Future Robotics OrganizationWaseda University

Prof. SUGANO Shigeki

Promote the development of human symbiotic robots that are active in the fields of daily life support, medical care, nursing care, and welfare. We are developing a variety of research, including physical and psychological interaction technologies for humans and robots, as well as fluid-driven actuators that enable heavy-duty manipulation.

• Research on Active Coordination Technology for Human Symbiotic Robot
• Cooperative psychological and physical interaction
• Safeness and workability for Human-symbiotic robots

Research on Active Coordination Technology for Human Symbiotic Robot

• Development of Human symbiotic robots that can work with humans or support them in daily life, public and medical and welfare services.
• Study on Safety and work-efficiency that are required for Human symbiotic robots sharing a place at the same time with humans.
• Two major subjects: Modeling the interaction between humans and robots both from a psychological and physiological viewpoint, Developing novel control theory and intelligence based on these models.

Flexible object-handling and drawing learning by humanoid robot with deep learning

• Our research interest is on a machine intelligence which interacts with the dynamic environment. We are challenging this theme by taking constructivist approaches with robot systems and neural network model (deep learning). The approach includes imitation learning, linguistic-behavioral integration, human-machine cooperation, and multi-modal active sensing.

Research on Human-Robot Communication

• Study on the role of body expressions on conversational protocols.
• Study on the use of robots for group communication activation.
• Study on conversation-based entertainments.

Adaptive Assisting Device for Practicing Golf Swing Using Control Moment Gyroscopes

• We develop a wearable device to adaptively control golf swing.
• Control Moment Gyroscopes assist a user to achieve a desired orbit of patter swing by providing force feedback.

Director

• SUGANO Shigeki (Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering)

Advisor

• HASHIMOTO, Shuji
• MIWA, Yoshiyuki
• NAKAJIMA, Ichiro

Researchers

• IWATA, Hiroyasu Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, School of Creative Science and Engineering
• KIMURA, Keiji Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, School of Fundamental Science and Engineering
• KOBAYASHI, Tetsunori Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, School of Fundamental Science and Engineering
• KULKARNI, Shardul Kapil Research Associate, Future Robotics Organization
• MATSUMOTO, Osamu Senior Researcher (Professor), Future Robotics Organization
• MIYAKE, Tamon Junior Researcher (Assistant Professor), Future Robotics Organization
• OGATA, Tetsuya Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, School of Fundamental Science and Engineering
• SAWADA, Hideyuki Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, School of Advanced Science and Engineering
• SUGANO, Shigeki Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, School of Creative Science and Engineering
• TOMO, Tito Pradhono Junior Researcher (Assistant Professor), Future Robotics Organization
• UESUGI, Shigeru Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, School of Creative Science and Engineering
• WANG, Yushi Junior Researcher (Assistant Professor), Future Robotics Organization
• ZHANG, Bo Researcher (Associate Professor), Future Robotics Organization

Guest Researcher

• ASAMA, Hajime Guest Senior Researcher (Guest Professor), Future Robotics Organization
• KAMEZAKI, Mitsuhiro Guest Senior Researcher (Guest Professor), Future Robotics Organization
• KATO, Fumihiro Guest Junior Researcher (Guest Assistant Professor), Future Robotics Organization
• LOLLETT PARAPONIARIS, Catherine Elena Guest Junior Researcher (Guest Assistant Professor), Future Robotics Organization
• MARU, Yoshiro Guest Senior Researcher (Guest Professor), Future Robotics Organization
• MITSUISHI, Mamoru Guest Senior Researcher (Guest Professor), Future Robotics Organization
• MIYAKE, Shota Guest Junior Researcher (Guest Assistant Professor), Future Robotics Organization
• NAGAHAMA, Shunsuke Guest Junior Researcher (Guest Assistant Professor), Future Robotics Organization
• SCHMITZ, Alexander Guest Senior Researcher (Guest Assistant Professor), Future Robotics Organization
• SOMLOR, Sophon Guest Junior Researcher (Guest Assistant Professor), Future Robotics Organization
• YOKOI, Kazuhito Guest Senior Researcher (Guest Professor), Future Robotics Organization

Adjunct Researcher

• ADACHI, Takeya
• AGUIRRE DOMIGUEZ, Gonzalo
• FUJITA, André
• HARTONO, Pitoyo
• ITAI, Shiro
• KOBAYASHI, Yo
• KUMAGAI, Kazumi
• MAEDA, Shingo
• MIYAKE, Norihisa
• MIZUKAWA, Makoto
• OKUNO, Hiroshi
• OTAKE, Mihoko
• SAKAMOTO, Yoshihiro
• SATHE, Prathamesh
• TAKAHASHI, Takuto
• TROVATO, Gabriele
• WANG, Wei
• YAN, Gang
• ZHANG, Peizhi

SUGANO Lab.

Room327, Bldg.#59, Nishiwaseda Campus, WASEDA University
TEL：03-5286-3264 / FAX：03-5272-0948