Born on 1975. 4. 9.
Education / Vocation / Awards / Social activities / Labs / Joined projects
Education
- 2004. 3 Completed Doctoral course of and got Ph.D from Department of Mechano-Informatics, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
- 2001. 4 Entered Doctoral course of Department of Mechano-Informatics, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
- 2001. 3 Completed Master course of and got Master of engineering from Department of Mechano-Informatics, the Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
- 1999. 4 Entered Master course of Department of Mechano-Informatics, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
- 1999. 3 Graduated and got Bachelor of engineering from Department of Mechano-Informatics, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
- 1997. 4 Entered Department of Mechano-Informatics, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
- 1995. 4 Entered science course I of The University of Tokyo
- 1994. 4 Entered Kawai-Juku Educational Institution
- 1991. 4 Entered Urawa High School
- 1988. 4 Entered the National Junior High School attached to Saitama University
- 1982. 4 Entered Oya Elementary School
Vocation
- 2024. 4-present Deputy General Manager, Robotics R&D Center, Technology and Intellectual Property H.Q., OMRON Corporation
- 2022. 4-2024. 3 Distinguished Specialist of Technology, Robotics R&D Center, Technology and Intellectual Property H.Q., OMRON Corporation
- 2021. 7-2022. 3 Distinguished Specialist of Technology, Robotics Dept., Core Technology Center, Technology and Intellectual Property H.Q., OMRON Corporation
- 2020. 4-2021. 3 Appointed associate professor of Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
- 2019. 4-2021. 7 Researcher of Preferred Networks, Inc.
- 2019. 4-2020. 3 Appointed associate professor of Department of Adaptive Machine Systems, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
- 2015. 4-2015. 9 Adjunct Lecturer of Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University
- 2010. 6-2019. 3 Associate Professor of Department of Adaptive Machine Systems, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
- 2009.10-2010. 5 Associate Professor of Institute of Advanced Study, Kyushu University
- 2007. 6-2010. 5 Program Associate Professor of Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University (concurrent position)
- 2007. 6-2009. 9 Academic Researcher in Research Superstar Program, Kyushu University
- 2006. 4-2007. 3 Adjunct Lecturer of Department of System Robotics, School of Engineering, Toyo University (concurrent position)
- 2005. 2-2007. 5 Assistant professor of Department of Mechano-Informatics, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
- 2004. 4-2005. 2 Academic Research Assistant of Department of Mechano-Informatics, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
- 2003. 7-2003.11 Research Assistant of the Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST Program), Japan Science and Technology (JST) Agency
- 2002.11-2003. 3 Research Assistant of the Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST Program), Japan Science and Technology (JST) Agency
- 2002. 1-2002. 5 Research Assistant of Human Resource Cultivation Project in Department of Mechano-Informatics, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
Awards
- 2021. 9 Fellow of The Robotics Society of Japan
- 2020. 6 Best Presentation Award of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Robotics and Mechatronics Division
- 2019. 6 ROBOMEC Award of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Robotics and Mechatronics Division
- 2018.12 Incentive Award of System Integration Division of Society of Instrument and Control Engineers
- 2018. 3 Award for Excellence in 23th Robotics Symposia
- 2017.12 SI2017 Presentation Award
- 2016.12 SI2016 Presentation Award
- 2015. 7 Osaka University President Incentive Award for Research Activity
- 2014.11 Best Paper Award in 2014 IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots
- 2014. 7 Osaka University President Incentive Award for Research Activity
- 2014. 3 Best Paper Award in 19th Robotics Symposia
- 2013. 9 27th Best Paper Award of the Robotics Society of Japan
- 2007. 9 21st Best Paper Award of the Robotics Society of Japan
- 2006.10 RSJ/SICE Award for IROS2005 Best Paper Nomination Finalist
- 2006. 9 21st Incentive Awards from the Robotics Society of Japan
- 2005.12 Best Paper Award in 2005 IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots
- 2005. 3 Best Paper Award in 10th Robotics Symposia
- 2002. 6 ROBOMEC Award of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Robotics and Mechatronics Division
Activities in Academic Society
Memberships
- The Robotics Society of Japan
- The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
- IEEE Robotics & Automation Society
Committee
- 2019-present IEEE-RAS Distinguished Lecturer
- 2017. 4-present Chair of Robotics Society of Japan Special Interest Group on Humanoid Robotics
- 2016. 9-2022. 8 Vice-chair of Robotics Society of JapanSpecial Interest Group on Open Intelligence
- 2014. 1 Information System Management Committee of Robotics Society of Japan
- 2010. 8-2011. 9 Organizing committee of 10th Japan-America Frontiers of Engineering Symposium co-hosted by the National Academy of Engineering, the Engineering Academy of Japan and Japan Science and Technology Agency
- 2010. 9 Committee of Outside experts associated with the priority judgement about science and technology policy on 2011 budget request, Council for Science and Technology Policy, Cabinet Office of Japan
- 2007.10-2008. 3 Writing committee of 2007 Academic Roadmap of Robotics from the Viewpoint of Engineering by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- 2016.12-2020.12 Co-chair of IEEE Technical Committee on Humanoid Robotics
- 2014. 7-present Member of IEEE Technical Committee on Human Movement Understanding
- 2014. 9-present Member of IEEE Technical Committee on Whole-Body Control
- 2022 General co-chair of IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots
- 2012, 2018-2019 Organizing Committee Member of IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots
- 2016-2018, 2020-2021 Program Committee Member of IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
- 2006, 2013-2020 Program Committee Member of IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
- 2005, 2013-2020 Program Committee Member of IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots
- 2018-2021 Chief Editorial Board Member of IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots
- 2008-2010 Program Committee Member of Robotics: Science and Systems
- 2014-present Program Committee Member of 15th-22nd Annual Conference of Society of System, Instruments and Control Engineers, System Integration Division
- 2009-present Program Committee Member of 14th-27th Robotics Symposia
- 2007-present Program Committee Member of 2007-2022 Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Annual Conference of Robotics and Mechatronics
Referee
- IEEE Transactions on Robotics (IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation)
- IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine
- IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
- International Journal of Humanoid Robotics
- Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering
- International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems
- International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing
- Advanced Robotics
- Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems
- Autonomous Robots
- Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics
- ROBOMECH Journal
- Mechatronics
- Applied Bionics and Biomechanics
- Neural Computation
- International Journal of Modelling, Identification and Control
- Journal of Robotics Society of Japan
- Journal of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers
- Transaction of the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers
- IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
- IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
- IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots
- IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communications
- IEEE International Conference on Systems Engineering
- IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics
- Robotics: Science and Systems
- The Conference on Robot Learning
- International Symposium on Robotics and Automation
- Robotics Symposia
Laboratories
- 2010. 6-2019. 3 Motor Intelligence Laboratory in Department of Adaptive Machine Systems, Osaka University.
- 2007. 6-2010. 5 An independent. Supported by Control Engineering Laboratory in Department of Intelligent Machinary and Systems, School of Engineering, Kyushu University and Robotics Research Laboratory in Department of Information and Intelligence Engineering, School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University.
- 2001. 4-2007. 5 Automatic Control Laboratory(renamed for Dynamics and Control System Laboratory since 2006.4.) in Faculty of Mechano-informatics, The University of Tokyo
- 1998. 4-2001. 3 Information System Engineering Laboratory in Faculty of Mechano-informatics, The University of Tokyo.
Joined Projects with Competitive Research Funds
- 2018-2020 Joined "Whole-body motion representation and control of a humanoid robot based on hierarchical dynamics morphing" (#18H03310)(PI:Tomomichi Sugihara) under Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology-Japan (MEXT)
- 2018-2019 Joined "Navigation of an autonomous robot in unknown environment upon SLAM-SEAN" under 2017 research grant promoted by Artificial Intelligence Research Promotion Foundation
- 2018-2018 Joined "Effective navigation of an autonomous mobile robot in unknown environment upon SLAM-SEAN" under 2017 research grant promoted by The Okawa Foundation for information and telecommunications
- 2018-2018 Joined "Development of a Dual-robotic-arm that can seamlessly act in soft and firm manners" under 2018 research grant for natural science promoted by The Futaba Foundation
- 2015-2017 Joined "Locomotion Control of a Biped Robot in Complex Environment Built Upon Subsumptive Dynamical System," (#15H02762) (PI:Tomomichi Sugihara) under Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology-Japan (MEXT)
- 2014-2018 Joined "Development of a Simulation Platform Choreonoid for Ultimate Environment" (PI:Fumio Kanehiro) in Tough Robotics Challenge (PM: Satoshi Tadokoro), Impulsing Paradigm Change through Disruptive Technologies Program, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
- 2014-2015 Joined "Research and development of the disaster-response robot simulator based on Choreonoid Framework" (PI:Fumio Kanehiro) in The International R&D and Demonstration Project in Environment and Medical Device Sector / The International R&D and Demonstration Project on Robotic Field, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
- 2014-2015 Joined "Research and development of disaster-response robot open-platform" (PI:Yoshihiko Nakamura) in The International R&D and Demonstration Project in Environment and Medical Device Sector / The International R&D and Demonstration Project on Robotic Field, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
- 2014-2016 Joined "Multimobility Produced by Twisting Soft Hemispherical Foot," (#26540136) (PI:Kenji Tahara) under Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology-Japan (MEXT)
- 2014-2016 Joined "Autonomous Acquisition of Behavior Transition Map Taught by Anthropomorphic Robot Body," (#26540135) (PI:Tomomichi Sugihara) under Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology-Japan (MEXT)
- 2014-2015 Joined "Fundamental Technology to Costlessly Manufacture Flexible but Accurately Working Robotic Manipulator," (PI:Tomomichi Sugihara) under 2013 Research Grant for the advancement of mechatronics promoted by NSK Foundation for the Advancement of Mechatronics
- 2014-2015 Joined "Available Technology of Motor Control That Provides Flexibility and Accuracy," (PI: Tomomichi Sugihara) under 2013 Kurata Grants promoted by The Kurata Memorial Hitachi Science and Technology Foundation
- 2012-2013 Joined "'Rigid, but flexible' motor servo control mimicking human motion properties," (PI:Tomomichi Sugihara) under 2012 Research Grant (A) promoted by Tateisi Science and Technology Foundation
- 2012-2013 Joined "A design algorithm of stretchy motions for humanoid robots leveraging the limits of kinematic and dynamical constraints" (K23 KenXVI Vol355)(PI:Tomomichi Sugihara) under 16th Research grant promoted by Kayamori Foundation of Informational Science Advancement
- 2010-2012 Joined "Understanding and construction of developmental process from body babbling to sociality acquisition" (#22220002) (PI:Minoru Asada) under Category ``S'' of Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) until 2012.3.
- 2010-2012 Joined "Understanding of the human motion as dynamics morphing system and laying of the base of next-generation humanoid robot control" (#22680018) (PI:Tomomichi Sugihara) under Category ``A'' of Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology-Japan (MEXT)
- 2008-2009 Joined "Continuous-discrete control for Mobility Enhancement of Bipedal Robot" (#20760170) (PI:Tomomichi Sugihara) under Category ``B'' of Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology-Japan (MEXT)
- 2004-2006 Joined Animatronic Humanoid Robot Project (PI:Yoshihiko Nakamura) in Project for the Practical Application of Next-Generation Robots in The 21st Century Robot Challenge Program, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
- 2004-2008 Joined "Deployment of Dynamical Information Processing Model of Intelligence" (#15100002) (PI:Yoshihiko Nakamura) under Category ``S'' of Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) (from 2006)
(the followings I joined as a student or a researcher.)
- 2007-2010 Joined Human-centered Robotics Project (PI:Motoji Yamamoto and Tsutomu Hasegawa) in the Kyushu University Research Superstar Program based on the budget of Kyushu University allocated under President's initiative (GM:Yoshinobu Murakami)
- 2007 Joined IRT control system research and development group (PI:Yoshihiko Nakamura) of IRT Foundation to Support Man and Aging Society (GM:Hiroshi Komiyama) in Special Coordination Funds for Promoting Science and Technology "Creation of Innovation Centers for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research Areas", Japan Science and Technology (JST) Agency
- 2002-2006 Joined the real world information system project (PI:Tomomasa Satoh) in "Information Science and Technology Strategic Core" (PI:Masato Takechi), 21st Century COE, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- 2001-2003 Joined "Development of Brain-Informatics Machines through Dynamical Connection of Autonomous Motion Primitives Principal Investigator" (PI:Yoshihiko Nakamura), Robot Brain Project (GM:Toshikazu Amari) in the Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST) Program, Japan Science and Technology (JST) Agency
- 1998-2001 Joined "Research on Micro and Soft-Mechanics Integration for Bio-mimetic Machines" (PI:Hirochika Inoue) in the field "Micro-Mechatronics and Soft-Mechanics" (GM:Hiroyuki Okamura) of Research for the Future Program, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science