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Manabu Sano is a robotics and control systems researcher whose work spans intelligent control methodologies, autonomous navigation, and pneumatic actuation systems. His research is characterized by a drive to bridge theoretical control frameworks with practical robotic applications, often pushing the boundaries of conventional system architectures. Among his most notable contributions is the development of "networked Just-In-Time (JIT) control," a pioneering concept that extends traditional JIT control methods into a client-server framework operating over the Internet. This work, which has garnered 5 citations, opens new possibilities for remote and distributed control of physical systems such as pneumatic artificial muscles. Sano has also made meaningful contributions to autonomous mobile robotics, developing an innovative optical azimuth sensor using infrared linear polarization to enable precise indoor navigation without mechanical contact, cited 4 times. His work on parallel-link robots driven by pneumatic actuators with variable inclination mechanisms represents another significant thread in his research portfolio, addressing the longstanding challenge of limited workspace in parallel-link configurations. These studies, cited 3 and 2 times respectively, demonstrate his commitment to expanding the practical utility of high-precision robotic systems through creative mechanical and pneumatic design solutions.