Hiroyuki Miura

The University of Tokyo, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, Kogakuin University

Papers

Total Citations

157

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About

Hiroyuki Miura is a pioneering researcher in bio-inspired robotics, with a career spanning over three decades. His work uniquely bridges biology and engineering, focusing on insect-modeled microrobots, flexible manipulators, and biomimetic locomotion. Miura’s most influential contribution is the use of living insect antennae—specifically from the male silk moth (*Bombyx mori*)—as biological gas sensors for robot steering control. His 2002 paper on this topic, with 91 citations, demonstrated how a few pheromone molecules could guide a mobile robot, achieving sensitivity far beyond artificial sensors. This work, along with his synthesis of pheromone-oriented emergent behavior (34 citations), laid the foundation for integrating living sensors into robotic systems. Miura also developed a multi-DOF flexible robot inspired by the tongue (14 citations), emphasizing soft, adaptive motion, and analyzed quadruped gaits to improve dynamic robot walking. His early review of biped robot research in Japan (1989) reflects his long-standing influence in the field. Through these innovations, Miura has shown how nature’s designs—from insect antennae to animal tongues—can solve complex engineering challenges, inspiring new generations of biohybrid and soft robotics.