Hiroaki Yaguchi
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo University of Information Sciences
Papers
15
Total Citations
309
H-Index
8
About
Hiroaki Yaguchi is a robotics researcher whose work spans agricultural automation, assistive robotics, and human-robot interaction. He is perhaps best known for his pioneering contributions to autonomous harvesting systems, most notably the development of a tomato-harvesting robot featuring a stereo camera capable of operating in direct sunlight and an innovative rotational plucking gripper — work that has garnered 175 citations and stands as a landmark contribution to agricultural robotics. Complementing this, Yaguchi developed vision cognition frameworks inspired by human harvesting behavior, enabling humanoid robots to identify and pluck tomatoes with minimal human intervention. Beyond agriculture, his research addresses real-world assistive robotics challenges, including enabling robots to manipulate unknown doors through single-click user instructions and learning optimal handover configurations by observing human behavior. His work on the Seednoid multipurpose robot platform — refined through competitions including the DARPA Robotics Challenge — reflects a pragmatic, evaluation-driven design philosophy. Additional contributions include compact laser range sensing and 3D teleoperation interfaces for support robots. Across these domains, Yaguchi's research consistently bridges perception, manipulation, and human-centered design, making meaningful strides toward robots that can genuinely assist people in everyday and agricultural environments.
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- 7Development of a low-cost ultra-tiny line laser range sensor9 citations · 2016
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