Tomoyuki Yamaguchi
Papers
10
Total Citations
91
H-Index
5
About
Tomoyuki Yamaguchi is a pioneering roboticist whose work focuses on developing specialized mobile robots for challenging environments, particularly in infrastructure inspection and agricultural automation. His research centers on three key areas: wall-climbing robots for concrete structure inspection, steep-slope mobile robots for grass cutting in mountainous terrain, and novel adhesion mechanisms for vertical locomotion. Yamaguchi's most impactful contribution is the "Automated Hammering Inspection System With Multi-Copter Type Mobile Robot for Concrete Structures" (2022, 31 citations), which revolutionizes infrastructure health monitoring by enabling drones to perform hammering tests—a task traditionally done manually. He also developed the "Grass Cutting Robot for Inclined Surfaces in Hilly and Mountainous Areas" (2023, 15 citations), addressing dangerous labor on slopes up to 60°. His "Propeller-Type Wall-Climbing Robot for Visual and Hammering Inspection of Concrete Surfaces" (2024, 11 citations) integrates dual inspection capabilities in a single platform. Notable innovations include the SIEN telescopic-arm climbing-support robot (2009) and the AttractiveEye augmented gaze representation system (2009). With over 90 total citations, Yamaguchi's work directly addresses real-world safety and efficiency challenges, making him a leading figure in field robotics for hazardous environments.
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Top Papers
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- 2Grass Cutting Robot for Inclined Surfaces in Hilly and Mountainous Areas15 citations · 2023
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- 4Wall climbing robot in narrow space with pantograph-type structure9 citations · 2010
- 5Development of a Steep Slope Mobile Robot with Propulsion Adhesion7 citations · 2020
- 6SIEN: Telescopic-Arm Climbing-Support Robot5 citations · 2009
- 7Development of a telescopic-arm type, climbing support robot5 citations · 2009
- 8Edge-based Extraction of a Grasped Object with Retina-like Sensor4 citations · 2007
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