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Hiroshi Koyasu is a robotics researcher whose work has significantly advanced the field of autonomous mobile robot navigation, with a particular focus on omnidirectional stereo vision and dynamic environment perception. His most influential contributions emerged in the early 2000s, when he developed a pioneering real-time omnidirectional stereo system utilizing two vertically aligned omnidirectional cameras to generate 360-degree panoramic range information. This breakthrough enabled mobile robots to detect, track, and respond to moving obstacles with unprecedented spatial awareness, earning his 2002 papers a combined total of over 110 citations and establishing him as a key contributor to robot perception research. Building on this foundation, Koyasu extended his system to full robot navigation in dynamic environments, incorporating ego-motion estimation and probabilistic reasoning about obstacle path ambiguity to enable smarter, safer motion planning. His 2004 navigation paper further demonstrated the practical viability of panoramic stereo vision in real-world robotic systems. More recently, his work has expanded into autonomous robot charging, exploring marker-free plugin-docking solutions using particle filters. Across his career, Koyasu's research reflects a consistent drive to make mobile robots more perceptually capable and operationally independent in complex, unpredictable environments.