine vision, convolutional neural networks, and robotic arms has garnered over 330 citations, establishing him as a leading figure in precision agricultural robotics. His subsequent large-scale evaluation of the harvester (109 citations) further demonstrated the real-world viability of autonomous crop harvesting to address labor shortages in New Zealand's kiwifruit industry. Equally influential is Lim's commitment to socially assistive robotics for aging populations. His participatory design framework for developing elder-care robots across a four-year international project (62 citations) reflects a human-centered approach that places older adults at the heart of technology development. His qualitative research into lived experiences with home-based robots (67 citations) and robot-delivered cognitive stimulation games (36 citations) reveals a rare sensitivity to user needs within technical research. Additional contributions examining robot humor, attentional behaviors, prosodic speech elements, and museum-based social robots demonstrate a broad, deeply humanistic vision of how robots can meaningfully integrate into everyday life.
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- 2Improvements to and large‐scale evaluation of a robotic kiwifruit harvester109 citations · 2019
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- 6Robot-Delivered Cognitive Stimulation Games for Older Adults36 citations · 2021
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