Shuji Tanaka
Papers
22
Total Citations
227
H-Index
9
About
Shuji Tanaka is a pioneering researcher in the field of robotic tactile sensing, with expertise spanning MEMS-CMOS integration, sensor network architectures, and intelligent LSI design. His work addresses one of robotics' most compelling challenges: equipping robots with skin-like sensory capabilities that enable safer, more nuanced interactions with humans and environments. Tanaka's most significant contributions center on developing miniaturized, multi-axis tactile sensor systems that can be distributed across an entire robot body. His research on MEMS-on-CMOS capacitive tactile sensors and quad-seesaw-electrode structures demonstrates a sophisticated integration of fabrication and circuit design, enabling compact sensors capable of detecting subtle pressure variations. Notably, his development of dedicated CMOS platform LSIs — incorporating force, temperature, and communication functions in a single chip — represents a landmark step toward scalable robot skin technology. His work on networked tactile sensor architectures, including interrupt-driven data transmission systems, addresses the critical challenge of managing data from thousands of distributed sensor nodes efficiently. With his most-cited papers accumulating over 30 citations each and a body of work spanning more than a decade, Tanaka's research continues to shape the trajectory of human-robot interaction and next-generation social robotics.
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- 6A CMOS-LSI for a sensor network platform of social robot applications12 citations · 2016
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- 8Development of an LSI for Tactile Sensor Systems on the Whole-Body of Robots10 citations · 2011
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