Human Support Intelligent Robotics Laboratory
Creating technologies for intelligent robotics that assist people
As we approach an aging society with low birthrates in Japan, we face the serious problem of labor shortage in the sectors of manufacturing and supporting the livelihoods of the elderly. To address this problem, our laboratory is trying to develop intelligent robotics that will assist people based on technologies pertaining to artificial intelligence (AI), processing of biological and other signals, and measurement and control.
| College of Engineering | Engineering and Design (Robotics and Information Design Course) |
| Faculty Name | Sota Shimizu |
| Academic Society | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers(IEEE) The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers The Robotics Society of Japan The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan |
| Keyword | Robots, AI, Visual information processing, Sensors, Mobile robots, Livelihood assistance, Low birthrates, Aging society, Image processing |
Study Fields
- Intelligent machines
- Robotics
- Cognitive science
- Optics
- Engineering and design
For Society
Intelligent robotics is particularly needed in an aging society with low birthrates.Research Themes
- Development of robots with eye movements made possible by the use of wide-angle fovea sensors
- Development of intelligent mobile robots that assist humans
- Research on man–machine interactions through eye contact