Yogo TAKADA
Papers
30
Total Citations
207
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About
Yogo Takada is a robotics researcher whose work spans two primary domains: infrastructure inspection robotics and biomimetic underwater robots. His research addresses critical real-world challenges, developing innovative robotic systems that reduce the cost, danger, and complexity of inspecting aging civil infrastructure and conducting aquatic ecological surveys. In the realm of inspection robotics, Takada has pioneered robots capable of traversing bridge surfaces using permanent magnets, navigating splicing joints, and withstanding crosswind disturbances on vertical walls — work that has collectively garnered over 55 citations. His hermit crab-inspired pipe inspection robot further demonstrates his creative approach to bio-inspired mechanical design. Equally prolific in aquatic robotics, Takada has developed small robotic fish for applications ranging from disaster victim location in flooded environments to autonomous goldfish tracking and marine ecological observation. His contributions include fuel-cell-powered micro fish robots, CMOS camera-equipped underwater vehicles, and computational fluid-structure interaction simulations to optimize propulsive performance. These studies, accumulating over 65 citations combined, have meaningfully advanced the feasibility of unobtrusive aquatic robots. Takada's body of work reflects a consistent commitment to translating biological principles and engineering innovation into practical solutions for societal safety and environmental monitoring.
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- 6Performance of Very Small Robotic Fish Equipped with CMOS Camera9 citations · 2015
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