Papers
44
Total Citations
238
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About
Tetsuya Kinugasa is a robotics researcher whose work spans biomechanically inspired locomotion, passive dynamic walking, and mobile robot design. His research is particularly distinguished by its focus on harnessing natural physical dynamics rather than relying on computationally intensive control systems, a philosophy exemplified through his investigations into passive dynamic walking. His influential 2021 study experimentally verified chaotic and adaptive behaviors in passive dynamic walking, while earlier foundational work on biped robots — including the "emu" platform and knee-length variation strategies — helped establish principles for more natural, energy-efficient locomotion. Kinugasa has extended these insights into multi-legged systems, developing the centipede-inspired i-CentiPot robot (2019, 14 citations) to demonstrate the power of implicit control in creature-like machines. His contributions to rescue robotics are equally notable, with pioneering proposals for flexible mono-tread mobile tracks and crawler robots with terrain-adaptive sub-crawlers, addressing real-world demands in disaster response environments. He has also championed robotics education through accessible tools such as cardboard-based 3D passive dynamic walkers. Across more than 15 years of publication, Kinugasa's work consistently bridges theoretical biomechanics with practical engineering, making him a distinctive voice in embodied and bio-inspired robotics research.
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- 2Centipede Type Robot i-CentiPot: From Machine to Creatures14 citations · 2019
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- 5Development of a small and lightweight myriapod robot using passive dynamics12 citations · 2017
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- 7Passive walking of biped emu with attitude control of body10 citations · 2004
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- 93-D Passive Dynamic Walker Made of Cardboard for Robot Education8 citations · 2013
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