Wataru Uemura
Papers
7
Total Citations
177
H-Index
4
About
Wataru Uemura is a leading figure in industrial robotics, best known for his pivotal role in shaping the World Robot Summit (WRS) Assembly Challenge. His research focuses on developing standardized benchmarks and competition frameworks to accelerate the deployment of robotic systems in real-world manufacturing. Uemura’s most influential work, “Benchmarking Protocols for Evaluating Small Parts Robotic Assembly Systems” (82 citations), provides essential performance metrics and test artifacts—such as task boards for threading and snap-fitting—that allow researchers to objectively compare robotic assembly capabilities. He has also authored key papers summarizing the WRS pre-competition (69 citations) and the 2020 Assembly Challenge outcomes, which have become foundational references for the global robotics community. Through these contributions, Uemura has advanced the transition from mass production to flexible, variable manufacturing—a core goal of Industry 4.0. His work on task boards for assembling belt drive units and his exploration of visible light communication for robot selection further demonstrate his commitment to practical, scalable automation solutions. With over 170 total citations, Uemura’s research continues to guide both academic and industrial efforts toward more capable, standardized robotic assembly systems.
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Top Papers
- 1Benchmarking Protocols for Evaluating Small Parts Robotic Assembly Systems82 citations · 2020
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- 5A Selecting Robots Method Using Visible Light Communication4 citations · 2018
- 6Task board for the World Robot Summit 20203 citations · 2022
- 7Task-board task for assembling a belt drive unit2 citations · 2020