Future Robotics OrganizationWaseda University

Prof. UMEZU Shinjiro

From human understanding through humanoid robot development and fusion of sports science, ergonomics and robotics, development of elemental technology to utilize medical robotics research and sensory perception information is promoted. In addition, we are advancing social implementation, including application development in derived fields such as clothing-type robotic suits and insect cyborg. 

• Developments of robot system for surgery, welfare and nursing
• Applications of technologies in medical robotics to maintenance of infrastructures
• Applications of robot technology to sports science

Development of Intuitive Teleoperation Robot using the Human Measurement

• Medical robotics technology applied to infrastructure inspection
• Intuitive interface to operate a different structural robot from human body
• Embody the image to grab and operate a robot for filling the physical difference from human and robot (embodiment)

Research on Instantaneous High-power Motion Generation by Whole-body Coordination of a Humanoid Robot

• Robot joint mechanism capable of instantaneous high power demonstration
• Whole-body coordinated motion generation method cooperate with elasticity of multiple joints

Research on Sensibility, Recognition and Assistive Technology

• Sensibility and Recognition: Hardness identification is one of the most important tactile senses in humans. This study investigates the differential threshold of hardness for different finger postures of pressing.
• Motion Analysis: The identification system of Locomotive Syndrome by analyzing three-dimensional joint kinematics data during walking is developed.
• Application of the motor illusion: Vibratory stimulation of the tendon of the agonist’s muscle causes a motor illusion. This study examines the possibility of application to rehabilitation for paralysis caused by stroke.

Director

• UMEZU Shinjiro (Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering)

Advisor

• FUJIE, Masakatsu

Researchers

• FUJIMOTO, Hiroshi Professor, Faculty of Human Sciences, School of Human Sciences
• ISHII, Hiroyuki Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, School of Creative Science and Engineering
• IWASE, Eiji Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, School of Fundamental Science and Engineering
• KAWAKAMI, Yasuo Professor, Faculty of Sport Sciences, School of Sport and Sciences
• MIYASHITA, Tomoyuki Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, School of Creative Science and Engineering
• SUGANO, Shigeki Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, School of Creative Science and Engineering
• TAKANISHI, Atsuo Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, School of Creative Science and Engineering
• UMEZU, Shinjiro Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, School of Creative Science and Engineering
• ZHANG, Ze Junior Researcher (Assistant Professor), Future Robotics Organization

Adjunct Researcher

• ISHITANI, Hayato
• KAWAMURA, Kazuya
• KOBAYASHI, Yo
• MATSUSHITA, Shiho
• MIURA, Satoshi
• NAKASHIMA, Yasutaka
• OTANI, Takuya
• SHAHIDUZZAMAN, Md.
• YAMAKAWA, Hiroshi

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