August 27, 2025

SS-PAIR-V: Bio-inspired Robotics and Physical AI

This workshop brings together distinguished experts from Japan to share their latest research in Bio-inspired Robotics and Physical Artificial Intelligence.

Invited Speakers

  • Assoc. Prof. Dai Owaki – Tohoku University
  • Assoc. Prof. Noriyasu Ando – Maebashi Institute of Technology
  • Prof. Koh Hosoda – Kyoto University
  • Prof. Akio Ishiguro – Tohoku University
  • Dr. Shunsuke Shigaki – National Institute of Informatics (NII)
  • Dr. Kotaro Yasui – Tohoku University
  • Dr. Hirono Ohashi – Tokyo University of Agriculture
  • Dr. Shura Suzuki – Tohoku University
  • Ryoko Sekiwa – Meiji University / NII
  • Teruya Hanaoka – Maebashi Institute of Technology
  • Goku Sawada – Tohoku University

Video recording

Part 1

Part 2

Highlight

In addition to the workshop, the Robotics Lab also showcased the Robotics Studio, the Advanced Robotics and Intelligent Automation (ARIA) Center, the Wangchan Artificial Intelligence (WAI), and the pilot plant research facilities. The program concluded with a visit to the Drone Sandbox Facility at IOC.