Shujiro Dohta
Papers
46
Total Citations
437
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About
Shujiro Dohta is a pioneering robotics and mechatronics researcher whose work centers on flexible pneumatic actuators, soft robotics, and human-assistive technologies. Based at Okayama University of Science (OUS), Dohta has dedicated his career to developing lightweight, compliant pneumatic systems that address pressing societal challenges, particularly Japan's growing elderly care and rehabilitation needs. His most celebrated contribution — a rodless flexible pneumatic cylinder introduced in 2007 — garnered 57 citations and laid the foundation for a body of work that spans wrist rehabilitation devices, pipe inspection robots, and master-slave robot arms. His inchworm-type pipe inspection robots and tetrahedral soft robot arms, both published in 2020, demonstrate the sustained relevance and evolution of his design philosophy: creating safe, low-cost, pneumatically driven systems suitable for real-world deployment in medical and industrial environments. Beyond hardware innovation, Dohta has explored simple trajectory control methods and embedded controller integration, making sophisticated robotic systems more accessible. He has also contributed meaningfully to engineering education, developing competition-based robotics curricula at OUS. With over 237 cumulative citations across his most influential works, Dohta's research represents a compelling intersection of practical engineering, social responsibility, and accessible technology design.
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- 4Control and analysis of robot arm using flexible pneumatic cylinder21 citations · 2014
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- 91007 Development of a Search Type Rescue Robot Driven by Pneumatic Actuator14 citations · 2010
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