Takanobu Miwa
Papers
4
Total Citations
58
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4
About
Takanobu Miwa is a robotics researcher whose work spans climbing robots, cleaning automation, human-robot interfaces, and humanoid recovery systems. His most cited paper introduces EJBot-II (2019, 29 citations), an optimized skid-steering, propeller-type climbing robot with a novel transition mechanism. Unlike conventional climbing robots limited to specific surfaces, EJBot-II uses propeller-based adhesion—inspired by aviation but operating on an opposite principle—enabling it to traverse diverse terrains. Miwa also advanced cleaning robotics with an adaptive path-planning algorithm (2018, 17 citations) that accounts for real-world dust distribution, moving beyond uniform coverage models. His development of an intraoral interface for human-ability extension robots (2016, 7 citations) explores supernumerary limbs, offering new degrees of freedom for assistive technology. Additionally, his work on standing-up control for fallen humanoid robots (2018, 5 citations) uses ground-contacting state estimation to enable autonomous recovery. These contributions demonstrate Miwa’s impact in practical robotics, from industrial maintenance to assistive devices, with a focus on adaptive, real-world solutions.
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- 2Adaptive Path Planning for Cleaning Robots Considering Dust Distribution17 citations · 2018
- 3Development of an Intraoral Interface for Human-Ability Extension Robots7 citations · 2016
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