Hiroyuki Yuba
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50
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About
Hiroyuki Yuba is a roboticist whose research focuses on the challenging task of automated fabric manipulation, specifically the unfolding of cloth items using robotic arms. His work addresses the fundamental problem of enabling robots to handle deformable, non-rigid objects—a critical capability for automating tasks like laundry folding and textile manufacturing. Yuba’s major contributions include developing a method for unfolding a rectangular cloth using a single arm and an assistant instrument, such as a table corner, to simplify the action. He further advanced this by creating a dual-armed robot system with a mechanism for managing recognition error and uncertainty, allowing for more robust performance from unarranged starting shapes. His most cited paper, "Unfolding of a rectangular cloth from unarranged starting shapes by a Dual-Armed robot with a mechanism for managing recognition error and uncertainty" (2017), has garnered 39 citations, reflecting its impact on the field. This work, along with his 2014 and 2015 papers on action selection and single-arm unfolding, demonstrates a systematic approach to overcoming the complexities of fabric observation and manipulation. Yuba’s research is notable for its practical focus on reducing operation time and improving reliability, making it a valuable reference for students and researchers in robotics and automation.
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