Tomotaka Teramachi
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Total Citations
123
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About
Tomotaka Teramachi is a leading researcher in disaster-response robotics, specializing in four-limbed locomotion systems designed to navigate extreme environments. His primary contributions center on the development of WAREC-1, a highly versatile quadruped robot capable of traversing rough terrain, narrow spaces, stairs, and vertical ladders—critical capabilities for post-disaster search and rescue operations. Teramachi’s work has garnered over 120 citations, with his seminal 2017 paper on WAREC-1’s high locomotion ability receiving 44 citations alone. He has pioneered innovative crawling gaits that reduce fall impact on uneven terrain, as well as stable ladder-climbing techniques using dynamic stability models and event-based motion planning. Notably, his research on end-effector design for commonly structured limbs has enabled practical ladder climbing in real-world plant facilities. Teramachi’s achievements include developing trajectory generation methods that separate path and time planning, enhancing motion efficiency. His work bridges the gap between theoretical stability margins and practical robotic deployment, making him a key figure in advancing robots that can operate where humans cannot.
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- 2Crawling gait for four-limbed robot and simulation on uneven terrain17 citations · 2016
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- 10Event-based climbing motion planning for a quadruped robot2 citations · 2015