S Kanda
Papers
7
Total Citations
101
H-Index
6
About
S. Kanda is a pioneering robotics researcher whose work bridges space exploration and practical service applications. His key research areas include space robotics, service robot development, humanoid locomotion, and autonomous navigation systems. Kanda's most significant contribution is the development of ADAM (Astronautical Dual-Arm Manipulator), a flexible dual-arm testbed for space robotics that has garnered 36 citations and advanced critical technologies such as flexible arm control, vibration coupling control, and multi-arm teleoperation. He also made substantial impacts in service robotics, designing a communication-capable robot for offices and commercial environments, featuring 4-DOF arms, eight cameras, and speech recognition. His work on autonomous food-tray-carrying robots for medical facilities (24 citations) introduced practical real-time localization and obstacle detection using correlation operations. Kanda further contributed to humanoid robotics with an adaptive locomotion controller and reflex system for navigating sudden obstacles, and developed a hand-eye system with 3-D vision and microgrippers for assembling flexible wires. His research demonstrates a remarkable ability to translate complex robotic technologies into real-world solutions, from space exploration to everyday service tasks.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Development of a flexible dual-arm manipulator testbed for space robotics36 citations · 2002
- 2Localization and obstacle detection for robots for carrying food trays24 citations · 2002
- 3Developing a service robot with communication abilities14 citations · 2006
- 4Adaptive locomotion controller and reflex system for humanoid robots9 citations · 2008
- 5Developing a service robot9 citations · 2006
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