Tetsuya Mouri

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Tetsuya Mouri is a pioneering robotics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of anthropomorphic robot hands, haptic interfaces, and rehabilitation robotics. Based at Gifu University in Japan, Mouri has made landmark contributions to the design and control of dexterous robotic systems that closely mimic human hand anatomy and function. His most celebrated work includes the development of the Gifu Hand III (2002, 247 citations), a highly capable anthropomorphic robot hand designed as a research platform for dexterous manipulation, featuring improved thumb opposability and reduced mechanical backlash. Complementing this, his HIRO series of five-fingered haptic interface robots — culminating in HIRO III (2010, 122 citations) — enabled precise multi-directional force feedback at all five human fingertips, advancing virtual reality and teleoperation applications significantly. Perhaps most impactful is Mouri's sustained contribution to rehabilitation robotics. His hand rehabilitation systems, including a multi-DOF VR-enhanced robot enabling independent patient exercise (2010, 258 citations) and a symmetrical master-slave exoskeleton leveraging the patient's own healthy hand for motion guidance (2007, 152 citations), have substantially influenced assistive technology research worldwide. With over 1,100 citations across his top works, Mouri's research continues to shape how robotics addresses both human-machine interaction and clinical rehabilitation needs.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Development of a Hand-Assist Robot With Multi-Degrees-of-Freedom for Rehabilitation Therapy

   258 citations · 2010
2. 2
   Anthropomorphic Robot Hand : Gifu Hand III

   247 citations · 2002
3. 3
   Development of a Hand Motion Assist Robot for Rehabilitation Therapy by Patient Self-Motion Control

   152 citations · 2007
4. 4
   Five-Fingered Haptic Interface Robot: HIRO III

   122 citations · 2010
5. 5
   A design of fine motion assist equipment for disabled hand in robotic rehabilitation system

   93 citations · 2009
6. 6
   Design and Control of Five-Fingered Haptic Interface Opposite to Human Hand

   78 citations · 2007
7. 7
   Developments of new anthropomorphic robot hand and its master slave system

   68 citations · 2005
8. 8
   Anthropomorphic Robot Hand "Gifu Hand III" and Real Time Control System

   61 citations · 2002
9. 9
   Five-fingered haptic interface robot: HIRO III

   55 citations · 2009
10. 10
    Control of multi-fingered haptic interface opposite to human hand

    44 citations · 2004

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