Takahiro Miyashita
Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International, Advanced Science, Technology & Management Research Institute of Kyoto, Kyoto Seika University, The University of Osaka, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Interaction Design (United Kingdom), Osaka Prefectural Toyonaka Support School
Papers
74
Total Citations
2,191
H-Index
24
About
Takahiro Miyashita is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of human-robot interaction, autonomous navigation, and social robotics. His work spans some of the most pressing challenges in making robots genuinely useful and comfortable companions in everyday human environments, from shopping malls and offices to public spaces. Miyashita's most celebrated contribution, "Person Tracking in Large Public Spaces Using 3-D Range Sensors" (2013, 284 citations), established foundational methods for detecting and monitoring people in complex real-world settings — work that proved essential for both action recognition and interactive robotics. His influential 2008 study on humanoid appearances (176 citations) offered rare empirical insight into how a robot's physical design shapes human behavior toward it, directly informing commercial and research robot development worldwide. Beyond perception, Miyashita has advanced robot navigation with a distinctly human-centered lens. His work on human-comfortable navigation, intention communication via light projection, and laser-based orientation tracking collectively demonstrate a commitment to robots that don't merely function, but coexist thoughtfully with people. His explorations of social robots in retail contexts and office settings further underscore the real-world applicability of his research. With over 1,200 cumulative citations, Miyashita's portfolio represents a cohesive and deeply influential vision of socially intelligent robotics.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Person Tracking in Large Public Spaces Using 3-D Range Sensors284 citations · 2013
- 2Analysis of Humanoid Appearances in Human–Robot Interaction176 citations · 2008
- 3Navigation for human-robot interaction tasks145 citations · 2004
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- 5Robovie-IV: A Communication Robot Interacting with People Daily in an Office106 citations · 2006
- 6Communicating robotic navigational intentions97 citations · 2015
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- 8Human-comfortable navigation for an autonomous robotic wheelchair75 citations · 2013
- 9ROBOT <i>MANZAI</i>: ROBOT CONVERSATION AS A PASSIVE–SOCIAL MEDIUM70 citations · 2008
- 10Haptic Communication Between Humans and Robots57 citations · 2007