Tomohiro Kuroda

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Tomohiro Kuroda is a pioneering researcher in the field of haptic feedback and human-computer interaction for robotic surgery. His work focuses on enhancing the safety and precision of master-slave surgical systems by addressing the limitations of conventional visual displays. Kuroda’s major contributions include the development of a haptic navigation method that provides surgeons with tactile cues to avoid collisions with untouchable tissues, significantly improving spatial awareness during procedures. His most-cited paper, "Practical Haptic Navigation with Clickable 3D Region Input Interface for Supporting Master-Slave Type Robotic Surgery" (2004, 9 citations), along with related works (2003, 6 citations), demonstrates the impact of his approach in reducing reliance on flat or stereoscopic displays. He also explored the effects of video streaming delay in telemedicine (2002, 3 citations) and proposed a three-side-view presentation system for precise instrument positioning (2005, 2 citations). Kuroda’s innovations have laid groundwork for safer, more intuitive robotic surgery interfaces, making him a notable figure in surgical robotics and haptics research.

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1. 1
   Practical Haptic Navigation with Clickable 3D Region Input Interface for Supporting Master-Slave Type Robotic Surgery

   9 citations · 2004
2. 2
   A Haptic Navigation System for Supporting Master-Slave Robotic Surgery

   6 citations · 2003
3. 3
   Effect of video streaming delay on telemedicine based on the surgical cockpit system

   3 citations · 2002
4. 4
   Improving Precise Positioning of Surgical Robotic Instruments by a Three-Side-View Presentation System on Telesurgery

   2 citations · 2005

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