Have gained 15+ years of electronic system design, 10+ years of real-time robotic system design that includes control, manipulation & perception feedback. The broad skillset & knowledge in the field of Hardware, Software, Robotics, AI & Networking allows me to strategically plan & execute technically challenging projects at any scale in the field of Robotics. 

Have led 3 humanoid Telexistence projects, TELESAR 5 (Keio University & The University of Tokyo), Model H (Telexistence Inc.), & TELESAR 6 (The University of Tokyo) over the past decade that demonstrates the work from research, prototype, R&D to production.

Currently serves as an Executive Officer & CTO at avatarin. Co-founded (2017) & served as former CTO of Telexistence Inc., with the aim of commercializing his Ph.D work TELESAR 5. Received Ph.D. (2013) and Masters (2010) from Keio University, Tokyo, Japan and earned BSc (Hons) Electronic Engineering Degree (2007) from the University of Moratuwa.  

Technical Skills:

• Robotics (ROS, Multi-body Kinematics, Path Planning)

• Embedded System Design (Analog, Digital & Power electronics, Altium Designer, SMT 0201, FPC/FFC)

• CAD/CAM Structural & Motion design (Inventor Professional, Inventor Fusion 360, Solidworks)

• Programming (Linux/Windows) C/C++/GCC, C#, PHP, HTML, Matlab, Latex

• Firmware Development (PIC32, STM32, Arduino, FPGA)

Research Achievements: 

• Authored and co-authored conference and journal papers at IEEE (IROS, ICRA, ICAT, World Haptics), ACM (UIST, CHI, Ubicomp, ACE) and many more. 

• Project Leader and Technical Lead for 

  • ACCEL Haptic Media Project (Telexistence) (April 2014 – Sep 2017)

  • Embodied Media Project (Telexistence) (Sep 2013 – Sep 2017)

  • NEDO-Obayashi Telexistence Surveillance Project (Sep 2014 – March 2017)

  • NISSAN Motors Telexistence Project (Sep 2013 – Sep 2015)

Current Interests includes Robotics, Teleoperation & Haptics with a focus on how to benefit the society at large scale.