Takashi KAWAMURA
Papers
11
Total Citations
81
H-Index
5
About
Takashi Kawamura is a pioneering roboticist whose research spans safe human-robot interaction, bio-inspired locomotion, and sports robotics. His most influential work, "Development of a soft manipulator using a smart flexible joint for safe contact with humans" (2004, 31 citations), addresses the critical challenge of physical human-robot coexistence in medicine and home automation by introducing compliant joints that mitigate injury risk. Kawamura also made early contributions to aerial robotics with his "ROBOT CAT" project (1991-1992), which demonstrated posture control and soft landing through cat-like turning motions—a foundational study in free-falling robot stabilization. In a unique interdisciplinary turn, he developed curling robots capable of competing against humans, with papers from 2014-2019 (11 citations) exploring strategy simulation and stone delivery to achieve victory in one-end games. His work on variable wheel-base robots for improved travel performance on deformable terrain (2019, 11 citations) and clothes folding systems using small mobile robots (2017) further showcase his versatility. With a career spanning over three decades, Kawamura’s contributions to flexible manipulation, bio-inspired control, and robotic sports remain influential in advancing robots that work safely alongside people.
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- 5Development of a Manipulator with Flexible Joints Using Smart Fluid5 citations · 2004
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- 9Scientific Approach and Challenges of Curling Study2 citations · 2017
- 10Development clothes folding system with small mobile robots2 citations · 2017