Papers
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Total Citations
427
H-Index
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About
Yosuke Matsusaka is a pioneering researcher in human-robot interaction, with a career dedicated to enabling robots to communicate naturally and expressively with humans. His work spans conversational robotics, non-verbal communication, para-linguistic information processing, and social robot design — fields in which he has made lasting contributions over more than two decades. Matsusaka's early and most influential work focused on equipping robots with the ability to participate in genuine human conversation. His research on group conversation strategies (2001, 66 citations) introduced computational models allowing robots to decide when to observe or actively engage in multi-party dialogue — a subtle but critical social skill. His conversational robot utilizing facial and body expressions (2002, 74 citations) demonstrated that gesture, gaze, posture, and facial movement could meaningfully enhance robotic communication, mirroring the richness of human interaction. He further advanced the field by integrating head gesture recognition as para-linguistic cues (2005, 62 citations) and developed innovative platforms such as the health exercise robot TAIZO (2009, 55 citations) and the projection-based "Mask-bot" (2011, 42 citations). His work on singing voice imitation and participation in the World Robot Summit reflect a broad, enduring commitment to building robots capable of functioning seamlessly alongside people in everyday life.
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- 1A conversational robot utilizing facial and body expressions74 citations · 2002
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- 5Conversation Robot Participating in Group Conversation54 citations · 2003
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