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Intelligent Dynamics and Representation Lab. (Prof. Tetsuya Ogata), Waseda University

Collaborate with Intelligent Machine Lab. (Prof. Shigeki Sugano), Waseda University

Internship at Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) (Prof. Edward Adelson), M.I.T.

Society

IEEE, AAAS, The Robotics Society of Japan

Short Bio

Satoshi Funabashi is a Lecturer at Ogata Laboratory, Waseda University, Japan. His education includes a Ph.D., M.Eng. and B.Eng. from Waseda University under the supervision of Shigeki Sugano. He leads a robotics research group at Waseda University, with a primary focus on multi-fingered manipulation and tactile sensing. His research aims to realize dexterous manipulation by leveraging deep neural networks in conjunction with multimodal tactile sensing systems inspired by human sensorimotor principles. In particular, he investigates the design of neural architectures that emulate the efficiency and structure of human information processing in manipulation tasks. He has been affiliated with Waseda University for over a decade and have also conducted research as a visiting intern at MIT CSAIL. In parallel, He serves as Chief Researcher at FingerVision Inc., where he leads the development and deployment of tactile sensor-based robotic manipulation systems in industrial settings, including food processing and assembly operations.

Key words: Multi-fingered hands, object manipulation and recognition, tactile sensing, deep learning, human mimetics, morphology adaptation.

Education

April, 2017 – March, 2021

Doctor of Engineering, Department of Modern Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Creative Science and Engineering, Waseda University

Advisor: Prof. Shigeki Sugano

April, 2015 – March, 2017

Master of Engineering, Department of Modern Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Creative Science and Engineering, Waseda University

Advisor: Prof. Shigeki Sugano  

April, 2015 – March, 2021

         Graduate Program for Embodiment Informatics, Waseda University Program for Leading Graduate Schools

April, 2011 – March, 2015

Bachelor of Engineering, Department of Modern Mechanical Engineering, School of Creative Science and Engineering,Waseda University

Advisor: Prof. Shigeki Sugano

April, 2007 – March, 2010

Joso-Gakuin High School

Research Funds & Fellowships

April, 2024 – March, 2027

        Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) (KAKENHI), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).

April, 2022 – March, 2024

        Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists (KAKENHI), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).

April, 2020 – March, 2022

         Strategic Basic Research Programs ACT-I Information and future Acceleration Phase, Science and Technology Agency (JST), Japan. 

October, 2018 – March, 2020

         Strategic Basic Research Programs ACT-I Information and future, Japan Science and Technology , Science and Technology Agency (JST), Japan. 

April, 2017 – March, 2020

        Research Fellowship for Young Scientists DC1, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).

April, 2015 – March, 2021

Graduate Program for Embodiment Informatics, Waseda University Program for Leading Graduate Schools.

Academic Activities

Internships

• Visiting student, Dept. of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, and the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States of America (November, 2018 – April, 2019)

• Student studying abroad, University of California, Davis (U.C.Davis) (August, 2015 – September, 2015)

Editor

• Associate Editor (Advanced Robotics: Special Issue "Collecting, Managing, and Utilizing Data through Embodied Robots")

• Associate Editor (Robotics and Automation Letters in the area of "Cognitive Robotics" )

Paper Reviews

• IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) , IEEE World Haptics, Conference (WHC), Measurement, Robotics and Automation Letters, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL), HardwareX

Event Organization

• Organizer, Workshop on "Collecting, Managing, Utilizing Data through Embodied Robots",  2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). Website 

• Student Member, The 37th annual conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ) 

• Chairperson, Global Robot Academia Laboratory, Waseda University, Japan (October, 2017 – March, 2018)

• Vice-chairperson, Global Robot Academia Laboratory, Waseda University, Japan (April, 2017 – September, 2017)

Startup Activities

Tokyo Robotics Inc. 

Website: https://robotics.tokyo/

Project: Deformation and slip detection with tactile sensor array

FingerVision Inc.

Website: https://www.fingervision.jp/en

Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va7kONXM8rk&t=2s

Other Activities

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