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Today, the second interim presentation for Graduation Research 1 was held! The assignments for the Robot Division and Image Processing Division were swapped from the previous session, and the students worked on their projects. The winners this time are… Robot Division: Tanaka Image Processing Division: Hou

We held a research demonstration at SP LAB 8 during the OIC Festival (Ritsumeikan University School Festival 2025)! We showcased demonstrations such as home appliances operating automatically in response to human actions and instructions, as well as a robot that delivers items to people who raise their hands! The booth was a huge success, and many visitors were able to experience the technology firsthand. Thank you to everyone who stopped by!

At”Ritsumeikan GLOBAL WEEK”, we exhibited iSpace at SP LAB 8. Thank you very much to everyone who came.

Professor Lee Joo-Ho delivered a keynote speech at EAI ICRESM 2025. In his lecture, he presented his latest research findings on vision-based self-localization for computationally constrained robots and mobile devices.

On October 27, 2025, Mr. Byoung Soo Kim, the CEO of ROBOTIS, visited Our Lab. It was a valuable opportunity for our students to present demonstrations of their ongoing research directly to the CEO. Having the chance to show our research outcomes and discuss them with the head of a world-leading company was a very stimulating and valuable experience for the students. Thank you very much, Mr. Byoung Soo Kim, for your valuable time!

We participated in The 2025 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2025), held from October 20-25, 2025, and presented one paper from our laboratory. We also won the Best Paper Award! Congratulations!

A Ph.D. was conferred upon Bach Thuan BUI in September 2025. Congratulations!

Our lab gave two presentations at the 30th Virtual Reality Society of Japan (17–19 Sep 2025, Ritsumeikan Univ. , Ibaraki). Thanks for attending!

Six students from the Our Lab presented their research findings at the DUT-RU Joint Workshop on Information Science and Engineering 2025 (JWISE2025), held in Dalian, China, on September 5th and 6th, 2025!

Our lab gave three presentations at the 43rd Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (2–5 Sep 2025, Institute of Science Tokyo, Ookayama). Thanks for attending!

We held a welcome party for the third-year students who were newly assigned to our lab. We deepened our friendship in a friendly atmosphere while enjoying delicious food. Let’s work hard on our research together!

Our lab delivered seven presentations at ROBOMECH 2025 (Robotics & Mechatronics Conference 2025 in Yamagata) on 06 June 2025. Thank you for coming!

We presented at the 2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Robotics and Automation (19–23 May 2024) and enjoyed exploring Atlanta. Thanks for coming to our sessions!

At “Ibaraki x Ritsumeikan DAY 2025,” we exhibited our research and robots at SP LAB 8. We had visitors of a wide range of ages, and the children’s reactions were particularly refreshing and memorable. It was a valuable opportunity for people to feel closer to the AIS Laboratory. Thank you very much to everyone who came.

We are excited to announce that Yuya Hosoda has joined us as a new Assistant Professor as of April 2025!

On 3 Feb 2024, ten fourth‑year undergraduates presented their bachelor theses; on 6 Feb 2024, three second‑year master’s students presented their master theses. Afterward мы held a small celebration. Great work, everyone!

Our lab delivered eight presentations at SI 2024 (25th SICE System Integration Division Conference) held 18–20 Dec 2024. Thanks for attending!

On 5 Dec 2024, Prof. Dennis Hong (UCLA) visited our lab to give a special lecture and discuss student research. Thank you for coming all the way from the USA!

On 14 Dec 2024 we combined our year‑end party with a special lecture celebrating the lab’s 20th anniversary, featuring Prof. Lee and alumni speakers. Thanks to all alumni who joined—see you next year!

We presented at the 2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots & Systems (14–18 Oct 2024) and enjoyed exploring Abu Dhabi. Thanks for coming to our sessions!

Our lab gave ten presentations at the 42nd Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (3–6 Sep 2024, Osaka Institute of Technology, Umeda). Thanks for attending!

We welcomed 11 new third‑year undergraduates who join the lab from fall 2024. Nine of them plus ~30 current members enjoyed pizza, snacks, and games. Let’s enjoy lab life together!

Our lab delivered seven presentations at ROBOMECH 2024 (Robotics & Mechatronics Conference 2024 in Utsunomiya) on 30 May 2024. Thank you for coming!

Master’s student Ryuga Sakagami and Assistant Prof. Yasuyuki Fujii won the Best Presentation Award at SI 2023. Details: https://sice-si.org/si2023/excellent_speaker.php

On 1 Feb 2024, eight fourth‑year undergraduates presented their bachelor theses; on 3 Feb 2024, seven second‑year master’s students presented their master theses. Great job, everyone—best of luck in your next steps!

We attended SII 2024 (IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration) in Ha Long, Vietnam, 8–11 Jan 2024. Bach Thuan Bui won the SIYA‑SII 2024 Award, and we enjoyed valuable experiences in Vietnam.

Our lab gave nine talks at SI 2023 (24th SICE System Integration Division Conference) held 14–16 Dec 2023. Thanks to everyone who came!

At the 39th Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan, doctoral student Yasuyuki Fujii received the Young Presentation Award. Congratulations!

Prof. Lee was selected by CDO Magazine as one of the world’s Leading Academic Data Leaders. Details: “Leading Academic Data Leaders”.

Thuan Bui Bach’s paper was published in the ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (visual localization, sparse features, absolute pose regression).

AIS‑Lab alumna Dr. Miran Lee received the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers’ Future Woman Award for her research with us after completing her PhD in 2021. Full list of 2021 JSME awardees: (link).

Graduate students Kugo and Takahashi received the Best Presentation Award for their papers at SI 2021 (https://www.sice-si.org/conf/si2021/).

Yume Matsushita’s survey “Deep‑learning techniques in clinical applications based on gait” was published in the Journal of Computational Design and Engineering (Oxford University Press).

On 2 October 2021, Miran Lee earned her doctorate—our lab’s fourth PhD. Congratulations!

Graduate student Imanaka received the Best Presentation Award for his paper at SI 2020 (https://www.sice-si.org/conf/si2020/).

We are taking part in the Innovation Japan University Fair, co‑hosted by JST and MEXT. Visit our booth here: https://ij2020online.jst.go.jp/exhibitor/un20200422.html

Six first‑year master’s students joined the two‑day online poster session of ROBOMECH 2020 (28–29 May 2020). Although their first conference went online, Facebook let them explore many other presentations in depth.

Our M1 student, Imanaka, won the Best Presentation Award at the SICE‑SI Division Conference.

Our M2 student, Francisco Renteria Rochin, was introduced on the faculty website.