Papers
14
Total Citations
138
H-Index
8
About
Mio Nakamura is a robotics researcher whose work spans assistive and welfare robotics, human-robot interaction, and autonomous multi-robot systems. With a career bridging foundational robotics theory and deeply human-centered applications, Nakamura has made meaningful contributions to improving quality of life for elderly, disabled, and neurologically impaired individuals. Among Nakamura's earliest notable contributions is research on co-evolutionary learning in multi-robot environments (2002, 24 citations), demonstrating how cooperative behaviors can emerge autonomously in robotic teams — a significant advance for multi-agent systems. Complementing this, work on compensating hand movement impairments caused by conditions such as Parkinson's disease (2001, 19 citations) reflects a consistent commitment to translating robotics into therapeutic contexts. Nakamura's assistive robotics portfolio is particularly impressive, encompassing ceiling-suspended tea-serving robots for bedridden patients, transfer assist systems like the Roboticbed®, and humanoid communication robots such as PALRO deployed in dementia care settings (2014, 15 citations). More recent research examines how socially assistive robots reshape caregiver-resident relationships in nursing homes (2020). A fascinating outlier — a mechatronic mechanical vocal system capable of singing (2005, 16 citations) — underscores Nakamura's creative range. Collectively, this body of work demonstrates a researcher dedicated to making robotics genuinely useful to vulnerable populations.
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- 3Mechanical voice system and its singing performance16 citations · 2005
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- 5Tea serving robot suspended from ceiling12 citations · 2002
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- 7Development of Transfer Assist Robot System Supporting Self-Reliant Life8 citations · 2013
- 8Robotic assistance for aged people8 citations · 2002
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- 10Development of Transfer Assist Robot Based on the User Needs5 citations · 2013