Yasuyuki Inoue

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Yasuyuki Inoue is a pioneering force in the field of telexistence and human-robot interaction, with a career spanning over three decades. His foundational work on tele-existence—the technology enabling humans to experience real-time sensation and interaction in remote or virtual environments—has shaped modern robotics. Inoue’s landmark 1991 paper, "Tele-existence in real world and virtual world," laid the conceptual groundwork, while his 1993 experimental study on remote manipulation using virtual reality (44 citations) demonstrated practical applications in low-visibility settings. His most-cited work, "TELESAR VI: Telexistence Surrogate Anthropomorphic Robot VI" (46 citations), showcases a state-of-the-art surrogate robot that allows operators to feel present in a remote space. Inoue has also contributed to surgical robotics, as seen in his 2024 study on the hinotori™ surgical robot system (29 citations), Japan’s first made-in-Japan robotic system for radical prostatectomy. His research on impedance control, master-slave manipulation, and self-recognition in telexistence robots (e.g., mirror reflection and self-touch studies) has advanced both theoretical and applied robotics. With over 160 citations across his key works, Inoue remains a central figure in telexistence, bridging virtual and real worlds for dexterous, intuitive remote operation.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   TELESAR VI: Telexistence Surrogate Anthropomorphic Robot VI

   46 citations · 2020
2. 2
   Experimental Study on Remote Manipulation Using Virtual Reality

   44 citations · 1993
3. 3
   Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy using the novel hinotoriTM surgical robot system: initial experience and operation learning curve at a single institution

   29 citations · 2024
4. 4
   Tele-existence in real world and virtual world

   14 citations · 1991
5. 5
   ROBOT CONTROLLER. Teaching Method for Industrial Robot.

   8 citations · 1996
6. 6
   Master-Slave Robot Hand Control Method based on Congruence of Vectors for Telexistence Hand Manipulation

   6 citations · 2019
7. 7
   A Method of Impedance Control of a Master-slave Manipulation System.

   6 citations · 1992
8. 8
   Observation of mirror reflection and voluntary self-touch enhance self-recognition for a telexistence robot

   5 citations · 2017
9. 9
   A Method for Superimposing Virtual Environment and Real Environment.

   5 citations · 1994
10. 10
    Telepresence Robot with Novel Stereoscopic Camera Configuration

    2 citations · 2022

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