In the near future robots will coexist with humans, assisting them in everyday life environments. These environments pose a significant challenge because of their complexity and inherent uncertainty. Therefore, the robot must
a) deal with dynamic changes of the environment;
b) have learning abilities;
c) safely interact with humans.

In this talk, the research conducted at the Robotics Lab. University of Toyama related to assistive robotics, rehabilitation robotics; human robot interaction and intuitive teaching methods for robot manipulators will be presented.