Yoshito Tobe
Papers
10
Total Citations
86
H-Index
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About
Yoshito Tobe is a robotics and wireless networking researcher whose work spans two distinct but complementary areas: autonomous multi-robot sensor networks and rehabilitation robotics. His most influential contributions center on the deployment and management of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) using mobile robots, particularly in post-disaster environments such as underground spaces where traditional infrastructure may be compromised. His 2010 paper on autonomous deployment and restoration of sensor networks remains his most cited work, accumulating 37 citations, and reflects a sustained research thread dating back to foundational work in 2006 on WISER, a cooperative sensing architecture for mobile robots. Throughout this period, Tobe made significant advances in session control protocols, disruption-tolerant networking, and API design for multi-robot sensor network configuration — collectively establishing a coherent framework for intelligent, adaptive sensing systems. In later years, his research expanded into human-centered robotics, with work on emotion-sensitive care robots that analyze biometric data to provide motivational support during physical rehabilitation. This evolution highlights Tobe's broader interest in designing intelligent systems that respond meaningfully to real-world, human environments, bridging infrastructure robotics and assistive technology.
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Top Papers
- 1Autonomous Deployment and Restoration of Sensor Network using Mobile Robots37 citations · 2010
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- 5WISER: Cooperative Sensing Using Mobile Robots6 citations · 2006
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