Masaru Shimizu
Papers
18
Total Citations
213
H-Index
7
About
Masaru Shimizu is a leading researcher in disaster robotics and humanoid robot locomotion, whose work bridges the gap between emergency response and infrastructure maintenance. His seminal 2001 paper on the design and control of compact humanoid robots, with 82 citations, established foundational biped walk control strategies that have influenced a generation of robotics engineers. Shimizu has been instrumental in shaping the World Robot Summit (WRS) disaster robotics category, contributing to competition task development that drives innovation in plant disaster prevention and tunnel inspection. His research emphasizes the critical overlap between disaster response robots and aging infrastructure maintenance, proposing standardized rescue tasks through the Japan Virtual Robotics Challenge. Notably, Shimizu has also explored the application of robotics in dementia care, evaluating the "Babyloid" doll therapy robot for elderly patients. His work on multi-robot operation training platforms, inspired by lessons from Fukushima, and realistic simulation environments based on Gazebo, has advanced both practical deployment and robotics education. With over 190 total citations, Shimizu’s contributions continue to shape how robots are designed, tested, and deployed for society’s most pressing challenges.
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- 5Subjective evaluation of use of Babyloid for doll therapy14 citations · 2012
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- 7A Review of Robot Rescue Simulation Platforms for Robotics Education7 citations · 2019
- 8Standard Rescue Tasks Based on the Japan Virtual Robotics Challenge6 citations · 2017
- 9A Realistic RoboCup Rescue Simulation Based on Gazebo6 citations · 2015
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