Papers
13
Total Citations
153
H-Index
5
About
Jun Ogawa is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of soft robotics, agricultural automation, and cloud-based robotic cooperation. His work spans from foundational networked robotics—where he explored architectures for multi-robot collaboration in disaster response—to cutting-edge soft matter systems that mimic biological organisms. Ogawa’s major contributions include developing 4D-printed hydrogels with spatially gradient swelling for programmable soft robot deformation, and creating the MORI-A platform, a vacuum-actuated module with 3D-printable deformation structures that enable rapid prototyping of soft robots. His early work on an automatic tomato picking robot with an intuitive human interface (18 citations) demonstrates a long-standing commitment to practical, user-centered automation. More recently, Ogawa has advanced physical reservoir computing in soft robots inspired by gastropod locomotion, and explored soft matter robots that communicate through physical contact. With over 140 total citations across his top papers, his research is shaping the future of adaptive, bio-inspired robotic systems that are safe for human interaction and capable of operating in complex, unstructured environments.
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- 4MORI-A: Soft Vacuum-Actuated Module With 3D-Printable Deformation Structure17 citations · 2022
- 5Dual-arm robot teleoperation support with the virtual world9 citations · 2020
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- 9MORI-A CPS: 3D printed soft actuators with 4D assembly simulation3 citations · 2023
- 10(Invited) Soft-Matter Robot That Communicates Humans By Contacting3 citations · 2020