The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers；Information, Intelligence and Precision Equipment Division Award for Outstanding Research Presentation

Award winner

TANAKA Yoshihiro(Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Group)

Award-winning research

A forceps manipulation skill learning support system utilizing dynamically controllable body fusion

Related Website of the winner

Haptics Lab.

Related Website

The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Information, Intelligence and Precision Equipment Division

Outline

Information, Intelligence and Precision Equipment Division Award for Outstanding Research Presentation is presented to speakers whose presentations are recognized for their outstanding contribution to technological advancement, originality, and social impact within the division.

Professor TANAKA Yoshihiro is focusing on body integration and skill transfer based on the cooperative operation of robot avatars by multiple people. He is researching a system that supports skill acquisition while maintaining a sense of agency by fusing forceps operation data from skilled operators with operator input.

At this conference, the novelty and effectiveness of the proposed method, which adjusts speed and control ratios in response to operational differences, were highly recognized, leading to the receipt of this award.