Mitsuhiro Yamano

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Mitsuhiro Yamano is a pioneering roboticist whose research spans soft robotics, tactile sensing, and humanoid control. His most influential work, "Cooperative Control of a 3D Dual-Flexible-Arm Robot" (51 citations), established foundational methods for managing flexible manipulators. Yamano has made significant contributions to intrinsically safe human-robot interaction, notably through his development of a pneumatic soft actuator with pleated inflatable structures (43 citations), which enables safer physical contact in communication, entertainment, and healthcare robots. His tactile sensing research is equally impactful, with a low-force control scheme for object hardness distinction (32 citations) advancing robotic manipulation capabilities. Yamano's work on the Bonten-Maru II humanoid platform produced key advances in groping locomotion and obstacle avoidance, while his CORBA-based control architecture (22 citations) addressed critical challenges in modular robot software development. More recently, he has explored variable stiffness robots using shape memory gel and omnidirectional transporting tables, demonstrating continued innovation in adaptive robotic systems. With over 200 total citations across his career, Yamano's research consistently bridges fundamental robotics challenges with practical applications in safe, dexterous, and perceptive robotic systems.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Cooperative Control of a 3D Dual-Flexible-Arm Robot

   51 citations · 2004
2. 2
   Development of a pneumatic soft actuator with pleated inflatable structures

   43 citations · 2017
3. 3
   Low force control scheme for object hardness distinction in robot manipulation based on tactile sensing

   32 citations · 2008
4. 4
   A CORBA‐based approach for humanoid robot control

   22 citations · 2001
5. 5
   Development of an Optical Three-Axis Tactile Sensor for Object Handing Tasks in Humanoid Robot Navigation System

   16 citations · 2007
6. 6
   Obstacle Avoidance in Groping Locomotion of a Humanoid Robot

   13 citations · 2005
7. 7
   Trajectory generation in groping locomotion of a 21-DOF humanoid robot

   11 citations · 2005
8. 8
   Experiments of a two-arm robot using shape memory gel

   8 citations · 2012
9. 9
   Development of the omnidirectional transporting table based on omnidirectional driving gear

   8 citations · 2020
10. 10
    Experiments of a variable stiffness robot using shape memory gel

    8 citations · 2013

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