Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University
Research on human-robot mobility systems that improve accessibility for blind and low-vision people
The Accessibility and Mobility Lab studies intelligent mobility systems, spatial understanding, and interaction techniques that support safe and self-directed travel for blind and low-vision people. With a focus on real-world deployment of the AI Suitcase, the lab explores social navigation that respects user agency as well as the surrounding human environment.
Mission
We aim to transform mobility for blind people from a passive guided experience into an experience in which users can actively choose how they move. The lab combines robotics, machine learning, and human-computer interaction to build accessible mobility technologies that work in the real world.
Research
01 / Research Track
We investigate methods for acquiring and updating spatial maps efficiently and safely so that robots can be deployed in new environments. This includes adaptation to environmental change and presenting map-derived information in accessible ways for users.
02 / Research Track
We study how a robot and a blind traveler can share control authority during navigation, adjusting the level of intervention to fit the situation. This work seeks a balance between confidence, safety, and user agency while taking surrounding pedestrians and social context into account.
03 / Research Track
We develop learning-based navigation models that connect sensor inputs to mobility control, enabling robots to act flexibly in complex indoor and outdoor environments. The work emphasizes robustness, interpretability, and practical human intervention in real deployments.
People
Scholar
R Hata, M Kuribayashi, A Wang, H Takagi, C Asakawa / arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.19851, 2026
K Tanaka, X Wang, H Takagi, Y Ochiai, C Asakawa / Proceedings of the 21st ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot …, 2026
Y Hu, M Kuribayashi, A Wang, S Kayukawa, D Sato, B Mutlu, H Takagi, ... / arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.04458, 2026
K Tanaka, X Wang, H Takagi, Y Ochiai, C Asakawa / Proceedings of the Twentieth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded …, 2026
高木啓伸， 佐藤大介， 浅川智恵子 / 電子情報通信学会誌= The journal of the Institute of Electronics, Information …, 2026
S Ogiso, D Sato, R Ichikari, T Miura, M Kourogi, T Okuma, T Kurata, ... / 2025 IEEE/ION Position, Location and Navigation Symposium (PLANS), 1586-1593, 2025
R Kamikubo, S Kayukawa, Y Kaniwa, A Wang, H Kacorri, H Takagi, ... / Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems …, 2025
X Wang, S Kayukawa, H Takagi, C Asakawa / Proceedings of the 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers …, 2025
H Takagi, K Naito, D Sato, M Murata, S Kayukawa, C Asakawa / Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors …, 2025
A Tsutsui, X Wang, H Takagi, C Asakawa / Proceedings of the 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers …, 2025
M Kuribayashi, K Uehara, A Wang, D Sato, RA Ribeiro, S Chu, ... / IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2025
F Mingzhe Li, A Oharazawa, C Qingyu Zhu, M Fan, D Sato, C Asakawa, ... / arXiv e-prints, arXiv: 2507.03942, 2025
M Kuribayashi, K Uehara, A Wang, S Morishima, C Asakawa / Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems …, 2025
C Asakawa / Proceedings of the 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers …, 2024
Y Kaniwa, M Kuribayashi, S Kayukawa, D Sato, H Takagi, C Asakawa, ... / Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction 8 (MHCI), 1-25, 2024
Y Kaniwa, M Kuribayashi, S Kayukawa, D Sato, H Takagi, C Asakawa, ... / International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices …, 2024
X Wang, S Kayukawa, H Takagi, G Masoero, C Asakawa / Proceedings of the 21st International Web for All Conference, 10-22, 2024
M Kuribayashi, K Uehara, A Wang, D Sato, RA Ribeiro, S Chu, ... / ICRA 2025 Workshop: Human-Centered Robot Learning in the Era of Big Data and …, 2024
M Kubota, M Kuribayashi, S Kayukawa, H Takagi, C Asakawa, ... / Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction 8 (MHCI), 1-22, 2024
A Wang, D Sato, Y Corzo, S Simkin, A Biswas, A Steinfeld / 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 637-644, 2024
R Kamikubo, H Kacorri, C Asakawa / Proceedings of the 21st International Web for All Conference, 45-58, 2024
高木啓伸， 村田将之， 佐藤大介 / ロボット/日本ロボット工業会 編, 20-25, 2024
S Kayukawa, K Higuchi, S Morishima, K Sakurada / Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing …, 2023
K Takaki, E Nozaki, T Kanai, A Hautasaari, A Kashio, D Sato, ... / Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems …, 2023
S Kayukawa, D Sato, M Murata, T Ishihara, H Takagi, S Morishima, ... / Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems …, 2023
C Asakawa / Proceedings of the 2023 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot …, 2023
M Kuribayashi, T Ishihara, D Sato, J Vongkulbhisal, K Ram, S Kayukawa, ... / Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems …, 2023
X Wang, S Kayukawa, H Takagi, C Asakawa / Proceedings of the 25th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers …, 2023
X Wang, S Kayukawa, H Takagi, C Asakawa / Proceedings of the 24th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on computers …, 2022
M Kuribayashi, S Kayukawa, J Vongkulbhisal, C Asakawa, D Sato, ... / Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction 6 (MHCI), 1-22, 2022
S Kayukawa, D Sato, M Murata, T Ishihara, A Kosugi, H Takagi, ... /
C Asakawa / 2022 Annual Meeting, 2022
Y Yamanaka¹, S Kayukawa, H Takagi, Y Nagaoka¹ / Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking and Services: 18th EAI …, 2022
高木啓伸， 村田将之， 佐藤大介， 田中俊也， 籔内智浩， 粥川青汰， ... / 情報処理 63 (11), d12-d29, 2022
高木啓伸， 村田将之， 佐藤大介， 田中俊也， 籔内智浩， 粥川青汰， ... / 情報処理 63 (11), d12-d29, 2022
K Lee, D Sato, S Asakawa, C Asakawa, H Kacorri / Proceedings of the 23rd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers …, 2021
M Kuribayashi, S Kayukawa, D Sato, C Asakawa, H Takagi, S Morishima / Proceedings of the 18th EAI International Conference on Mobile and …, 2021
M Kuribayashi, S Kayukawa, H Takagi, C Asakawa, S Morishima / Proceedings of the 2021 CHI conference on human factors in computing systems …, 2021
M Kuribayashi, S Kayukawa, H Takagi, C Asakawa, S Morishima / ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2021
H Takagi, C Asakawa, M Kuribayashi, S Kayukawa, AI Human-Centered / Accessed: Jan 27, 2025, 2021
Y Yamanaka, S Kayukawa, H Takagi, Y Nagaoka, Y Hiratsuka, S Kurihara / Proceedings of the 18th EAI International Conference on Mobile and …, 2021
Y Yamada, K Shinkawa, M Kobayashi, H Takagi, M Nemoto, K Nemoto, ... / Journal of medical internet research 23 (4), e27667, 2021
S Kayukawa, T Ishihara, H Takagi, S Morishima, C Asakawa / Extended abstracts of the 2020 CHI conference on human factors in computing …, 2020
S Kayukawa, T Ishihara, H Takagi, S Morishima, C Asakawa / Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous …, 2020
K Lee, D Sato, S Asakawa, H Kacorri, C Asakawa / Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems …, 2020
Y Yamada, K Shinkawa, A Kosugi, M Kobayashi, H Takagi, M Nemoto, ... / International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, 131-137, 2020
D Ahmetovic, D Sato, U Oh, T Ishihara, K Kitani, C Asakawa / Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems …, 2020
S Kayukawa, H Takagi, J Guerreiro, S Morishima, C Asakawa / Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing …, 2020
J Guerreiro, D Sato, D Ahmetovic, E Ohn-Bar, KM Kitani, C Asakawa / International Journal of Human-Computer Studies 135, 102369, 2020
P Jin, E Ohn-Bar, K Kitani, C Asakawa / 2019 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems …, 2019
J Guerreiro, D Ahmetovic, D Sato, K Kitani, C Asakawa / Proceedings of the 2019 CHI conference on human factors in computing systems …, 2019
S Asakawa, J Guerreiro, D Sato, H Takagi, D Ahmetovic, D Gonzalez, ... / Proceedings of the 16th International Web for All Conference, 1-9, 2019
R Shimamura, S Kayukawa, T Nakatsuka, S Miyakawa, S Morishima / Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User …, 2019
S Kayukawa, K Higuchi, J Guerreiro, S Morishima, Y Sato, K Kitani, ... / Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems …, 2019
J Guerreiro, D Sato, S Asakawa, H Dong, KM Kitani, C Asakawa / Proceedings of the 21st international ACM SIGACCESS conference on computers …, 2019
D Ahmetovic, S Mascetti, C Bernareggi, J Guerreiro, U Oh, C Asakawa / ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS) 12 (4), 1-19, 2019
M Kobayashi, A Kosugi, H Takagi, M Nemoto, K Nemoto, T Arai, ... / IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 53-74, 2019
J Guerreiro, H Kacorri, JP Bigham, E Cutrell, D Sato, D Ahmetovic, ... / Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing …, 2019
D Ahmetovic, J Guerreiro, E Ohn-Bar, KM Kitani, C Asakawa / Proceedings of the 16th International Web for All Conference, 1-9, 2019
D Sato, U Oh, J Guerreiro, D Ahmetovic, K Naito, H Takagi, KM Kitani, ... / ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS) 12 (3), 1-30, 2019
M Murata, D Ahmetovic, D Sato, H Takagi, KM Kitani, C Asakawa / Pervasive and Mobile Computing 57, 14-32, 2019
C Asakawa, H Takagi, K Fukuda / Web Accessibility: A Foundation for Research, 569-602, 2019
D Sato, H Takagi, C Asakawa / Web Accessibility: A Foundation for Research, 677-700, 2019
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The lab is based in Room 405, Building 34, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University. You can check the embedded map below or open the full map in Google Maps.
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