‘toward a new era of eu-japan cooperation in robotics

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EU-Japan Workshop 12014.06.11

‘Toward a new era of EU-Japan cooperation in Robotics:

rationale and objectives’

Masakatsu G. Fujie1Faculty of Science and Engineering,

Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

Research and Innovation in Robotics: New Opportunities for EU-Japan Cooperation

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According to Department of Statistics, Japan

The coming super-aged societies

Aging society

Compared to others, Japan is in a highly ageing society

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Comparison of aging population (over 65-year old)

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Human Support by RT

• Decreasing working-age population

• Increasing Welfare Burden• Shrinking economy

Current stagnation• RT-support for working people• Social participation of elderly

and disabled• Sustainable economy

Active future


Creation of New “RT-” Industries

RT for Manufacturing

製造業

RT for Agriculture, Forestry and

Fisheries農林漁業

RT for Medical医療 RT for Welfare

福祉

RT for Serviceサービス業

Market growth市場の拡大

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Market for New “RT-” Industries

Data:技術戦略マップ2010. 経済産業省, 2010

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Conventional Manufacturing Robot Market

New RobotMarket


Main Purpose of this Program Title: Human-Robot-Collaboration Challenge (HRC2)-- Robot Technologies for Daily Life Support and Manufacturing Assistance – Contents: In the super-aging society, human-adapted robots are

urgently required both in daily life support and in manufacturing assistance.

×HRP Robotics, DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials（DRC）, The Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster Robotics, Decommission, Daily Life Support（0.1M¥）are out of scope


Practical application of medical and welfare robotics(2000s～)

Tsukuba Univ. Honda Panasonic

Intuitive surgical Inc.

Hocoma AG

KikuchiI Ltd.


Double‐Front Construction Machinery(Hitachi const.)

Such advanced requirements could be realized by developing intelligent system that supports complicated machine operations Adaptive hydraulic control systemBilateral human‐machine interfaceOperational gain control systemAdvanced hardware system

Dual arm demolition machine, (Tokyu const.)

T‐53 (Tmsak)

The Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster Robotics

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Key Concept of WASEDA Robot

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DARPA Robotics Challenge (Trial Tasks)

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1. Drive utility vehicle (e.g. Gator, Ranger) X X X X2. Travel dismounted 20 m through various terrains X X X

3. Remove debris blocking entryway X X X X X4. Open door, enter building X X X X5. Climb industrial ladder/stairs/walkway X X X6. Break through wall X X X X X7. Locate and close valve X X X X X X8. Connect fire hose X X X X X

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[http://www.theroboticschallenge.org/]


CY2012 CY2013 CY2014/15

Phase 1 Phase 2

DARPA Robotics Challenge (Program Tracks)

Track ASystem

Track BSoftware

Track CSoftware

Track DSystem

October 2012DRC Kickoff

June 2013 December 2013DRC Trials

December 2014 – June 2015DRC Finals

7 Teams$1.8M eachCDR

VRC

11 Teams≤ $375k each

115 TeamsNo fundingm Teams

No funding

6 Teams$1.2M each


≤ 8 Teams≤ $1M each

Winner$2MPrize

8 Months 6 Months 12-18 Months


CY2012 CY2013

Phase 1

DARPA Robotics Challenge (Program Tracks)

Track ASystem

Track BSoftware

Track CSoftware

Track DSystem

October 2012DRC Kickoff

June 2013 December 2013DRC Trials

7 Teams$1.8M eachCDR

VRC


115 TeamsNo fundingm Teams

No funding

6 Teams$1.2M each


8 Months 6 Months

1480

SCHAFT Inc.[Weight: 95 kg]

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Main Purpose of this Program

Human-Robot-Collaboration like Human-Human-Collaboration

>Achieve the Methodology

Commercialize, New Products

>Achieve the Robots2014.06.11 14EU-Japan Workshop

To be developed in the future

Diversity of Human（age・gender・Skilled／unskilled and soon)

“Fitting” autonomously in a changing environment

People adapt to the machine

Machine is adjusted to people

Paradigm shift in the relationship between

machine - Human

CurrentlyCurrently

FutureFuture

Without collisionSafe while touched

IntuitiveWilling to use

Comfortably drive


Recent Example by MEXT

Prof. Fujie

Humanoid Robotics

Medical & Welfare

Intelligent Mechanical Engineering

Coexistence of Human & Robot

Prof. Takanishi Prof. Sugano

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(S) (Ongoing)

-Research on Human and Robot cooperation models>Physical and emotional interaction>Safety of human when working with robots

Human’s behavior model

Robot’s behavior model

Interaction Model


Main Purpose of this Program

Foundation and Formation>EU: Horizon 2020?

Japan:

METI, MEXT, MHLW or Cabinet OfficeMETI: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Mr. YAJIMA)?MEXT: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and TechnologyMHLW: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Elderly Dominate SocietyCabinet Office of Japanese goverment

Similar formation like EUREKA （1985～）and METI(Companies: Hitachi, Toshiba, NEC, Mitsubishi electric co.) -MEXT(Universities), NASDA

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Practical realization after EUREKA

1997,2000 : On space shuttle Discovery with astronaut WAKATA

2010 : ISS Japanesescience module KIBO


Research for Development

Advanced and Innovative Companies, not the traditional companies.

>Achieve the Methodology

Commercialize, New Products

>Achieve the Robots


Contents of this Program

Aim to realize robots Keywords: >Challenging Tasks: Daily life support and Manufacturing Industry assistance>Understanding method of Human condition >Learning of Communication situations and Realizing Mutual understanding>Dependable Robot Design (Reliable and Safety Robot Hardware)>and Contact Control Strategy between Human and Robots>Human-centered Manufacturing>Automation Cell with Robots>Evaluation metodology for Human-Robot-Collaboration


Thanks for your attention!Contact: [email protected]

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加藤研ゼミ日立入社

21COE超高齢社会における

人とロボット技術の共生

GCOEGlobal Robot

Academia

WABOT HOUSE 知的クラスター

重点領域研究Active Aging

A. Rovetta (Politecnico Milano)P. Rabischong (INSERM Montpellier)B.. Roth (Stanford Univ.)A.. Morecki (Technical Univ. of Warsaw)R. B. McGhee (Ohio State Univ.)M. W. Thring (Univ. of London)M. Vukobratovic (Mihailo Pupin)J. Vertut (CEA)HJ. Warnecke (Univ. of Stuttgart)広瀬茂男

卓越拠点

博士リーディングプログラム

実態情報学

RoManSy IROS(1)高橋利衛土屋喜一高木純一加藤一郎

最終講義

P. Dario (SSSA) HRI

HumanoidRobot

Institute

早稲田奉職

IROS(26)

加藤教授(69)

土屋教授(76)

谷江教授(60)

（試）

RoManSy高西教授菅野教授

谷口修：油圧制御有本卓：制御理論（宮崎文夫谷内田正彦）

伊沢計介：制御理論古田勝久

三輪敬之正木一郎ＭＩＴ浜田利満筑波学院大

WASEDAのRTへの取り組み最近10年 + α のPr. 年表は？


Cooperation between medical and engineering societies

etc.・・・

Medical societies

Cooperation

etc.・・・

Engineering societirsJAES(Japan society for endoscopic society)

JSAO(Japan society for artificial organs)

JSMBE(Japan society for medical and biological engineering)

JAMS(The Japan association of medical sciences)

JCA(Japanese cancer association)

JNS(The Japan Neurosurgical Society)

JAAM(Japanese association for acute medicine)

JTTA(Japanese telemedicine and telecare association)

IEEJ(The institute of electrical engineers of Japan)

JSPE(The Japan society for precise engineering)

RSJ(The robotics society of Japan)

LSE(The society of life support engineering)

JSME(The Japan society of mechanical engineering)

SICE(The society of instrument and control engineers)

RASJA(Rehabilitation engineering society of Japan)

SIsystem committee of integration between medical and engineering field

Agreement

JSCASJapan society of computer aided surgery

Combination

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Roadmap of Japan robot project (2003-2010)

year

Industrial robot Next generation

robot(e.g.) communication

RT middleware Common fundamental tech. (e.g.) semiconducter for robot control

Elemental part (e.g.) sensor and actator

Human assist robot

at hospital, facility, and home

Practical

Practical

Element

Pre-system

System tech.

E-JUST 1


国際ＲＴネットワーク世界の一流機関と教育研究交流を展開

nard ACCOYER and 5 assembly membersSept. 13, 2011

フランス国民議会議長・議員５名の視察(2011)

オランダ研究者視察団 (2008)

フランス

研究者視察

活発化する交流活動・

国際的注目の獲得


海外派遣事業：日本から世界へ若手の「国際的突破力」をさらに開花・発揮させる

• 例：ポスドク（28歳）– 博士号取得直後にフランスへ．

半年間の滞在研究活動

• 先端医療ロボットの共同研究

• 欧州７研究機関との新プロジェクト作成を主導

WABIAN robot, Waseda University,

Tokyo, JapanSABIAN robot Robot-An, Italy

RoboCasa@Tokyo, Japan

Since 2003WE-4RII robot, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

Robot-An@Pontedera(Pisa), Italy

Since 2007

Twin Labs on Robotics

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