AstheonlyfacilityofitskinddedicatedtoappliedfibermechanicsresearchinJapan,mylabiscurrentlyengagedinresearchanddevelopmentofoptimalhigh‐relative‐strengthandmulti‐functionfiberstructuresaswellasfiber‐reinforcedplasticsandfiber‐reinforcedthermoplastics(FRPsandFRTPs).Wehavebeensuccessfullyindevelopingfiber‐reinforcedplasticsthatexhibithighrelativestrengthandstrongerosionresistance,aswellaslow‐costFRPrecyclingmethodscharacterizedbyahighrecoveryrate.GraduatesareprimarilyemployedbyaircraftandautomobilemanufacturersinJapanandinternationally.ProfessorLiminBaoProfessorBaotookhiscurrentpositionin2013afterservingintheFacultyofTextileScienceandTechnologyatShinshuUniversityasanassistantprofessor,seniorassistantprofessor,andassociateprofessor.Hisareasofresearchareappliedfibermechanicsandcompositematerialengineering,includingdevelopmentofFRPusingcarbonandsuper‐fibers.Impact?characteristicsMy?lab?is?working?to?develop?a?hybrid?super‐fiberand?carbon‐fiber?FRP?structure?that?exhibitsexcellent?buffering?properties?and?impactstrengthWe?are?also?conducting?research?and?development?into?a?highly?rigid?and?super‐light?FRP?that?has?a?strengthened?web?structure?inspired?by?bamboo?fibers.Compositematerialsarebeingusedinanincreasinglybroadrangeofapplications.CFRPscomprisenearly90%ofthefuselageandwingsoftherecentlydevelopedBoeing787aircraft.UseofFRPsisalsoacceleratinginproductssuchascarsandwindmills.Engineering?composite?material?structures?that?are?stronger,?lighter,?and?easier?to?recycle学科名等はこちらで入力いたしますOurlaboratory'sfocusishowtodesignintelligentbehaviorofrobotsemergedfromthemechanicalsoftness.Livingsystemsfromprimitiveonestohomosapiencearemadefromthree‐dimensionallydeformablematerialssuchasmuscles,tendons,andskintissues.Avastnumberofneuronsarenotnecessarilyrequiredtocontrolthesoftbodies.Primitiveorganisms,e.g.,caterpillarsandamoeba,controlthealmostinfinitedegreeoffreedomtheirbodieswithdistributedinformationprocessingsystemssuchasasmallnumberofneuronsandbiochemicalreactions.Ourlaboratoryconsiders"mechanicalsoftness"tobeanessentialdifferencebetweenmachinesandlivingthings.Inspiredbytheseprimitivelivingcreatures,wearedesigningtheintelligenceofsoft‐bodiedrobotsthatcanberealizedbythemechanicalsoftnessoftextiles,fibers,andrubber‐likematerials.Thisacademicfieldnamedsoftroboticsandproliferatinginrecentyears.‐Developmentofrobotsforuseinhumanlivingandwildenvironments(e.g.,caterpillar‐likerobotsformonitoringelectricwires,earthworm‐likerobotsformonitoringsoil).‐Digitalfabricationanddesignmethodsforgeneral‐purposesoft‐bodiedrobotsbyrapidprototypingwithdrasticreductionsinassemblycosts.‐Creationofnewacademicandindustrialfieldsthatproposesuchsoft‐bodiedrobotsinunprecedentedlycomplexenvironments.‐Furtherunderstandingofbiologicalsystemsbyusingthesoft‐bodiedrobotsasaplatform:Designing`lifeasitcouldbe’becausewecandesignthebodystructureandcontrolsystemsfreely.OurlaboratoryhadjuststartedupinNovember2019.Wehavenograduatesyet.However,throughourresearchactivities,studentscanlearnhowtodevelopanalgorithmicmechanicaldesign(automaticgenerationofshapesusingprograms),novelfabricationwaysusingrapidprototyping(3Dprintersandlasercutters),robotics,andsystemthinkingthroughtherobotdesign.Theskillsarerequiredinawiderangeoffields(e.g.,theautomobileindustryandIT/IoTcompanies).Caterpillar-inspired robot printed with 3D printing. By using both bending and compression deformations, faster, more diverse crawling locomotions are realized.Caterpillar‐inspired?crawling?robot?driven?by?Wireless?Power?Transfer?SystemActuator?and?bending?sensor?film?printed?with?Silver‐nano?inkAssociateProfessorTakuyaUmedachiAssociateProfessorUmedachireceivedaPh.D.inTohokuUniversityin2009.HeworkedatTuftsUniversityintheUSasJSPSfellowfor3yearsfrom2012.HeworkedattheUniversityofTokyoasaLecturefrom2016to2019.Let’s?create?bio‐inspired?resilient?soft‐bodied?robots?from?textile?and?fibers!22Department?of?Machinery?and?RoboticsFunctional?Machineryand?MechanicsDepartment?of?Machinery?and?RoboticsFunctional?Machineryand?MechanicsOutlook?for?researchOutlook?for?students?after?graduationOutlook?for?researchOutlook?for?students?after?graduation
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