Daisuke Kuroiwa
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5
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28
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4
About
Daisuke Kuroiwa is a robotics researcher focused on advancing the locomotion and autonomy of small mobile robots in challenging, unstructured outdoor environments. His work addresses critical barriers to deploying robots in natural settings like forests, riversides, and extreme terrains, where tall grasses, slopes, and steps often impede movement. Kuroiwa’s major contributions include developing novel methods to increase locomotion performance, such as a specialized wheel shape for climbing slopes and steps, and a technique for estimating surface conditions to prevent tiny robots from getting stuck or overturning. He has also designed hardware and control systems for unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) used in large-scale, long-term environmental monitoring, emphasizing resilience against unexpected events. His research on path planning enables autonomous navigation in grassy forest areas, a key step toward practical monitoring systems. While his citation counts (e.g., 8 for his 2015 paper on tall grass locomotion) reflect a niche but growing impact, Kuroiwa’s work is notable for tackling real-world constraints—size, terrain, and autonomy—that limit field robotics. His achievements include advancing the design philosophy for robust, adaptive robots, making him a contributor to the future of autonomous environmental sensing.
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- 5A study on path planning for small mobile robot to move in forest area4 citations · 2017