Takemi Yano
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7
Total Citations
47
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About
Takemi Yano is a robotics researcher whose work centers on human-robot cooperation, particularly in the context of healthcare and assistive technology. Motivated by global demographic shifts — aging populations and shrinking workforces — Yano has dedicated his research to understanding how autonomous robots can be designed to cooperate naturally and smoothly with humans in lifting and carrying tasks. His most significant contributions lie in systematically analyzing the biomechanical and sensory characteristics of human-human cooperative movement. By studying hand motion in both horizontal and vertical planes, examining the roles of visual and auditory feedback, and investigating how task direction influences cooperative dynamics, Yano has built a foundational framework for replicating human-like qualities in assistive robots. His most cited work (2008, 12 citations) demonstrated the critical role of visual assistance in vertical plane movements during cooperative tasks, offering direct design insights for welfare robotics. Across his publication record, Yano has accumulated over 47 citations, with consistent output between 2007 and 2010. His research stands as an important early contribution to the field of human-cooperative robotics, providing empirical grounding for engineers and designers striving to create robots that interact with humans fluidly, safely, and intuitively in real-world care environments.
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- 4A study of human-human cooperative characteristic in moving an object6 citations · 2009
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