Koki Suzuki
Papers
12
Total Citations
97
H-Index
6
About
Koki Suzuki is a robotics researcher whose work spans two compelling domains: autonomous multi-robot coordination systems and educational support robotics. He is best known for his sustained development of iCART (Intelligent Cooperative Autonomous Robot Transporters), a pioneering car transportation system that uses multiple mobile robots to maneuver vehicles in confined spaces — a solution with clear applications in automated parking and logistics. Across a series of influential papers published between 2008 and 2012, Suzuki progressively refined the iCART platform, introducing the innovative "a-robot-for-a-wheel" concept in iCART II, advancing coordinated control algorithms based on caster-like motion, and developing relative position estimation techniques for multi-robot configurations. This body of work has accumulated over 70 citations, reflecting its significance to the cooperative robotics community. Beyond transportation robotics, Suzuki has explored the role of social robots in education, investigating how robots that nod and provide hints can meaningfully support expression education — enhancing imagination and communication skills in learners. His research demonstrates a rare breadth, bridging precision engineering challenges in autonomous systems with the nuanced, human-centered demands of educational technology.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1A car transportation system using multiple mobile robots: iCART II24 citations · 2011
- 2A car transportation system by multiple mobile robots - iCART -20 citations · 2008
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- 5Car transportation system grasping two drive wheels7 citations · 2012
- 6Trajectory Generation for Multiple Robots of a Car Transportation System6 citations · 2009
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- 8Effectiveness of a robot for supporting expression education4 citations · 2015
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- 10A Car Transportation System Using Multiple Mobile Robots2 citations · 2011