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Hiroyuki Kambara’s research lies at the intersection of motor control, neural engineering, and assistive robotics, with a focus on how humans coordinate movement and how that knowledge can be applied to brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) and prosthetics. His work has shown that endpoint stiffness in the arm scales linearly with grasp force, a finding critical for designing robots that interact stably with unpredictable environments (22 citations). In neurorehabilitation, he challenged the assumption that robotic assistance causes “slacking,” demonstrating instead that users remain responsive to errors even when effort is reduced (6 citations). Kambara has also advanced BMI technology by decoding joint angles from electrocorticograms in primates, paving the way for less invasive control of robotic arms (4 citations). His design of a biomimetic prosthetic hand addresses the psychological discomfort patients feel with robotic-looking devices, aiming to improve adoption rates (15 citations). By blending biomechanics, neuroscience, and human-centered design, Kambara’s work directly informs the next generation of intuitive, adaptive assistive technologies.