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Yasuo Nasu is a prominent robotics researcher whose work has fundamentally advanced the fields of biped locomotion, humanoid robot control, and robotic manipulation. Best known for his pioneering contributions to walking robot dynamics, Nasu's 2000 paper on Zero Moment Point (ZMP) control — garnering 115 citations — introduced a real-time control framework that enabled smoother, more naturalistic bipedal motion, becoming a cornerstone reference in humanoid robotics. His research extensively leveraged genetic algorithms to optimize gait synthesis, minimizing energy consumption and joint torque in biped systems across walking and stair-climbing scenarios, with related papers accumulating over 100 additional citations combined. Beyond locomotion, Nasu made notable contributions to angular momentum-based walking control and nonlinear feedback strategies, broadening the toolkit available to robotics engineers. His work on flexible multi-arm robotic systems for sewing operations and tactile-sensing-based hardness discrimination reflects a versatile research vision spanning both manipulation and intelligent sensing. He also contributed to software architecture through a CORBA-based framework for modular humanoid robot control, facilitating collaborative development. With a body of work spanning foundational control theory to practical robotic applications, Nasu's research remains an invaluable resource for students and professionals advancing autonomous robotics.