Papers
109
Total Citations
2,756
H-Index
24
About
Haruhisa Kawasaki is a pioneering robotics researcher whose work has profoundly shaped the fields of dexterous robotic manipulation, haptic interfaces, and robot-assisted rehabilitation. Based at Gifu University, Japan, Kawasaki is perhaps best known for developing the Gifu Hand series — sophisticated anthropomorphic robot hands featuring distributed tactile sensors and multi-degree-of-freedom servo-driven fingers. The Gifu Hand II alone has garnered over 500 citations, establishing it as a landmark contribution to humanoid robotics and dexterous manipulation research. Kawasaki's work extends beyond manipulation into meaningful clinical applications. His hand rehabilitation robots, including exoskeletal systems with up to 18 degrees of freedom, enable patients to exercise independently using symmetrical master-slave control driven by the patient's own healthy hand — a breakthrough in self-directed motor recovery therapy, attracting over 400 cumulative citations across related publications. His HIRO series of five-fingered haptic interface robots further demonstrates his commitment to intuitive human-robot interaction, delivering precise multi-directional forces to individual fingertips. Spanning foundational hardware design, adaptive control algorithms, and virtual reality-enhanced therapy, Kawasaki's research portfolio reflects a rare ability to bridge engineering innovation with human-centered applications, making his work essential reading for students and researchers in rehabilitation engineering and robotic systems design.
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- 4Five-Fingered Haptic Interface Robot: HIRO III122 citations · 2010
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- 6Design and Control of Five-Fingered Haptic Interface Opposite to Human Hand78 citations · 2007
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- 9Developments of new anthropomorphic robot hand and its master slave system68 citations · 2005
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