(born 1947 in

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...

) is a pioneer of

robotics Robotics is an interdisciplinarity, interdisciplinary branch of computer science and engineering. Robotics involves design, construction, operation, and use of robots. The goal of robotics is to design machines that can help and assist human ...

technology and a professor at the

Tokyo Institute of Technology is a national research university located in Greater Tokyo Area, Japan. Tokyo Tech is the largest institution for higher education in Japan dedicated to science and technology, one of first five Designated National University and selected a ...

. Born in

and attending

Hibiya High School is a Japanese high school founded in 1878 as the . It was well known in the 1950s and 1960s for the large proportion of graduates who gained admission to the prestigious University of Tokyo; though it suffered a decline in the 1970s, as of 2005 ...

, he graduated from

Yokohama National University , abbreviated to or YNU, is a national university located in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Founded in 1876, it became a national university in 1949, and currently comprises five graduate schools and four undergraduate faculties. The univ ...

in 1971 and received a Ph.D. from

in 1976 where he later took professorship. His works includes designs for robots capable of various types of movement such as walking, crawling, swimming and slithering. Specific designs include a "

ninja A or was a covert agent or mercenary in feudal Japan. The functions of a ninja included reconnaissance, espionage, infiltration, deception, ambush, bodyguarding and their fighting skills in martial arts, including ninjutsu.Kawakami, pp ...

-robot" capable of climbing buildings and a seven-ton robot capable of climbing mountainous slopes with the aim of installing bolts in the ground so as to prevent landslides. Hirose is also involved in work with the

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to develop a remotely controlled robot capable of clearing

landmines A land mine is an explosive device concealed under or on the ground and designed to destroy or disable enemy targets, ranging from combatants to vehicles and tanks, as they pass over or near it. Such a device is typically detonated automati ...

Positions held

* 1976–1979

Research Associate Research associates are researchers (scholars and professionals) that usually have an advanced degree beyond a Master's degree. In some universities/research institutes, such as Harvard/Harvard Medical School/Harvard School of Public Health, th ...

* 1979–1992

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* 1992–2013

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* 2002–

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, Shengyang Institute of Technology,

Chinese Academy of Sciences The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); ), known by Academia Sinica in English until the 1980s, is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for natural sciences. It has historical origins in the Academia Sinica during the Repub ...

* Fellow of the

Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

* 2003– Fellow of the

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a 501(c)(3) professional association for electronic engineering and electrical engineering (and associated disciplines) with its corporate office in New York City and its operat ...

Books

# “Snake Inspired Robots” (Kogyo-chosakai Publishing Co. Ltd., 1987, in Japanese) # “Robotics” (Shokabo Publishing Co. Ltd., 1987, 1996 revised edition, in Japanese) # “Biologically Inspired Robots” (Oxford University Press, 1993).

Awards

Hirose has been awarded about thirty academic prizes including: # Medal with Purple Ribbon in spring 2006. # The first Pioneer in Robotics and Automation Award in 1999, Best Conference Paper Award in 1995, 2003 Distinguished Lecturers, all from IEEE Robotics and Automation Society. # Award of Merits from

IFToMM International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science (IFToMM) is an organization that supports international exchange of researchers and engineers from the wide range of discipline related to Mechanical Engineering. Mission ...

(International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science) in 2004 # The Joseph Engelberger Robotics Award from Robotic Industries Association in 2009 # Award of Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in 2001. # Creative Engineering Award from Tokyo Tech Graduate School of Engineering in 2008. # Outstanding Paper Awards in 1976, 1983 and 1992, Outstanding Publishing Award in 1989, all from the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers. # Hatakeyama Award in 1971, Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Contribution in 1997, both from the Japanese Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME) # ROBOMEC Awards in 1994, 2000 and 2003. Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Contribution in 1998, 2000 and 2008, all form JSME Robotics and Mechatronics # Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics Award in 2009. # Outstanding Paper Awards in 1987, 1993 and 2002, Outstanding Technical Paper Award in 1992, 2000, and 10th anniversary paper award in 1993, all from the Robotics Society of Japan # The Most Interesting Reading Award in 1999 from Japan Society for Design Engineering # JIRA Award in 1990 and Best Paper Award in 1992 both from the Japan Industrial Robot Association # Outstanding Publishing Awards in 1989, 1994 and outstanding invention award in 2001 all from Tejima Seiichi Commemorative Foundation # Carlos Ghosn Award in 2008 # Fire Fighter Agency Award in 2004 # Nikkan-Kogyo-Shinbun Outstanding Publishing Award in 1988 # Outstanding Paper Award in 1994 from Foundation for Promotion of Advanced Automation Technology # Outstanding Paper Award in 2000 from FANUC FA and Robot Foundation # Good Design Award in 2002 and 2006 # Acknowledgments of Outstanding Invention in 1990 and 1993 from the Science and Technology Agency # IEEE Robotics and Automation Technical Field Award (TFA) 2014

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hirose, Shigeo 1947 births Japanese inventors Japanese engineers Scientists from Tokyo Living people Tokyo Institute of Technology alumni Academic staff of Tokyo Institute of Technology Japanese roboticists Yokohama National University alumni

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