Background
Arimoto, Suguru was born on August 3, 1936 in Hiroshima, Japan. Son of Yoshimi and Fusako (Yoshida) Arimoto.
Arimoto, Suguru was born on August 3, 1936 in Hiroshima, Japan. Son of Yoshimi and Fusako (Yoshida) Arimoto.
Bachelor of Science, Kyoto University, 1959. Doctor in Engineering, University Tokyo, 1967.
Engineer, Oki Elec. Industry Ltd., Tokyo, 1959-1962; associate professor, Osaka U., 1968-1973; professor, Osaka U., 1973-1988; research assistant, U. Tokyo, 1962-1967; lecturer, U. Tokyo, 1967-1968; professor, U. Tokyo, 1988-1997; professor, Ritsumeikan U., Kusatsu, Japan, since 1997.
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Information Technology Society Best Paper award 1974, The Third Millennium Memorial medal 2000, R&A Society Pioneer award 2006). Member Robotics Society Japan (v. 1993-995, president 1995-1997, Best Paper award 1994, 2007), Society Instrument Control Engineers (Best Paper award 1968, 76, 87), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Rufus Oldenburger medal 2007).
Married Noriko Takashita, March 15, 1965. Children: Hisashi, Itaru.