Papers
51
Total Citations
812
H-Index
15
About
Takashi Yoshimi is a pioneering robotics researcher whose career spans over three decades, with landmark contributions across service robotics, computer vision, force-controlled manipulation, and human-robot interaction. His work is perhaps best recognized through the development of the ApriAttenda person-following robot, which demonstrated sophisticated vision-based target detection and obstacle avoidance — earning over 100 citations and establishing a benchmark in autonomous mobile robotics. Complementing this, his concept model ApriAlpha advanced the vision of human-friendly domestic robots capable of controlling home appliances through natural interaction. Yoshimi's contributions extend deeply into industrial robotics, where his early work on force-controlled finishing systems for grinding, chamfering, and polishing — dating back to 1995 — addressed real-world manufacturing challenges that purely position-controlled systems could not handle. His research on 3D object recognition in cluttered environments and whole-body locomotion planning for humanoids further demonstrated his versatility across perception and motion planning domains. More recently, his investigations into bin-picking with dual-arm manipulators and delicate thin-object grasping reflect a sustained commitment to bridging robotic dexterity with practical application. With a body of work accumulating hundreds of citations, Yoshimi remains an influential figure shaping the frontier of intelligent robotics.
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Top Papers
- 1Development of a Person Following Robot with Vision Based Target Detection106 citations · 2006
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- 3Whole Body Locomotion Planning of Humanoid Robots based on a 3D Grid Map52 citations · 2006
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