| Title | Robotics and Community for Decommissioning and Safety of Nuclear Facilities |
| Date / Time | 2 October 2013 (Wednesday) / 09:00 – 10:00 hrs |
| Venue | LT3 |
| Speaker | Prof. Yoshihiko Nakamura, Department of Mechano-Informatics, University of Tokyo |
Biography
Prof. Yoshihiko Nakamura received Doctor of Engineering Degree from Kyoto University in 1985. He was Assistant Professor of Kyoto University, from 1982 to 1987, and then Assistant and Associate Professor of University of California, Santa Barbara from 1987 to 1991. Since 1991, he has been with University of Tokyo, Japan, and is currently Professor at Department of Mechano-Informatics. Humanoid robotics, cognitive robotics, neuro musculoskeletal human modeling, biomedical systems, and their computational algorithms are his current fields of research. He is Fellow of Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fellow of Robotics Society of Japan, Fellow of IEEE, and Fellow of World Academy of Arts and Science. Dr. Nakamura currently (2012–2015) serves as President of International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science (IFToMM). He is Foreign Member of Academy of Engineering Science of Serbia, and TUM Distinguished Affiliated Professor of Technische Universität München. Dr. Nakamura is co-chairing IEEE-RAS Technical Committee on Robotics and Automation in Nuclear Facilities.
Abstract
The technologies of robotics and automation are more demanded than ever for nuclear power plants and the other nuclear facilities, after the accidents at TEPCO’s Fukushima 1st Nuclear Power Plant following the earthquake and tsunami on March 11th, 2011. Technical Committee on Robotics and Automation in Nuclear Facilities was founded as a TC of IEEE Robotics and Automation Society. This talk will cover the specific technical issues related to robotics for decommissioning TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The future possibility of robotics solutions in particular with the use of humanoid robots are also discussed.