Yoshifumi Aosaki
Papers
2
Total Citations
8
H-Index
2
About
Yoshifumi Aosaki’s research lies at the intersection of human-robot interaction and telepresence, with a focused interest in enabling natural, embodied communication across distances. His most notable contribution is the development of **iRIS**, a remote surrogate robot designed to facilitate mutual reference to physical objects. iRIS features a display showing a remote participant’s head, mounted on a 3-degree-of-freedom neck, and a built-in projector that allows the remote user to point at and highlight objects in the local environment. This system addresses a fundamental challenge in remote collaboration: how to seamlessly share attention and reference tangible items. While his citation counts (5 and 3 for his two most-cited papers) are modest, the work is conceptually significant for its innovative approach to overcoming the “tunnel vision” of standard video conferencing. Aosaki’s research is particularly relevant for fields like remote surgery, collaborative design, and distance education, where precise, shared spatial awareness is critical. His work on iRIS has been recognized as a creative step toward making telepresence more intuitive and physically grounded.
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Top Papers
- 1iRIS: a remote surrogate for mutual reference5 citations · 2013
- 2iRIS: A remote surrogate for mutual reference3 citations · 2013