This paper describes the Robotics Research Center at Ritsumeikan University. The center was established in 1994, following the opening of the Biwako–Kusatsu Campus of Ritsumeikan University. The Robotics Research Center aims at “society-driven, needs-based” research to solve problems in industry and society, based on fundamental research and system integration technology from the university. The center conducts a wide range of research on field robots, biorobotics, manufacturing robots, interactive robots, mechanisms, and devices.