About work
The Big Robot Project in the PhD. Program in Empowerment Informatics, University of Tsukuba, aims to develop world-largest robot in which pilot can ride and move. The Big Robot Mk1 has two legs with wheels, mounting the pilot at 5m height position. The robot goes forward according with the motion of the feet of the pilot. The biggest technical issue in large-scale robot is falling down to the ground. Thus, the base frame of BigRobot Mk1 is made of steel and its linkages are ...read more
About author
Hiroo Iwata has been conducting research projects on virtual reality. His research interests include haptic interface, locomotion interface and spatially immersive display. He exhibited his work at the Emerging Technologies venue of the SIGGRAPH every year from 1994 to 2007. He also got honorary mentions at Prix Ars Electronica 96 and 2001. He launched Device Art project in 2004. He has been leading PhD program in “Empowerment Informatics” at the University of Tsukuba since ...read more