Featuring contributions from major technology vendors, industry consortia, and government
and private research establishments, the Industrial Communication Technology Handbook …

The robots that will be needed in the near future are human-friendly robots that are able to
coexist with humans and support humans effectively. To realize this, humans and robots …

This paper describes an intelligent environmental system, SELF (Sensorized Environment
for Life), that enables a person to maintain his or her health through" self-communication." …

This paper addresses the problem of using COTS microkernels in safety critical systems. As
the behavior in the presence of faults of such basic components is seldom established, it is …

We propose a practical method of multiple mobile robot navigation aimed at the realization
of service robots that deliver letters, parcels and documents in an office building. For robust …

Intelligent spaces are rooms or areas that are equipped with sensors which enable the
spaces to perceive and understand what is happening in them. Intelligent Spaces are …

Proposes a face detection method intended to be used for a practical intelligent environment
and human-interactive robot. Face detection and recognition are very crucial for such …

We have been developing an experimental prototype system-ubiquitous shop space, an
application of personal information assistance in a shopping context,(1) to find items of …

This paper describes a living-space-shaped system for non-invasively and unrestrainedly
monitoring the human respiratory system and intelligibly reporting its results. This …

In order for a robot to follow a predetermined trajectory accurately, its position must be
estimated accurately and reliably. This paper proposes a trajectory tracking control method …