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About
Hiroaki Kojima is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of assistive robotics and DNA nanotechnology. His work is defined by two complementary tracks: developing information support robots for elderly and dementia care, and designing molecular-based network robots using DNA. In the care domain, Kojima has made significant contributions through field-based development of robot systems that live with and support persons with dementia, as demonstrated in his highly cited 2012 paper (34 citations). He has advanced robot-assisted recreation (RAR) programs, using speech analysis to evaluate their effectiveness in improving quality of life for older adults. His notable achievements include creating a human-robot spoken dialog corpus for cognitive assessment and developing systems that address operational challenges in aged care facilities. Simultaneously, Kojima has pioneered DNA-based nanorobots that mimic biological communication, including a crosstalk nanorobot inspired by slime mold behavior and a DNA nanomachine capable of producing functional aptamers in response to bacterial signals. This dual focus—from nanoscale molecular robots to human-scale care robots—demonstrates Kojima’s unique vision of intelligent environmental control spanning internal biological environments to external living spaces.
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- 2Design of molecular-based network robots-Toward the environmental control14 citations · 2011
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- 4DNA-based crosstalk nanorobot mimicking amoeba type of slime funguses6 citations · 2010
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