Create socially interactive robots and AI that are easy for people to engage with.
Information and Communication Technology (Saitama University Research Seed Collection 2025-27 p.82)
Keywords: Robot, AI, Communication
Even in the remarkable recent developments of robots and AI in society, there are many situations where people feel that robots and AI are difficult to handle and decide to postpone their introduction. In particular, high-performance AI represented by ChatGPT not only generates text but also demonstrates advanced functions such as the automatic recognition of objects in images; however, there are often doubts about the safety and reliability of its outputs. I aim to realize a function that clearly communicates to users, who are humans, what robots and AI can and cannot do at an intuitive level, striving for the creation of "truly user-friendly" robots and AI. I am conducting research to develop socially viable robots and AI at the level of social implementation using the power of engineering, while also investigating the impact on users by utilizing insights from sociology. Additionally, since contextual information about users and their surrounding environment, such as user intentions, emotions, and areas with high foot traffic, is also necessary, I am simultaneously conducting research to estimate the less visible states of people and environments from data collected by various sensors, including camera footage, LiDAR, and temperature sensors.
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Ryota Suzuki, Assistant Professor Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Department of Mathematical and Electronic Information, Information Area 【Recent Research Themes】 ● Development of a 360-degree field of view expansion system based on AI and VR technologies and efficiency improvement of remote work ● Robot interaction based on user emotion estimation by combining various sensors with conversation history
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【Appeal Points to the Industry】 ● We possess technology for measuring the environment and human behavior using cameras and LiDAR. ● We have the technology to build AI (deep learning models). ● We possess robot and VR technology for AI to communicate with users. ● We have know-how related to problem-solving in the practical application of AI. 【Examples of Practical Use, Application Cases, and Utilization】 ● Full-body skeletal estimation from foot measurement using 2D-LiDAR only. ● Real-time visualization and physical simulation of interior components based on environmental measurement and AI recognition technology. ● Control of multiple robots moving while maintaining formation with companions.
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The Saitama University Open Innovation Center is a center that functions as a liaison office for industry-academia-government collaboration. It consists of three departments: the Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Department, the Intellectual Property Department, and the Startup Support Department, each staffed with coordinators well-versed in various fields. The center's activities include solving technical challenges in companies, supporting the implementation of joint research, and conducting technology transfer aimed at introducing and utilizing Saitama University's intellectual property.