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Yuki Iwano is a robotics researcher whose work has made meaningful contributions to the field of humanoid robot development. Most notably associated with the pioneering research conducted at Waseda University, Iwano contributed to the development of **Hadaly-2 and WABIAN**, two landmark humanoid robotic platforms that represented significant advances in bipedal locomotion and human-robot interaction. Published in 2002, this work has accumulated 110 citations, reflecting its enduring influence on the humanoid robotics community. Waseda University's humanoid robot projects during this era were internationally recognized as among the most ambitious and technically sophisticated efforts to replicate human movement and behavior in robotic systems, placing Iwano within a distinguished research tradition. The WABIAN series in particular became a reference point for subsequent generations of bipedal robot design, informing how researchers approached gait analysis, joint control, and whole-body motion coordination. For students and researchers entering the fields of robotics, mechatronics, or human-robot interaction, Iwano's contributions offer a valuable historical and technical foundation rooted in some of the most formative work in humanoid robotics research.