Research | Robin Inho Kee

CURRENT DIRECTION

How should robot teams understand what matters, share it selectively, and act using predicted consequences?

Multi-Robot AutonomySelective CommunicationMission-Aware ReasoningPrediction-Guided ExecutionSafe AutonomyLearning & Control

CURRENT RESEARCH

Selective communication for scalable multi-robot coordination

MULTI-ROBOT SYSTEMS · 2026 Live Web Demo

AC-DC: Adaptive Communication for Scalable Dynamic Average Consensus

Adaptive peer-to-peer communication for multi-robot ergodic search under finite range, finite rate, and receiver-side interference.

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SELECTED RESEARCH

Safe control, learning, and real robotic systems

PREPRINT · SAFE LEARNING & CONTROL

Online Adaptive Control Barrier Functions

Runtime CBF parameter adaptation under epistemic and aleatoric uncertainty, with local finite-horizon validation and task-progress-aware selection.

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CCTA 2025 · SAFE CONTROL

Time Shift Governor-Guided MPC-CBF for Safe Adaptive Cruise Control

Reference adaptation, MPC, and relaxed Collision Cone CBFs for adaptive cruise control with rapidly changing lead-vehicle behavior and moving obstacles.

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ICRA 2025 · SAFE LEARNING & CONTROL

Online Adaptive Input-Constrained Control Barrier Functions

Uncertainty-aware online adaptation of ICCBF parameters for safe, input-constrained robot navigation.

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AIAA SCITECH 2025 · SAFE CONTROL

Learning-Accelerated Time Shift Governor for Spacecraft Rendezvous

Constraint-aware spacecraft rendezvous and docking using a learning-accelerated Time Shift Governor.

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KIST · WEARABLE ROBOTICS

Wearable Hip Assistive Robot & Gait Assessment

Deep learning-based gait estimation and health assessment using sensing from a wearable hip assistive robot.

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Earlier research & robotics projectsYonsei · SNU · undergraduate work Show archive ↓

MACHINE LEARNING · 2023

In-Vehicle Noise Classification

Few-shot and continual-learning methods for classifying in-vehicle acoustic events.

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ROBOT DESIGN · 2020

Autonomous Navigation with a Theo Jansen Mechanism

Mechanism optimization, vision-based path following, and autonomous navigation on a legged robot.

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WEARABLE SENSING · 2020–2021

Portable Real-Time Ankle Motion Analysis

Wearable IMU sensing and real-time feedback for ankle-joint motion during gait and running.

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ROBOTIC LAB AUTOMATION · 2020

Interoperable Smart Lab

Lab automation with connected equipment, a mobile manipulator, and modular robotic tooling.

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UNDERGRADUATE THESIS · 2020

Undergraduate Thesis: Manufacturing Mechatronics

Undergraduate thesis work in manufacturing mechatronics at Yonsei University.

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INDUSTRIAL SAFETY · 2019

Smart Lockout/Tagout System

An intelligent safety system for monitoring and controlling locked industrial equipment.

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EARLY RESEARCH · 2019

Multi-View Graphene Film

Early undergraduate research on graphene-film fabrication and characterization.

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ROBOTICS · 2019

Autonomous Fire Tracking and Extinguishing Robot

A thermal-camera-guided mobile robot for tracking heat sources and autonomous fire suppression.

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ROBOTICS CLUB · EARLY WORK

Early Robotics Projects

A collection of hands-on robot builds from Roboin, Yonsei University's robotics club.

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