Research on biped walking vehicle, Waseda Leg Series

Research on biped foot systems, Waseda Shoes Series

Research on biped humanoid robot, WABIAN Series

Research on emotion expression humanoid robot, KOBIAN Series

March 2009:
Received the Degree of Doctor of Engineering from the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Japan

March 2006:
Received the Degree of Master of Engineering from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Waseda University, Japan

March 2004:
Received the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Waseda University, Japan

April 2010 - June 2011:
Research Associate, Graduate School of Creative Science and Engineering, Waseda University

April 2009 - March 2010:
Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS Research Fellow PD)

April 2008 - March 2009:
Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS Research Fellow DC-2)

October 2006 - March 2008:
Visiting Research Associate, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University

The Robotics Society of Japan, The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers, Japanese Council of IFToMM, IEEE

October 2008: Finalist for Best Conference Paper and Best Student Paper at the IEEE BIOROB 2008
April 2008: JSME Fellow Award for Outstanding Young Engineers (ROBOMEC 2007)
October 2006: IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Japan Chapter Young Award (IROS 2006)

Kenji Hashimoto, Hun-ok Lim and Atsuo Takanishi, "Disturbance Compensation Control for Biped Vehicle," Advanced Robotics, Vol. 25, No. 3, pp. 407-426, February, 2011.

Kenji Hashimoto, Yusuke Sugahara, Hun-ok Lim and Atsuo Takanishi, "Biped Landing Pattern Modification Method and Walking Experiments in Outdoor Environment," Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, Vol. 20, No. 5, pp. 775-784, October, 2008.

Kenji Hashimoto, Yusuke Sugahara, Hun-ok Lim and Atsuo Takanishi, "Swizzle Movement for Biped Walking Robot Having Passive Wheels," Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, Vol. 20, No. 3, pp. 413-419, June, 2008.

Kenji Hashimoto, Yuki Yoshimura, Hideki Kondo, Hun-ok Lim and Atsuo Takanishi, "Realization of Quick Turn of Biped Humanoid Robot by Using Slipping Motion with Both Feet," Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 2041-2046, Shanghai, China, May, 2011.

Kenji Hashimoto, Yuki Takezaki, Kentaro Hattori, Hideki Kondo, Takamichi Takashima, Hun-ok Lim and Atsuo Takanishi, "A Study of Function of the Human's Foot Arch Structure Using Biped Humanoid Robot," Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 2206-2211, Taipei, Taiwan, October, 2010.

Kenji Hashimoto, Terumasa Sawato, Akihiro Hayashi, Yuki Yoshimura, Teppei Asano, Kentaro Hattori, Yusuke Sugahara, Hun-ok Lim and Atsuo Takanishi, "Avoidance Behavior from External Forces for Biped Vehicle," Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 4715-4720, Anchorage, Alaska, May, 2010.

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Takanishi Laboratory

Bioscience and Biomedical Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University

Department of Modern Mechanical Engineering, School of Creative Science and Engineering, Waseda University

Young Researchers Association of Robotics "HUROBINT"