Papers
241
Total Citations
4,882
H-Index
36
About
Tamio Arai is a pioneering robotics researcher whose work has fundamentally shaped our understanding of multi-robot systems, human-robot collaboration, and intelligent manufacturing. His research spans cooperative robotics, motion planning, and the integration of robots into human-centered work environments — fields in which he has produced some of the most influential scholarship of the past two decades. Arai's contributions to multi-robot coordination are particularly landmark: his algorithms for cooperative transportation, area sweeping, and group formation have collectively garnered hundreds of citations, establishing foundational frameworks still referenced today. His 2003 work on motion planning for cooperative manipulation of large objects in three-dimensional environments (189 citations) and his 2002 study on task assignment in unknown environments (135 citations) demonstrated elegant solutions to complex real-world challenges. Equally significant is Arai's pioneering role in human-robot collaboration within manufacturing contexts. His studies on operator stress in robot-assisted assembly (248 citations) and the design of collaborative cellular manufacturing cells (129 citations) helped define the human factors dimension of modern industrial robotics. His editorial leadership on multi-robot systems further amplified the field's development. With a body of work exceeding 1,500 cumulative citations, Arai stands as a defining figure in intelligent, cooperative robotics research.
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Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Assessment of operator stress induced by robot collaboration in assembly248 citations · 2010
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- 3Agile Assembly System by “Plug and Produce”154 citations · 2000
- 4Cooperative sweeping by multiple mobile robots151 citations · 2002
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- 7Editorial: Advances in Multi-Robot Systems133 citations · 2002
- 8Human-robot collaboration in cellular manufacturing: Design and development129 citations · 2009
- 9Human-robot cooperative manipulation with motion estimation125 citations · 2002
- 10Multirobot motion coordination in space and time97 citations · 1998