Hiroshi Makino
Papers
6
Total Citations
46
H-Index
4
About
Hiroshi Makino is a pioneering figure in robotics, best known for inventing the Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm (SCARA). His foundational work, detailed in the 1980 and 1983 reports, introduced a robot with a unique "selective compliance" construction—rigid in the vertical direction but compliant horizontally—ideal for high-speed, precise assembly tasks. This innovation revolutionized small-lot batch assembly and remains a cornerstone of industrial robotics. Makino also advanced robot motion control with his development of clothoidal interpolation (1988, 18 citations), a technique that ensures smooth corner path control by eliminating curvature discontinuities, critical for applications like welding and painting. In mechanical design, he contributed the Cycloid Ball Reducer (1997, 10 citations), analyzing its motion principles and theoretical efficiency for robot actuators. His work on SCARA calibration methods further addressed industrial positioning accuracy. With over 46 cumulative citations, Makino’s research has had a lasting impact on automation, blending kinematic theory with practical engineering to shape modern assembly and path-control systems.
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Top Papers
- 1Clothoidal Interpolation — A New Tool for High-Speed Continuous Path Control18 citations · 1988
- 2Fundamental Analysis of Cycloid Ball Reducer (4th Report)10 citations · 1997
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- 5Corner path control using clothoidal interpolation.3 citations · 1990
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