Faculty of Textile Science and Technology Research Activity2015｜Shinshu Universi

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23This wearable robotic suit learns from the rhythmic movement of living things.This communications robot provides comfort by reading people's emotions.My lab is working to create articial muscles using polymer gels and cell cultivation technology.BioengineeringTransitioning from robots that learn from life to robots that combine with lifeDivision of Mechanical Engineering and RoboticsI am working to implement technology for making products that are easy on humans by combining robots with life at numerous levels. Specifically, I am pursuing projects involving the development of a wearable robotic suit that learns from the systems responsible for rhythmic movement in living organisms, a communications robot that provides comfort by reading people’s emotions, and artificial muscles using polymer gels and cell cultivation technology.Minoru HashimotoProfessorProfessor Hashimoto took his current position in 1999 after working as an assistant professor at the University of Electro-Communications and as an associate professor at Kagoshima University. His principal area of research is biorobotics. A cohort of unique students keeps every day is fun and exciting.I believe that it will be possible to realize a society in which everyone, from children to the elderly, can live happily by using robotic technology, which will assist the elderly as their bodily functions decline and they experience an emotional sense of loneliness.Outlook for researchI help train researchers and engineers so that they will be able to pursue active careers in a wide range of elds, from medicine and welfare to automobiles, machinery, and electricity.Outlook for students after graduationPVC gel artificial muscleThe stiness of this n, whose design is based on the exible movement of the tails of sh, is altered in real time in an attempt to increase propulsive performance.This robot, which can swim in all directions, was developed by studying the swimming motion of the ragworm.A model experiment and numerical computation of atherosclerosisExploring the biomimetics of aquatic life and medical engineering using biofluid mechanicsDivision of Mechanical Engineering and RoboticsI am studying the swimming behavior of various forms of aquatic life in order to create a new robot based on the adroit swimming ability of living creatures. I am also studying blood flow in order to examine mechanical vulnerability to atherosclerotic plaque through model experiments using artificial diseased arteries and numerical computations.Professor Kobayashi took his current position in 2009 after serving in the Faculty of Textile Science and Technology at Shinshu University as a senior assistant professor and associate professor. He began his research on blood ow in 1996 and 1997 while working as a visiting scholar at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He currently continues to carry out international joint research.I believe that it is possible to implement a robot capable of working in mud or in ocean settings where there is a great deal of seaweed or detritus. In the area of blood ow research, my goal is to create a diagnostic system that can instantly assess the risk of atherosclerotic plaque based on patient-specic medical imaging, for example by means of MRI.Outlook for researchGraduates have gone on to work in such elds as medical devices, precision machinery, automobiles, electronics, and information and communications. Some have even pursued careers as public ocials or researchers in educational research organizations.Outlook for students after graduationBioengineeringShunichi KobayashiProfessor

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