Unveil & Upgrade Human Movement Performance Project

About Project

Research Outline

Our goal as a collaboration of expertise in science, engineering and industry is to expand humans' potential for movement performance. Activities include 1) examining and upgrading human movements and physical fitness while developing novel modalities, 2) devising tools that facilitate and support movements, and 3) creating robots incorporating human features. At Miraikan, we organize forums for visitors to experience and participate in our activities.

Future Vision

By examining, upgrading, and creating human movement performance, we strive for the wellness of humans at all life stages, including but not limited to, healthy growth & aging, and superior athletic performance. Our final goal is to establish a new paradigm "human performance transcendence".

Research Director

Research Director : Kawakami Yasuo

Waseda University

Message from Research Director

Integration of sport sciences and science & engineering to study human movements will be carried out, on children, young and elderly individuals including athletes. Research will be carried out as human studies, development of devices and robots, and the exchange of ideas and findings among lab members. Participatory events for visitors will be held periodically. We are looking forward to the visit of those interested, both children and adults!