Tomohiro Sugino

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Tomohiro Sugino is a pioneering researcher in the field of human-robot interaction, with a specialized focus on the psychological and physiological impacts of robotics on human operators. His key research areas include surgical robotics, human stress evaluation, and the development of objective metrics for assessing human-robot collaboration. Sugino's major contributions center on creating novel methodologies to quantify the stress experienced by surgeons and general users when interacting with robotic systems. His most cited work, "Evaluating the surgeon's stress when using surgical assistant robots" (2007, 13 citations), introduced a groundbreaking approach that uses biological markers—specifically analyzing cortisol, alpha-amylase, and total protein in saliva, alongside heart rate monitoring—to objectively measure surgeon stress during robotic-assisted procedures. Building on this, his 2009 paper (9 citations) refined these techniques to evaluate psychological stress in broader human-robot interactions over extended periods. These contributions are notable for providing the first objective, non-invasive methods to assess the cognitive load and emotional strain of working alongside robots, offering critical insights for designing more ergonomic and user-friendly robotic systems in both medical and industrial settings.