Takuya Kiyokawa
Assistant Professor at The University of Osaka
Osaka, Japan
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Top SchoolTakuya Kiyokawa is an assistant professor and robotics researcher based in Osaka with nine years of experience specializing in intelligent robot systems, motion planning, manipulation, robot vision, and biomechanics. He holds a PhD in Intelligent Robotic Systems from Nara Institute of Science and Technology and has blended academic leadership with international research exposure, including a visiting researcher stint at the German Aerospace Center (DLR). His background includes industry research internships at Microsoft and hands-on system engineering at Yaskawa, giving him a practical edge in deploying simulated and vision-guided robotic systems. Takuya’s work bridges theory and application—developing perception-driven motion planners informed by biomechanical insights. Colleagues note his ability to translate complex research into deployable robotic behaviors and cross-disciplinary collaborations.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy, Intelligent Robotic System, Doctor of Philosophy, Intelligent Robotic System at Nara Institute of Science and TechnologyBachelor of Engineering - BE, ENGINEERING, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, ENGINEERING at Kumamoto National College of Technology
Github Skills (23)
robot10
azure-kinect9
robotics9
ros9
python8
planning6
vacuum6
modbus-tcp6
segmentation6
aruco5
swarm-intelligence5
pybullet4
swarm4
reinforcement-learning3
artificial-intelligence3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Osaka-University-Harada-Laboratory/onrobot
Feb 2022 - Jan 2023
OnRobot packages (https://wiki.ros.org/onrobot)
Contributions:1 release, 55 commits, 3 PRs in 11 months
roboticspythongripperrobotros
takuya-ki/wrs
Feb 2022 - Nov 2024
The WRS Robot Planning & Control System
Contributions:6 PRs, 19 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 9 months
control-systemplanningroboticsrobot
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