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Akira Mohri is a robotics and automation researcher whose work spans motion planning, flexible manipulators, and mobile robot navigation. Over more than two decades of productive scholarship, Mohri has made significant contributions to some of the most challenging problems in robotics engineering. His most influential work addresses trajectory and motion planning for robot manipulators, including groundbreaking research on flexible manipulator control that tackles residual vibration — a persistent obstacle in precision robotics. His 2002 paper on this topic has garnered 24 citations, reflecting its lasting value to the field. Equally notable is his early work on minimum-time trajectory planning using bang-bang control strategies, published in 1989, which laid important theoretical groundwork for optimal manipulator control. Mohri's research extends prominently into mobile robotics, with contributions to collision avoidance for dynamically moving obstacles, time-optimal planning for skid-steer robots, and multi-robot trajectory coordination — each attracting 17 citations. His practical focus is further demonstrated through applied projects such as garage parking control for car-like robots and a specialized duct-cleaning robot, illustrating his ability to bridge theory and real-world implementation. With expertise spanning nonholonomic systems, fuzzy logic control for welding applications, and elastic manipulator dynamics, Mohri represents a versatile and enduring voice in the robotics research community.