Naoaki Tadami
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Total Citations
81
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About
Naoaki Tadami is a robotics researcher whose work centers on biologically inspired excavation systems for extreme and inaccessible environments, including ocean floors and the lunar subsurface. Drawing on earthworm locomotion principles, Tadami has made significant contributions to the design of robots capable of navigating and sampling sediment in conditions where conventional drilling equipment proves costly or impractical. His most-cited work, "Curved excavation by a sub-seafloor excavation robot" (2017, 24 citations), demonstrated that flexible robotic systems could perform non-linear burrowing paths beneath the seafloor — a breakthrough for marine geological and biological sampling. Complementary studies explored water-jetting excavation techniques, torque reduction strategies, and propulsion units modeled on earthworm setae, collectively advancing the practicality of compact, ship-independent seabed explorers. In parallel, Tadami contributed to the development of LEAVO, a lunar earthworm-type excavation robot featuring flexible augers and peristaltic crawling mechanisms designed for subsurface planetary exploration. His broader research portfolio also touches on soft robotics, including pneumatic artificial muscles enhanced through strain-induced crystallization. With cumulative citations across multiple disciplines, Tadami represents an emerging voice in field robotics, bridging biomimetics, resource exploration, and space technology.
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- 1Curved excavation by a sub-seafloor excavation robot24 citations · 2017
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- 6DEVELOPMENT OF A FLEXIBLE PROPULSION UNIT FOR A SEABED EXCAVATION ROBOT3 citations · 2017
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