Sho Yokota

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Sho Yokota is a robotics researcher whose work spans assistive robotics, swarm robotics, and autonomous robot navigation. His most significant contributions lie in the development of intelligent robotic systems designed to improve human mobility and safety, with a particular focus on elderly care technology. Yokota is best known for his pioneering work on robotic walkers capable of providing seamless standing, walking, and sitting assistance — a critical advancement over earlier devices that addressed only isolated phases of movement. His research emphasizes patient-centered design, notably developing systems that encourage users to engage their own physical strength during assisted standing, helping preserve muscle function over time. These contributions have collectively attracted over 90 citations, with his 2017 standing assistive walker paper among his most recognized works. Beyond assistive technology, Yokota has made notable contributions to swarm robotics, proposing control algorithms that maintain swarm stability through local center-of-gravity calculations while enabling cooperative human-swarm interaction. His work on robot navigation in pedestrian environments further demonstrates his broader interest in safe human-robot coexistence. Together, these research threads reflect a career dedicated to bridging intelligent robotics with real-world human needs, from rehabilitation wards to dynamic public spaces.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Development of standing assistive walker for domestic use

   19 citations · 2017
2. 2
   Control and stability for robotic swarm based on center of gravity of local swarm

   18 citations · 2008
3. 3
   Stand-Up Assistive Devices Allowing Patients to Perform Voluntary Movements Within the Safety Movement Tolerance

   16 citations · 2022
4. 4
   Standing assistance control using a physical strength of a patient with load estimation

   13 citations · 2012
5. 5
   Robot navigation according to the characteristics of pedestrian flow

   13 citations · 2017
6. 6
   Standing motion assistance on a robotic walker based on the estimated patient's load

   12 citations · 2012
7. 7
   Control Law for Rough Terrain Robot with Leg-type Crawler

   11 citations · 2006
8. 8
   Robot navigation according to the characteristics of pedestrian flow

   11 citations · 2016
9. 9
   Cooperative movement of human and swarm robot maintaining stability of swarm

   11 citations · 2008
10. 10
    Pattern based standing assistance adapted to individual subjects on a robotic walker

    10 citations · 2017

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