Kiyoshi Matsumoto

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Kiyoshi Matsumoto is a robotics and sensor engineering researcher whose work spans assistive robotics, flexible tactile sensing, and modular robotic systems. He is perhaps best known for his influential 2012 paper "Home-Assistant Robot for an Aging Society," which has accumulated 185 citations and addresses one of the most pressing global challenges of our time — developing robotic technologies to support elderly populations facing demographic shifts toward smaller, aging households. This work positions Matsumoto at the intersection of social need and technological innovation. A significant thread of his research focuses on advanced tactile sensing, where he has made notable contributions to flexible and stretchable sensor design. His development of liquid-filled silicone rubber tactile sensors, electromagnetic induction-based 3D flexible sensors, and sub-micron silicon piezoresistive cantilevers for shear stress detection collectively demonstrate a sophisticated command of MEMS fabrication and soft-material engineering. These papers have each garnered 30–45 citations, reflecting steady influence within the robotics sensing community. Earlier in his career, Matsumoto explored distributed modular robot architectures and automatic parameter identification — foundational work that informed his later, more applied research. Across all his contributions, Matsumoto emerges as a versatile engineer dedicated to building robotic systems that meaningfully interact with both people and their physical environments.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Home-Assistant Robot for an Aging Society

   185 citations · 2012
2. 2
   Stretchable liquid tactile sensor for robot-joints

   45 citations · 2010
3. 3
   3D flexible tactile sensor using electromagnetic induction coils

   44 citations · 2012
4. 4
   Flexible tactile sensor for shear stress measurement using transferred sub-µm-thick Si piezoresistive cantilevers

   30 citations · 2012
5. 5
   Automatic parameter identification for cooperative modular robots

   8 citations · 2002
6. 6
   Automatic parameter identification for distributedly placed modular robots

   5 citations · 2003
7. 7
   Differential pressure measurement of an insect wing using a MEMS sensor

   4 citations · 2012
8. 8
   Stretchable force sensor array using conductive liquid

   4 citations · 2013
9. 9
   Interface design and implementation for mono-functional modular robots

   2 citations · 2003

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