Kazuhito HYODO
Papers
7
Total Citations
221
H-Index
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About
Kazuhito Hyodo is a pioneering researcher in tendon-driven robotic mechanisms, with a career focused on creating robots that mimic the dexterity and safety of the human musculoskeletal system. His foundational work on **redundant tendons** and **nonlinear spring tensioners (NST)** has been instrumental in enabling robots to achieve both joint stiffness adjustability and inherent compliance—critical features for safe human-robot collaboration. Hyodo’s most influential paper, "On Tendon-Driven Robotic Mechanisms with Redundant Tendons" (1998, 145 citations), established the theoretical framework for tendon controllability and redundancy, defining how multiple tendons can work in concert to adjust joint stiffness. He further advanced this concept by developing a 7-DOF tendon-driven robotic arm with NST, demonstrating how viscous-elasticity adjustability could bring robots closer to human-like movement. His work on stiffness control (1999) and safety systems for tendon-driven mechanisms (1999) laid the groundwork for force-controlled, cooperative robots. Beyond research, Hyodo has contributed to mechatronics education, developing open controllers and leading large-scale humanoid robot construction projects to inspire the next generation of engineers.
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- 1On Tendon-Driven Robotic Mechanisms with Redundant Tendons145 citations · 1998
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- 3Mechanism and Control of a 7 D.O.F. Tendon-Driven Robotic Arm with NST.19 citations · 1996
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