Organaized Session List

【RoboMech for Application system】

Robotics and Mechatronics in Agriculture Mitsuji Monta(Okayama Univ.), Noriyuki Murakami(NARC)
Construction & Infrastructure Maintenance
Robotics and Mechatronics
Yoshitaka Yanagihara(Tokyu Construction), Hiroshi Yoshinada(Osaka Univ.)
Robots for Works Kyoichi Tatsuno(Meijo Univ.)
Manufacturing System and
Manufacturing Machinery Mechatronics
Takanori Yamazaki(Tokyo Denki Univ.), Takanori Miyoshi(Toyohashi Univ. of Tech.)
Eco Green Mechatronics Takeharu Hayashi(National Inst. of Tech.,Tokyo College), Takeo Oomichi(Meijo Univ.), Yoshihiko Takahashi(Kanagawa Inst. of Tech.)
Robotics in Production Kensuke Harada(AIST)
Life management and robotics Tsukasa Ogasawara(NAIST), Jun Takamatsu(NAIST), Masayuki Inaba(Univ. of Tokyo)

【RoboMech in Field】

Robotics for Hazardous Fields Kenzo Nonami(Chiba Univ.), Edwardo F. Fukushima(Tokyo Univ. of Tech.)
Search and Rescue Robot and Mechatronics Masayuki Okugawa(Aichi Inst. of Tech.), Katsuji Oogane(Niigata Inst. of Tech.)
Aerial Robot and Mechatronics Fukao Takanori(Ritsumeikan Univ.), Hiroaki Nakanishi(Kyoto Univ.)
Underwater Robot and Mechatronics Kazuo Ishii(Kyushu Inst. of Tech.), Teruo Fujii(Univ. of Tokyo), Katsuyoshi Kawaguchi(JAMSTEC)
Space Robotics Masatsugu Otsuki(JAXA), Genya Ishigami(Keio Univ.)

【Human-Robot Coordination】

Robotics with Safety and Reliability Noboru Sugimoto(Meiji Univ.), Youji Yamada(Nagoya Univ.), Tetsuya Kimura(Nagaoka Univ. of Tech.)
Cooperation between Human and Machine Hiroyasu Iwata(Waseda Univ.), Rui Fukui(Univ. of Tokyo)
Communication Robot Naoyuki Kubota(TMU), Hiroyasu Miwa(AIST)
Wearable Robotics Kazuo Kiguchi(Kyushu Univ.), Yuichi Tsumaki(Yamagata Univ.)
Robots for Home/Office Application Takashi Yoshimi(Shibaura Inst. of Tech.), Yusuke Yasukawa(NEDO)
Robots for Amusement and Entertainment Koji Shibuya(Ryukoku Univ.)
Virtual/Augmented Reality and Interfaces Yasuyuki Yanagida(Meijo Univ.), Shunsuke Yoshida(NICT)

【RoboMech in Medical & Welfare Fields】

Medical Robotics and Mechatronics Mamoru Mitsuishi(Univ. of Tokyo), G.Masakatsu Fujie(Waseda Univ.)
Welfare Robotics and Mechatronics Takehito Kikuchi(Oita Univ.), Kenichi Koyanagi(Toyama Pref. Univ.), Junji Furusho(Osaka Electro-Communication Univ.)
Rehabilitation Robotics and Mechatronics Hitoshi Kino(Fukuoka Inst. of Tech.), Toshio Tsuji(Hiroshima Univ.)
Universal Design and Robotics & Mechatronics Noriyuki Kawarazaki(Kanagawa Inst. of Tech.), Tadashi Yoshidome(Kanagawa Inst. of Tech.), Nobuto Matsuhira(Shibaura Inst. of Tech.), Takayuki Tanaka(Hokkaido Univ.)
Nursing and Mechatronics Taketoshi Mori(Univ. of Tokyo), Takeshi Ando(Panasonic)

【Environment for Robomech】

Network Robotics Shinyou Mutou(NTT), Kazuhiko Shinozawa(ATR)
Intelligent Robotics Space
(Integration of IT, RT and ET)
Hideki Hashimoto(Chuo Univ.), Yasushi Mae(Osaka Univ.), Jooho Lee(Ritsumeikan Univ.), Takeshi Sasaki(Shibaura Inst. of Tech.)
Integrating Ambient Intelligence Kazuyoshi Wada(TMU), Kenichi Ohara(Meijo Univ.)
RT Middleware and Open Systems Makoto Mizukawa(Shibaura Inst. of Tech.), Tetsuo Kotoku(AIST), Tomoki Yamashita(Mayekawa Manufacturing Company), Kenichi Nakamura(Upwind Technology), Noriaki Ando(AIST)

【Human Centered & Biomimetics of RoboMech】

Humanoid Atsushi Konno(Hokkaido Univ.), Tomomichi Sugihara(Osaka Univ.)
Digital Human Toshio Hori(AIST), Hiroshi Mizoguchi(Tokyo Univ. of Science)
Neurorobotics & Cognitive Robotics Tetsuya Ogata(Waseda Univ.), Koh Hosoda(Osaka Univ.), Shingo Shimoda(RIKEN)
Sense, Motion and Measurement Ryojun Ikeura(Mie Univ.)
Bio-Mimetics and Bio-Mechatronics Akitoshi Itoh(Tokyo Denki Univ.), Shunichi Kobayashi(Shinshu Univ.), Tomonobu Goto(Tottori Univ.)
Informative Motion & Motion Media
-Embodiment and Motility of Robots-
Takafumi Matsumaru(Waseda Univ.), Satoshi Iwaki(Hiroshima City Univ.), Etsuko Ueda(Osaka Inst. of Tech.), Yutaka Hiroi(Osaka Inst. of Tech.)
Biorobotics Minoru Hashimoto(Shinshu Univ.), Takashi Kawamura(Shinshu Univ.), Taro Nakamura(Chuo Univ.)
Modeling of musculoskeletal systems and
its applications
Mitsunori Tada(AIST), Yuichi Kurita(Hiroshima Univ.)
Robotics and Mechatronics in Sports Motomu Nakashima(Tokyo Inst. of Tech.), Takashi Kawamura(Shinshu Univ.), Takeshi Miyazaki(The Univ. of Electro-Communications)

【RoboMech Fundamentals】

Cooperation Control of Multi Robots Yoshikazu Arai(Iwate Pref. Univ.), Hisashi Osumi(Chuo Univ.)
Robot Hand Mechanism and Grasping Strategy Futoshi Kobayashi(Kobe Univ.), Tetsuya Mouri(Gifu Univ.)
Robotic systems based on
autonomous decentralized architecture
Akio Ishiguro(Tohoku Univ.), Daisuke Kurabayashi(Tokyo Inst. of Tech.)
New Control Theory and Motion Control Tatsuya Suzuki(Nagoya Univ.), Toshiyuki Murakami(Keio Univ.)
Mechanism and Control for Actuator Koichi Suzumori(Tokyo Inst. of Tech.), Tomoaki Mashimo(Toyohashi Univ. of Tech.)
Evolution and Learning for Robotics Tetsunari Inamura(NII), Masahito Yamamoto(Hokkaido Univ.), Takashi Kawakami(Hokkaido Inst. of Tech.), Keitaro Naruse(Univ. of Aizu)
Swarm systems Fumitoshi Matsuno(Kyoto Univ.), Kazuhiro Ohkura(Hiroshima Univ.)
Fluid Power Robotics Hideyuki Tsukagoshi(Tokyo Inst. of Tech.), Takaiwa Masahiro(Tokushima Univ.)
Robotic Manipulation Kensuke Harada(AIST), Tetsuyou Watanabe(Kanazawa Univ.), Tokuo Tsuji(Kyushu Univ.)

【Mobile Robot System】

Walking Robot Kan Yoneda(Chiba Inst. of Tech.)
Passive Walking Robot Fumihiko Asano(JAIST), Koichi Osuka(Osaka Univ.)
Wheeled Robot / Tracked Vehicle Keiji Nagatani(Tohoku Univ.)
Mobile Robot with Special Mechanism Shuro Nakajima(Wakayama Univ.)
Mobile Manipulation Robot Yoshio Yamamoto(Tokai Univ.), Shoichi Maeyama(Okayama Univ.), Akihisa Ohya(Univ. of Tsukuba)
Sensing system for mobile robot
(Collaborated by SSII2016)
Kazunori Umeda(Chuo Univ.), Jun Miura(Toyohashi Univ. of Tech.)
Localization and Mapping Takashi Tsubouchi(Tsukuba Univ.), Masahiro Tomono(Chiba Inst. of Tech.)

【RoboMech for Mechanism & Control】

Parallel Robot/Mechanisms and its Control Yukio Takeda(Tokyo Inst. of Tech.), Takashi Harada(Kinki Univ.)
Flexible/Soft Robotics Hiromi Mochiyama(Univ. of Tsukuba)
Mechanism and Control for Wire Actuation System Toshio Morita(Keio Univ.), Motoji Yamamoto(Kyushu Univ.)
Smart Mechanism “sMechanism” and its Control Shugen Ma(Ritsumeikan Univ.), Shigeo Hirose(HiBot/Ritsumeikan Univ.)
Advancement of Functional
Materials and Applications
Ken’ichi Koyanagi(Toyama Pref. Univ.), Mitsuhiro Yamano(Univ. of Shiga Prefecture)

【Sensing and Perception】

Tactile and Force Sensing Masashi Konyo(Tohoku Univ.), Masaya Takasaki(Saitama Univ.)
Haptic Interface Daisuke Sato(Tokyo City Univ.), Teppei Tsujita(National Defense Academy)
Non-contact Sensing Makoto Kaneko(Osaka Univ.), Kazushige Magatani(Tokai Univ.)
3D Measurement/Sensor Fusion Kazunori Ohno(Tohoku Univ.), Satoshi Kagami(Google JAPAN)
Robot Vision Tsukasa Ogasawara(NAIST), Akio Namiki(Chiba Univ.), Jun Takamatsu(NAIST)

【Nano/Micro Robotics & Mechatronics】

MEMS and Nano-Technology Satoshi Konishi(Ritsumeikan Univ.), Shoji Maruo(Yokohama National Univ.)
Nano/Micro Manipulation System Tamio Tanikawa(AIST)
Nano/Micro Fluid System Fumihito Arai(Nagoya Univ.)
Bio Assembler for 3D Cellular System Innovation Tatsuo Arai(Osaka Univ.)
Microrobot & Micromachine Yuichi Nakazato(Nippon Inst. of Tech.), Toyomi Miyagawa(Aichi Univ. of Tech.)
Bio Manipulation Masahiro Nakajima(Nagoya Univ.), Keisuke Morishima(Osaka Univ.), Toshio Fukuda(Meijo Univ./Nagoya Univ.)
Functional Interface Yoko Yamanishi(Shibaura Inst. of Tech.), Shingo Maeda(Shibaura Inst. of Tech.)
Spatio-Temporal Bio-Integirity Makoto Kaneko(Osaka Univ.), Fumihito Arai(Nagoya Univ.)

【Educations using RoboMech】

Manufacturing Education and Mechatronics/
Enjoy Mechatronics DIY
Yoshinobu Ando(Shibaura Inst. of Tech.), Masatoshi Iwamoto(Tohoku Gakuin Univ.)
RoboCup and Robot Contest Akihiro Matsumoto(Toyo Univ.), Takayuki Tanaka(Hokkaido Univ.), Yasuo Hayashibara(Chiba Inst. of Tech.)

【Joint Session of JSME departments】

Car Robotics & ITS Raksincharoensak Pongsathorn(Tokyo Univ. of Agriculture and Tech.), Takahiro Wada(Ritsumeikan Univ.), Tokihiko Akita(AISIN SEIKI), Shintaro Ono(Univ. of Tokyo), Naoki Suganuma(Kanazawa Univ.), Takanori Fukao(Ritsumeikan Univ.), Takahiro Suzuki(Tohoku Univ.)

【Strategic Session】

ImPACT Tough Robotics Challenge Satoshi Tadokoro(Tohoku Univ.), Toyohito Uchizono(JST)