Service robotics research in Japan
Dr Yoshio Matsumoto (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)Japan)
CSIRO ICTDATE: 2012-02-29
TIME: 13:30:00 - 14:30:00
LOCATION: CSIRO Seminar Room S206
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ABSTRACT:
In the robotics community, a number of assistive robots for elderly and handicapped people have been developed, however, very few of them have been commercialized. The mismatch of needs and technologies seems to be a big issue. In this talk, the overview of the service robotics research at AIST, especially the application of android robots to medical and welfare fields to support the communication of patients are presented. Then I will also present our ideas on the utilization of ICF approved by WHO in assistive robotics. By utilizing ICF, we will able to analyze and to find the needs in daily lives, to design robots and to evaluate it in an objective manner.
BIO:
Yoshio Matsumoto received his PhD in Engineering in 1998 from the University of Tokyo with the dissertation on mobile robot navigation. In 1998, he joined the Australian National University as a research fellow, where he developed a real-time face and gaze measurement system using stereo camera with Dr Alex Zelinsky. He joined Nara Institute of Science and Technology in 1999, then moved to Oasaka University as a research professor in 2007. He is now a group leader of Service Robotics Research Group at National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) since 2009. His research interests include assistive service robotics, human-robot interaction, robot navigation, and real-time vision.
