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Assistive Robotics Research Team
(Japanese/English)

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Position, Name
Email (+@aist.go.jp)
Research field

Team leader
Hideyuki
TANAKA

hideyuki-tanaka
High accuracy visual marker, environmental structuring, robot vision, positioning
(Research topic 4)

Senior researcher
Isamu
KAJITANI


isamu.kajitani

Myoelectric robotic/prosthetic hands, research on development, evaluation and social implementation of assistive technology
(Research topics 1, 2, 3, 6, 7)

Senior researcher
Mamoru
SEKIYAMA

m.sekiyama
IoT, AAL, functional safety, standardization


Senior researcher
Kunihiro
OGATA

ogata.kunihiro
Modeling of human body and movement and assistive technology based on it
(Research topic 2, 5)

Senior researcher
Konami
IZUMI


izumi-k

Fabrication of electronic circuits and sensor elements using various printing technologies, printing technology for curved surfaces, manufacture of wearable sensors using knitting and sewing techniques

Senior researcher
Yumeko
IMAMURA

yumeko.imamura
Assistive technology and its biomechanical analysis

Invited Researcher
Shigeo
OKAMOTO

shigeo.okamoto
Data utilization of medical, elderly care and healthcare information
(Research topic 3)

Technical Staff
Mika
OOSATO

mika.oosato

Technical Staff
Shinji
NAITOU

naitou.shinji

Technical Staff
Ken'ichi
TOTSUKA

ken.totsuka

Technical Staff
Noriko
HORI

hori-n

Technical Staff
Toshiyuki
TSURUOKA

tsuruoka-t

Technical Staff
Shiki
MINAMIGUCHI

s.minamiguchi

Technical Staff
Ai
SUZUKI

ai24-suzuki

Secretary
Reiko
KOSEKI

r.koseki

With the aim of augmenting people's functioning, and improving QOL and service efficiency in an aged society, we will research and develop robotic technologies (assistive robotics, assistive technologies) that assist people in their daily lives, and aim to commercialize next-generation robotic devices that contribute to society. In addition to the development of sensors, measurement technologies, and technologies for physiological intervention, we are also developing technologies to assist for analyzing user's daily life to design devices, and to evaluate the safety and benefit of devices. We collaborate with companies in verification experiments and industrialization of technologies.
research overview

Journal papers
  • Jumpei Oba, Sumiko Yamamoto, Kengo Ohnishi, Isamu Kajitani, Yaeko Shibata, Koki Asai
    "Effects of Single-handed and Dual-handed Tasks on Myoelectric Hand Prosthesis Operability of Unilateral Transradial Amputees"
    Asian Journal of Occupational Therapy, vol.18, issue 1, pp.39-46, 26 Mar 2022.
  • Kunihiro Ogata and Yoshio Matsumoto
    "Whole body sensing dummy of the elderly to evaluate robotic devices for nursing care"
    Advanced Robotics, vol.35, issue 8, pp.504-515, 24 Feb 2021.
International conference papers
  • Kunihiro Ogata, Shusuke Kanazawa, Hideyuki Tanaka, Takeshi Kurata
    "Basic Study of Upper Limb Movement Estimation and Function Evaluation including Shoulder Girdle by Multi-Sensing Flexible Sensor Wear"
    2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
    23 Oct 2022.
  • Hideyuki Tanaka
    "Turning Any Object into an Input Device with a High-Accuracy Fiducial Marker"
    2022 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration
    12 Jan 2022.
  • Hideyuki Tanaka, Kunihiro Ogata
    "A High-Accuracy Fiducial Marker with Parallel Lenticular Angle Gauges"
    2021 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
    1 Oct 2021.
  • Yasuko Kitajima, Isamu Kajitani, Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Keiko Homma , Yoshio Matsumoto and Jukai Maeda
    "Verifying the Usefulness of Monitoring Sensors Used by Caregivers in Nursing Homes"
    Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management. Posture, Motion and Health. HCII 2020.
    Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 12198, pp.531-546, Jul 2020.
  • Isamu Kajitani, Keiko Homma and Yoshio Matsumoto
    "Investigations on Monitoring Sensor Usage and Decision-Making: A Case Study in an Elderly Care Facility"
    Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management. Posture, Motion and Health. HCII 2020.
    Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 12198, pp.521-530, Jul 2020.
  • Hideyuki Tanaka
    "Ultra-High-Accuracy Visual Marker for Indoor Precise Positioning"
    Proc. The 2020 Int. Conf. Robotics and Automation (ICRA2020), pp.2338-2343, 2020.
  • Keiko Homma , Kiyoshi Fujiwara, Takuya Ogure and Isamu Kajitani
    "Development of Contact Safety Test Procedure for Defecation Assistance Devices"
    IEEE Global Conference on Life Sciences and Technologies, pp.153-156, Mar 2020.
  • Kunihiro Ogata and Yoshio Matsumoto
    "Estimating Road Surface and Gradient using Internal Sensors for Robot Assist Walker"
    2020 IEEE/SICE Int. Symp. on System Integration (SII2020), pp.826-831, Hawaii, USA, Jan 2020.
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