“AI robotics research must take root in industrial settings” [20206 RoboWorld]

[Financial News] I’m happy to have received a major award at a time when I still have much to learn, but I also feel the weight of the responsibility. Looking back, I think I was able to keep doing this work because problems that need solving keep arising in the field of robotics. The process of solving them one by one seems to have been my driving force. I’ll take today’s commendation as an expectation that I will do more useful research in the future. I’m grateful to everyone who has been with me.
When I researched robotics at a company, the most important thing was to achieve precise motion through model-based control. Now that I’ve moved to a research institute, AI that can make decisions and act on its own is the main focus of research. Although I’m working with the same robots, the issues I’m thinking about have changed considerably. Seeing technology advance day by day is both exciting and daunting.
The faster technology changes, the more practical concerns robotics research must address. For robots with autonomous intelligence to be used in the field, there are many technical challenges to solve, including the reliability of AI decisions, adaptability to diverse environments, and safe collaboration with people. I believe researchers have a major role to play in resolving these challenges. I will be a researcher who takes the initiative in thinking through the challenges and finding a way for physical AI to take root in industrial settings.
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