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Kagawa University

Lab. Research Topics
Komizunai Laboratory - Motion Control of Robots
- Tangible Infosphere
- Nursing Support

Kanagawa Institute of Technology

Lab. Research Topics
Kawashima Laboratory - Motion and Vibration Control (for example, Active Seat Belt, and Active Child Restraint Systems)
- Design of Vibration and Comfortable Swing (for example, Active Rocking Chair)
- Effective Utilization of Renewable Energy (for example, Control System for Thermosiphons)

Kanazawa University

Lab. Research Topics
Robotics & Mechatronics Lab. - Automation & Smart Mechanism
- Manipulation

Kansai University

Lab. Research Topics
Robot & Microsystems Lab. - Robot Hand (Sensors & Actuators)
- Biomimetics
- MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Sytems) Application to Robotics
Human-Robot Interaction Laboratory, Faculty of Informatics - Human-Robot Interaction
- Social Robotics
- Emotional Robot
Mechanical Dynamics and Control Engineering Laboratory - Robot Mechanism Design
- Robot Kinematics
- Development of Robotic Hand

Keio University

Lab. Research Topics
Space Robotics Group/Ishigami Lab. - Field Robotics
- Terramechanics
- Space Exploration Engineering
Semantic Machine Intelligence Laboratory - Machine Intelligence
- Intelligent Robotics
- Deep Learning

Kitami Institute of Technology

Lab. Research Topics
Laboratory of Bio-Mechatronics - Robot for Agriculture
- Application of AI Image Processing for Agriculture
- Dynamics of Machines, Control Engineering
Robotics & AI Laboratory - Autonomous Mobile Robots
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Computer Vision
Cybernetics in Extreme Environments Lab - Soft Robotics
- Self-organized Criticality
- Comparative Biomechanics

Kobe University

Lab. Research Topics
Graduate School of System Informatics, Co-creative System Informatics Laboratory - Drones
- Singular Configurations of Robots
- Nonlinear Control

Kochi University of Technology

Lab. Research Topics
Intelligent Robotics Lab. - Robot for Well-being
- Robots for Construction
- Reasoning Method for Robot Intelligence

Konan University

Lab. Research Topics
Robotics Laboratory, Department of Intelligence and Informatics - Ambient Intelligent System
- System Integration of Mobile Robot
- Real Space Service System

Kwansei Gakuin University

Lab. Research Topics
Service Robotics Lab., Department of Engineering - Service Robotics
- Assistive Robotics
Bio-robotics Lab.- Rehabilitation Robotics and Assistive Technology
- Robotic Mechanisms and Algorithms for Mobility and Human Locomotion
- Hybrid BMI (Brain-Machine-Interface) System using Biometric Signals

Kyoto Tachibana University

Lab. Research Topics
Shibata Lab. - Soft Object Manipulation
- Soft Robot
- Robotic Manipulation

Kyoto University

Lab. Research Topics
Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Science, Mechanism and Motion Engineering Laboratory, Masaharu Komori Laboratory - Mobile Robots
- Riding Robotics
- Systems for Intuitive Operation/Manipulation
Symbol Emergence Systems Group - Symbol Emergence in Robotics
- Emergent Communication
- Multimodal Language Understanding

Kyushu Institute of Technology

Lab. Research Topics
Human and Social Intelligence Systems Laboratory, Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering Research and Development and Social Implementation of Human-Centered Physical AI in a Super-Aged Society
(Examples: Dressing Assistance Robots, Walking Assist Robots, Wearable Lumbar Load Reduction Robots, Welfare-Oriented Manufacturing Support Systems)
Intelligent Machine Lab. (Takashima Lab.) - Smart Soft Materials
- Soft Actuators and Sensors
- Surgical Simulator
Space Robotics Laboratory - Orbital Robotics
- Planetary Robotics
- Terramechanics
Ikemoto Laboratory - Redundantly-driven Tensegrity Robots
- Neural Network Algorithms functioning through Noise Injection
- Robot Motion Control and Motor Learning

Kyushu University

Lab. Research Topics
Kurazume Laboratory - Intelligent Robot and Service Robot
- Computer Vision and Laser Sensing
- Artificial Intelligence
Control Engineering Lab. - An Evaluation Method of Human Standing Stability by Applying the Disturbance of Swash Plate Fall
- EMG Measurement and Cognitive Test Evaluation when using a Balance Ball toward the Development of an Office Chair for Preventing Back Pain