Contact

Contact : tokoro10g [[a]] tokor.org

Tokyo, Japan

Interests

• Robotics and Mechatronics
• Control and Systems Theory
• Simulation and Visualization
• Embedded Systems

Awards

Academic awards: http://www.sl.sc.e.titech.ac.jp/~tadokoro/publications.html

• James Dyson Award 2014, 5th Place, Japan Region Competition (Dec. 2014)
  • Awarded for the project “HoverBall”.
• The 35th All Japan Micromouse Contest, Special Award, Expert Class (Nov. 2014)
• The 34th All Japan Micromouse Contest, 2nd Place and Special Award, Freshman Class (Nov. 2013)
• Good Design Award 2013 (Oct. 2013)
  • Awarded as a director for the project “konashi”, a physical computing toolkit.

Publications

Google Scholar

Skills

• Linux (proficient in command-line tools such as Git and Vim)
• ROS 1
• Robot vision (incl. OpenCV and PCL)
• Geometric control theory
• Nonlinear control theory
• Optimal control theory
• AWS (this website is hosted on AWS)
• MATLAB/Simulink with understanding of Model-Based Design
• STM32 MCUs
• AVR MCUs (ATtiny, ATMega)
• Electronic circuit design (KiCad EDA)
• Soldering extremely small parts (e.g. 0402-inch SMD resistors)
• 3D CAD (Onshape, Autodesk Inventor)

Languages

Japanese (native), English (proficient, TOEIC 915 @ Jun. 2016)

C, C++ (14, 17), Python, MATLAB, Rust, Javascript (incl. React.js), and LaTeX / XeTeX

Projects

Robot

Particularly focusing on small, simple, and clever mobile robots.

• Micromouse
  Robots that intelligently solve mazes. Made for annual competitions.
  • Vert (2017-2019)
  • Xiphosura (2015)
  • Kabutogani Aniki (2014)
  • Kabutogani Yarou (2013)
• Other Mobile Robots
  • Quadruptor (2014)
    A super tiny quadrotor made from scratch.
  • VORAS (2013)
    An octopod robot inspired by jumping spiders.
  • Omniel (2012)
    A mobile robot with 3 omni-wheels that can be remotely controlled by a self-made Android app.

OSS

GitHub
Bitbucket

Web

• BGM ShareHouse (2012-2016, terminated)
  A simple JavaScript-based web service that provides BGM playlists, shared with someone else in real time.
• Tokoro’s Tech-Note (Wiki) (2011-2018, terminated)

Others

• VR jubeat Gamepad (2011)
  A gamepad for “jubeat”-like music games using image processing technique to achieve virtual reality experiences.