| OS |
Organizers |
Keywords |
| 【RoboMech for Application system】 |
| Robotics and Mechatronics in Agriculture |
Seiichi Arima (Ehime Univ.), Tokuda Kenichi (NARC), Hiroki Kurita (Aichi Univ. of Tech.) |
GNSS, harvest, Machine vision, Auto guidance, End-effector |
| Construction & Infrastructure Maintenance Robotics and Mechatronics |
Yoshitaka Yanagihara (Tokyu Construction), Masamitsu Kurisu (Osaka Univ.) |
Tele-operation, Disaster recovery, i-Construction, Infrastructure inspection，Sensing・Monitoring，Building works, Demolition work，Work support |
| Robots for Works, Manufacturing System and Manufacturing Machinery Mechatronics |
Akio Noda (Osaka Inst. of Tech.), Takanori Yamazaki (Tokyo Denki Univ.), Takanori Miyoshi (Nagaoka Univ. of Tech.) |
Robot system, Robot application, Task planning, Task analysis, Task strategy, Motion control, NC manifacturing simulation, Measurement Instrument, Casting process, Vibration control |
| Production, Handling, Assembly, Planning, Safety |
Jun Kinugawa (Fukushima Univ.), Takuya Kiyokawa (Osaka Univ.) |
Manufacturing, Handling, Assembly, Planning, Security |
| Eco Green Mechatronics |
Takeharu Hayashi (Yamanashi Univ.), Satoshi Ashizawa (Meijo Univ.), Naoya Hasegawa (Kindai Univ. Tech. College), Yoshihiko Takahashi (Kanagawa Inst. of Tech.) |
Global environment, Ecology, Environmental system, Eco-run car, Energy Conservation |
| Research and Development of Science and Technology through Social Implementation Oriented Approach |
Susumu Tarao (National Inst. of Tech., Tokyo College), Shigeru Kuchii (National Inst. of Tech., Kitakyushu College), Tomomasa Sato (Univ. of Tokyo) |
Social Implementation, Construction Field Implementation, Agile Development, Prototyping, Developer-User Interaction |
| Robotics and Mechatronics for Nuclear Decommissioning |
Yusuke Tamura (Tohoku Univ.), Hanwool Woo (Kogakuin Univ.), Hajime Asama (The Univ. of Tokyo) |
Nuclear decommissioning, Remote control, Radiation measurement, Sampling, Radiation hardening, Investigation, Decontamination |
| Narrow Environment Robotics |
Atsushi Kakogawa (Ritsumeikan Univ.), Taro Nakamura (Chuo Univ.), Tomonari Yamamoto (AIST), Shugen Ma (Ritsumeikan Univ.) |
Limited space, downsizing, light-weight, high efficiency, high power density, minimum design, minimum control system, power supply/communication method |
| 【RoboMech in Field】（* Joint Session of Transportation and Logistics Division） |
| Robotics in Transportation and Logistics & ITS * |
Raksincharoensak Pongsathorn (Tokyo Univ. of Agriculture and Tech.), Takahiro Wada (NAIST), Tokihiko Akita (Toyota Technological Inst.), Shintaro Ono (Fukuoka Univ.), Naoki Suganuma (Kanazawa Univ.), Takanori Fukao (Univ. of Tokyo), Takahiro Suzuki (Reitaku Univ./Tohoku Univ.) |
Autonomous driving, Driver assistance systems, Transportation and Logistics, Environment perception, Human interface, Intelligent transportation systems |
| Aerial Robot and Mechatronics |
Hiroaki Nakanishi (Kyoto Univ.), Takateru Urakubo (Kobe Univ.) |
Aerial robot, Unmanned aerial vehicle, Flight control, Navigation and guidance, Mechatronics |
| Underwater Robot and Mechatronics |
Kazuo Ishii (Kyushu Inst. of Tech.), Toshihiro Maki (Univ. of Tokyo), Katsuyoshi Kawaguchi (JAMSTEC), Yuya Nishida (Kyushu Inst. of Tech.) |
Underwater Robot, Acoustic Communication, Underwater Manipulator, Self-Localization, Cooperative Behavior |
| Space Robotics |
Kenji Nagaoka (Kyushu Inst. of Tech.), Takao Maeda (Tokyo Univ. of Agriculture and Tech.), Genya Ishigami (Keio Univ.), Masatsugu Otsuki (JAXA) |
Lunar/Planetary exploration, Orbital service robot, Rover, Satellite, Autonomous system, Terramechanics |
| Robotics for working in nature |
Naohiko Hanajima (Muroran Inst. Tech.), Fumihiko E. Fukushima (Tokyo Univ. of Tech.), Takanori Emaru (Hokkaido Univ.) |
Land, underground, surface or underwater, ice and snow, forest, wetland, mountain, desert, environmental durability, Environmental adaptation |
| 【Human-Robot Coordination】（*Joint Session of Information, Intelligence and Precision Equipment Division） |
| Cooperation between Human and Machine* |
Akishige Yuguchi (Tokyo Univ. of Scie.), Shunki Itadera (AIST), Igarashi Hiroshi (Tokyo Denki Univ.) |
Cooperative/collaborative work, Operational assistance, Power assist, Physical interaction, Intention understanding, Man-machine interface |
| Communication Robot |
Takenori Obo (Tokyo Metropolitan Univ.), Hiroyasu Miwa (AIST), Naoyuki Kubota (Tokyo Metropolitan Univ.) |
Communication, Facial expression, Emotion model, Speech system, Psychological influence |
| Wearable Robotics |
Kazuo Kiguchi (Kyushu Univ.), Satoshi Nishikawa (Kyushu Univ.) |
Wearable robot, Wearable device, Walking assistant system, Exoskeleton robot, Prosthetic robot arm |
| Robots for Home/Office Application |
Takashi Yoshimi (Shibaura Inst. of Tech.), Yusuke Yasukawa (NEDO) |
Home/Office application, Service robot system, Human symbiosis, Recogunition, Planning |
| Robots for Amusement and Entertainment |
Koji Shibuya (Ryukoku Univ.) |
Music, Sports, Actobat, Street Performing, Game |
| Robotics, Mechatronics and Design Thinking |
Shin Azumi (Hosei Univ.), Taro Nakamura (Chuo Univ.), Yasuyuki Yamada (Hosei Univ.) |
Design Thinking，Design engineering, System design, Human centered design, Bio-inspired ad design, Mechanical design, Mechanism design，Mechanical beauty, Functional beauty, Design and Humanity, Inclusive design |
| Collaborative robot and laboratory automation |
Yuki Asano (The Univ. of Tokyo), Kei Okada (The Univ. of Tokyo), Weiwei Wan (Osaka Univ.) |
Collaborative robot, laboratory automation，human-friendly lab automation, experiment automation, autonomous experiment, human-robot collaborative experiment, robot system, robot manipulation, end-effector |
| 【RoboMech in Medical & Welfare Fields】 |
| Medical Robotics and Mechatronics |
Mamoru Mitsuishi (National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement), Masakatsu Fujie (Waseda Univ.), Jumpei Arata (Kyushu Univ.), Kanako Harada (The Univ. of Tokyo), Kazuo Tanishita (The Kitasato Inst.), Bo Zhang (Waseda Univ.) |
Surgical Robots, Medical Equipment and Devices, Image Diagnosis Systems, Medical Sensor Systems/Monitoring, Image Guided Surgery/Pre- and Intra-Operative Planning, Surgical Training/Simulator, Remote Surgery/Diagnosis, Robot Technology Application for Treatment and Diagnosis, AI Application to Treatment/Diagnosis, DX in Medicine |
| Welfare Robotics and Mechatronics |
Takehito Kikuchi (Oita Univ.), Kenichi Koyanagi (Toyama Pref. Univ.), Makoto Haraguchi (Osaka Inst. of Tech.), Junji Furusho (Fuzzy Logic Systems Inst.) |
Life support, Nursing care support, Preventive care, Rehabilitation, Welfare Engineering |
| Rehabilitation Robotics and Mechatronics |
Hitoshi Kino (Chukyo Univ.), Toshio Tsuji (Hiroshima Univ.), Furui Akira (Hiroshima Univ.) |
Rehabilitation, Wearable robots, Walking aid, Bodily function, Reaching training |
| 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.), Takashi Asakawa (National Inst. of Tech., Oshima College) |
Universal design, Human robot interaction, User interface, Environment information, Assisitive device |
| Nursing and Mechatronics |
Taketoshi Mori (Tokyo Univ. of Scie.), Takeshi Ando (Panasonic) |
Nursing Science and Engineering, Nursing Engineering, Nursing DX, Nursing equipment |
| 【Environment for Robomech】 |
| Network Robotics |
Shinyou Mutou (Nihon Univ.), Koji Kamei (NTT CS Labs.) |
Network robot, Robot sensor network, Communication robot, Human interface, Remote control |
| Intelligent Space and Applications |
Jooho Lee (Ritsumeikan Univ.), Takeshi Sasaki (Shibaura Inst. of Tech.), Kazuyuki Morioka (Meiji Univ.), Hideki Hashimoto (Chuo Univ.) |
Intelligent space, Distributed sensors, Networked robotics |
| Real Space Service System |
Kazuyoshi Wada (Tokyo Metropolitan Univ.), Mihoko Niitsuma (Chuo Univ.), Sousuke Nakamura (Hosei Univ.), Kenichi Ohara (Meijo Univ.) |
IoT, system integration, robot technology, practical technology/theory, home, office, stores, nursing home, hospital |
| Robot Middleware and Open Systems |
Makoto Mizukawa (Shibaura Inst. of Tech.), Tetsuo Kotoku (AIST), Tomoki Yamashita (Mayekawa Manufacturing Company), Noriaki Ando (AIST) |
Robot middleware, Open systems, Software, architecture, RT-Middleware, ROS, Interoperability, Component based software development |
| 【Human Centered & Biomimetics of RoboMech】（*Joint Session of Sports Engineering and Human Dynamics Division） |
| Humanoid |
Atsushi Konno (Hokkaido Univ.), Tomomichi Sugihara (OMRON) |
Hardware, System, Kinematics and dynamics, Planning, control and sensing, Cognition and social application |
| Digital Human |
Yoshifumi Nishida (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.), Mitsunori Tada (AIST) |
Motion capture, Detailed human body model, Daily life/activity modeling, Simulation, Locomotion analysis |
| Cognitive Robotics |
Tetsuya Ogata (Waseda Univ.), Koh Hosoda (Osaka Univ.), Shingo Shimoda (RIKEN) |
Constructivist approach, Visualization and modeling of brain activities, Cognitive and emergent system, Embodied neural system, Sociology and brain system |
| Biomimetics, Biomechatronics |
Akitoshi Ito (Tokyo Denki Univ.), Shunichi Kobayashi (Shinsyu Univ.), Tonau Nakai (Tottori Univ.) |
Biomimetics, Biomechatronics, Biomimicry, Biomimetic Robot, Mechano Bio fusion system |
| 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.) |
Motion media, Motion capture, Motion analysis, Bodily action, Physical/informative interaction, Mental/emotional interaction, Human-robot interaction |
| Bio-Robotics |
Nobuhiko Saga (Kwansei Gakuin Univ.), Taro Nakamura (Chuo Univ.), Yasuyuki Yamada (Hosei Univ.) |
Bio-inspired Robot, Medical robot, Rehabilitation Device, Assist device, deep learning, Brain science ,Artificial muscle |
| Understanding and Augmentation of Human Physical Abilities |
Mitsunori Tada (AIST), Yuichi Kurita (Hiroshima Univ.), Akihiko Murai (AIST) |
Biomechanics, Human model, Human augmentation, Motoion assist, Sensor assist, Perception assist |
| Robotics and Mechatronics for Sports Engineering * |
Motomu Nakashima (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.), Takashi Kawamura (Shinshu Univ.), Yuichi Kurita (Hiroshima Univ.), Atsutoshi Ikeda (Kindai Univ.) |
Sports robot, Mechatronics for sports equipment, Sports sensing, Sports performance, Sports engineering |
| 【RoboMech Fundamentals】（* Joint Session of SICE SI Division） |
| Cooperation Control of Multi Robots |
Yoshikazu Arai (Iwate Pref. Univ.), Hisashi Osumi (Chuo Univ.) |
Multiple robot, Communication strategy, Cooperative behavior, Cooperative theory, Robocup, Dual-arm manipula |
| Robot Hand Mechanism and Grasping Strategy * |
Tokuo Tsuji (Kanazawa Univ.), Kenji Tahara (Kyushu Univ.), Akihiko Yamaguchi (Tohoku Univ.) |
Robot hand, Grasping, Manipulation, Tactile sensors, Robot finger |
| Robotic Systems Based on Autonomous Decentralized Architecture |
Akio Ishiguro (Tohoku Univ.), Daisuke Kurabayashi (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.) |
Autonomous decentralized system, Self-organization, Swarm robot, Modular robot, Multi agent |
| New Control Theory and Motion Control |
Shinkichi Inagaki (Nanzan Univ.), Daisuke Yashiro (Mie Univ.) |
Motion control, Motion planning, Network based control, System identification / machine learning, Adaptive system |
| Mechanism and Control for Actuator |
Koichi Suzumori (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.), Tomoaki Mashimo (Okayama Univ.) |
New actuator, High performance actuator, Artificial muscle, Actuator control, Robot drive mechanism |
| Evolution and Learning for Robotics |
Masahito Yamamoto (Hokkaido Univ.), Takashi Kawakami (Hokkaido Inst. of Tech.), Keitaro Naruse (Univ. of Aizu) |
Evolution, Learning, Distributed system, Autonomous system, Artificial life |
| Fluid Power Robotics |
Hideyuki Tsukagoshi (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.), Masahiro Takaiwa (Tokushima Univ.) |
Pneumatics, Oil hydraulics, Water hydraulics, Functional fluid, Fluid powered robot |
| Robotic Manipulation * |
Tokuo Tsuji (Kanazawa Univ.), Kenji Tahara (Kyushu Univ.), Akihiko Yamaguchi (Tohoku Univ.) |
Manipulation, Robotic Hand, Recognition, Data Processing, Planning |
| Swarm systems |
Daisuke Kurabayashi (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.), Kosuke Sekiyama (Meijo Univ.) |
Swarm, Collective intelligence, Swarm robotics, multibody systems, umwelt |
| 【Mobile Robot System】 |
| Walking Robot |
Kan Yoneda (Chiba Inst. of Tech.) |
Hexapod, Quadruped, Biped, Rough terrain locomotion, Walking control |
| Tracked vehicle, Mobile robot, Wheeled robot |
Keiji Nagatani (Univ. of Tokyo), Ryosuke Yajima (Univ. of Tokyo) |
Wheeled mobile robot, Tracked vehicle, Locomotion mechanism, Trajectory following, Navigation |
| Mobile Robot with Special Mechanism |
Shuro Nakajima (Wakayama Univ.) |
Mobile mechanism, Hybrid mechanism, Multi locomotion, Gait algorithm, Mobile configuration |
| Mobile Manipulation Robot |
Shoichi Maeyama (Kagawa Univ.), Akihisa Ohya (Univ. of Tsukuba) |
Mobile manipulator, Transportation robot, Coordinated motion, Cleaning robot, Task planning |
| Sensing Systems for Mobile Robots |
Kazunori Umeda (Chuo Univ.), Jun Miura (Toyohashi Univ. of Tech.), Yonghoon Ji (JAIST) |
Vision systems for mobile robots, Sensor-based mobile robots, Sensing systems for navigation, Recognition of landmarks/object/roads, Sensing for mobile service robots, Person identification and following |
| Localization, mapping and navigation for mobile robots |
Masahiro Tomono (Chiba Inst. of Tech.) |
Localization, mapping, SLAM, exploration, path planning, navigation system |
| Riding Robotics |
Masaharu Komori (Kyoto Univ.) |
Manned mobility, Manned robot, Riding robot, Personal mobility, Smart mobility, Vehicle, Riding, Mobile robot |
| 【RoboMech for Mechanism & Control】 |
| Parallel Robot/Mechanisms and its Control |
Yukio Takeda (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.), Takashi Harada (Kindai Univ.) |
Kinematics, Dynamics, Control, Machine elements, Application |
| Soft Robotics / Flexible Robotics |
Koichi Suzumori (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.), Ryuma Niiyama (Univ. of Tokyo), Kenjiro Tadakuma (Tohoku Univ.), Hiromi Mochiyama (Univ. of Tsukuba) |
Soft robot, Flexible robot, Hyper-many degrees of freedom, Hyper redundant, Hyper under-actuated, Distributed parameter system, Variable stiffness, Variable impedance |
| Creative Robot Mechanism and Its Control |
Atsushi Kakogawa (Ritsumeikan Univ.), Takesue Naoyuki (Tokyo Metropolitan Univ.), Shugen Ma (Ritsumeikan Univ.) |
Creative Mechanical Design, Differential Mechanism, Redundant Drive Mechanism, Series and Parallel Viscoelastic Mechanisms, Pseudo-multidegree of Freedom, Hard and Soft Structure Fusion, Gravity Compensation Mechanism |
| New Material Robot Design |
Gen Endo (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.), Yusuke Ohta (Chiba Inst. of Tech.), Naoyuki Takesue (Tokyo Metropolitan Univ.), Takeshi Takaki (Hiroshima Univ.) |
3D Printing, Mechanical Design, Mechanical Elemant, Fastening, Junction |
| Reactive mechanism |
Hideyuki Tsukagoshi (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.), Yoichi Masuda (Osaka Univ.) |
Mechanism, Control, Intelligence, Reflex, embodiment, Brainless robot, Elecrotonics-free robot, Reactive mechanism, Soft matter computing, Mechanical computing |
| 【Perception and Sensing】（* Joint Session of Information, Intelligence and Precision Equipment Division） |
| Tactile and Force Sensation* |
Katsunari Sato (Nara Women's Univ.), Hikaru Nagano (Kobe Univ.), Takeshi Okuyama (Tohoku Univ.) |
Tactile / Cutaneous sensation, Force / Kinesthetic sensation, Tactile and force displays, Tactile and force sensors, Haptics applications |
| Haptic Interface* |
Daisuke Sato (Tokyo City Univ.), Teppei Tsujita (National Defense Academy), Yoshihiro Tanaka (Nagoya Institute of Technology) |
Haptics, Virtual reality, Man machine interface, Haptic display, Force display |
| SLAM/ Recognition / 3D measurement |
Kazunori Ohno (Tohoku Univ.), Ken Sakurada (AIST), Diego Thomas (Kyushu Univ.) |
2D/3D SLAM, Object SLAM, Visual SLAM, Object&space recognition, Semantic mapping, Deep-learning, 2D/3D measurement, Matching, Sensing, Sensor fusion |
| Robot Vision |
Akio Namiki (Chiba Univ.), Kentaro Takemura (Tokai Univ.) |
computer vision, stereo vision, visual servoing, projector-camera system, high-speed vision |
| Virtual/Augmented Reality and Interfaces |
Yasuyuki Yanagida (Meijo Univ.), Shunsuke Yoshida (Kyoto Tachibana Univ.) |
Virtual reality, Augmented reality, Mixed reality, Telexistence, Interactive systems |
| Sense, Motion and Measurement |
Ryojun Ikeura (Mie Univ.) |
Human characteristics, Human measurement, Human modeling, Man-machine interface, Human assist device |
| 【Nano/Micro Robotics & Mechatronics】（* Joint Session of Micro-Nano Science and Technology Division, Bioengineering Division, and Information, Intelligence and Precision Equipment Division） |
| MEMS and Nanotechnology |
Moeto Nagi (Toyohashi Univ. of Tech.), Tetsuo Kan (The Univ. of Electro-Communications) |
MEMS, Microactuator, Microsensor, Micro/nanomachining, Nanomaterial |
| Nano/Micro Fluid System |
Fumihito Arai (Univ. of Tokyo) |
Lab on a chip, μTAS, Micro reactor, Fluid control, BioMEMS |
| Microrobot & Insect scale robot |
Yuichi Nakazato (Nippon Inst. of Tech.), Takefumi Kanda (Okayama Univ.), Kenji Suzuki (Kogakuin Univ.), Daigo Misaki (Kogakuin Univ.) |
Mirco mechanism, Micro machine, Practical application of micro mechanism, Micro actuator, Inspection robots in narrow space, Micro flight, Micro sensor |
| Bio Manipulation |
Keisuke Morishima (Osaka Univ.), Toshio Fukuda (Nagoya Univ.), Kaoru Uesugi (Osaka Univ.) |
Cell Analysis and Manipulation, Micro-Nano Manipulation System, Bio-inspired System, Bio-mimetic System, Micro-Nano Robot |
| Functional Interface * |
Yoko Yamanishi (Kyushu Univ.), Shingo Maeda (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.), Nobuyuki Tanaka (RIKEN), , Shintaro Itoh (Nagoya Univ.) |
Electro-hydrodynamics, Micro-nano bubbles, Air-liquid interface, Soft actuator, Contact interface, Plasma discharge, Redox reaction, Reactive interface, Mechanical and electrical stimulus propagation, biointerfaces |
| Bio Assembler for 3D Cellular System Innovation |
Tatsuo Arai (The Univ. of Electro-Communications), Masaru Kojima (Osaka Univ.), Hisataka Maruyama (Nagoya Univ.), Takeshi Hayakawa (Chuo Univ.) |
3D cellular system assembly, Tissue engineering, Life property measurement, High speed micro robotics for bio application, Spatio-temporal structure of complex life phenomena |
| 【Educations using RoboMech】 |
| Manufacturing Education and Mechatronics/Enjoy Mechatronics DIY |
Yoshinobu Ando (Shibaura Inst. of Tech.) |
Engineering education, Workshop, Robot contest, Design training, Project experiment |
| RoboCup, robot contest, engineering education , STEM |
Yasuo Hayashibara (Chiba Inst. of Tech.), Akihiro Matsumoto (Toyo Univ.), Takayuki Tanaka (Hokkaido Univ.), Satoshi Makita (Fukuoka Inst. of Tech.) |
RoboCup, Robot contest, Engineering education, Mechatronics education, Risk assessment |
| 【Joint Session of JSME Robotics and Mechatronics division, Dynamics, JSME Measurement and Control Division and JSME Tokai Branch】 |
| Robomech, Dynamics and Design released from Tokai region |
Susumu Hara (Nagoya Univ.), Kenichi Ohara (Meijo Univ.), Tadayoshi Aoyama (Nagoya Univ.) |
Robotics, Mechatronics, Mechanics, Measurement, Control, Multiple Conference Presentations |
