Research Topics

Centered on cognitive developmental and symbol emergence robotics, our research aims at understanding the human mind and advancing robot intelligence.

Computational Modeling of Emotional Development

This line of research computationally models how human emotions develop through multimodal perception (vision, audition, touch). We focus on tactile dominance in infant-caregiver …

Constructive Study of Qualia and Consciousness

Can robots have emotional qualia? Addressing this question, we work on elucidating the correspondence between qualia structures and information structures. As part of the …

Human-Robot Interaction

Research on human-robot interaction aimed at the coexistence of humans and robots, including dialogue robots in social contexts, mental health support, and communication support. …

Robot Learning and LLM-Based Action Planning

Research on autonomous action planning and motion generation for robots using imitation learning, reinforcement learning, and Large Language Models (LLMs). We develop …

Symbol Emergence Robotics

Research exploring how symbols and language can emerge through embodied robotic interaction. We work on integrated cognitive architectures of action and language, emergent …