Tomohiro Motoda
元田 智大
Research Scientist, AIST (国立研究開発法人産業技術総合研究所), Odaiba, Tokyo, Japan
I am a research scientist in the Automation Research Team, Industrial CPS Research Center, AIST. My research topic is robotics, manipulation and machine learning (AI robotics). I received my Ph.D. in Engineering from Osaka University.
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Research
AIST Bimanual Manipulation Dataset
T. Motoda et al., "AIST Bimanual Manipulation Dataset: A Dataset for Learning Bimanual Robot Control, Collected via Leader-Follower Teleoperation," 2025.
Robot Playing Yama-Kuzushi (将棋崩し)
T. Motoda et al., "Probabilistic Action/Observation Planning for Playing Yamakuzushi," in Proc. IEEE/SICE SII, 2020.
T. Motoda et al., "Robotic Action/Observation Planning for Playing Yamakuzushi Based on Human Motion," Transactions of the JSME (in Japanese), 2020.
Publications
See also Google Scholar.
Journal Articles (peer-reviewed)
- RoboManipBaselines: A Unified Framework for Imitation Learning in Robotic Manipulation across Real and Simulation Environments arXiv
- Self-Augmented Robot Trajectory: Efficient Imitation Learning via Safe Self-augmentation with Demonstrator-annotated Precision arXiv
- SuctionPrompt: Visual-Assisted Robotic Picking with a Suction Cup Using Vision-Language Models and Facile Hardware Design Paper
- Multi-step Object Extraction Planning from Clutter Based on Support Relations Paper
- Shelf Replenishment Based on Object Arrangement Detection and Collapse Prediction for Bimanual Manipulation Paper
- Robotic Action/Observation Planning for Playing Yamakuzushi Based on Human Motion (ヒトの行動を規範とした山崩しゲームに対するロボットの観測・操り行動計画) Paper
International Conferences (peer-reviewed)
- A Flexible Field-Based Policy Learning Framework for Diverse Robotic Systems and Sensors arXiv
- Visual Prompting for Robotic Manipulation with Annotation-Guided Pick-and-Place Using ACT
- Learning Bimanual Manipulation via Action Chunking and Inter-Arm Coordination with Transformers Project arXiv
- Attention-Guided Integration of CLIP and SAM for Precise Object Masking in Robotic Manipulation arXiv
- Foundation Models Need to Be Culturally Fine-Tuned
- Probabilistic Slide-support Manipulation Planning in Clutter Project arXiv Poster
- Acquisition of Synergy for Low-dimensional Control of Multi-fingered Hands by Reinforcement Learning Paper
- Motion Planning to Retrieve an Object from Random Pile Paper
- Bimanual Shelf Picking Planner Based on Collapse Prediction Project Paper arXiv
- POMDP Action Planning for 6 DoF Object Recognition on Humanoid Paper
- Probabilistic Action/Observation Planning for Playing Yamakuzushi Paper
Preprints
- TOAST: Stochastic Robot Action Tokenization for Autoregressive Vision-Language-Action Models arXiv
- Self-Supervised Anchoring of Fingertip Sensing to Proprioception and Proactive Actions for Robot Imitation Learning Project arXiv
- Improving Imitation Learning Efficiency for Manipulation through Geometric Prior Pretraining arXiv
- Online Material Estimation for Conditioned Diffusion Policy in Shaping Deformable Linear Objects arXiv
- Peg-in-Bench: A Modular Benchmark for High-Precision Robotic Insertion arXiv
- The Embodiment Gap in Robot Foundation Models arXiv
- ORPA: Online Residual Policy Adaptation for Robot Manipulation Control with Human Feedback arXiv
- GuidedAttention: Interpretable and Correctable Visual Attention for OOD-Robust Robot Manipulation via Imitation Learning arXiv
- YUBI: Yielding Universal Bidigital Interface for Bimanual Dexterous Manipulation at Scale arXiv
- AIRoA MoMa Dataset: A Large-Scale Hierarchical Dataset for Mobile Manipulation arXiv
- Recipe for Vision-Language-Action Models in Robotic Manipulation: A Survey TechRxiv
Domestic Conferences (non-peer-reviewed)
- 三次元点群からの物体動作予測に基づくロボットマニピュレーションの検討
- 取り出し困難な密集状態からの把持戦略の自動生成
- コンビニエンスストアにおける固有の商品の認識のためのデータセット構築と検証
- Language-Based Pose Estimation of Convenience Store Objects
- 崩れ予測に基づく多段階ばら積みピッキング手法
- 取り出し困難な密集状態からの把持戦略の構築
- 物体の状態遷移予測を用いた山積みからの双腕引き出し計画
- 陳列の乱れの識別に基づく双腕による充填作業計画
- 強化学習による多指ハンドの低次元制御を実現するシナジーの獲得
- 複雑な環境下における目標物体の取り出し動作計画 Paper
- 双腕ロボットによるバラ積みされた対象物の引き出し動作計画 PDF
- ロボットによる将棋崩しの実現に向けた操り・観測の確率的計画手法の検証 PDF
- ヒューマノイドロボットによる物体探索のための認識行動の計画
- ばら積み物体に対する操りと観測の確率的計画手法
- ばら積み物体の認識と操りのための確率的行動計画の検証
- 確率モデルによるバラ積み物体の認識と操りのための行動計画 PDF
Articles & Thesis
- イマドキノRobot Learning―基盤モデルからマニピュレーションへ Link
- Learning-based Object Manipulation with Collapse (Doctoral Thesis) DOI
- [解説] 学生編集委員会取材企画: 「顔パスで支払いまで」未来の小さなロボット店員を開発 PLEN Robotics株式会社代表取締役社長 赤澤夏郎 氏 Link Short Article
- How a Humanoid Robot Searches for an Object in Our Daily Environment Link
Awards
- 優秀講演賞, 第26回 計測自動制御学会システムインテグレーション部門講演会, 2025.
- 優秀講演賞, 第22回 計測自動制御学会システムインテグレーション部門講演会, 2021. PDF
- Young Award (IROS, CASE2021), IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Japan Joint Chapter, 2021. PDF Link
- [学内] システム科学領域賞 (令和元年度), 大阪大学大学院システム創成専攻システム科学領域, 2020.
- SCI学生発表賞, 第63回 システム制御情報学会研究発表講演会 (SCI'19), 2019. Link
- [学内] 基礎工学部賞 (平成29年度), 大阪大学基礎工学部, 2018.
- 優秀講演賞, 第18回 計測自動制御学会システムインテグレーション部門講演会, 2017.
Media
- [取材] 総論・主役はハードからAIに、開発競争は歩行から作業スキルに移行, 日経エレクトロニクス 2025年5月号, 2025.04.20発行. Link
- [TV取材] “1人に1台 AIロボット” 開発最前線, NHK NEWS WEB, 2025.04.19掲載 (2025.04.20「おはよう日本」にて放送). Link
- [Portfolio] A robotic foundation model for production, Nature Research Custom Media, 2024.09.18. Link
- [取材] 大規模言語モデルはロボットをどう変えるか, 日経クロステック, 2024.09.17掲載. Link
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Positions & Education
| 2023–present | Research Scientist, Automation Research Team, Industrial CPS Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Odaiba, Tokyo |
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| 2022–2023 | JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC2) |
| 2020–2023 | Ph.D. student, Osaka University |
| 2018–2023 | Osaka University Humanware Innovation Program (6th) Link |
| 2018–2020 | Master's course student, Osaka University |
| 2014–2018 | Undergraduate student, Osaka University |
| 2011–2014 | Mikunigaoka High School, Osaka |
Internship
| Dec. 2021 – Mar. 2022 | AI Cube Inc., Tokyo |
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Teaching
| Oct. 2020 – Jan. 2021 | Teaching Assistant, 情報処理演習 (基礎工学部), Osaka Univ. |
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| Apr. 2020 – Jun. 2020 | Teaching Assistant, 情報社会基礎 (全学・経済学部), Osaka Univ. |
| Apr. 2020 – Jun. 2020 | Teaching Assistant, 情報社会基礎 (全学・文学部), Osaka Univ. |
| Oct. 2019 – Feb. 2020 | Teaching Assistant, 情報処理演習 (基礎工学部), Osaka Univ. |
| Oct. 2018 – Feb. 2019 | Teaching Assistant, 情報処理演習 (基礎工学部), Osaka Univ. |
| May 2022 – Aug. 2022 | Tutor for international students (基礎工学研究科), Osaka Univ. |
| May 2022 – Jul. 2022 | Tutor for international students (基礎工学研究科), Osaka Univ. |
| Oct. 2020 – Jan. 2021 | Tutor for international students (基礎工学研究科), Osaka Univ. |
Activities
News
- Received the Excellent Presentation Award (優秀講演賞) at SICE SI2025.
- Our survey "Recipe for Vision-Language-Action Models in Robotic Manipulation" is available on TechRxiv.
- Two papers presented at IEEE CASE 2025.
- "SuctionPrompt" published in Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics.
- Featured on NHK「おはよう日本」(NHK NEWS WEB).