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Daisuke Yamaguchi’s research bridges the fascinating worlds of human perception and soft robotics, exploring how we experience our bodies and how machines can adapt to extreme environments. His work on the rubber hand illusion (RHI) demonstrates a simple yet profound finding: a right index finger’s action can induce the illusion of ownership over a static left hand, revealing the brain’s remarkable plasticity in body representation. This foundational study (5 citations) informs both cognitive science and human-robot interaction. In parallel, Yamaguchi pioneers soft robotics for challenging settings. He developed a soft robot arm using McKibben artificial muscles and silicone rubber for master-slave operations (4 citations), and crucially, he created the first prototype of a soft actuator capable of functioning in liquid nitrogen temperatures (3 citations)—a breakthrough for robots in cryogenic or space environments. His contributions to the World Robot Summit 2020 Fukushima (3 citations) further highlight his role in advancing disaster-response robotics. By merging insights from bodily illusions with innovative, resilient soft actuators, Yamaguchi is shaping a future where robots are both perceptually intuitive and physically robust.