Hiromi Namiki

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Hiromi Namiki is a pioneering researcher in the field of surgical robotics, with a focused expertise in developing intelligent systems to support operating room efficiency. Her primary research areas include robotic scrub nursing, automated surgical instrument tracking, and intraoperative information acquisition. Namiki’s most significant contribution is the conceptualization and development of the Scrub Nurse Robot (SNR) system, designed to address the critical shortage of skilled scrub nurses by autonomously predicting and delivering surgical instruments to surgeons. Her foundational 2009 paper, “Development of automatic acquisition system of surgical-instrument information in endoscopic and laparoscopic surgery,” has accumulated 15 citations, establishing a key framework for real-time instrument tracking in minimally invasive procedures. Building on this, her 2011 work on a real-time acquisition system for intraoperative instrument usage data further refined the SNR’s capabilities, though with a more targeted impact. Namiki’s research bridges robotics, computer vision, and surgical workflow optimization, offering a scalable solution to enhance surgical team efficiency and patient safety. Her work stands as an early and influential step toward autonomous surgical assistance systems.