Papers
13
Total Citations
240
H-Index
6
About
Futoshi Asano is a robotics and human-robot interaction researcher whose work spans robot audition, spoken dialogue systems, and biped locomotion control. Best known for his contributions to intelligent sound source localization, Asano has made significant strides in enabling robots to perceive and respond to their acoustic environments in dynamic, real-world settings — his 2009 paper on the subject has accumulated 96 citations and remains a landmark reference in the field. His early work on the Jijo-2 mobile office robot, including natural spoken dialogue and map learning through dialogue-guided navigation, helped establish foundational frameworks for conversational robots operating in everyday environments, earning over 60 citations. Asano's research also extends to ego noise estimation — addressing the challenge of self-generated robot noise interfering with microphone recordings — and to biped robot stability, including vertical vibration suppression and risk evaluation using foot sensors for uneven terrain navigation. His development of the OpenHRI open-source software suite further reflects a commitment to accessible, community-driven tools for human-robot interaction. Across his career, Asano has consistently bridged acoustic intelligence, natural language processing, and physical robot control, offering holistic solutions to the complex demands of real-world robotics.
Research Focus
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Top Papers
- 1Intelligent sound source localization for dynamic environments96 citations · 2009
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- 3Assessment of general applicability of ego noise estimation24 citations · 2011
- 4Vertical vibration suppression for a position controlled biped robot17 citations · 2013
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- 7A spoken dialog system for a mobile office robot5 citations · 1999
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