Papers
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Total Citations
93
H-Index
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About
Takuma Nemoto’s research lies at the intersection of bio-inspired robotics, reconfigurable locomotion, and autonomous fault diagnosis. He is best known for developing multi-legged robots—quadruped and hexapod—that can both walk and roll by reconfiguring their leg structures, drawing inspiration from creatures like the wheel spider. His most cited work (29 citations) introduces a Support Vector Machine-based fault diagnosis system for a reconfigurable crawling–rolling robot, enabling autonomous error detection and recovery—a critical step toward fully self-sufficient robots. Nemoto also pioneered energy-compensation controllers for rolling locomotion, allowing robots to maintain stable motion by dynamically balancing energy loss. Beyond locomotion, he has contributed to SLAM for reconfigurable robots, glass façade-cleaning robot perception, and even highly dexterous robotic yoyo manipulation, demonstrating a rare breadth from fundamental control theory to applied service robotics. With over 80 total citations across a decade of work, Nemoto’s research consistently advances the autonomy and adaptability of robots in unstructured environments, making him a notable figure in field robotics and bio-inspired mechanism design.
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- 6Realization of yoyo operation called long-sleeper by robot arms5 citations · 2011
- 7Window Shape Estimation for Glass Façade-Cleaning Robot4 citations · 2023
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- 9Heterogeneous multirobot cleaning system: State and parameter estimation4 citations · 2019
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