Taisuke Sugaiwa
Papers
9
Total Citations
68
H-Index
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About
Taisuke Sugaiwa is a leading researcher in human-symbiotic robotics, focusing on safe physical human-robot interaction and dexterous manipulation. His major contributions center on developing soft, shock-absorbing skin designs and visco-elastic joint mechanisms that ensure collision safety without compromising workability—critical for robots operating in homes and welfare facilities. His 2008 paper on shock-absorbing skin design (22 citations) established a foundational methodology for optimizing soft skin to protect humans during worst-case collisions. Sugaiwa also advanced grasping force control, devising a method for multi-fingered hands to securely lift objects of unknown weight, friction, and stiffness (18 citations). His work on the TWENDY-ONE human-symbiotic robot demonstrates compliant manipulation through coordinated hand-arm motions and active body-environment contact. Additionally, he pioneered a space-efficient visco-elastic joint mechanism using a GUMMETAL torsion bar (13 citations), enabling small, lightweight flexible joints that absorb contact forces and follow human motion. Sugaiwa’s research directly addresses the safety and dexterity challenges essential for robots to become trusted daily-life companions.
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- 3New visco-elastic mechanism design for flexible joint manipulator13 citations · 2008
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- 7Compliant Manipulation by Human-Symbiotic-Robot TWENDY-ONE2 citations · 2013
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