Research

Soft Robot

Pneumatic quadruped robot with origami pump actuator

Soft mobile robot inspired by animal-like running motion

Soft pneumatic gripper with a tendon-driven soft origami pump

Soft gripper with electrohydraulic actuator

Soft Sensor

Tendon-inspired piezoelectric sensor for real-time motion detection

Artificial skin for robotic hand

Object classification based on piezoelectric actuator-sensor pair on robot hand using neural network

Motion recognition cloth for patient monitoring

Gait analysis slipper using piezoelectric pressure sensor

VR & Telepresence

Soft virtual reality glove with pneumatic actuator and flexible piezoelectric sensor

Thermal display glove for interacting with virtual reality

Thermal feedback system from robot hand for telepresence

Energy Harvesting

Energy harvesting from human motion using piezoelectrics