Kazuhiro Kosuge
Tohoku University, Nagoya University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, IHI Corporation (Japan), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Hong Kong, SPX Transformer Solutions (United States), Hong Kong Design Centre, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, Robotics Research (United States), Komatsu (Japan), Paramount Bed (Japan), Nihon University
Papers
274
Total Citations
5,833
H-Index
40
About
Kazuhiro Kosuge is a pioneering robotics researcher whose work has fundamentally shaped the fields of human-robot collaboration, assistive robotics, and multi-robot coordination. Best known for his highly influential 2017 survey "Progress and Prospects of the Human–Robot Collaboration," which has garnered over 770 citations, Kosuge has spent decades advancing the theoretical and practical foundations of how robots and humans can safely and efficiently share physical spaces and tasks. His contributions span an impressive breadth: from decentralized control algorithms for multi-robot object manipulation to adaptive motion planning that simultaneously optimizes worker safety and productivity in industrial settings. Kosuge's work on assistive technology is particularly notable — his RT Walker, a passive intelligent walker using servo brakes, has helped redefine mobility aids for elderly and disabled individuals. Perhaps most creatively, he developed Ms DanceR, a dance partner robot that served as a compelling platform for studying physical human-robot interaction and intention recognition through hidden Markov models. His earlier foundational work on virtual internal model-based coordinated arm control (1992) demonstrates a career-long commitment to elegant, principled solutions. With research spanning rehabilitation, manufacturing, and social robotics, Kosuge's legacy reflects a vision where robots genuinely augment human capability.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Progress and prospects of the human–robot collaboration773 citations · 2017
- 2Motion Control of Passive Intelligent Walker Using Servo Brakes198 citations · 2007
- 3Decentralized control of multiple robots handling an object126 citations · 2002
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- 5Coordinated motion control of robot arms based on the virtual internal model114 citations · 1992
- 6Dance partner robot - Ms DanceR105 citations · 2004
- 7Dance Step Estimation Method Based on HMM for Dance Partner Robot103 citations · 2007
- 8Mobile robot helper100 citations · 2002
- 9Control of a robot handling an object in cooperation with a human89 citations · 2002
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