Seminars

At OUXT Polaris, we actively engage in speaking activities to share the knowledge gained through our development with the ROS community and the robot competition community. Below is a list of our past presentations.


Competitions (Technical Documentation)

In competitions like RoboBoat and the Maritime RobotX Challenge, “Technical Documentation” summarizing the technical details of vehicle development is included as a scoring item. We have published the materials written and presented by OUXT Polaris in the past.

RoboBoat

CompetitionDateAuthorTitle
RoboBoat 20252025/03/06Kenta Futami et al.Technical Design Report : OUXT Polaris 2025 (Florida)

RobotX

CompetitionAuthorTitle
RobotX 2022Kenta Okamoto et al.OUXT Polaris: Autonomous Navigation System for the 2022 Maritime RobotX Challenge (Australia)
RobotX 2018Shuhei HoriguchiDevelopment of a navigation system with high function and high reusability for Maritime RobotX Challenge 2018 (Hawaii)
RobotX 2016Suisei Wada et al.Journal Paper about the development for the 2016 RobotX Competition (Hawaii)
RobotX 2014Naoya Fujimoto et al.Catamaran Robot “Polaris -I” for Maritime RobotX Challenge 2014 (Singapore)

Academic Conferences

ROSCon / ROSCon JP

This is the world’s largest international and domestic conference for ROS (Robot Operating System) developers. OUXT Polaris has had multiple presentations accepted.

ROSCon JP 2024

ROSCon JP 2021

  • Date: 2021/09/16 (Tokyo/Online)
  • Author: Kotaro Yoshimoto, Masato Ogura
  • Title: Maritime RobotX Challenge 2022 のためのビヘイビアプランニング開発 (Japanese)
  • Video: Presentation Video
  • Abstract: Maritime RobotX Challenge 2022に向けた自律航行システムのビヘイビアプランニング開発について発表。コロナ禍でもチーム開発を行うためのROS 2ベースのシステムアーキテクチャ、シミュレーション環境、ビヘイビアプランニング手法を紹介。

LT Session

ROSCon 2019 Macau

  • Date: 2019/11/01 (Macau)
  • Author: Masaya Kataoka
  • Title: Component Everything in PCL
  • Video: Presentation Video

ROSCon JP 2019

ROSCon JP 2018

  • Date: 2018/09/14 (Tokyo)
  • Author: Yoshimichi Tanaka
  • Title: Maritime RobotX Challenge 2018への取り組み (Japanese)
  • Video: Presentation Video
  • Abstract: 2018年にハワイで開催されたMaritime RobotX Challengeに向けたOUXT Polarisの取り組みについて発表。開発中の機体について各技術要素とROSによるシステム統合技術を紹介。

Domestic Conferences

  • Robotics and Mechatronics Conference (ROBOMECH) 2025
    • 2025/06/10 (Yamanashi) / Ryohei Onishi: RoboBoat 2025のための自律航行型無人船の開発
  • Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ) 2023
    • 2023/09/08 (Miyagi) / Fumiya Matsuzaki: Maritime RobotX への挑戦を通じた技術活動

Community Events

ROS Japan User Group (ROSJP)

EventDateAuthorTitle
ROS Japan UG #582025/06/20Fumiya MatsuzakiRoboBoatに向けた小型自律航行船の開発
ROS Japan UG #432021/07/17Masaya Kataokaros2_controlで動くロボット 多摩川で浮かべてみた
ROS Japan UG #382020/08/28Masaya KataokaROS 2のドキュメント自動生成してみた
ROS Japan UG #352020/12/14Kotaro Yoshimoto自動航行船のROS 2対応
ROS Japan UG #342020/02/17Masaya KataokaROS 2で共有ライブラリを作るのがとてもつらいお話
ROS Japan UG #182017/12/17Kataoka, Nishishitapclで三次元物体認識
ROS Japan UG #132017/10/25Kataoka, WadaGazeboでUSV シミュレーション

Other Study Groups / Meetups


OUXT Polaris Study Group (Hiatus)

OUXT Polaris regularly held study groups for the purpose of discussion and knowledge sharing, including with external participants.

Connpass Group: OUXT Polaris

OUXT Polaris
OUXT Polaris
Student-Led Team for Maritime RobotX Challenge and RoboBoat