M. Hakozaki

Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, The University of Tokyo

Papers

Total Citations

103

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About

M. Hakozaki is a pioneering robotics researcher whose work has fundamentally advanced the development of tactile sensing systems and human-friendly robot interfaces. Working primarily in the early 2000s, Hakozaki focused on one of the most challenging problems in robotics: creating flexible, full-body sensor skin capable of giving robots a sophisticated sense of touch. Hakozaki's most influential contribution, "Telemetric Robot Skin" (2003, 37 citations), introduced a groundbreaking wireless approach to distributing tactile sensors across complex three-dimensional robot surfaces, elegantly bypassing the wiring nightmares that had long plagued the field. This built upon earlier foundational work, including "Telemetric Artificial Skin for Soft Robot" (1999) and "A Sensitive Skin Using Wireless Tactile Sensing Elements" (2001, 23 citations), which established the core framework of using film-based coil arrays to power and communicate with distributed wireless sensing elements. Hakozaki further expanded this vision by pioneering two-dimensional signal transmission technology, proposing a novel electromagnetic communication paradigm that transcends traditional one-dimensional wiring and three-dimensional wireless broadcasting. This innovative concept, explored across multiple publications totaling over 100 citations, has significant implications not only for robotics but for broader flexible electronics and communication systems, establishing Hakozaki as a genuine innovator in embodied robotic sensing.