Keisuke Arikawa

About

Keisuke Arikawa is a robotics researcher whose career has been defined by pioneering contributions to legged locomotion systems and robotic mechanism design, primarily through his work at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. He is best known for his central role in developing the TITAN-VIII quadruped walking robot, a landmark platform that attracted 167 citations and was deliberately engineered to be affordable and accessible, lowering barriers for researchers entering the field of experimental walking robotics. His broader survey of quadruped walking robots (79 citations) further cemented his influence by articulating core design principles for minimizing energy loss and maximizing output power in leg-driving mechanisms. Beyond quadrupedal locomotion, Arikawa made notable contributions to multi-degree-of-freedom jumping robots, exploring complex dynamic motions such as somersaults and stair jumps through both simulation and physical implementation. His theoretical work on coupled and decoupled actuation strategies provided the robotics community with a powerful conceptual framework for optimizing robotic performance across diverse terrains, including three-dimensional and vertical environments. Later work validated simulation tools against real hardware, contributing to reproducible robotics research. Across his career, Arikawa's research consistently balanced mechanical ingenuity with practical accessibility, making sophisticated walking robot technology more widely available to the global research community.

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Key Achievements

Top Papers

1. 1
   Development of quadruped walking robot TITAN-VIII

   167 citations · 2002
2. 2
   Quadruped walking robots at Tokyo Institute of Technology

   79 citations · 2009
3. 3
   Design of Multi-DOF Jumping Robot. Basic Design and Computer Simulation.

   42 citations · 2002
4. 4
   Design of multi-DOF jumping robot

   35 citations · 2003
5. 5
   Development of Quadruped Walking Robot TITAN-VIII for Commercially Available Research Platform.

   30 citations · 1999
6. 6
   Coupled and decoupled actuation of robotic mechanisms

   25 citations · 2001
7. 7
   Study of walking robot for 3 dimensional terrain

   20 citations · 2002
8. 8
   Mobility Analysis of Robotic Mechanisms Based on Computer Algebra

   5 citations · 2009
9. 9
   Study of Walking Robot for 3 Dimensional Terrain. Optimization of Walking Motion Based on GDA and Coupled Drive.

   5 citations · 1995
10. 10
    An empirical comparison of a free dynamics simulator “Open Dynamics Engine” with TITAN-VIII hardware torque/power measurements

    5 citations · 2011

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