With the open of Biwako-Kusatsu Campus in 1994 and the expansion of the Faculty of Science and Engineering, the Robotics FA Research Center was established for the purpose of industry-government-academia collaboration. Since then, we have promoted robotics research and contributed to society by participating in research projects with industries and governments.
In 2014, the center restarted as Robotics Research Center. The center includes various researchers from a wide range of fields; mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, information science, sports science, and material science. The center is promoting robotics research as well as solving problems in society and industry. The center aims at research for a social problem-solving and needs-driven approach. We apply the knowledge of the university widely to society and innovate the fundamental technology of robotics.
We are currently conducting various researches on field robots, bio robotics, production robotics, robot intelligence, interactive robots, mechanisms and sensors.