Jihatsu Research Unit
TIAR Fellow
SAKAINO Sho Associate Professor,
Institute of Systems and Information Engineering
Can Robots Replicate Human Force Control?
Despite remarkable advancements in robotics and AI technology, why do manual labour tasks performed by humans persist? This phenomenon is attributed to Moravec’s Paradox, which highlights the fact that manipulating the physical world is far more challenging than performing complex reasoning tasks. The ability to manipulate the physical world unconsciously is an extraordinary skill acquired through immense evolutionary development, and replicating this skill remains one of the greatest challenges in robotics. We have discovered that the key to solving this problem lies in the human ability to control force, and we are promoting the automation of physical labor by using AI to reproduce this skill, known as “imitation learning.”

| Field of Research | Robots, Control |
|---|---|
| Research Topic | General Robotic Object Manipulation Using Imitation Learning |
| Keywords | Imitation learning, manipulation, bilateral control, force control |
| Certification Start | FY2025 |
| Scheduled End | FY2029 |
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