Shoshiro Hatakeyama
Papers
12
Total Citations
69
H-Index
5
About
Shoshiro Hatakeyama is a robotics researcher whose work spans locomotion control, manipulation, and human-robot interaction, with particular strengths in bio-inspired and dexterous robotic systems. He is perhaps best known for his pioneering contributions to snake-like robot locomotion, developing a state-feedback control strategy for passive-wheel snake robots that eliminates the need for reference trajectories — a significant simplification over prior approaches — and later extending this work through elastic actuator design and observer-based state estimation across multiple publications. Hatakeyama has also pursued the ambitious challenge of replicating highly skilled human manipulation, dedicating several studies to robotic yo-yo performance, including realizing the complex "Long-Sleeper" trick using parallel-link manipulators, demonstrating a rare intersection of dynamics modeling and precision control. His interests extend to service robotics, including SLAM-based window-cleaning robots, and bio-inspired locomotion through a wheel-spider hexapod robot capable of both walking and rolling. Beyond research, he has made meaningful contributions to engineering education through the IDC Robocon transnational design competition. His most cited work on snake robot control (16 citations) reflects the foundational impact of his locomotion research on the broader robotics community.
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- 3A yoyo trick realized by parallel-link manipulator7 citations · 2013
- 4Development of snake-like robot with rotational elastic actuators6 citations · 2011
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- 6Realization of yoyo operation called long-sleeper by robot arms5 citations · 2011
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- 9Modeling and Control of Dynamic Yoyo with Pulling Back Motion3 citations · 2009
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