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Yuichiro Tanaka is a multidisciplinary researcher whose work spans neurosurgical robotics, brain-inspired computing, and intelligent home service robots. His early and most influential contribution, the NeuRobot telemanipulation system (2003, 67 citations), demonstrated the clinical viability of robotic assistance in neurosurgery, introducing a three-dimensional endoscopic micromanipulator that allows surgeons to operate without direct patient contact — a landmark achievement in surgical robotics. Tanaka's research subsequently evolved toward neuromorphic and brain-inspired artificial intelligence, where he has made notable strides in modeling biological brain structures for robotic applications. His work on amygdala-inspired classical conditioning models implemented on FPGAs and VLSI hardware highlights his commitment to energy-efficient, low-latency intelligent processing. Further expanding this framework, he has developed integrated neural architectures incorporating hippocampal, prefrontal cortex, and amygdala models to enable robots to acquire environment-specific knowledge from limited experience — a significant challenge in real-world home robotics. As a long-standing contributor to the Hibikino-Musashi@Home RoboCup team since 2010, Tanaka has translated theoretical advances into competitive, practical systems. His interdisciplinary trajectory — from surgical robotics to neuromorphic hardware — reflects a rare and impactful breadth of expertise in intelligent robotics research.