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Atsushi Mitsui is a robotics engineer specializing in the development of portable, human-deployable underwater vehicles for environmental sampling and dexterous manipulation. His research focuses on creating compact remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) that can perform complex tasks—such as soil core sampling and object grasping—without the need for large, heavy support vessels. Mitsui’s major contributions include the design and iterative improvement of a human-portable underwater robot for soil core sampling, detailed in his most-cited work (2013, 15 citations), which addresses the challenge of penetrating sediment using a helical screw pipe and marine thrusters. He further advanced this platform with a 6-DOF gripper robot (2014, 13 citations) capable of grasping cylindrical objects, enhancing underwater dexterity. His later work (2023, 6 citations) models sediment penetration performance, bridging empirical methods with undrained shear strength theory. Collectively, his papers have garnered over 40 citations, demonstrating steady impact in the field of field robotics. Mitsui’s achievements are notable for making underwater sampling and manipulation accessible and efficient, with potential applications in environmental monitoring, marine archaeology, and offshore infrastructure inspection.