Toshinori Kitamura
Postdoctoral Researcher at Amii (Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute)
Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Summary
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Top SchoolToshinori Kitamura is a reinforcement learning researcher and postdoctoral researcher with nine years of experience bridging academic and industrial labs in Japan and Canada. He has conducted RL research at AIST and OMRON SINIC X and now continues at Amii, combining deep theoretical work with practical robotics tooling. His open-source contributions include tooling to convert Fusion 360 CAD into URDF/XACRO and ROS launch assets, reflecting a hands-on focus on robot simulation and deployment beyond pure algorithm development. Trained in control theory and electrical/computer engineering at Keio and UC Davis, he brings interdisciplinary strengths in control, perception, and software integration. Colleagues value his ability to move ideas from prototypical research into reproducible code and robot-ready artifacts.
8 years of coding experience
Bachelor's degree, Electrical Computer Engineering, 3rd, Bachelor's degree, Electrical Computer Engineering, 3rd at University of California, Davis東京大学Bachelor's degree, Control Theory, 3rd, Bachelor's degree, Control Theory, 3rd at Keio University
Github Skills (7)
urdf10
stl10
robotics10
python10
ros9
bash9
cad8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
syuntoku14/fusion2urdf
Jul 2018 - Apr 2022
A Fusion 360 Script to export URDF
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:1 release, 96 commits, 25 PRs in 3 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Toshinori appears to have focused on creating tools and scripts for converting Fusion 360 CAD data into URDF format, suggesting a focus on robotics and model creation. They implemented scripts for unit conversion, STL processing, and generating XACRO files for joint information. The user also developed Python scripts for converting joint data to XACRO files and generating URDF files. Furthermore, the user created scripts that integrate with other tools for generating launch files and a yaml file for ROS control.
ignitionroboticsexportfusionurdf
syuntoku14/ShinRL
Nov 2020 - Sep 2021
Contributions:154 pushes, 20 branches, 1 comment in 10 months
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