About

Yutaka Takaoka is a leading researcher in mobile manipulation and bipedal robotics, with a focus on enabling robots to operate autonomously in complex, unstructured human environments. His work centers on three key areas: 3D perception and mapping, footstep planning for biped navigation, and one-shot task learning for mobile manipulators. Takaoka’s most impactful contribution is his pioneering approach to biped navigation in rough terrain using on-board sensing, which has garnered 61 citations. He also developed an online system for footstep planning using 3D maps reconstructed via visual odometry (42 citations), and created a mobile manipulation system capable of autonomously performing complex home tasks after a single VR demonstration (21 citations). His research on dense local 3D world reconstruction from stereo image sequences (13 citations) and 3D map building for humanoid robots (18 citations) has advanced real-time environmental perception. Takaoka’s work on the Human Support Robot (HSR) demonstrates his commitment to practical assistive robotics, with notable achievements in navigation through narrow spaces and teleoperation interfaces. His combined citation count exceeds 180, reflecting significant influence in robotics and autonomous systems.

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185
Total Citations
19
Avg Citations/Paper
🏆 Most Cited Paper
Biped navigation in rough environments using on-board sensing
61 citations · 2009
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2005 (2 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 42
🏛 Institutions: Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan), Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Toyota Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Toyota Motor Corporation (Germany), Toyota Motor Corporation (Switzerland)

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