Takuya Umedachi

Tufts University, Tohoku University, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Takeda (Japan), The University of Tokyo, Shinshu University, Hiroshima University, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Murata Machinery (Japan)

Papers

48

Total Citations

958

H-Index

13

About

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Research Focus

Computer science47 · 957 citations
Artificial intelligence46 · 955 citations
Robot44 · 951 citations
Engineering33 · 820 citations
Mechanical engineering14 · 542 citations
Actuator12 · 467 citations
Control engineering16 · 464 citations
Soft robotics13 · 437 citations
Simulation15 · 375 citations
Crawling12 · 342 citations
Materials science15 · 335 citations
Physics20 · 331 citations

Key Achievements

13
H-Index
48
Papers
958
Total Citations
20
Avg Citations/Paper
🏆 Most Cited Paper
<i>Softworms</i>: the design and control of non-pneumatic, 3D-printed, deformable robots
220 citations · 2016
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2020 (6 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 57
🏛 Institutions: Tufts University, Tohoku University, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Takeda (Japan), The University of Tokyo, Shinshu University

Top Papers

  1. 1
    <i>Softworms</i>: the design and control of non-pneumatic, 3D-printed, deformable robots
    220 citations · 2016
  2. 2
    Highly deformable 3-D printed soft robot generating inching and crawling locomotions with variable friction legs
    150 citations · 2013
  3. 3
    Fully decentralized control of a soft-bodied robot inspired by true slime mold
    80 citations · 2010
  4. 4
    Design of a 3D-printed soft robot with posture and steering control
    58 citations · 2014
  5. 5
    Gait control in a soft robot by sensing interactions with the environment using self-deformation
    43 citations · 2016
  6. 6
    Exploring Behaviors of Caterpillar-Like Soft Robots with a Central Pattern Generator-Based Controller and Reinforcement Learning
    42 citations · 2019
  7. 7
    Continuum Robotic Caterpillar with Wirelessly Powered Shape Memory Alloy Actuators
    38 citations · 2020
  8. 8
    Design of Frictional 2D-Anisotropy Surface for Wriggle Locomotion of Printable Soft-Bodied Robots
    33 citations · 2018
  9. 9
    Caterpillar-Inspired Crawling Robot Using Both Compression and Bending Deformations
    31 citations · 2019
  10. 10
    True-slime-mould-inspired hydrostatically coupled oscillator system exhibiting versatile behaviours
    19 citations · 2013

Key Collaborators

AIAkio Ishiguro15 shared papersYKYoshihiro Kawahara14 shared papersMSMasahiro Shimizu8 shared papersTDTung D. Ta6 shared papersRKRyo Kobayashi6 shared papersTNToshiyuki Nakagaki6 shared papersBABarry A. Trimmer5 shared papersKTKoichi Takeda5 shared papersMIMatthew Ishige4 shared papersMSMasahiro Shimizu4 shared papersKHKoh Hosoda3 shared papersRIRyo Idei3 shared papersKIKentaro Ito3 shared papersSSShunsuke Shigaki3 shared papersNINoriyasu IWAMOTO3 shared papersHOHirono Ohashi2 shared papersTTTadahiro Taniguchi2 shared papersVVVishesh Vikas2 shared papersTKTaichi Kitamura2 shared papersYIYoshihisa Ijiri2 shared papers
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