Full blossom under full moon
Cherry trees are in full blossom tonight (March 30) behind the Engineering I building. Full blossom under the full moon, but illuminated by lamplight of labs.
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Graduation
The left: After the commencement of graduate program on March 24th. The new Maters and their company. The right: After the commencement of undergraduate program on March 25th. The new Bachelors and their company.
Farewell for new graduates
Congratulations to those who have just completed the BS and MS degrees! We had a wonderful farewell party at a restaurant near the university. Good luck to the new adventures.
Cherry Blossom at Chidoriga-Fuchi
Cherry blossom at Chidoriga-Fuchi Park on March 20th. It was ready to come out at any time. This week end would be the best time for the hanami party. Cherry trees at Chidoriga-Fuchi Park near the Palace are the standard cherry trees of the whole Tokyo.
St. Patric’s day in Latain Quater
March 17th was St. Patric’s day also in Latin Quarter in Paris. Green hats and people overflowed from Irish Bars. On the way back from the dinner with D.G. at a Spanish restaurant. We prepared for the hearing scheduled on the next day.
Robotics Symposia
The Robotics Symposia 2010 were in Yoshino-Yama on March 15-16th. It is really a unique symposium. The over-night session was most challenging and enjoyable thanks to the organizers. The photo was a pathway to Nyoirinji temple. I recalled when I had walked there in the early morning after the rain 44 years ago.
Humanoids on the Moon
A failed proposal 2009.07.31 (PDF in Japanese) Anthropomorphism is the key for interactive applications of robots. Discussions whether a robot should be anthropomorphic or non-anthropomorphic are in most cases superficial. It is also the case for robots to explore on the moon. This is a proposal about “Humanoids on the Moon” that I submitted on July 31st 2009 to “Funding Program for World-Leading Innovative R&D on Science and Technology” of MEXT, Japan. I have had many unsuccessful proposals and this is one of them. Although I see many good reasons for being unsuccessful, I would like to share it because I tried to make it clear why Humanoid on the…
Lab’s Alumni Reunion
The 9th Advanced Mechanisms and Control Research Meeting (Lab’s Alumni Reunion) was on Feb 20, 2010 and well attended by OB and OG. After opening by Prof. Ken’ichi Yoshimoto, a special lecture of Prof. Yoriko Atomi and presentations of completed Ph.D and MS students followed. A wonderful time of discussion and talks at Open Lab and Party afterward. See you all and those who missed this year! Photo: Attendees in front of Engineering 2 Building.
Mass in Taipei
An invited lecture, “Semiotic Behavioral Modeling of Humans and Humanoid Robots,” at Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University hosted by Prof. Shuo Hung Chung. Approximately 150 ME students attended on Feb 22, 2010, the very first day after the New Year’s vacation. Smart and enthusiastic students asked a few questions after the talk and many questions by an e-mail. Thanks for the warm hospitality of Prof. Chung and his stude All Posts nts. Photo: a mass for active vibration control of the previous world-No1 skyscraper “101” in Taipei.
Jyoyano-Kane
According to the recent custom of the new year’s eve, I visited a temple nearby with my family and struck a bell. It is common in a temple to strike a bell 108 times to renounce 108 worldly desires. There were more people to renounce more desires.