2018 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report

Development of Wearable Sensor and Puppeteer Robot for Preserving Wayang Puppet Culture

Research Project

Project/Area Number	17J10795
Research Institution	Waseda University
Principal Investigator	Tomo Tito Pradhono 早稲田大学, 理工学術院, 特別研究員(DC2)
Project Period (FY)	2017-04-26 – 2019-03-31
Keywords	tactile sensor / wearable sensor / robotics / 3-axis skin sensor
Outline of Annual Research Achievements	Three papers (1 journal and 2 international conferences) were published in this fiscal year as a co-author. The prototype of a wearable sensor that can measure 3-axis force from human fingers was successfully developed. The result was published at IEEE Robotics and Automation Letter (RA-L). Compared to other wearable force sensors, the work in this research detects the deformation of human finger muscles. uSkin, a compact, distributed, soft 3-axis skin sensor for robot hands that is also the outcome of this research was exhibited at the Monozukuri Hardware Cup 2019 through XELA Robotics that was held in Hack Osaka 2019, a Global Innovation Conference. A 3rd Place Award was achieved in this competition, and the sensor was featured in several media.
Research Progress Status	平成30年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。
Strategy for Future Research Activity	平成30年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。