Papers
206
Total Citations
3,414
H-Index
32
About
Fumihito Arai is a pioneering robotics and biomedical engineering researcher whose work spans an remarkably diverse range of disciplines, from micro-robotics and biologically inspired locomotion to cellular manipulation and medical simulation. His research has garnered widespread recognition, with his most influential papers accumulating hundreds of citations across the global scientific community. Arai made early and lasting contributions to bio-inspired robotics through his development of brachiation robots — machines that mimic gibbon-like arm-swinging locomotion — with foundational papers from 1994 and 2002 earning over 230 combined citations. Simultaneously, he advanced the field of micro-robotics, pioneering cable-free actuation systems using giant magnetostrictive alloys and PZT-driven underwater micro-robots, collectively cited nearly 300 times. His work evolved toward the cutting edge of biomedical microrobotics, most notably with a magnetically actuated on-chip robot employing ultrasonic vibration for precise single-cell manipulation (177 citations). He also contributed groundbreaking tools for biomedical research, including red blood cell fatigue evaluation methodologies and patient-specific cerebral artery models for simulating endovascular interventions. His early conceptual framework for Cellular Robotic Systems (CEBOT) further demonstrated his visionary thinking. Arai's career exemplifies the powerful convergence of precision engineering and life sciences.
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Top Papers
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- 2Swing and locomotion control for a two-link brachiation robot173 citations · 1994
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- 5Mechanism and swimming experiment of micro mobile robot in water100 citations · 2002
- 6Steering mechanism of underwater micro mobile robot89 citations · 2002
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- 10Swing and locomotion control for two-link brachiation robot59 citations · 2002