Yukihiro Kubo

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Yukihiro Kubo is a robotics researcher at Kobe City College of Technology, specializing in autonomous navigation and agricultural robotics. His work bridges practical industrial automation with precision agriculture, focusing on two key areas: robotic manipulation for logistics and GNSS-based positioning for slow-speed robots. His most cited paper, "Robotic Forklift for Stacking Multiple Pallets with RGB-D Cameras" (2021, 9 citations), addresses the complex challenge of stacking mesh pallets—a critical task in shipping and storage. By using RGB-D cameras, Kubo’s system enables a forklift to precisely place pallet feet on narrow edges, solving a problem that has long hindered warehouse automation. More recently, Kubo has turned his attention to agricultural robotics, developing a method for successive moving baseline estimation using GNSS positioning (2023, 2 citations) for an automatic strawberry pollination robot. This work aims to improve slow-speed robot accuracy in outdoor environments, where traditional GPS signals can be unreliable. Though early in his career, Kubo’s contributions demonstrate a commitment to solving real-world problems—from warehouse logistics to precision farming—with innovative sensor integration and control strategies.