Yasuhide Mizuta
Papers
11
Total Citations
112
H-Index
8
About
Yasuhide Mizuta is a robotics researcher whose work centers on assistive technology for elderly care, with particular expertise in developing intelligent robotic systems that support standing, sitting, and walking transitions. His research addresses one of the most pressing challenges of our aging society: the growing shortage of caregivers and the need for accessible, affordable support robots. Mizuta's most influential contribution is his development of a multifunctional robotic walker capable of providing continuous standing, walking, and sitting assistance — a significant advancement over earlier devices limited to a single function. Accumulating 19 citations, this work laid the groundwork for a coherent line of research exploring user state estimation, center-of-gravity (CoG) tracking, and pattern-based assistance personalized to individual users. Notably, his work emphasizes preserving users' voluntary movement and residual physical strength, rather than replacing it entirely — a philosophically important design principle for rehabilitation contexts. Beyond hardware, Mizuta has made meaningful contributions to AI accountability in physical human-support robots (15 citations) and verbal guidance interfaces (8 citations), recognizing that transparency and human-robot communication are essential for real-world adoption. With over 100 cumulative citations, his body of work represents a thoughtful, human-centered approach to care robotics engineering.
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Top Papers
- 1Development of standing assistive walker for domestic use19 citations · 2017
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- 6Human CoG estimation for assistive robots using a small number of sensors10 citations · 2017
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- 8Verbal guidance for sit-to-stand support system8 citations · 2020
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- 10Sitting Assistance considering with Posture Tolerance of its User5 citations · 2019