Papers
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Total Citations
66
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About
Hikaru Arita is a robotics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of proximity sensing, contact control, and soft robotics. His research addresses one of the fundamental challenges in robot interaction: the safe, seamless transition between non-contact and contact states. Arita has pioneered novel control strategies that reduce impact forces through preemptive movement and smooth impedance transitions, with applications spanning force-controlled and position-controlled robotic systems. His proximity sensor innovations are particularly noteworthy — from hemispherical net-structure sensors capable of detecting azimuth and elevation for guide dog robots, to fast optical sensor skins that can wrap entire robot links, these contributions have pushed the boundaries of robot spatial awareness. Arita has extended these principles to legged robots, snake robots, and multi-fingered grasping systems, demonstrating impressive breadth across robotic platforms. His parallel work in soft robotics addresses the challenge of modeling and controlling compliant fingers exhibiting creep behavior, employing stochastic approaches to improve dexterity. With over 50 cumulative citations across publications spanning more than a decade, Arita's growing body of work represents a cohesive, impactful vision for safer, more perceptive robotic systems capable of operating fluidly in human environments.
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- 1Smoothly Connected Preemptive Impact Reduction and Contact Impedance Control10 citations · 2023
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- 4Stochastic approach for modeling soft fingers with creep behavior7 citations · 2023
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