IEEE ICMA 2027 Conference

Plenary Talk 3

Robotic Manipulation for Industrial Applications

Kensuke Harada, Dr., Eng.
Professor
Graduate School of Engineering Science
The University of Osaka
https://www.roboticmanipulation.org

Abstract:
In this talk, I will present our recent progress on robotic manipulation research aiming for industrial applications done in our lab. The robotic manipulation is very important in industry to realize high-mix/low-volume production, logistics automation, laboratory automation, food industry etc. In addition, recent trends on Physical AI boost the progress and industrial application of robotic manipulation research. We introduce several aspects of research done in our lab, including task/motion planning, assembly, picking, machine learning and gripper design.

Kensuke Harada is Professor and Director of the Robotic Manipulation Lab., Graduate School of Engineering Science, The University of Osaka. His research focuses on motion planning, machine learning, and gripper design for robot manipulators and its industrial applications.

Dr. Kensuke Harada is a fellow of IEEE, JSME and RSJ. He is the cross-appointment fellow of National Inst. of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST). He is also the director of Daifuku Logistics Automation Technology Collaborative Research Institute. He worked as the general chair of Robomech 2022, program chair of Humanoids 2013, SI 2018, ARSO 2025 and ROBIO 2025. He worked as the chair of IEEE RA Society Japan Joint Chapter from 2024 to 2025. He is the chair of the manipulation WG, RRI since 2025.