Towards Okinawa-style Robot-embedded Systems

Abstract

For the Okinawan economy to grow independently, it is essential to create new businesses; this will require the cultivation of technologies that will form the basis for those businesses, as well as require the training of technicians and researchers.
To promote the creation of new businesses and innovation that are “Unique to Okinawa”, the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan set up a cooperative research committee to develop Okinawa-style robot embedded systems.
We proposed the concept of Okinawa-style robot-embedded systems. To realize this concept, we organized technical meetings to promote research. Now, our research focuses on developing a playback-type navigation robot for use in land and air. Also our research focuses on developing an underwater robot for conserving marine life in the Okinawa sea. It is necessary to conduct proper measurements, observations and sampling in water. To successfully perform these tasks, we needed to develop an underwater robot.
We have made efforts in developing hardware, software, and application for embedded techniques. We suggested CIOS (Coarsely Integrated Operand Scanning) and BF (Bilateral Filter) hardware implementation. Moreover, we developed welfare equipment to support disabled children through software.