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Yong Sik Kim (Fed)
Mechanical Engineer
Yong Sik Kim is a Mechanical Engineer in the Grasping and Manipulation Performance of Robotic Systems Project in the Intelligent Systems Division at NIST. His work focuses on the performance evaluation of force sensors and tactile sensors to properly characterize the capabilities of robotic manipulation systems. He is currently establishing single-arm and bimanual robotic manipulation testbeds to evaluate the performance of emerging physical AI capabilities for manipulation tasks, including integration with AI simulation frameworks and vision-language-action (VLA) models.
In the area of standards development, Yong Sik plays an active role in ASTM F45, where he established and leads the Bi-Manual Manipulation Subcommittee, advancing efforts to develop taxonomy, and force/pressure measurement standards for bimanual robotic manipulation.
Previously, Yong Sik contributed to robot safety research, with a focus on human-robot contact safety. His work in this area includes finite element and empirical assessment of pain-related stress in human-robot contact scenarios and numerical modeling of low-speed impact responses using bio-simulant materials. He also contributed to MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) metrology and the development of precision MEMS-based motion stages for micro-scale manipulation. His technical expertise spans the development of specialized data acquisition and analysis software for motion and force measurement, reference artifacts, and standardized test procedures.