Hiroyuki Ogata
The University of Tokyo, NTT (Japan), Seikei University, NTT (Italy), NTT (United States)
Papers
16
Total Citations
276
H-Index
7
About
Hiroyuki Ogata is a robotics researcher whose work spans robot programming, assembly automation, collision avoidance, and human-robot interaction. Over the course of his career, he has made significant contributions to the challenge of teaching robots complex assembly tasks, accumulating over 260 citations across his published work. Ogata's most influential research, cited 78 times, introduced a virtual impedance framework for multi-robot collision avoidance, enabling safer and more efficient path planning in dynamic environments. His equally celebrated work on "teaching by showing" — developed as early as 1994 and refined through the 2000s — pioneered intuitive robot programming interfaces that allow novice operators to demonstrate assembly tasks in virtual environments, which robots then replicate in real-world settings. This line of research, spanning virtual reality interfaces, geometric task understanding, and human motion analysis, fundamentally advanced the accessibility of robot programming for non-expert users. Beyond assembly robotics, Ogata has explored trajectory planning for mobile robots and, more recently, applied computer vision techniques to disaster response robotics, demonstrating a sustained adaptability across emerging challenges. His sustained focus on bridging human intuition with robotic execution positions him as a notable contributor to intelligent manufacturing and human-robot collaboration research.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Collision Avoidance Among Multiple Robots Using Virtual Impedance78 citations · 2005
- 2Robotic assembly operation teaching in a virtual environment67 citations · 1994
- 3Robotic assembly operation based on task-level teaching in virtual reality55 citations · 2003
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- 6Generation of an Assembly-Task Model Analyzing Human Demonstration.8 citations · 2000
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