Humanoid Robotics Institute, Waseda University
The Humanoid Robotics Institute at Waseda University focuses on research and development of robot technology for co-creation with humans. Led by Prof. Atsuo Takanishi, the institute conducts cutting-edge research on humanoid robot design, dynamics, and control.
Notable achievements
RoManSy 2008 symposium hosting, 21st century COE program designation, establishment of HRI Fukuoka branch
Notable work
Recent publications
All papers →Matched by this lab's specialties (keyword overlap + direct affiliation)
Beyond rigid automation: A review of vision-language-action models for adaptive human–robot disassembly
Baki Ul Islam, Joao Paulo Jacomini Prioli, Jose Carlos Hernandez Azucena
Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing · 2027
A hierarchical approach to imitation learning for manipulation tasks requiring time varying forces
Rishabh Shukla, Adithya Santhosh, Shaili Gandhi +2 more
Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing · 2026
Copilot: A framework for integrating LLM and BMI to enhance human–robot interaction
Siyu Liu, Mengzhen Liu, Zhiyuan Ming +6 more
Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing · 2026
Artificial pushing adaptive coordinated control for the human-exoskeleton-walker system
Xinhao Zhang, Chen Yang, Chaobin Zou +4 more
Robotics and Autonomous Systems · 2026
MuVAP: Multimodal Multiparty Voice Activity Projection for Turn-taking Prediction in the Wild
Haotian Qi, Gabriel Skantze
2026
What Are We Actually Benchmarking in Robot Manipulation?
Tianchong Jiang, Xiangshan Tan, Samuel Wheeler +3 more
2026