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Total Citations
61
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About
Takeshi Ohki is a versatile robotics researcher whose work spans autonomous mobile systems, disaster response robotics, and marine exploration technologies. His most influential contributions lie in path planning for mobile robots operating in challenging environments, with his 2012 paper on the Distance Time Transform Method for dynamic path planning garnering 28 citations — a testament to its practical relevance for disaster-zone navigation. Building on this foundation, Ohki developed techniques for safe maneuvering on rough terrain, including instability-aware attitude management and sparse transition cost propagation in elevation maps, advancing the feasibility of deploying robots in volcanic and disaster-stricken landscapes. Beyond terrestrial robotics, Ohki has made notable contributions to marine autonomy. His work on support-vessel-free bathymetric survey systems and unmanned surface towing platforms for heterogeneous underwater vehicles addresses critical scalability challenges in seafloor mapping. An early paper on robotics in regenerative medicine further demonstrates his interdisciplinary reach, envisioning automated cell culture systems to accelerate tissue engineering. Collectively, Ohki's research reflects a sustained commitment to expanding robotic capabilities across hazardous and inaccessible environments, with real-world implications for disaster response, environmental monitoring, and biomedical manufacturing.
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- 4Grand Espoir: Robotics in Regenerative Medicine7 citations · 2007
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