Koki Kawamura
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About
Koki Kawamura is a rehabilitation and assistive technology researcher whose work sits at the intersection of robotics, clinical care, and aging. His primary focus spans cardiac rehabilitation, balance training, gait recovery, and caregiver support — with a particular emphasis on leveraging robotic devices to improve outcomes for older adults and individuals with complex medical conditions. Kawamura's most influential contributions center on the Balance Exercise Assist Robot (BEAR), which he has rigorously evaluated across multiple patient populations. His 2022 preliminary study on cardiovascular disease patients (13 citations) and a subsequent randomized controlled trial (2024) collectively establish BEAR as a clinically meaningful tool in cardiac rehabilitation. His earlier work on hip fracture recovery (2020, 11 citations) further demonstrates the robot's versatility across orthopedic and cardiovascular contexts. Beyond balance training, Kawamura has investigated gait rehabilitation in stroke patients using Gait Exercise Assist Robots, linking improvement to trunk verticality — an important mechanistic insight for clinicians. He has also advanced caregiver ergonomics research, examining how bathing and transfer-assist robots reduce physical strain on care professionals, validated through objective physiological measures such as electrocardiography and heart rate variability. With over 40 cumulative citations, Kawamura's research meaningfully addresses both patient recovery and the sustainability of caregiving in aging societies.
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