Papers
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Total Citations
172
H-Index
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About
Hiroki Dobashi is a leading researcher in industrial robotics, specializing in robotic assembly, grasping strategies, and universal robotic hand design. His work addresses the critical challenge of enabling robots to handle parts of varying shapes and flexibilities with high precision, even under uncertainty. Dobashi’s most significant contributions include developing robust grasping strategies that compensate for initial object pose errors, and demonstrating “completely-jigless” assembly of industrial products using a universal hand with parallel stick fingers—a breakthrough that reduces the need for costly, custom fixtures. He has also played a central role in the World Robot Summit’s Assembly Challenge, helping to define benchmarks for industrial robotics through competitions that accelerate real-world implementation. His research on assembling flexible components like roller chains with simple parallel jaw grippers further showcases his ability to solve practical manufacturing problems. With over 150 citations across his top papers, Dobashi’s work has had a measurable impact on the field, advancing the state of the art in flexible, versatile robotic assembly systems.
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- 2Robust grasping strategy for assembling parts in various shapes38 citations · 2014
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- 4Strategy for Roller Chain Assembly With Parallel Jaw Gripper7 citations · 2020
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