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Phase 2 work continues to advance the Unity-based client stack for the CA Platform, including persistent device selection for cameras, microphones, and speakers, configurable multi-display layouts, dynamic per-avatar control panels, and stereo audio routin...

Clément Perissé is supporting the integration of Coarobo GK's product line by bringing together Coarobo Drydock and Coarobo Viewport on a physical demonstrator. His work focuses on organizing software components and building a working setup on a Universal ...

Building on its successful contribution to SII 2026, Coarobo GK will support the visual identity and digital outreach of SII 2027 across multiple communication channels. Activities include the development of visual assets for the conference and the managem...

Coarobo GK developed and maintained the official conference website at sice-si.org/SII2026/, providing attendees, authors, and the broader system integration community with a centralized and up-to-date resource for program information, registration, and co...

The Future of Life Signature Pavilion is one of eight signature pavilions at Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025, each produced by a distinguished individual invited by the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition. Conceived by Prof. Hiroshi Ishiguro, the pavili...

The HSRT-X project united researchers from The University of Tokyo, Keio University, The University of Osaka, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Ritsumeikan University, and Toyota Motor Corporation, among others. The project established an end-to-end pipeline...

The award-winning paper, titled "Active Exploration based on Information Gain by Particle Filter for Efficient Spatial Concept Formation", was co-authored by Akira Taniguchi, Yoshiki Tabuchi, Tomochika Ishikawa, Lotfi El Hafi, Yoshinobu Hagiwara, and Tadah...

The study, titled "Public Evaluation on Potential Social Impacts of Fully Autonomous Cybernetic Avatars for Physical Support in Daily-Life Environments: Large-Scale Demonstration and Survey at Avatar Land", was led by Lotfi El Hafi, President & Founder of ...

G-ROBO KK develops advanced robotic systems for industrial automation. Its label placement solution combines 3D vision with robotic control to enable precise, high-throughput labeling in industrial environments, with the system developed during this engage...

The CA Platform provides the connectivity and control fabric that enables cybernetic avatars to be operated remotely across distributed deployments. During this initial engagement, Sebastian Carrera contributes to the platform's Unity-based client, extendi...

The award-winning paper, titled "Real-World Instance-specific Image Goal Navigation: Bridging Domain Gaps via Contrastive Learning", was co-authored by Taichi Sakaguchi, Akira Taniguchi, Yoshinobu Hagiwara, Lotfi El Hafi, Shoichi Hasegawa, and Tadahiro Tan...

e-Rad is the unified government platform used across Japanese ministries and agencies for the management of competitive research funding applications. Registration on e-Rad is a prerequisite for organizations seeking to apply for government-funded research...

The tutorial series comprised five online sessions over six weeks from May to June 2023 (one orientation and four tutorials), conducted within a containerized development environment built on Docker and Amazon Web Services (AWS), featuring GPU-accelerated ...

Sebastian Carrera contributed to building the foundational infrastructure to deploy Coarobo GK's Software Development Environment (SDE) to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using Kubernetes. The SDE, already containerized with Docker, provides standardized and r...

The award-winning paper, titled "Inferring Place-Object Relationships by Integrating Probabilistic Logic and Multimodal Spatial Concepts", was co-authored by Shoichi Hasegawa, Akira Taniguchi, Yoshinobu Hagiwara, Lotfi El Hafi, and Tadahiro Taniguchi, with...

The study, titled "Software Development Environment for Collaborative Research Workflow in Robotic System Integration", was co-authored by Lotfi El Hafi, Gustavo Garcia, and Felix von Drigalski, the founders of Coarobo GK, in collaboration with Ritsumeikan...

The tutorial series was conducted over a month in five online sessions, featuring presentations and hands-on sessions using a simulator running within a containerized Software Development Environment (SDE) on Amazon Web Services (AWS), and developed entire...

The award acknowledges Lotfi El Hafi's sustained contributions to the HSR Community, with a particular emphasis on the containerized Software Development Environment (SDE) that has enabled multiple research institutions and competition teams to share, depl...

Starting Coarobo GK was a way to address the gap between the state-of-the-art research in academia and the practical needs of the industry. We aim to empower researchers and engineers with open-source solutions and expertise to advance robotics and AI deve...

Lotfi El Hafi, President & Founder of Coarobo GK, shared his insights and vision as an entrepreneur in the Keihanna Science City, one of Japan's most prominent innovation hubs.

The report detailed Coarobo GK's journey, from the early success of its founders at the Airbus Shopfloor Challenge 2016 to its continued impact with containerized Software Development Environments (SDEs) that accelerate the deployment of robotics solutions...

At the request of Panasonic Corporation, Luis Yoichi Morales, Research Advisor for autonomous navigation at Coarobo GK, worked intensively over two days to optimize the team's navigation system. These enhancements strengthened the system's robustness, ensu...

Over the course of three days, Gustavo Garcia, Vice President & Founder of Coarobo GK, and Luis Yoichi Morales, Research Advisor for autonomous navigation at Coarobo GK, conducted a series of experiments at the Keihanna Open Innovation Center @Kyoto (KICK)...

The simulator was built entirely using open-source technologies, including Docker, ROS, and MoveIt. These tools allowed Panasonic to rapidly benchmark various motion planning algorithms such as OMPL, CHOMP, and STOMP. Felix von Drigalski, Vice President & ...

The presentation focused on the motivations, tools, and strategies for effectively utilizing the HSR Software Development Environment (SDE). The SDE, developed collaboratively by the HSR SDE Working Group with support from Toyota Motor Corporation, enables...

Gustavo Garcia, Vice President & Founder of Coarobo GK and Captain of Team NAIST-RITS-Panasonic (NaRiPa), delivered a presentation titled "Toward WRS 2020: Lessons Learned in the Future Convenience Store Challenge 2018 and 2019." The talk highlighted the s...

The lecture, titled "Getting Started with the HSR Software Development Environment for Team Collaboration on Robotics Projects and Competitions," highlighted the motivations, tools, and strategies behind the SDE's creation. Lotfi El Hafi shared insights fr...

The lecture emphasized the importance of introducing multiple layers of abstraction between components and processes to streamline collaboration. By leveraging automated testing and simulations, teams can focus on their areas of expertise while ensuring sy...

As part of this partnership, Coarobo GK gains access to an extensive network of established businesses and innovative startups located in and around Kyoto Prefecture. The program also provides Coarobo GK with a co-working space at the Advanced Telecommunic...

The company has been formally registered with the corporate number 3130003006326 under the Japan National Tax Agency (NTA)'s Social Security and Tax Number System. This registration underscores Coarobo GK's commitment to transparency and compliance as it e...