Tokyo Tech to Host "Towards the Next Stages of Robotics" Symposium

On Tuesday, January 6, 2015, Tokyo Tech will host a researcher-organized symposium on robotics entitled “Towards the Next Stages of Robotics” . Professionals from seven institutes worldwide will gather to talk about their latest research in the field of robotics. The symposium is open to all.

Image of a next generation robot : robot octopus

The past several decades have brought forth significant advances in robotics. Linkage and metallic frame-based robotics has essentially become its own major discipline in engineering.
We believe that academia should aim for further innovation in robotics as well as target practical applications for conventional robotics. Through this symposium, we seek to address the challenges for robotics in the coming decades, particularly focusing on the roles of interdisciplinary fields such as materials science and biology. Please join us in discussing the next stages of robotics.

Date and Time	Tuesday, January 6, 2015 13:30 - 17:30
Place	Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama Campus (Near Ookayama station on the Tokyu Meguro and Ooimachi Lines) Multi-Purpose Digital Hall, West Bldg. 9
Registration	Please register by sending your name and affiliation to symposium@robotics.mes.titech.ac.jp Registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. On-site registrations will be accepted only if space permits.
Registration Fee	Free
Language	Primarily Japanese Some presentations may be in English, but translations will not be provided.

Program

Chairperson Hideyuki Tsukagoshi, Tokyo Tech
13:30 - 13:35	Opening Remarks	Takashi Tatsumi, Executive Vice President, Tokyo Tech
13:35 - 13:55	Giacometti Robotics and Soft Robotics	Koichi Suzumori, Tokyo Tech
13:55 - 14:25	Towards Structurally Compliant Robotics	Just Herder, Delft University of Technology
14:25 - 14:55	Bionic Robots Utilizing Structural Compliance	Koh Hosoda, Osaka University
14:55 - 15:25	DNA Hydrogel: Towards Realization of “Slime-Like” Molecular Robots	Shogo Hamada, Cornell University
（Break）
Chairperson Toru Omata, Tokyo Tech
15:40 - 16:00	Robotics to Investigate Algorithms Exhibited by Animals	Daisuke Kurabayashi, Tokyo Tech
16:00 - 16:30	Kinematics of Robotic Mechanisms and Proteins	Keisuke Arikawa, Kanagawa Institute of Technology
16:30 - 17:00	Learn from Nature: Innovation Toward Future Robots	Sangbae Kim, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
17:00 - 17:20	Monodukuri 4.0 - Let's Change Game Rule!	Masayoshi Watanabe, The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers / Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry
17:20 - 17:30	Closing	Kikuo Kishimoto, Dean of Engineering, Tokyo Tech

Contact
Tokyo Tech Committee for the Next Stages of Robotics Symposium
Tel 03-5734-3177 Fax 03-5734-2648
Email symposium@robotics.mes.titech.ac.jp

Update : November 25, 2014