Shigeo Hirose

Shigeo Hirose ( Japanese 広瀬茂男 , Hirose Shigeo ; * 1947 in Tokyo ) is a Japanese inventor .

Life

Hirose attended Hibiya High School and graduated from Yokohama State University in 1971 . As a university professor, he teaches robotics at the Tōkyō Kōgyō Daigaku . In 1972 Hirose was the first in the world to develop a snake robot . He developed other robots that can climb up and down mountain slopes. In particular, he devoted himself to a UN project in the context of which robots were developed to rescue landmines .

Prizes and awards (selection)

2014: IEEE Robotics and Automation Technical Field Award (TFA)

2009: Joseph Engelberger Robotics Award from the Robotic Industries Association
2009: Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics Award
2008: Carlos Ghosn Award
2006: Medal of Honor on the Red Ribbon
2004: Prize from the Fire and Disaster Protection Authority
1971: Hatakeyama Prize

Web links

Individual evidence

^ [1] , TFA Award to Shigeo Hirose - "For contributions to the design and construction of multiple nonconventional robotic systems such as snakelike, quadruped walking, wall climbing, and swarm robots" , accessed on August 17, 2014.

personal data
SURNAME	Hirose, Shigeo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	広瀬茂男 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Japanese inventor
DATE OF BIRTH	1947
PLACE OF BIRTH	Tokyo , Japan

[1] [1] , TFA Award to Shigeo Hirose - "For contributions to the design and construction of multiple nonconventional robotic systems such as snakelike, quadruped walking, wall climbing, and swarm robots" , accessed on August 17, 2014.