Yoshinobu ANDO
Papers
29
Total Citations
154
H-Index
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About
Yoshinobu Ando is a robotics researcher whose work spans human-robot interaction, intelligent space design, and autonomous robot systems. His research is anchored in the development of practical robotic solutions for everyday domestic and service environments, with a particular focus on making robots more capable of understanding and responding to human needs in real-world settings. Ando's most recognized contribution is his person-following system utilizing multiple Kinect sensors — a "Multi-Kinect" configuration — which addressed the limited field-of-view constraints of single RGB-D sensors, garnering 25 citations. His work on housekeeping robots, including cloth-folding trajectory generation and object management for standard household furniture, demonstrates a consistent commitment to bridging robotics research with practical home applications. A significant thread throughout Ando's career is his development of the *Kukanchi* framework — an "interactive human-space design and intelligence" paradigm — through which he has advanced robot technology (RT) ontologies, middleware architectures, and task management systems that enable robots to deliver context-appropriate services. His energy-efficient robot power management research further reflects his attention to real-world deployment constraints. With over 90 cumulative citations, Ando's work has meaningfully influenced the fields of service robotics, intelligent environments, and human-robot coexistence, making him a notable contributor to socially embedded robotic systems.
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- 6Investigation of user RT-service generation system design7 citations · 2009
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- 8Task management of object delivery service in kukanchi5 citations · 2012
- 9Architecture of Kukanchi Middleware5 citations · 2011
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