Occupation: Doctor of Engineering, a professor at Meiji University, President of Heuristics Science Research Institute.
Activities:
General Chair of ICAM94 (International Conference of Advanced Mechatronics, Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers)
Guest Professor: Karlsruhe University, Germany, 1994
Trusty of the RSJ, 1998–2000
Aide for the President of Meiji University (2004-2011)
Program Committee: IROS 2006.
BICA (Biologically Inspired Cognitive Architectures), Founding Member, Program Committee, 2010–
Fellow of the RSJ, 2014
Associative Editor of the ELSEVIER, 2016–
Awards:
Best Papers: IEA/AIE 2005
Contribution Prize Thesis: ICST 2008
BICA research prize (2017)
News Coverage:
Discovery Channel (Web) “Robot in touch with its emotions,” Sep. 2005
Discovery Channel (Web) “Robot demonstrates self-awareness,” Dec. 2005
Russia RIA (Russia National TV), 2017
TV Programs:
PLANETOPIA, German TV SAT1, Apr. 2008
Autonomous Mobile Robots, Humanoid Robots, Robot Vision, Robot Facial Expressions, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Consciousness, Robot Emotions and Feelings, Robots Remote-Controlled by Stereo Vision, Association and Kansei Database, Robot Consciousness, Robot mind, Robot Conscience. |
Autonomous mobile robots, humanoid robots, robot vision, robot facial expressions, robot consciousness, robot mind, robot conscience. |
Autonomous mobile robots, humanoid robots, robot vision, robot facial expressions, robot consciousness, robot mind, robot conscience. |
Bio-mechatronics and Bio-robotics Systems |