Tatsuhi Karasawa

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Tatsuhi Karasawa is a leading figure in humanoid robotics, with a primary focus on developing high-power, life-sized robots for real-world applications, particularly disaster response. His most significant contribution is the creation of the JAXON humanoid robot, detailed in his highly cited 2015 paper (124 citations). This work directly addressed the need for robots with physical performance matching humans, building upon his earlier STARO platform to enable robust locomotion and manipulation in challenging environments. Karasawa also played a pivotal role in the DARPA Robotics Challenge, where he developed a sophisticated humanoid integrated UI system for supervised autonomy. This system, despite its lower citation count (7), was crucial for Team NEDO-JSK, enabling effective robot control and massive data visualization over unreliable, narrow-bandwidth communication links—a critical capability for real-world disaster scenarios. Through his work on JAXON and his DRC contributions, Karasawa has advanced the frontier of practical, high-performance humanoid robots, demonstrating their potential to operate in hazardous environments where human intervention is impossible.

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1. 1
   Development of life-sized high-power humanoid robot JAXON for real-world use

   124 citations · 2015
2. 2
   Humanoid integrated UI system for supervised autonomy with massive data visualization over narrow and unreliable network communication for DRC competition

   7 citations · 2015

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