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Introduction

中心主管

Center Leadership

Prof. Kuu-Young Young
Director

Prof. Kuu-Young Young

  • Expertise: Robot learning control and force control, robot path planning and correction, VR/robot integration, biological control systems
  • Lab: Human and Machine Lab
  • Elected Fellow of the Robotics Society of Taiwan in 2024.
  • Received the Excellent Young Electrical Engineer Award from the Chinese Institute of Electrical Engineering in 2000.
  • Co-supervised the team that developed “i-go,” a passive walking-assist robot, together with Prof. Chun-Hsu Ko. The team won first prize in the “Dream Realization” category of Taiwan’s 2010 National Robotics Competition.
  • Advanced walking-assistance technology for older adults. The i-go robot integrates grip-force sensing, user-intent recognition, obstacle avoidance, and passive guidance to support safer walking.
  • Received multiple university teaching and mentoring awards, including Excellent Teaching Awards in 2015 and 2019, and Outstanding Mentor Awards in 2011 and 2014.
  • Conducted extensive research in robotics and human–robot interaction, covering intelligent control, dual-arm robots, teleoperation, mobility assistance, and robotic exoskeletons.
Prof. Gih-Keong Lau
Associate Director

Prof. Gih-Keong Lau

  • 2024 NYCU Engineering Excellent Teaching Award
  • Best poster award for 2021 Annual Research Outcome (Aerospace technology), National Science and Technology Committee (NSTC), Taiwan
  • 2019 Junior Chair Professor Award from National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
  • 2019 Service Award from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
  • Tan Chin Tuan Fellowship (outbound exchange to EPFL) in 2015
Assoc. Prof. Yi-Ting Chen
Associate Director

Assoc. Prof. Yi-Ting Chen

  • Expertise: Human-centered Physical AI, Intelligent Driving Systems, Assistive Robotics, Computer Vision, Machine Learning
  • Lab: HCIS Lab
  • NSTC 2030 International Young Outstanding Scholar Program in 2024
  • NYCU CS Outstanding Young Scholar Award in 2024
  • Yushan Fellow Program Administrative Support Grant from the Ministry of Education in 2021
  • Junior Faculty Award from NYCU in 2021

計畫總主持人

Lead Principal Investigator

Prof. Atsuo Takanishi
Lead Principal Investigator

Prof. Atsuo Takanishi

  • Expertise: Humanoid Robotics, Biped Walking Robots, Bio-inspired Robotics, Medical Robotics, Rescue Robotics, Human–Robot Interaction, Mechatronics, Intelligent Robotic Systems, Musical Performance Robots, Robot Motion Control
  • Lab: Takanishi Laboratory (Bio-Robotics Laboratory)
  • Pioneer of the Waseda humanoid robot (WABOT) project
  • IEEE Fellow
  • Internationally recognized researcher in biped humanoid robotics
  • Developed saxophonist and flutist robots
  • Advanced medical training and rescue robotics systems
  • Scopus h-index around 48 with over 10,000 citations
  • 2025 Okuma Memorial Academic Award
  • Academic Encouragement Award, Japanese Society for Temporomandibular Joint
  • Paper Award, Robotics Society of Japan
  • Research Encouragement Award, Robotics Society of Japan
  • Excellent Poster Award, Japanese Society of Mastication
  • Excellent Presentation Award, Japanese Orthodontic Society
  • Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Award (Paper Category)
  • Finalist, Best Paper Award, IEEE ICRA 2006
  • NTF Award Finalist, IEEE IROS 2007
  • Outstanding Poster Presentation Award, 20th Japanese Society for Temporomandibular Joint

兼任研究員

Adjunct Research Fellow

Asst. Prof. Jia-Yeu Lin
Adjunct Research Fellow

Asst. Prof. Jia-Yeu Lin

  • Expertise: Human Interface, Intelligent Mechanical Systems, Robotics, Humanoid Robotics, Musical Performance Robots, Robot-based Music Therapy, Rescue Robotics, Haptic Feedback and Wearable Robotics
  • Lab: Takanishi Laboratory (Bio-Robotics Laboratory)
  • Co-developed humanoid saxophone-playing robots with Professor Atsuo Takanishi
  • Conducted research on robot-based music therapy
  • Participated in hybrid locomotion robots for earthquake rescue missions
  • Published papers in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • Contributed to the WAS humanoid musical performance robot series
  • Conducted interdisciplinary research combining robotics, HRI, and art technology
  • Developed a low-resistance force feedback device

行政與計畫管理

Administration

Ching-Ju Yu

Miranda Yu

Project Assistant

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Center Affairs

To be filled

Sylvia

Project Assistant

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Center Affairs

To be filled

 

Postdoctoral Researcher

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組織架構圖

Organization Chart

Organizational chart of the Center for Intelligent Team Robotics & Human-Robot Collaboration. See the text description below for detailed hierarchy.

Detailed Organization Chart Description

  • Lead PI: Prof. Atsuo Takanishi
    • Advisory Committee
      • Dist. Prof. Chung-Hsien Kuo
      • Dist. Prof. Pei-Chun Lin
      • Prof. Wen-Yu Su
      • Chair Prof. Chun-Liang Lin
      • Prof. Chien-Kun Ting
      • Dist. Prof. Yu-Chi Tseng
      • Chair Prof. Ping-Fei Wu
      • Prof. Tsung-Lin Chen
    • International Steering Committee
      • Prof. Masayoshi Tomizuka
      • Prof. Edwin C. Kan
      • Prof. Jenq-Neng Hwang
      • Prof. David Hung-Chang Du
      • Prof. Tzyy-Ping Jung
      • Prof. Tsu-Chin Tsao
    • Core Team Meeting
      • Director: Prof. Kuu-Young Young
      • Associate Director: Prof. Gih-Keong Lau
      • Associate Director: Assoc. Prof. Yi-Ting Chen
    • Departments
      • Project Management
      • Project Administration
      • Strategic Planning
      • Project Engineering
      • Public Relations