Makoto Jinno

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Makoto Jinno is a robotics researcher whose work spans two transformative domains: industrial finishing automation and surgical robotics. His early career focused on force-controlled robotic systems for grinding, chamfering, and polishing, developing task-oriented robot languages that enabled machines to adaptively follow workpiece edges — a breakthrough for handling cast components that vary in size and shape. His 2002 paper on force-controlled finishing robots remains his most cited work, accumulating 52 citations, while his foundational 1995 study established the theoretical groundwork that shaped subsequent industrial applications. Jinno later extended his expertise into minimally invasive surgery, developing master-slave manipulators for laparoscopic procedures that help surgeons overcome the demanding dexterity requirements of such techniques. His 2003 functional model for a combined laparoscopic manipulator garnered 37 citations and helped define early robotic surgical systems. In more recent years, Jinno has pioneered snake-like robotic systems for retinal surgery, addressing the extreme constraints of intraocular space, culminating in novel microgrippers and improved kinematic designs. His career reflects a consistent commitment to force-sensitive, dexterous robotic systems that extend human capability in both manufacturing and medicine.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Development of a force controlled robot for grinding, chamfering and polishing

   52 citations · 2002
2. 2
   A Force Controlled Finishing Robot System with a Task-Directed Robot Language

   38 citations · 1995
3. 3
   Development of a functional model for a master–slave combined manipulator for laparoscopic surgery

   37 citations · 2003
4. 4
   Simple noninterference mechanism between the pitch and yaw axes for a wrist mechanism to be employed in robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery

   17 citations · 2019
5. 5
   Teaching-less robot system for finishing workpieces of various shapes using force control and computer vision

   15 citations · 2003
6. 6
   Development of Robotic Forceps for Laparoscopic Surgery

   15 citations · 2006
7. 7
   Force Controlled Grinding Robot System For Unstructured Tasks

   11 citations · 2005
8. 8
   Improved Integrated Robotic Intraocular Snake

   7 citations · 2020
9. 9
   Improved Integrated Robotic Intraocular Snake: Analyses of the Kinematics and Drive Mechanism of the Dexterous Distal Unit

   7 citations · 2021
10. 10
    Microgripper Using Flexible Wire Hinge for Robotic Intraocular Snake

    6 citations · 2022

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