Ichiro Hagiwara

About

Ichiro Hagiwara is a pioneering researcher whose work bridges the ancient Japanese art of origami with cutting-edge engineering, robotics, and computational design. His most celebrated contribution lies in the field of origami-inspired engineering, where he has systematically transformed paper-folding principles into practical solutions for architecture, manufacturing, and structural design. His highly cited 2009 work on "Origamics in Architecture" (66 citations) established origami as a legitimate medium for design inquiry, while subsequent research on truss core panels and finite element simulation of origami folding has demonstrated the real-world manufacturing potential of these structures, particularly for lightweight, high-stiffness applications. Hagiwara has also made significant contributions to mobile robotics, particularly in probabilistic localization. His research on Monte Carlo Localization and adaptive particle filter algorithms has addressed fundamental challenges in helping service robots determine their position in real-world indoor environments, accumulating dozens of citations across multiple studies. Perhaps most distinctively, Hagiwara has united these two research threads — origami and robotics — developing robotic systems capable of performing origami folding tasks, including his innovative "Norigami" framework and holographic neural network-based control systems for origami robotic arms. His interdisciplinary vision continues to inspire researchers across engineering, design, and computer science.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Origamics In Architecture: A Medium Of Inquiry Or Design In Architecture

   66 citations · 2009
2. 2
   Mobile robot global localization using particle filters

   26 citations · 2008
3. 3
   Finite element simulation of robotic origami folding

   16 citations · 2018
4. 4
   Effective application of Monte Carlo localization for service robot

   9 citations · 2007
5. 5
   New Entropy-Based Adaptive Particle Filter for Mobile Robot Localization

   6 citations · 2009
6. 6
   Evaluation of Brain Models to Control a Robotic Origami Arm Using Holographic Neural Networks

   5 citations · 2015
7. 7
   Simulation-based approach for paper folding with the aim to design the origami-performing robotic system

   5 citations · 2016
8. 8
   Development of a Manufacturing Method for Truss Core Panels Based on Origami-Forming

   5 citations · 2015
9. 9
   Norigami Folding Machines for Complex 3D Shapes

   4 citations · 2016
10. 10
    Service robot localization using improved Particle filter

    3 citations · 2008

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