Haptics Research Center

Longevity

Summary

One of most urgent and important issues in 21st century is sustainable growth of super-mature society. Such society will more and more need artificial support such as robotics, power assist machines and so on in order to both improve quality of life and strengthen competitiveness of industry. The present machines lack flexibility of motion and it is difficult and sometimes dangerous to introduce them into our society. If they have haptic ability, such difficulty will be overcome. This project starting from academic basis of real haptics will excite technical and social innovations with help of industry and government to solve various problems in super-mature society in 21st century.

SDGs

3. GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING3. GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
8. DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH8. DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
9. INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE9. INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

Project Members

About Project Members, Researchers

Note: ◎ indicates the project leader

NameAffiliationPositionField of Specialization/Research Interests
◎MURAKAMI, Toshiyuki Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Electric power engineering, Electric equipment engineering
OHNISHI, Kouhei KGRI Project Professor Haptics
NAGASHIMA, Akira LLC　A+A CEO Implementation of haptics, IPR
NOZAKI, Takahiro Faculty of Science and Technology Assistant Professor Power electronics, Motor drive
WADA, Norihito School of Medicine Assistant Professor General surgery, Digestive organ surgery
KOBAYASHI, Eiji School of Medicine Project Professor Transplantation, Regenerative medicine, Bioethics
OTA, Kikuko Keio University Professor Emeritus Science of nursing
KAWANA, Hiromasa Kanagawa Dental University Professor Oral and max illofacial surgery,Oral and max illofacial implants
SEGAMI, Shinichiro Non Profit Organization Broadband Association Deputy Secretary-General Communication engineering
SHIMONO, Tomoyuki Yokohama National University, Faculty of Engineering, Division of Intelligent Systems Engineering Associate Professor Haptic information engineering
MATSUNAGA, Takuya Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology Full-time researcher Haptics
SAITO, Yuki KGRI Project Assistant Professor Realhaptics-control, Realhaptics-communications system
YAMANAKA, Naoaki Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Network, Network robot, Autonomous driving vehicle
ASAI, Hiroshi KGRI Project Assistant Professor Surgery assist robot, Teleoperation, Actuators