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Nobuo Kawaguchi is a leading researcher at the intersection of robotics, human-robot collaboration, and digital twin technologies. His work focuses on creating seamless interactions between humans, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), and virtual environments, with a particular emphasis on developing practical testbeds and communication portals for IoT-enabled spaces. Kawaguchi’s major contributions include the DigiMobot framework (26 citations), which establishes digital twin architectures for human-robot collaboration in indoor settings like offices and hospitals, and RobotNEST (18 citations), a pioneering testbed for deploying connected and autonomous robots in real-world society. He also introduced MetaPo, a robotic meta-portal enabling interspace communication between physical and cyber spaces, and the RHS360 system for omnidirectional robot-hand interaction. His recent work explores remote 3D scanning using VR headsets and robotic arms, pushing the boundaries of telepresence. With over 55 total citations across his most-cited works, Kawaguchi’s research is instrumental in bridging the gap between physical and digital worlds, advancing the practical deployment of AMRs in everyday environments.