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Hayato Yase is a robotics researcher focused on advancing assistive and parallel robotic systems. His key research areas include power assist devices, pneumatic braking mechanisms, and novel parallel robot architectures. Yase’s major contributions center on developing a pneumatic flexible linear brake for power assist devices, designed to reduce worker strain and address labor shortages—a technology that overcomes the rigidity issues of earlier prototypes. He has also proposed a family of six-degree-of-freedom parallel robots with two-platform designs, enabling enhanced tilt and rotational motion through lightweight mechanisms. To accelerate robot development, Yase introduced a drivable rapid prototyping system that allows real-environment motion verification, streamlining the testing of new mechanisms. While his most-cited papers currently hold 2–3 citations each, reflecting their recent publication in 2023–2024, his work is positioned to impact industries facing workforce aging and automation challenges. His achievements include developing reconfigurable prototypes and integrating simulation with physical testing, offering practical tools for robotics verification. Yase’s research bridges theoretical design and real-world application, making him a promising contributor to the fields of assistive robotics and mechanism innovation.