1971

早稲田大学卒業

1973

東京大学大学院修士課程修了

1977

東京大学大学院博士課程修了

1973-1977

アメリカエール大学大学院留学

1977

通産省工業技術院機械技術研究所研究員

1979-1980

西ドイツシュツットガルト大学客員研究員

1981

東京理科大学講師

1982

東京理科大学助教授

1989

名古屋大学教授

2013

名城大学教授

2013

名古屋大学名誉教授

2022

名古屋大学客員教授

知能ロボットシステム、自己組織化ロボット、マイクロ・ナノロボット、バイオ・メディカルロボット、ファジィ制御、インテリジェント制御、検査・メンテナンスロボット

• Director, Division X (2001-2002)
• Director, Region 10 (2013-2014)
• Director, Division X (2017-2018)
• RAB/TAB Transnational Committee, 1998
• TAB Periodicals Committee, 1998
• Meetings & Services Committee, 1999
• Nominations and Appointments Committee, 1999
• IEEE Fellows Committee, 1997-99
• Committee on Nano-Technology, Chair, 1999-2000
• Proceedings Editorial Board, 2000
• Journal of Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, Steering Committee, 1993-2000
• Transactions on Robotics and Automation Editorial Board, 1989-91
• IEEE Nomination and Appointments Committee, 2003-04
• IEEE-SA Standards Board, 2002-03
• TAB Management Committee, 2006-09
• TAB Nomination and Appointments Committee, 2006
• Admission and Advancement Committee, 2006-07
• Environment & Safety Medal Award Committee, Chair, 2007-10
• TAB/PSPB PRODUCTS AND SERVICES COMMITTEE, 2017

• Region 10: Director 2013-2014, Director-Elect, 2011-2012
• Region 10: Technical Activities Coordinator, 2009-2010
• Region 10: Nomination Committee Chair, 2015-16
• Region 10: Advisor, 2015-2017
• Japan Council, Member at large
• Japan Council, Member, Industry Promotion committee

• Robotics and Automation Society (RAS): President, 1998-1999; AdCom, 2004-2015, 1990-1995
• Industrial Electronics Society (IES): Vice-President, 1990-1999; AdCom, 1988-2000
• Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMCS): AdCom, 1994-1996
• Computational Intelligent Society (CIS), AdCom, 2006-2008
• Neural Networks Council: Secretary, 1992-93; AdCom, 1999-2000, 1994-1996, 1990-1991
• Intelligent Transportation Council, AdCom, 2000-2001
• Nanotechnology Council, President, 2004-2005, 2002-2003

• Intelligent Robots and Systems: General Chair, 1988; Advisory Committee Chair, 1989-2000
• International Conference on Robotics and Automation General Chair, 2004, 1995
• International Conference on Evolutionary Computation General Chair, 1996
• International Joint Conference on Neural Networks Program Chair, 1991; Steering Committee Chair, 1993
• Workshop on Robot and Human Communication General Chair, 1994
• Conference on Fuzzy Systems Program Co-Chair, 1995
• Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference General Chair, 2000
• Industrial Electronics Conference General Chair, 2000
• Advanced Robotics and Social Impacts General Chair, 2005
• System Integration International General Chair, 2008
• International Symposium on Micro-Nano Mechatronics General Chair, 1990-2012
• Cyborg and Bionic Systems General Chair, 2017

• 瑞宝中綬章, 2022
• IEEE ICRA Best Service Robot Manipulation Paper Award, 2017
• 紫綬褒章, 2015
• IEEE/RSJ IROS Harashima Award for Innovative Technologies, 2011
• IEEE ICRA Best Manipulation Paper Award, 2011
• IEEE Technical Field Award on Robotics and Automation, 2010
• IEEE RAS George Saridis Leadership Award in Robotics and Automation, 2009
• IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering Googol Best Paper Award, 2007
• IEEE Robotics & Automation Society Pioneer Award, 2004
• IEEE Third Millennium Medal, 2000
• Dr.-Ing. Eugene Mittelmann Achievement Award, 1997