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Yuga Yano is an emerging robotics researcher whose work centers on service robotics, human-robot interaction, and autonomous navigation systems. His most recognized contribution, a solution to the World Robot Challenge 2020 Partner Robot Challenge (Real Space), earned 23 citations and demonstrated practical advances in domestic service robots capable of room tidying, obstacle avoidance, and object grasping — tasks that bridge the gap between laboratory robotics and real-world deployment. Building on this foundation, Yano has developed an autonomous waiter robot system capable of recognizing customers, taking orders, and serving food, alongside a unified framework enabling robots to dynamically understand environments, tasks, and human intent for more natural human-robot interaction. His research also extends into challenging outdoor contexts, with a dense traversability estimation system designed for extreme environments such as disaster zones, addressing critical safety needs in autonomous navigation. As a core contributor to the Hibikino-Musashi@Home team, Yano has further advanced open-source robotics development and vision system training tools. Collectively, his work reflects a strong commitment to making intelligent, adaptable robots viable for everyday human environments.