Papers
90
Total Citations
1,747
H-Index
20
About
Shuji Hashimoto is a pioneering robotics and human-computer interaction researcher whose work spans autonomous mobile systems, humanoid robotics, paper mechatronics, and affective computing. His research on passive RFID-based indoor navigation for autonomous mobile robots has proven particularly influential, with his 2009 localization and pose estimation work accumulating 227 citations and establishing practical frameworks still referenced in robotics today. Equally notable is his contribution to the EyesWeb project, a groundbreaking real-time gesture and affect recognition system for interactive dance and music that earned 208 citations and bridged the worlds of computational movement analysis and artistic expression. Hashimoto's humanoid robotics contributions, including the Hadaly-2 and WABIAN platforms developed at Waseda University, helped define early standards in bipedal robot design. His innovative "paper mechatronics" paradigm—fabricating self-folding origami robots with printed electrothermal and electrostatic actuators—has opened exciting new directions in low-cost, lightweight robotic fabrication. Beyond locomotion, his work on robotic tactile sensing, haptic foot systems for humanoid balance, and artificial emotion models for human-robot interaction reflect a researcher committed to creating robots that perceive, move, and meaningfully engage with the world around them.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Autonomous Mobile Robot Navigation Using Passive RFID in Indoor Environment227 citations · 2009
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- 4Humanoid Robots in Waseda University—Hadaly-2 and WABIAN110 citations · 2002
- 5Robotic Tactile Sensor System and Applications70 citations · 2009
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- 7Printed Paper Robot Driven by Electrostatic Actuator53 citations · 2017
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- 10Indoor localization for autonomous mobile robot based on passive RFID42 citations · 2009