Iampursuingresearchintomechatronicsrobotsbasedonmechanicalengineering.Thekeywordinthisendeavoris“skills.”Mylabfocusesonobservingtheskillsoflivingthingsnurturedthroughevolutionandindailylifeandanalyzingthemfromanengineeringstandpointtounderstandtheirnatureandsignificanceforbuildingsystems.Todevelopmechatronicsrobots,itisnecessarytodesignsystemsbasedonawiderangeofengineeringknowledgealongwithobservation,understanding,andevaluationofmotion.Iaimtodesigneasy‐to‐use,highlyfunctionalmechatronicssystems.Mechatronicsisacomprehensivetechnologycombiningmachines,electronics,andinformationcontrol.Graduatescanbeexpectedtofindjobsasmechatronicsengineers,whichareinhighdemandintheworldtoday.ProfessorTakashiKawamuraProfessorKawamurafirstcametotheFacultyofTextileScienceandTechnologyatShinshuUniversityasanassistantprofessor.Aftersubsequentlyworkingasaseniorassistantprofessorandanassistantprofessor,hetookhiscurrentpositionin2019.In1996,heservedasavisitingresearcherattheUniversityofIllinois.Hisinterestsincludemechatronics,intelligentcontrol,robotscapableoflearningtheskillsoflivingthings,kansei(sensitivity)robotics,andhumandynamics.am working to develop robots capable of competing with human teams in the sport of curling. These robots sense minute changes in the surface of the ice and prepare strategies to play.Robotic mechanisms handle metal sheets (left), turn pages based on the same principles as the human hand (upper right), and flap wings based on a dragonfly (lower right).Outlook for researchOutlook for students after graduationDepartment of Machinery and RoboticsFunctional Machineryand MechanicsResearchingrobotsbasedonmechanismsandbringingtheskillsofhumansandlivingthingstorobots“Nanofibers”arefiberswithadiameterofseveraltenstoseveralhundredsofnanometers,andhaveuniquepropertiesthatarecompletelydifferentfromconventionalfibers.Bymakingthefibersasthinaspossible,filteringandpurifyingforeignsubstancesthatcouldnotbecollectedsofar,improvingtheperformanceoffuelcellsbyincreasingtheefficiencyofelectricalreactions,highperformancesensors,artificialskin,artificialbloodvessels,cells,Highefficiencyinthemedicalfieldsuchashigh‐speedcultureisexpected.Wehavesucceededindevelopingvariousnanoproductssuchashighperformancefilters,saccharidewaterproofjackets,cleanroomnanowipers,separators,masks,etc.,andalsosucceededindevelopingananofibermassproductionplant.Inthefuture,nanofiberswillbeusedinwiderangeproducts.Inadditiontothetextileindustry,weareactiveinvariousfieldssuchaselectronics,medical,semiconductor,andmachinery.Somestudentsaimtostarttheirownbusinesses.ProfessorIckSooKimAfterworkingasaresearcheratOakRidgeNationalLaboratoryinU.S.AandaresearchprofessoratJeonbukNationalUniversityinKorea,heassumedhiscurrentpositionin2008.Hismainresearchfieldsarenanofibersandmaterialsdesign.Theworld'sfirstmassproductionofnanofiberswassuccessful.No.1researcherinnanofiberresearchsince2011!!!Transparent waterproofjacket with excellentbreathability andwaterproofnessNano wiper for clean room not to miss small garbageMake fibers as thin as possible! Enrich the world with “Nanofibers”Department of Machinery and RoboticsFunctional Machineryand MechanicsOutlook for researchOutlook for students after graduationTheworld'sfirstpilot‐scalenanofibermassproductionmachinethatwassuccessfullydeveloped(Left)Fabricatednanofibernonwovenfabric(Right)19
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