Yasutaka NISHIOKA
Okayama University, University of Shiga Prefecture, Ritsumeikan University, Keio University
Papers
14
Total Citations
357
H-Index
10
About
Yasutaka Nishioka is a pioneering researcher in soft robotics, specializing in pneumatic soft actuators, inflatable robotic arms, and safe human-robot interaction. His major contributions include the development of miniature soft hands using curling rubber pneumatic actuators (107 citations), which advanced medical and biotechnology applications by enabling high-safety, low-impedance devices. He also designed inflatable robotic arms with high positioning accuracy (53 citations) and pleated inflatable structures for soft actuators (43 citations), addressing the critical need for intrinsically safe robots in collaborative and healthcare environments. Nishioka’s work on energy-efficient pick-and-place tasks using resonance (27 citations) and visual feedback control for inflatable arms (26 citations) demonstrates his focus on practical, high-performance systems. Notably, he proposed an extremely lightweight soft actuator using plastic films with a pleated structure (19 citations) and a helical inflatable gripper (24 citations), both emphasizing weight reduction and safety. His research, spanning over a decade, has accumulated over 345 citations, reflecting its impact on the design of safer, lighter, and more efficient robots for human-centered applications.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Miniature soft hand with curling rubber pneumatic actuators107 citations · 2009
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- 3Development of a pneumatic soft actuator with pleated inflatable structures43 citations · 2017
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- 6Mechanism and basic characteristics of a helical inflatable gripper24 citations · 2015
- 7Development of an inflatable robotic arm system controlled by a joystick20 citations · 2015
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- 9Contact motion in unknown environment16 citations · 2004
- 10Hybrid control of position and force for bilateral system10 citations · 2004