Naoyuki Kubota
Tokyo Metropolitan University, Osaka Institute of Technology, University of Fukui, La Trobe University, Hokkaido University, Seoul National University, Nagoya University, Fukui University of Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Shuto General Hospital, University of Malaya, National University of Tainan, Science and Technology Corporation (United States)
Papers
338
Total Citations
3,213
H-Index
25
About
Naoyuki Kubota is a pioneering robotics researcher whose work spans intelligent robotic systems, human-robot interaction, and autonomous navigation. With a career stretching across more than two decades, Kubota has made foundational contributions to fuzzy-based artificial intelligence in robotics, most notably through his 1999 paper on intelligent robotic systems that acquire skills through environmental interaction, now cited over 183 times. His research consistently bridges biological inspiration and computational intelligence — from neural oscillator-based bipedal locomotion control to bacterial memetic algorithms for mobile robot path planning. A recurring theme in Kubota's work is the development of "partner robots" — socially aware systems designed to cooperate with humans and each other. His contributions to cooperative perception via sensor networks, fuzzy spiking neural networks for human localization, and multimodal communication frameworks for aging populations reflect a deep commitment to socially beneficial robotics. More recently, he has extended his reach into deep learning, publishing on temporal attention models for human action recognition. Collectively, his body of work — accumulating over 600 citations across his most impactful papers — positions him as a leading voice in human-centered intelligent robotics and autonomous systems research.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1An intelligent robotic system based on a fuzzy approach183 citations · 1999
- 2Cooperative Perceptual Systems for Partner Robots Based on Sensor Network67 citations · 2006
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- 4Bacterial memetic algorithm for offline path planning of mobile robots56 citations · 2012
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- 7Evolving pet robot with emotional model47 citations · 2002
- 8Fuzzy and Neural Computing for Communication of A Partner Robot46 citations · 2003
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