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Hiroyuki Kajimoto is affiliated with the University of Electro-Communications in Japan and has contributed extensively to research across neuroscience, engineering, and computer science. Their work is notably interdisciplinary, intersecting fields such as cognitive neuroscience, human-computer interaction, biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, and social psychology.

Their research covers a broad range of topics focused primarily on tactile and sensory interactions, interactive and immersive displays, as well as virtual reality applications and impacts. Additional areas of interest include teleoperation and haptic systems, motor control and adaptation, advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials, and multisensory perception and integration.

Kajimoto's recent publications span multiple journals and conferences, reflecting active engagement with different scientific communities. Select papers include:

  • The Hanger Reflex: An Inexpensive and Non-invasive Therapeutic Modality for Dystonia and Neurological Disorders (2020), Neurologia medico-chirurgica
  • Brain networks underlying the processing of sound symbolism related to softness perception (2021), Scientific Reports
  • A Pseudo-Haptic Method Using Auditory Feedback: The Role of Delay, Frequency, and Loudness of Auditory Feedback in Response to a User's Button Click in Causing a Sensation of Heaviness (2022), IEEE Access
  • Head rotation and illusory force sensation by lateral skin stretch on the face (2022), Frontiers in Virtual Reality
  • HARVEST: High-Resolution Haptic Vest and Fingertip Sensing Glove That Transfers Tactile Sensation of Fingers to the Back (2021), Applied Sciences

Kajimoto has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Izumi Mizoguchi, Keigo Ushiyama, Seitaro Kaneko, Satoshi Tanaka, and Akifumi Takahashi, reflecting a network of partnerships primarily in the domains of robotics, haptics, and immersive technology.

Their publications have appeared regularly in venues such as The Proceedings of JSME Annual Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec), arXiv, IEEE Access, Frontiers in Virtual Reality, and Applied Sciences.

In addition to articles, Kajimoto has contributed to scholarly books, with a recent publication titled Haptic Interaction released by Springer Science+Business Media in 2023.

Best Publications

  • Gravity grabber: wearable haptic display to present virtual mass sensation

    Kouta Minamizawa;Souichiro Fukamachi;Hiroyuki Kajimoto;Naoki Kawakami

  • SmartTouch: electric skin to touch the untouchable

    H. Kajimoto;N. Kawakami;S. Tachi;M. Inami

  • Vision-based sensor for real-time measuring of surface traction fields

    K. Kamiyama;K. Vlack;T. Mizota;H. Kajimoto

  • An Encounter-Type Multi-Fingered Master Hand Using Circuitous Joints

    S. Nakagawara;H. Kajimoto;N. Kawakami;S. Tachi

  • Evaluation of a vision-based tactile sensor

    K. Kamiyama;H. Kajimoto;N. Kawakami;S. Tachi

  • Electrotactile Display with Real-Time Impedance Feedback Using Pulse Width Modulation

    H. Kajimoto

  • A Wearable Haptic Display to Present the Gravity Sensation - Preliminary Observations and Device Design

    K. Minamizawa;H. Kajimoto;N. Kawakami;S. Tachi

  • Wearable tactile device using mechanical and electrical stimulation for fingertip interaction with virtual world

    Vibol Yem;Hiroyuki Kajimoto

  • Forehead Electro-tactile Display for Vision Substitution

    H. Kajimoto

  • GelForce: a vision-based traction field computer interface

    Kevin Vlack;Terukazu Mizota;Naoki Kawakami;Kazuto Kamiyama

  • SmartTouch - augmentation of skin sensation with electrocutaneous display

    H. Kajimoto;M. Inami;N. Kawakami;S. Tachi

  • Optical tactile sensor

    Susumu Tachi;Naoki Kawakami;Hiroyuki Kajimoto;Kazuto Kamiyama

  • 3D Form Display with Shape Memory Alloy

    Masashi Nakatani;Hiroyuki Kajimoto;Dairoku Sekiguchi;Naoki Kawakami

  • Development of anthropomorphic multi-D.O.F master-slave arm for mutual telexistence

    R. Tadakuma;Y. Asahara;H. Kajimoto;N. Kawakami

  • High‐resolution tactile sensor using the deformation of a reflection image

    Satoshi Saga;Hiroyuki Kajimoto;Susumu Tachi

  • Electro-Tactile Display with Force Feedback

    Hiroyuki Kajimoto;Naoki Kawakami;Taro Maeda;Susumu Tachi

  • Wearable haptic display to present virtual mass sensation

    Kouta Minamizawa;Souichiro Fukamachi;Hiroyuki Kajimoto;Naoki Kawakami

  • Increasing Electrical Muscle Stimulation's Dexterity by means of Back of the Hand Actuation

    Akifumi Takahashi;Jas Brooks;Hiroyuki Kajimoto;Pedro Lopes

  • FinGAR: combination of electrical and mechanical stimulation for high-fidelity tactile presentation

    Vibol Yem;Ryuta Okazaki;Hiroyuki Kajimoto

  • Vibrotactile and pseudo force presentation using motor rotational acceleration

    Vibol Yem;Ryuta Okazaki;Hiroyuki Kajimoto

  • COMS-VR: Mobile virtual reality entertainment system using electric car and head-mounted display

    Ryo Kodama;Masahiro Koge;Shun Taguchi;Hiroyuki Kajimoto

  • HamsaTouch: tactile vision substitution with smartphone and electro-tactile display

    Hiroyuki Kajimoto;Masaki Suzuki;Yonezo Kanno

Frequent Co-Authors

Susumu Tachi
Susumu Tachi University of Tokyo
Masahiko Inami
Masahiko Inami University of Tokyo
Vincent Hayward
Vincent Hayward Sorbonne University
Anatole Lécuyer
Anatole Lécuyer French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation - INRIA
Maud Marchal
Maud Marchal French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation - INRIA
Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
Katherine J. Kuchenbecker Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
Antonio Frisoli
Antonio Frisoli Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Norihiro Sadato
Norihiro Sadato National Institute for Physiological Sciences
Allison M. Okamura
Allison M. Okamura Stanford University
Domenico Prattichizzo
Domenico Prattichizzo University of Siena

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