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December 26, 2016: ■ D1 student Mr. Sakata has been selected as a Special Research Fellow (DC1) for FY 2017 by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science!!
The JSPS Fellowship is a highly competitive program that selects only the most talented and promising students nationwide from universities and research institutions.
Those selected are awarded a research grant (salary) and supplementary research funding. This outcome reflects the high level of Mr. Sakata's abilities, the appeal of his research, and his promising potential.
This is also a significant step forward for the laboratory. Congratulations!!!!; ■The following report has been published in the Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan.

Kazuya Okawa and Keisuke Shima
Direction of Journals and How to Write Papers That Get Accepted
Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan, Vol. 34, No. 10, pp. 690-695, December 2016

■Presentations and invited lectures were delivered at SI2016 held in Sapporo and the 2nd Superhuman Sports Academic Meeting.

Keisuke Shima, Koji Shimatani
Risk Assessment Method for Fall Prevention Using Virtual Walls for Standing Function Evaluation
17th SICE System Integration Division Annual Conference Open Forum "Measurement, Systems, and Services Needed for Workplace Safety and Health," Sapporo Convention Center, December 16, 2016

Mami Sakata, Keisuke Shima, Koji Shimatani, Hiroyuki Izumi
Standing Function Evaluation System Using Virtual Walls - Study on Standing Age Model
17th SICE System Integration Division Annual Conference Proceedings (SI2016), pp. 2060-2062, Sapporo Convention Center, December 15-17, 2016

Mami Sakata, Keisuke Shima, Koji Shimatani, Hiroyuki Izumi
Standing Function Evaluation System Based on Vibration Stimulation Control for Fall Prevention in the Elderly
17th SICE System Integration Division Annual Conference Proceedings (SI2016), pp. 2127-2128, Sapporo Convention Center, December 15-17, 2016

Ritsu Sekijima, Keisuke Shima
Proposal of a Gaussian Mixture Type Discrimination Model for Embedded Hardware and Its Application to Biosignal Recognition
17th SICE System Integration Division Annual Conference Proceedings (SI2016), pp. 3182-3184, Sapporo Convention Center, December 15-17, 2016

Keisuke Shima, Riku Daiki, Koji Shimatani, Minoru Shinohara
Communication via Vibration/Electrical Stimulation for Exercise Instruction
Journal of the Virtual Reality Society of Japan (Co-organized with the 2nd Superhuman Sports Academic Meeting), Vol. 21, No. SHS01, pp. 22, Hokkaido University, December 18, 2016
December 1, 2016: ■ The following presentation was made at MHS2016, held at Nagoya University.

Keisuke Shima and Koji Shimatani
A New Approach to Direct Rehabilitation Based on Functional Electrical Stimulation and EMG Classification
Proceedings of 2016 International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science (MHS), pp. 237-241, November 28-30, Nagoya, Japan, 2016
November 9, 2016: ■ Students from Mongolia visited our lab as part of the JST Sakura Science Program, organized mainly by Professor Kawamura from the Division of Functional Creation.
Although Shima was on a business trip, Mr. Okamoto, Mr. Hanai, and Mr. Mukeda handled the visit in English.
Thank you and great job!
November 7, 2016: ■The following paper has been accepted by Advanced Robotics.
This achievement is thanks to the hard work of Mr. Ryu Sato. Congratulations and well done!

Keisuke Shima and Ryu Sato
A novel haptic device design based on somatosensory superimposed stimuli
Advanced Robotics, 2016 (in press)
DOI: 10.1080/01691864.2016.1266093

■The following presentation was made.

Keisuke Shima, Koji Shimatani, Mami Sakata
A trial of visualizing fall risk in industrial sites using virtual walls for standing function assessment
6th Workshop on Prevention of Fall Accidents in Workplaces, Kyushu University Ito Campus, November 4, 2016
November 2, 2016: ■ A welcome party was held for Ms. Tomoe and Mr. Yoshida.
Unfortunately, we forgot to take photos... apologies.
With the growing lab members, finding venues for gatherings is becoming increasingly challenging.
October 31, 2016: ■ The Robotics Seminar organized by the Business Planning Committee of the Robotics Society of Japan, of which Shima serves as a member, was held.
Guest lecturers were invited from the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas, "Understanding and Controlling Mechanisms of Body Representation in the Brain," in which Shima participates as a public offering group member.
It was a great success, and both lab students and I learned a lot.
Many thanks to the cooperating lecturers!

102nd Robotics Seminar: "Rehabilitation Robotics from the Perspective of Embodied System Science"
Organizer: Keisuke Shima
Tokyo Metropolitan University Akihabara Satellite Campus, October 31, 2016
October 4, 2016: ■ International student Prasetia Utama Putra and B3 student Yoshida joined the lab.
Additionally, M2 student Sato Ritsu withdrew from the program. Although it is unfortunate, we wish him success in his future endeavors.
Sakata has advanced to the doctoral course. For the fall semester of 2016, our team now comprises 2 staff members, 1 doctoral course student, 8 master's students, 3 undergraduate research students, and 5 research students, making a total of 19 members.
Will we exceed 20 members next semester...?
October 1, 2016: ■ An article was published in the Journal of The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan.

Keisuke Shima, Koji Shimatani
Human-to-Human Information Transmission Technology Based on Electromyography and Electrical Stimulation Control
Journal of The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, Vol. 136, No. 10, pp. 678-682, October 1, 2016
DOI: 10.1541/ieejjournal.136.678

■ Following the previous issue, our research was featured in the YNU Industry-University Collaboration News Letter.

YNU Industry-University-Government Collaboration News Letter, Issue 7
(Introduction of human support interfaces based on human mechanisms and intelligent robotics)
September 20, 2016
September 16, 2016: ■ M2 student Sakata completed her master's program early!

Sakata, a second-generation Shima Lab member, completed the master's program in 1.5 years due to excellent academic performance.
Additionally, she was recognized by the Graduate School of Engineering for her achievements, and her presentation at AROB2016 in January received the Student Paper Award.
These accomplishments are the result of her hard work. Congratulations!
From October, Sakata will join the doctoral course (the first for our lab).
We look forward to her further success!
Wong also joined us for the celebratory party.

Yokohama National University Graduate School of Engineering Academic Excellence Award
Mami Sakata
September 16, 2016

Student Paper Award At the 21st International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics
Mami Sakata
November 9, 2016
September 12, 2016: ■ The following paper was accepted by the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers.

Keisuke Shima, Hiroaki Hanai, Koji Shimatani
EMG-Driven Human-to-Human Interface Based on Functional Electrical Stimulation and Motion Estimation
Transactions of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers, Vol. 53, No. 1, Jan 2017 (in press)
September 8, 2016: ■ Mr. Uda, a second-year master's student, presented the following at LIFE2016 held at Tohoku University.
He gave a very confident presentation, which was highly commendable. He also worked hard during the Q&A session.
Great job!
Dr. Shimatani, a collaborator, also presented in the same session.
Thank you very much!

Kazuhiro UdLa, Keisuke Shima, Koji Shimatani
Electrode Position Selection Method for Functional Electrical Stimulation Aimed at Supporting Motor Learning
Proceedings of LIFE2016, pp. 133-135, September 5, 2016, Aobayama Campus, Tohoku University

Koji Shimatani, Keisuke Shima, Hajime Sato, Mami Sakata
Postural Control Assistance Using Finger Sensory Input by Balloon Grasp
Proceedings of IFE2016, pp. 227-229, September 5, 2016, Aobayama Campus, Tohoku University

■ Dr. Shima received the Robotics Symposia Research Encouragement Award from the Robotics Society of Japan!
It is a great honor, and I am truly delighted.

6th Robotics Symposia Research Encouragement Award
Keisuke Shima
September 8, 2016
August 30-31, 2016: ■ We went on our annual laboratory trip for the fiscal year 2016!

This year, for the first time, international students joined us for the trip to Yamanashi.
The wine and hoto were delicious.
August 26, 2016: ■ We hosted a workshop at the 22nd Emergent Systems Symposium.
It was a lot of work to prepare, but it was very educational.
I would like to actively participate in similar opportunities in the future.

Keisuke Shima
Human-to-Human Interface Driven by Electrical Stimulation and Electromyography: Experience the Technology of Controlling Humans
22nd Emergent Systems Symposium "Emergent Summer School," Suwa Tokyo University of Science, August 25, 2016

■ The following paper has been published.
This marks the first student paper from the Shima Laboratory! Congratulations!

Mami Sakata, Keisuke Shima, Koji Shimatani
Standing Function Evaluation System Using Virtual Light Touch Contact
Transactions of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers, Vol. 52, No. 8, pp. 437-445, August 2016
DOI: 10.9746/sicetr.52.437
August 24, 2016: ■ We presented the following at ICIRA2016, an international conference held at Tokyo Metropolitan University.
Thank you to everyone who contributed!

Mami Sakata, Keisuke Shima, Koji Shimatani, Hiroyuki Izumi
Simplified Standing Function Evaluation System for Fall Prevention
Intelligent Robotics and Applications - 9th International Conference, ICIRA 2016, Tokyo, Japan, August 22-24, 2016, Proceedings, Part II. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 9835, pp. 48-57, Springer 2016, ISBN 978-3-319-43518-3 (August 24)
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-43518-3_5
August 5-6, 2016: ■ We held our lab's open house at the YNU Open Campus again this year!

There were even students who said, "I came last year too!"—what a surprise.
It’s about time we updated our demo materials...
After everything was done, we had a party to celebrate!
August 3-4, 2016: ■ We had the graduate school mid-term presentations and seminar.
With nearly 70 presentations spanning two days from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM, it was exhausting even just listening towards the end.
Additionally, M2 student Ms. Sakata had her master's thesis review session on the same day.
She received valuable suggestions from the professors, which were also a great learning experience for me.
To everyone who presented, great work!

Mami Sakata
A standing-function evaluation method based on vibrotactile stimulation control
July 24, 2016: ■ The website was updated for the 2016 academic year.

There’s still a backlog of updates to work through. I’ll gradually catch up...
July 15, 2016: I visited Dr. Ryoichi Nakamura's lab and the Frontier Medical Engineering Center at Chiba University for a lab tour and gave a presentation.

Keisuke Shima
Human-human interface and motor function evaluation aimed at motor learning support
The 68th Medical Engineering Workshop, Frontier Medical Engineering Center, Chiba University, July 15, 2016
June 8-11, 2016: ■ We gave the following presentations at ROBOMECH2016 held at Pacifico Yokohama.
Since I was busy with the demos, I barely took any photos...
The demo of the human-human interface was well received.

Mami Sakata, Keisuke Shima, Koji Shimaya, Hiroyuki Izumi
Standing function evaluation system using virtual walls—Development of a simple evaluation system and age-based functional evaluation
ROBOMECH 2016 Proceedings, 1A2-12b4, June 8-11, 2016, Pacifico Yokohama

Keisuke Shima, Kazuki Yokoyama, Koji Shimaya
Myoelectric-driven human-human interface using functional electrical stimulation—Sensory characteristics of electrical stimulation for motor learning support
ROBOMECH 2016 Proceedings, 2P1-02a1, June 8-11, 2016, Pacifico Yokohama
April 29, 2016: ■ We held our annual BBQ event.
With B3 student Kunihiro joining us as a research student, the lab has become even livelier!
April 6, 2016: ■ M2 student Ms. Sakata created an official Facebook page for Shima Lab!

■ Added information about conference presentations from 2014-2015.
It feels like I’m writing a diary about the past. I’ll continue with the updates.
April 5, 2016: ■ Prasetia Utama Putra and Diego Ken Yabuki joined us as the first international students in Shima Lab.
The students are enthusiastically speaking to them in full Japanese, even though it barely gets through...
Let’s work on our English!
Research will formally begin in half a year, but I look forward to working with you.

■ Received approval for the following grants:

Young Scientists (A) Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, FY2016-2019
“Visualizing fall risk with virtual walls: Proposing sensory weight impedance for standing evaluation,” Principal Investigator: Keisuke Shima, Collaborator: Koji Shimaya

Challenging Exploratory Research Grant, FY2016-2018
“Teaching motion techniques using mechanomyograms and sensory stimuli: A somatosensory stimulation-driven human-human interface,” Principal Investigator: Keisuke Shima, Co-researcher: Koji Shimaya, Collaborator: Minoru Shinohara

■ Our research was featured in the YNU Industry-Academia Collaboration Newsletter.

YNU Industry-Academia Collaboration Newsletter No. 6
(Introduction to fall prevention technology)
March 14, 2016
April 1, 2016: ■ The 4th batch of Shima Lab members has been assigned! B4 students Daiki, Horita, and Tsukahara, as well as M1 students Okamoto and Mukaeda, have joined us!
Let’s enjoy research together from now on. Looking forward to working with you!
Wong, who participated as a research seminar student, has moved to Kono Lab. We wish you even greater success!

■ We held a cherry blossom viewing for the new members at Mitsuzawa Park! The blossoms were in full bloom again this year.
March 28, 2016: ■ I had neglected to update the web page for quite some time...
I plan to gradually update and add past news, even if not in chronological order.
March 24, 2016: ■ As the 1st batch of Shima Lab members, M2 students Aoki and Konno, along with B4 students Hanai, Yamashita, and Yokoyama, who worked hard for a year, have graduated and completed their programs!
The graduation of the two M2 students who laid the foundation of Shima Lab is particularly moving.
Wishing you all the best in your new journeys. Congratulations!
March 17, 2016: ■ The following paper presented at the 21st Robotics Symposia has received the Best Paper Award!
Wong, one of our research seminar students, also contributed to this achievement.
We aim to continue striving so that our research outcomes are highly valued.

21st Robotics Symposia Best Paper Award
Myoelectric-driven human-human interface for motor function rehabilitation
Keisuke Shima, Kazuki Konno, Koji Shimaya
March 17, 2016
http://www.robotics-symposia.org/21st/award.html
February 29, 2016: ■ The following three students presented at the Graduation Research Presentation. New challenges have become evident. Great work, everyone!

Hiroaki Hanai
Dynamic motion transmission method based on functional electrical stimulation and motion estimation

Masatsugu Yamashita
Development of a wearable light touch device aimed at preventing falls in the elderly

Kazuki Yokoyama
Evaluation of perceptual characteristics of functional electrical stimulation for motor learning support
February 16-17, 2016: ■ The following presentations were delivered at the Master's Thesis Review Meeting and PED Studio Results Reporting Meeting.
We received many insightful comments for future reference. Great work, everyone!

Takahiro Aoki
A novel probabilistic neural network with unlearned class detection and its application to biosignal classification

Kazuki Konno
A novel human-human interface based on functional electrical stimulation and motion classification for direct rehabilitation for motor function rehabilitation

Ryu Sato
Research on virtual reaction force presentation based on somatosensory overlapping stimulation

Gen Sato
Research on the effects of balloon gripping on postural sway

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