Papers
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Total Citations
185
H-Index
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About
Shunichi Kasahara is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of human-computer interaction, robotics, and virtual reality, whose work fundamentally reimagines the boundaries of human embodiment. His central research explores "parallel embodiment"—the radical concept that a single user can simultaneously control multiple robotic or virtual bodies. Through groundbreaking systems like "MultiSoma" and "Parallel Ping-Pong," Kasahara has demonstrated that humans can extend their body schema to inhabit two or more avatars at once, with synchronized behavior and perception. His most cited work, "exTouch" (57 citations), introduced a universal interface for controlling smart devices through touch, while his recent "I am both here and there" study (30 citations) showed how disabled workers can operate multiple robotic avatars simultaneously in a real-world café setting. Kasahara's research has profound implications for accessibility, remote work, and human augmentation—proving that with the right interfaces, we can transcend the limitations of a single body. His work on distributed embodiment, supported by eye-gaze and EMG-based control systems, continues to push the frontiers of what it means to be present in multiple places at once.
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Top Papers
- 1exTouch57 citations · 2013
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- 4MultiSoma: Distributed Embodiment with Synchronized Behavior and Perception22 citations · 2021
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- 9Accessible Parallel Embodiment of Multiple Robotic Avatars in a Cafe4 citations · 2022
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