Daeho Lee
Daeho Lee

Daeho Lee

Researcher, Agency for Defense Development (ADD)Daejeon, South Korea

My research background is in sensing, control integration, and experimental evaluation of wearable robots.

At KAIST’s Exo Lab, I worked with Prof. Kyoungchul Kong on sensor development and experimental evaluation of powered exoskeletons. My contributions included distance- and force‑sensing hardware, a distance-based swing-control layer, and walking experiments. I received my B.S. (2020) and M.S. (2022) in mechanical engineering from KAIST.

At ADD, my work includes integrated product support and defense standardization, engineering-system development management, and CATIA automation for CAD data transfer. Professional experience

Research Publications CV (PDF)

CV · October 2026 · 2 pages. Google Scholar

Research interests

Wearable and legged robots

Physical human–robot interaction
coupled dynamics, compliance, and physical interfaces.
Perception-guided assistive control
intent inference amid reactive responses, and pre-contact sensing.
Biomechanical evaluation
interaction loads, locomotor performance, and human adaptation.

Research

Selected projects in sensing, assistive-control integration, and experimental evaluation.

01 · Sensing and control

Foot⁠–⁠ground distance sensing

Foot–ground ranging for gait-phase detection and distance-based swing control before initial contact.

J5T1M1 02 · Experiments

Exoskeleton instrumentation

Plantar-pressure and crutch‑force modules, and the shock‑absorption experiments on a modified WalkON Suit 4.

J4C1J1 03 · Integration

WalkON Suit and CYBATHLON 2020

Assembly and debugging of the team’s WalkON Suit IV exoskeletons. Team gold and bronze medals.

J3

Timeline

  1. 2026Journal article on real‑time gait‑phase detection with non‑contact distance sensors, published in JKSPE.
  2. 2024Certificate of Commendation, Chief of Staff, Republic of Korea Army.
  3. 2023Joined ADD as a researcher in April. Journal article on the shank shock‑absorption mechanism published in IJCAS.
  4. 2022M.S., KAIST. Thesis on foot–ground distance sensing and a distance-based swing-control layer, tested on Angel Legs M20.
  5. 2021ICRA 2021 paper on reducing the ground impact of a powered exoskeleton. ASME ISPS 2021 presentation on gait‑phase detection with sensor‑integrated shoes. KAIST Global Leadership Award, Challenge Division, shared with two CYBATHLON teammates.
  6. 2020CYBATHLON 2020: team gold and bronze medals in the Powered Exoskeleton Race. Led a KAIST Venture Research Program project. B.S., KAIST, magna cum laude; began the M.S. on a full‑tuition KAIST scholarship.
  7. 2013–20Undergraduate study at KAIST on full‑tuition scholarships: KAIST (2013–2014) and the National Excellence Scholarship for Science and Engineering, Ministry of Education (2015–2019). Military service as a KATUSA at AFN Korea, 2016–2018.