Keisuke Nagato
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About
Keisuke Nagato is a leading researcher in aerial robotics and meso-scale manufacturing, whose work bridges the gap between agile flight and dexterous manipulation. His core contributions span two transformative areas: stretchable kirigami-based composite mechanisms for rapid robot fabrication, and novel aerial platforms capable of forceful interaction and autonomous reconfiguration. His highly cited 2020 paper on "Stretchable Kirigami Components for Composite Meso-Scale Robots" (35 citations) introduced a layer-by-layer manufacturing approach that enables fast, cost-effective production of customized millimeter-to-centimeter-scale robots, a breakthrough for fields requiring frequent physical prototyping. In aerial robotics, Nagato's work on the TRADY platform (2023, 8 citations) demonstrated the first autonomous in-flight assembly and disassembly of a tilted-rotor aerial robot, achieving a 90% success rate in mid-air docking—a feat that dramatically expands operational reach. His 2022 study on forceful valve manipulation (23 citations) further showcases his expertise in thrust-vectoring for omni-directional aerial interaction. Most recently, his 2025 paper on an adaptive perching and grasping hand (3 citations) introduces a lightweight, tendon-driven three-fingered gripper that achieves high grip force with a single actuator, enabling energy-efficient perching for extended flight missions. Nagato's work is defining the future of adaptive, manufacturable, and physically capable aerial systems.
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- 1Stretchable Kirigami Components for Composite Meso-Scale Robots35 citations · 2020
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