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506
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About
Iori Kumagai is a leading robotics researcher specializing in humanoid robot development, locomotion control, and loco-manipulation planning. His work sits at the intersection of hardware engineering and autonomous motion planning, with a particular focus on making humanoid robots practical for real-world deployment. Kumagai's most celebrated contribution is the HRP-5P humanoid robot (2019), a high-power, wide-range electrically actuated platform representing the latest evolution of Japan's influential HRP series — a lineage he has helped advance since its inception. This work has garnered over 150 citations, reflecting its significance to the field. His research into loco-manipulation — enabling humanoids to transport and manipulate objects while walking — has produced both novel planning frameworks and stabilization control methods, collectively accumulating nearly 60 citations since 2021. Beyond locomotion, Kumagai has contributed to disaster-response robotics through Team NEDO-JSK's participation in the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals, soft sensor integration for safe human-robot interaction, and real-time multi-layered control architectures. His 2019 work on autonomous plasterboard installation demonstrates his commitment to industrializing humanoid robotics for genuine commercial applications. More recently, his involvement in cybernetic avatar systems underscores a broadening vision of human-robot telepresence and collaborative embodiment.
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- 4Humanoid Loco-Manipulations Pattern Generation and Stabilization Control23 citations · 2021
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- 10Biped Gait Control Based on Spatially Quantized Dynamics16 citations · 2018