Yoshiyuki Tomino
【Profile】
Anime Director and Screenwriter
Year of Birth:
November 5th, 1941
Place of Birth:
Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Education: Nihon University's College of Art
Career History:
At Mushi Productions, he scripted the storyboards and screenplay of the first Japanese anime TV series, Tetsuwan Atomu (also known as Astro Boy).
He has been well known for directing various anime series throughout his career: Triton of the Sea (1972) / Mobile Suit GUNDAM (1979) / Space Runaway IDEON (1980) / Overman King Gainer (2002).
He is also known as a songwriter, a novelist, and a college professor.
In 2009, he has won the award of an Honorific Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival.
His latest work is GUNDAM Reconguista in G (October 2014 - March 2015).
Shuji Hashimoto
【Profile】
Waseda University Emeritus Professor
Year of Birth:
1948
Education:
・WASEDA University, Department of Applied Physics, School of Science and Engineering (1970)
・WASEDA University, Graduate School of Science and Engineering
・Doctor of Engineering (Ph.D.), WASEDA University (1977)
Career History:
・Lecturer/Professor, Faculty of Science, Toho University (1979-1991)
・Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, WASEDA University (1993-2006)
・Director, Faculty of Science and Engineering, WASEDA University (2006-2010)
・Director of the Humanoid Robotics Institute, WASEDA University (April 2000～March 2010)
・Professor in the Department of Applied Physics, School of Science and Engineering, WASEDA University (November 2010～2018)
・Vice president, WASEDA University (November 2010～2018)
Research Interests:
Human communication and Kansei information processing including image processing, music systems, neural computing and humanoid robotics
Publication:
The Space of Virtual Music / The Story of the Humanoid Robotics / Iwanami Lecture: Multimedia Information Study, Vol.1 (all co-authorship).
Chairman:
・Chairman of the Promotion Committee, IEEE Tokyo Section
・Director of Japanese Academy of Facial Studies
・Chairman of Japan Actuator-Sensor-Interface
Member:
・The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers / Information Processing Society of Japan / The Virtual Reality Society of Japan / Human Interface Society / The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers / The Robotics Society of Japan / The Institute of Image Electronics Engineers of Japan / Nishi-Nippon Orthodontic Society
Pitoyo Hartono
【PROFILE】
Professor in School of Engineering, Chukyo University
Year of Birth:
May 1969
Place of Birth:
Indonesia
Education:
・Doctor of Enginnering (Ph.D.) in the Department of Pure and Applied Physics, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, WASEDA University (February 2002)
Career History:
・Visiting Lecturer (full-time), WABOT HOUSE Laboratory, WASEDA University
・Associate Professor, Hakodate Future University(2005-2010)
・Professor, Chukyo University (October 2010～)
Research Interests:
Neural network and computational intelligence theory for the robotics
AKINORI ISHII
【PROFILE】
Technical Director(full-time)
Experienced the GUNDAM plastic model boom when in elementary school, and dreamed of developing GUNDAM. Engaged in the research of the life-sized humanoid robot WABIAN when studying at Waseda University / Graduate School. Joined Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.in 1999, and was engaged in the research and development of the robotizing of construction machines, including the twin-arm machine ASTACO and the four-legged crawler-type mobile mechanism.
Joined GGC as technical director since 2018(full-time).
WATARU YOSHIZAKI
【PROFILE】
System Director
Asratec Corp. Director Chief Robot Creator
Developer of Robot Control System “V-Sido”. Conferred as “Super Creator” in 2009 by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, as a result of the “Exploratory IT Human Resources Project” conducted by IPA.
Involved in several robot control projects such as Suidobashi Heavy Industry’s KURATAS, and took part in the establishment of Asratec Corp. in 2013.
Appointed a committee member of the government’s council “Robot Revolutionary Achievement Conference” from 2014 to 2015.
MASAKI KAWAHARA
【PROFILE】
Creative Director
NOMURA Co., Ltd. Content Integration Center/NOTORA Creative Director
Mainly deals with creating spaces to attract customers, utilizing entertainment facilities and character contents. In charge of the total direction, from project planning to design and quality management, of content-based spaces that combine various direction methods such as video, modelling and lighting.
Yuya Kaneko
【PROFILE】
Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Born in Shizuoka prefecture, I am a graduate of the National Institute of Technology, Numazu College’s Department of Electronic Control System Engineering. Presently in 2015 I am enrolled on the secondary doctorate program at the Nara Institute of Science and Technology, pursuing research in the field of radio communications, such as radio over fiber technology and meteor-burst communications.
Check the idea
Free-standing and quadrupedal walking (or raising a foot and taking a step) of Gundam and Zaku as they engage in sumo restling
See details (PDF) 
Ming-Hsun Chiang
【PROFILE】
― Adjunct Assistant Professor
― Senior Engineer
― Advanced Personal Fitness Trainer of International Personal Trainers & Fitness Academy (IPTFA)
Education:
Doctor of Engineering (Ph.D.), National Taiwan University
Ming-Hsun Chiang is an assistant professor, personal trainer, and maker. He has received his doctoral degree in Electronic Engineering from National Taiwan University.
During his doctoral program, Ming-Hsun Chiang spent many years in study of Human Anatomy, Sports Medicine, Biomechanics, etc., and put his insights into the field of Robotics. Then, He proposed a new type mechanism of humanoid robot and relevant process flow of gait that make the robot much easier to achieve human-like walking. This means less energy consumption during walking, and less swing motion to maintain balance.
Due to the demand for research, Ming-Hsun Chiang has also set up a workshop for machining during the doctoral program. He also uses this workshop to assist other organizations, like Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), colleges, etc., to design and build a robot.
Check the idea
Anthropomorphic Design of the Human-Like Walking Robot
See details (PDF)
Yoshimitsu Kihara
【Profile】
ROBOFUTURE Co., Ltd.
Born on 1967.
Graduated from Department of industrial mechanical engineering School of engineering Tokai University.
Make use of the experiences of designer in automobile company, running a design, production and selling of robots and machine equipment company at Fukuoka prefecture in Japan.
Check the idea
Externally Powered, Light-Weight GUNDAM Independent Walking System
See details (PDF)
Kei Okada
【Profile】
Professor at the University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology.
1997 Graduated from Kyoto University’s Faculty of Engineering, Undergraduate School of Informatics and Mathematical Science.
2002 Completed doctoral course in Information Science at the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Information Science and Technology. Doctor (Engineering).
2002 Science and Technology Promotion specially appointed teaching staff at the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Information Science and Technology.
2006 ibid Specially Appointed Lecturer.
2009 Presently an assistant professor of Intelligent Machine Information Science at the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Information Science and Technology.
Engaged in research in processing 3-dimensional sight, recognition behavior, humanoids, mobile manipulation, and open robot software.
