Papers
336
Total Citations
5,767
H-Index
37
About
Kei Okada is a prominent robotics researcher whose work spans humanoid robotics, aerial systems, robot perception, and assistive technologies. Based at the University of Tokyo's JSK Robotics Laboratory, Okada has made foundational contributions to some of the most challenging frontiers in modern robotics. Okada's research on humanoid robots is particularly distinguished, encompassing high-power platforms like JAXON for disaster relief (124 citations) and the biomechanically detailed musculoskeletal humanoid Kenshiro (70 citations), which aims to simulate the human body with unprecedented fidelity. His early work on real-time plane segment detection (134 citations) laid important groundwork for robot perception. In legged locomotion, his online foot placement method (104 citations) advanced adaptive balance control under real-world disturbances. Okada has also pioneered transformable aerial robotics, with the DRAGON robot (197 citations) demonstrating remarkable multi-degree-of-freedom aerial transformation and whole-body manipulation. His contributions to addressing societal aging through home-assistant robots (185 citations) reflect a commitment to socially meaningful applications. Widely recognized for his analysis of the Amazon Picking Challenge (425 citations) and contributions to the Robot Operating System ecosystem, Okada's diverse, high-impact portfolio has significantly shaped contemporary robotics research worldwide.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Analysis and Observations From the First Amazon Picking Challenge425 citations · 2016
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- 3Home-Assistant Robot for an Aging Society185 citations · 2012
- 4Plane segment finder: algorithm, implementation and applications134 citations · 2002
- 5Development of life-sized high-power humanoid robot JAXON for real-world use124 citations · 2015
- 6Online decision of foot placement using singular LQ preview regulation104 citations · 2011
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- 9ROS（Robot Operating System）73 citations · 2012
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