New JST Moonshot Project focuses on Whole Body Multicontact Interaction for Assistive Robotics

Awarded a new 4 year Japan Science and Technology (JST) Moonshot Project in collaboration with Waseda University, Tokyo University, Hitachi and other partners -- starting September 2026.

We are delighted to have been awarded a 4-year JST Moonshot Project on Scaling up Whole Body Multi-contact Interactions for high-dimensional humanoid robotic platforms. Application domains include whole body assistive care with human in the loop decision making, the role of tactile and force sensing as well as more broad assistive setting that incorporate complex multi-contact interactions.