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Hajime Sugiuchi is a pioneering roboticist whose research spans mobile robotics, dexterous manipulation, and humanoid systems. His key contributions include the development of a novel Δ-type mobile robot driven by three standing-wave-type piezoelectric ultrasonic motors (2020, 49 citations), which advances compact, high-precision locomotion for biomedical and microelectromechanical applications. Sugiuchi has also made significant strides in multi-fingered robotic hands, creating a 22-DOF hand with over 500 distributed touch sensors (2002, 20 citations) that enables precise position, orientation, and force control. His work on the multi-finger dual robot hand system achieved the complex task of realizing Japanese sign language (2003), demonstrating human-mimetic dexterity through the state action event network (SAEN). Earlier, he explored flexible manipulator control (1989) and admittance control for finger-arm robots with manipulability optimization under compensatory movement (2010). Sugiuchi’s research has been cited over 80 times, reflecting its impact on tactile sensing, ultrasonic actuation, and humanoid task execution. His achievements include implementing chopsticks handling and developing control systems for small humanoid robots, positioning him as a key figure in advancing robotic dexterity and human-robot interaction.