Nobuto Hirakoso

National Institute of Technology, Gunma College

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Nobuto Hirakoso is a robotics researcher specializing in autonomous navigation, multi-legged locomotion, and bilateral control systems. His work focuses on developing optimal control frameworks that enable robots to operate with greater autonomy and precision in complex environments. In his 2012 study on online tracking control, Hirakoso designed a wheeled mobile robot capable of independent obstacle avoidance, self-localization, and autonomous trajectory generation—laying groundwork for adaptive robotic navigation. He later advanced multi-legged robotics with a 2017 paper proposing an optimal control system for a four-legged robot with redundant joints, fusing attitude and translation motion to enhance stability and maneuverability. Hirakoso also contributed to human-robot interaction through a 2015 study on bilateral control, integrating force and position feedback in a master-slave system to improve teleoperation accuracy. While his citation counts (4, 2, and 2, respectively) reflect a focused, early-stage career, his research demonstrates a consistent commitment to fusing control strategies—optimal formulation, force-position integration, and motion coordination—to push the boundaries of autonomous and teleoperated robotic systems. Hirakoso’s work offers valuable insights for students and researchers exploring control theory, mobile robotics, and human-robot collaboration.