Atsushi Konno

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Atsushi Konno is a prolific robotics researcher whose work spans humanoid robotics, space robotics, aerial vehicles, and industrial automation. His research has made significant contributions to some of the most challenging problems in modern robotics, earning him hundreds of citations across a diverse portfolio of influential papers. Konno's early work focused on flexible and dual-arm robotic systems, most notably the ADAM testbed (2002, 36 citations), designed to advance space robotic technologies including teleoperation and cooperative arm control. He extended this into hybrid simulation environments for space robotics, developing hardware-in-the-loop systems that replicate microgravity conditions on the ground — work reflected in his delay compensation research (2010, 55 citations) and dual-arm collision studies (2008, 40 citations). His most-cited contribution (2011, 79 citations) tackled the robotized assembly of wire harnesses in automotive manufacturing, demonstrating real-world industrial applicability for multi-arm robotic systems handling deformable components. Beyond manipulation, Konno made notable advances in humanoid robotics through the Saika-3 platform and whole-body cooperative motion strategies, alongside innovations in parallel robot design and tail-sitter VTOL aerial vehicles. His breadth and impact firmly establish him as a leading voice in applied and intelligent robotics research.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Robotized Assembly of a Wire Harness in a Car Production Line

   79 citations · 2011
2. 2
   Delay Time Compensation for a Hybrid Simulator

   55 citations · 2010
3. 3
   Cooperative Control of a 3D Dual-Flexible-Arm Robot

   51 citations · 2004
4. 4
   Transition between Level Flight and Hovering of a Tail-Sitter Vertical Takeoff and Landing Aerial Robot

   47 citations · 2010
5. 5
   Development of a light-weight biped humanoid robot

   43 citations · 2002
6. 6
   Robotized assembly of a wire harness in car production line

   42 citations · 2010
7. 7
   Design and control of a novel 4-DOFs parallel robot H4

   42 citations · 2004
8. 8
   Whole body cooperative tasks and static stability evaluations for a humanoid robot

   42 citations · 2004
9. 9
   Hybrid simulation of a dual-arm space robot colliding with a floating object

   40 citations · 2008
10. 10
    Development of a flexible dual-arm manipulator testbed for space robotics

    36 citations · 2002

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