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I design plug‑and‑play frameworks that blend LLMs, multimodal interfaces, and digital twins for safe, intuitive collaboration between humans and robots.

Projects & Demos Biography
ROS 2 Isaac Sim Unity ZeroMQ LLMs • VLMs

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Recent milestones: Awards and Nominations, Software releases, and Q1 Journal Publications

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Ongoing Projects for Interships

Active lines across Human–Robot Interaction, Social Robotics, and Digital twins.

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Completed projects & demos

Hands‑on systems, open‑source tools, and real‑world deployments.

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Selected publications

High-impact, peer-reviewed research

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Biography

Robotics with a human-centered lens.

Enrique Coronado holds a B.S. in Mechatronics Engineering (2012) from the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí (UASLP), Mexico, an M.S. in Advanced Robotics (2017) through the EMARO+ program in Italy and France, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Systems Engineering (2020) from the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), Japan. He has served as an Assistant Professor (2020–2022) at TUAT, and as a Researcher (2022–2024) at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan.

In 2024, Dr. Coronado became a Senior Researcher at AIST’s Human-Evolving AI & Robotics Team (HEART). His research blends human–robot interaction, multimodal interfaces, and large language models (LLMs) with digital twins to create plug-and-play robotic applications that are safer, more intuitive, and genuinely helpful.

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Collaborate with HEART @ AIST

We welcome international collaborators—postdocs, graduate and undergraduate international students—interested in Human-Robot Interaction, Social and Service Robotics, Robotic Teleoperation, Shared Autonomy, LLMs/VLMs for Robotics, and Digital Twins for Industry 5.0.

First contact me via LinkedIn

For Researchers

If you’re interested in my research, let’s co-define a joint study, dataset, or tool. Current priorities include ergonomics and safety in manufacturing systems, social robots for well-being, and intuitive, safety-aware teleoperation.

  • Short research visits (1–3 months) or remote collaboration
  • Co-authored papers, open-source releases, and demos
  • Access to robots and compute

Postdocs & Interships (International)

We regularly work with international postdocs, graduate and undergraduate students. If you’re in Japan, AIST’s RA system may be available. Outside Japan? We can explore fellowships and visiting positions. For undergraduate students you can ask about technical training internships.

  • Visiting/postdoc paths for candidates abroad; consider fellowships such as JSPS Learn more
  • Communication skills on English or Spanish is required; basic Japanese is welcome but not required

What to send

  • CV / short bio + Google Scholar profile (optional)
  • 1–2 paragraph idea aligned with the focus areas
  • Availability window (start/end dates, time zone)
  • Links to code, demos, or papers (if any)

Skills we’re looking for

You don’t need all of these—bring your strengths and curiosity. We work at the intersection of robotics technology, and social science.

Engineering & Robotics

  • ROS 2, C++ or Python, Github, Docker, Ubuntu, OpenCV
  • Basic skills on Robot Kinematics, Dynamics, Control and Learning
  • 3D modeling (Solid Works), Simulation (Blender, Unity, Unreal, NVIDIA Isaac Sim), 3D printing
  • LLM/VLM integration for robotics; tool use & prompting
  • Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and AI integration
  • Web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
    • JavaScript LLMs/VLMs ROS 2 Unity / Isaac Sim

Social Science & Design

  • HCI/HRI study design, ethics/IRB, participant studies
  • Qualitative and Mixed methods (interviews, thematic analysis)
  • Evaluation metrics (SUS, NASA-TLX, trust, well-being)
  • UX/UI design, Human-centered design
  • Participatory/co-design, accessibility, cross-cultural research
  • Design Thinking, Empathy Maps, Personas, User Journey Mapping, Scenarios, Prototyping, User Testing
User Studies Well-being Trust & Safety UX/UI Co-design Design Thinking