Akihiro Torii
Papers
13
Total Citations
70
H-Index
5
About
Akihiro Torii is a robotics researcher whose work spans two compelling domains: miniature and micro robotics, and augmented reality-enhanced teleoperation systems. Over the course of his career, Torii has made significant contributions to the design, actuation, and precise measurement of small-scale robots, pioneering systems that leverage piezoelectric elements and electromagnets to achieve controlled locomotion at the miniature scale. His early work in the 2000s explored inchworm-inspired micro robots operating on magnetic floors, tripedal shuffling robots, and sophisticated position measurement techniques using position-sensitive detectors and laser-based macro/micro systems — research that collectively attracted dozens of citations and laid foundational groundwork for precision microrobotics. His later delta-type miniature robot designs introduced levitation mechanisms to improve friction control and operational accuracy. More recently, Torii expanded his research into human-robot interaction, developing augmented reality teleoperation frameworks that overlay 3D LiDAR and 360-degree camera data to enhance operator situational awareness in remote mobile robot control — his most-cited recent paper earning 10 citations since 2021. Across his body of work, Torii demonstrates a consistent drive to bridge precise mechanical engineering with intelligent operator-support technologies.
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Top Papers
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- 4Displacement of a Micro Robot on an Inclined Surface8 citations · 2000
- 5Control of a Tripedal Robot Walking with a Shuffle7 citations · 2009
- 6Control of a tripedal robot walking with a shuffle5 citations · 2011
- 7A Macro/Micro Position Measurement System for a Miniature Robot5 citations · 2005
- 8Delta-type miniature robot using levitation mechanisms4 citations · 2012
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