Masayuki Murata is a Staff Research Scientist at IBM Research - Tokyo.
He is working on robotics and smartphone-based indoor navigation for improving accessibility of people with visual impairments.
Projects
- AI Suitcase
- The AI Suitcase is a suitcase-shaped autonomous navigation robot that guides people with visual impairments.
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- NavCog
- NavCog is a smartphone-based turn-by-turn navigation assistant system for people with visual impairments.
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Research Area and Interests
- Accessibility
- Robotics
- Mobile Computing
- Indoor Localization
Education
- 2013, Graduated from Department of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
- 2011, Graduated from Department of Mechano-Aerospace Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology