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Toshinori Kagawa is a leading researcher in wireless communication systems for robotics, with a focus on enabling reliable, long-range control of robots and drones. His key research areas include multi-hop wireless networks, latency-guaranteed communication, and swarm robotics for disaster response and infrastructure inspection. Kagawa’s major contributions center on developing robust command and telemetry systems that extend robot operation beyond line-of-sight, particularly using the 169 MHz and 920 MHz bands. His most cited work (34 citations) addresses latency-guaranteed multi-hop communication for robot and drone control, a critical challenge for real-time applications. He also pioneered the use of RSSI-based swarm robots for wireless mesh network deployment, and conducted propagation measurements for multi-hop systems in the 169 MHz band, which was allocated for unmanned vehicles in Japan in 2016. Kagawa’s research has direct implications for disaster response and logistics, where reliable communication is essential. His work on the generalized measuring-worm algorithm further advances high-accuracy mapping and coordinated movement for cooperating swarm robots. With a cumulative impact of over 60 citations, Kagawa is recognized for bridging wireless communication and robotics, enabling safer and more effective remote operations in challenging environments.