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Intelligent Robot Systems Lab
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A lab that builds humanoid robots and surgical simulators.
AboutAbout the lab
Robot technology for a safer, more secure society.
The Intelligent Robot Systems Lab researches how robot technology can build a safer and more secure society.
It works on humanoid robots that operate in environments humans cannot approach, and on surgical simulators that let surgeons practice through trial and error before difficult operations.
Its research themes also include robotics that pursues high speed, and image processing for autonomous driving and agricultural robots.
The lab has facilities that include humanoid robots with the same shape, size, and weight as a human, high-speed robot hands, and an optical motion capture system.
Key terms
- Humanoid robot
- A robot with a human-like form. It is expected to be able to perform the same actions as humans in the same spaces as humans.
- Surgical simulator
- A system that uses virtual reality technology to create a virtual surgical environment, allowing users to experience a simulated version of actual surgery.
- Haptic feedback device
- A device that returns force and resistance to the hand operating it. It can convey the sensation of touching an organ on the screen.
NewsLab news
A paper by Prof. Konno et al. was published in Keisoku to Seigyo (Journal of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers)
A paper by Prof. Konno et al. was published in The Visual Computer
A paper by Prof. Konno et al. was published in Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics
A paper by Prof. Konno et al. was published in ROBOMECH Journal
A paper by Prof. Konno et al. was published in Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds
ResearchResearch themes
The lab aims to build a safer and more secure society through robot technology. It studies humanoid robots that work in environments humans cannot approach, and surgical simulators that allow trial and error before difficult operations.
*Illustrative imageHumanoid robots
The lab studies control technology for robots that work in place of humans or together with them. Its topics include techniques for two robots to carry a load cooperatively and for generating large forces by using impact force.
*Illustrative imageNeurosurgery simulator
Using virtual reality technology, the lab creates a virtual surgical environment and reproduces the motion of organs through physical simulation. It is developing a neurosurgery simulator that can be operated with both hands and that conveys the sensation of touch through a haptic feedback device.
*Illustrative imageHigh-speed robotics
With "high speed" as the keyword, the lab pursues three themes: the skills seen in sports, such as throwing, hitting, running, and catching; dynamic manipulation with multi-fingered hands; and complete impact control, which suppresses the impulsive force at the moment of contact.
*Illustrative imageImage processing
Based on high-speed image processing, the lab studies measurement systems and environment recognition technology for field robots. Targeting autonomous driving and agricultural robots, it aims to create a mechanism that combines real-time performance with advanced recognition.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Intelligent Robot Systems Lab are faculty, students in the doctoral, master's, and undergraduate programs, and administrative assistants.As of 2026
- ProfessorAtsushi Konno
- Associate ProfessorTaku Senoo
- Project ProfessorSatoshi Kanai
- Project Assistant ProfessorKen Nishioka
- Project Assistant ProfessorLiu Jian
- Project Assistant ProfessorWang Xu
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “TOCABI black 3200px” Cadop / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Humanoid robots: “Atlas frontview 2013” DARPA / Public domain (cropped)
- Neurosurgery simulator: “HAPTION Virtuose 6D 35-45 Force-Feedback” HAPTION / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- High-speed robotics: “Robotic Hand at Hannover Messe 2016” NearEMPTiness / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Image processing: “Titan FT35 FarmWise3” PaulineCant / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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