On March 11 (Wed), 2026, the "2nd OCEANS Workshop" was held on the Suita Campus of the University of Osaka. The workshop welcomed Professor Takeo Kanade (Founders University Professor, Carnegie Mellon University), a world-renowned authority in computer vision, and featured discussions on the application of robotics and AI in shipbuilding. Presentations covered a wide range of topics, including the latest developments in welding robots, a vision for applying Physical AI to shipyards, and multi-robot coordination using LLMs. Through active discussions with Professor Kanade, participants gained valuable insights into future research directions.

Date

March 11 (Wed), 2026

Venue

The University of Osaka, Suita Campus

Program

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13:00~ 13:05	Opening Remarks Atsuo Maki (Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Osaka)
13:05~ 13:10	Introduction to BRIDGE Project Hideyuki Ando (Managing Director, MTI Co., Ltd.)
13:10~ 14:10	Introduction to Welding Robots Tatsuo Yoshida (Tsubame Industry Co., Ltd.)
14:10~ 15:10	Vision for Applying Physical AI to Shipyards and the Role of Universities Akira Tatsumi (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Osaka) Takaaki Takeuchi (Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Osaka)
15:10~ 15:15	Break (5 min)
15:15~ 16:15	Multi-Robot Coordination Using LLMs and Multimodal Instruction Presentation for VLA Takato Horii (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Science, The University of Osaka)
16:15~ 16:25	Comprehensive Review Takeo Kanade (Founders University Professor, Carnegie Mellon University)
16:25~ 16:30	Closing Remarks

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Acknowledgments

This workshop was held with the support of MTI Co., Ltd.