Wataru Nakajima
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Wataru Nakajima is a roboticist specializing in deformable object manipulation, with a particular focus on the challenging domain of fabric handling. His research addresses the fundamental problem of enabling robots to reliably interact with non-rigid materials like towels and cloth, which remain difficult for conventional automation due to their infinite degrees of freedom and unpredictable behavior. Nakajima's most cited work, "Picking up One of the Folded and Stacked Towels by a Single Arm Robot" (2018, 16 citations), tackles the specific challenge of singulating the top towel from a stack without disturbing the arrangement below—a task requiring both precise shape reproducibility during regrasping and careful lifting dynamics to avoid dragging adjacent items. This contribution is notable for its practical implications in industries like hospitality and healthcare, where automated laundry handling could significantly reduce manual labor. By developing methods that guarantee consistent towel shape after manipulation and enable stable lifting without displacement, Nakajima advances the frontier of robotic cloth manipulation, bridging the gap between laboratory research and real-world applications in service robotics.
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- 1Picking up One of the Folded and Stacked Towels by a Single Arm Robot16 citations · 2018