Marina Nakagawa

Aichi Prefectural University, Keio University

Papers

Total Citations

H-Index

About

Marina Nakagawa is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of assistive technology and human-robot interaction, with a focus on developing intelligent systems that enhance daily living and creative expression. Her work spans two distinct but innovative domains: medication management support for the elderly and AI-driven robotic artistry. In her 2017 study on eating progress estimation, Nakagawa introduced a markerless depth-image processing technique that enables assistive robots to monitor an elderly recipient’s meal consumption without intrusive visual tags on dishware—a contribution that supports safer medication timing and independence for aging populations. More recently, with her 2025 work on INDRA (Interactive Deep-dreaming Robotic Artist), she has pushed the boundaries of embodied AI by creating a real-time robotic system that collaborates with humans to produce painterly artworks through deep learning. While her citation counts remain modest (3 and 2, respectively), Nakagawa’s research demonstrates a unique fusion of practical caregiving support and avant-garde creativity, positioning her as an emerging voice in socially assistive robotics and interactive art. Her INDRA project, in particular, has garnered attention for its novel integration of deep-dreaming algorithms with physical robotic painting, offering a glimpse into the future of human-AI co-creation.