Paper 13431-5
Paper 13431-5
Active soft materials paving the way for deep biomimetic robotics (Keynote Presentation)
17 March 2025 • 1:30 PM - 2:10 PM PDT | Pavilion Ballroom D (Third Floor)
Abstract
The use of thin artificial muscles and soft materials will facilitate the advancement of robotics, enabling the development of robots that mimic the intricate structural characteristics observed in animal bodies. It is anticipated that this will result in superior locomotion performance, including flexible movements that emulate those of a living creature, adaptability to the environment, shock absorption, and intelligent movements based on the physical characteristics of the body. The crucial technology is a flexible material that is capable of active movement.
This presentation will introduce our latest research on active flexible materials, as well as the field of deep biomimetic robotics and its medical applications.
Presenter
Koichi Suzumori
Institute of Science Tokyo (Japan)
Koichi Suzumori received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Yokohama National University in 1990. He worked for Toshiba R&D Center from 1984 to 2001 and for Micromachine Center from 1999 to 2001. He was a professor at Okayama University from 2001 to 2014 and a professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology from 2014 to 2024. He is currently a professor at Institute of Science Tokyo, which was reorganized and renamed from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 2024. He is mainly engaged in new actuators and their robotic applications. He was the project manager of MEXT Kakenhi on Science of Soft Robots from 2028 to 2023, and the president of start-up companies, s-muscle Co., Ltd. and H-MUSCLE Co., Ltd.