Takeshi Ando, PhD.

Director, Robotics Development Office, Manufacturing Innovation Division, Panasonic Corporation

Focusing on the service domain (retail, public facilities, logistics, etc.) and the healthcare domain (medical care, welfare, nursing, biotechnology, etc.), I conduct research & development and commercialization with the aim of creating a society where “productivity is improved through automation” and “quality of life (QoL) at the individual level is improved.

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Contact: takecando (at) gmail.com

Education

2002~2006
Waseda University, Department of mechanical engineering
2006~2008
Waseda University (Undergraduate student)
2008~2011
Waseda University (Ph.D student)

Work (industry)

2008
Appointed researcher, ActiveLink corporation

2011~
Panasonic Corporation, Robotics Development Section
Senior researcher (2014), Deputy Manager (2015), Manager (2017), General Manager (2020), Director (2021~)

Producer, Robotics HUB, Panasonic: Open innovation center for robotics. Platform technology development.
https://tech.panasonic.com/global/robot/

Producer, Aug Lab, Panasonic: Open innovation center aimed at Augmentation
https://tech.panasonic.com/global/auglab/

Work (academia)

2008~2011
Associate Researcher, Waseda University
2011~
Visiting associate professor, Waseda University
2011~
Appointed researcher, Osaka University
2012~
Invited researcher, Osaka University
2013
Visiting professor, Osaka Electro-communication University
2013~
Visiting lecturer, Osaka institute of technology
2015~
Collaborative researcher, Kyoto University