Research

Cognitive Developmental Robotics (CDR) is a field of research that can be described as Minoru Asada’s life’s work, aiming to elucidate the processes of human cognitive development and apply these … Continue Reading →

In recent years, as advances in AI and robotics have brought humans and robots into increasingly close interaction, the question of whether robots need to “feel” pain has attracted growing … Continue Reading →

Recent advances in AI and robotics are progressing at an astonishing speed, and their social implementation is steadily expanding. When artifacts incorporating cutting-edge technologies are introduced into our daily lives, … Continue Reading →

A brain is large-scaled networks comprising of neurons. A topology of these networks is not random but complex, i.e., it exhibits some kinds of complex networks. One of the most … Continue Reading →

Reservoir computing (echo state networks) is a learning system in which only the weights of the output layer (the readout) are adjusted through training, while the reservoir itself is a … Continue Reading →

Brains do not drive alone but emerge behavioral functions with bodies. Dynamical systems of the brain and body construct a coupling system, and we think that their interaction is important … Continue Reading →

This project aims to build a child android “Affetto”, which has a child-like body in size, shape, softness, and expressiveness. Realizing several structures and functions for humanlike impression or behaviors … Continue Reading →