Researcher, Ph.D. in Engineering, Japan.
I am a research scientist@AIST(国立研究開発法人産業技術総合研究所) in Odaiba, Tokyo, Japan. My research topic is robotics, manipulation and machine learning (AI robotics).
Motoda et al., Learning Bimanual Manipulation via Action Chunking and Inter-Arm Coordination with Transformers, ArXiv preprint, 2025.
Motoda et al., SuctionPrompt: Visual-assisted Robotic Picking with a Suction Cup Using Vision-Language Models and Facile Hardware Design, ArXiv preprint, 2024.
Nagato et al., "Probabilistic Slide-support Manipulation Planning in Clutter," in IROS, 2023. (Accepted)
Motoda et al., "Multi-step Object Extraction Planning from Clutter based on Support Relations," IEEE Access, 2023.
Motoda et al., "Shelf Replenishment Based on Object Arrangement Detection and Collapse Prediction for Bimanual Manipulation," MDPI Robotics, 2022.
Motoda et al., "Bimanual Shelf Picking Planner Based on Collapse Prediction," in IEEE 17th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), 2021.
📚 2023-present, Research Scientist in the Automation Research Team, Industrial CPS Research Center, National Insitute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Odaiba, Tokyo.
👨🎓 2020-2023, Ph.D. student, Osaka University.
👨🔬 2022-2023, JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC2).
📚 2018-2023, Osaka University Humanware Innovation Program (6th) [link].
👨🎓 2018-2020, Master course student, Osaka University.
👨🎓 2014-2018, Undergraduate student, Osaka University.
👨🎓 2011-2014, High school student, Mikunigaoka High School (Osaka).