Mayumi Komatsu
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About
Mayumi Komatsu is a leading researcher in safe human-robot interaction, focusing on the development of intrinsically safe robotic systems for domestic and industrial applications. Her work centers on three key areas: pneumatic muscle actuation for human-safe robots, variable impedance control for compliant manipulation, and soft exosuits for assistive mobility. Komatsu’s major contributions include pioneering a multi-degree-of-freedom robot arm driven by pneumatic muscles, which eliminates the risks posed by traditional high-stiffness electric motors—a foundational concept cited 19 times. She has also advanced learning-based impedance control, introducing a task segmentation and multi-objective Bayesian optimization framework to balance performance and safety during robot learning from demonstrations. In assistive robotics, Komatsu achieved the first external control of human walking direction using a cross-wire mobile assist suit, generating hip torque to induce turning gait—a breakthrough for rehabilitation and elderly care. Her most recent work, the Diffusion Contact Model (2024), uses denoising diffusion to learn variable impedance control for contact-rich tasks like wiping, enabling robots to adapt stiffness in real-time. With a growing citation impact and a portfolio of innovative, safety-first designs, Komatsu is shaping the future of collaborative robotics.
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