Inourcountrywithasuper‐ageingsociety,thelocomotivesyndromeisasocialissuethatdecreasestheindependenceofthepatientswithparalyzedlowerlimbsandincreasingtheneedofnursing‐care.Inordertoresolvetheseproblems,wehavebeenworkinginresearchanddevelopmentonanassistivetechnologyforactivityofdailyliving(ADL).Inparticular,weaimtocreatehumanassistiverobots/devicesforthepatientswhichareintuitivelyeasytouse.Inordertodevelopinnovativetechnology,wehavetocollaboratecloselyacrossmultiplespecializedfields.Therefore,thegoalofeducationinthislabistocultivatethepioneeringhumanresourcesthatcanempowerstudentstoknowwhattodoandhowtobehaveforthebenefitofallhumanbeingsinoursociety.AssistantProfessorAtsushiTsukaharaAfterreceivingthePhDdegreesinengineeringfromUniversityofTsukuba,hewasaPhDresearcherattheuniversity,andanAssociateProgramManagerofImPACTprogramatJST.HeiscurrentlyanAssistantProfessoratShinshuUniversity.Gait?analysis?calculates?t?he?joint?angles,?muscular?tension,?and?joint?torque?based?on?the?data?measured?by?motion?capture?system.System?configuration?of?Robotic?Wear?curara?Thegoalofourassistivetechnologyistodecreasetheriskofinjuriestonursing‐careofelderlypeopleandpatients,andtoimprovetheirADLandQOL.Consequently,thefindingsofourstudyareexpectedtoleadtothepracticalimprovementsinfieldsofdailylife.User interfacepower switch and mode selector to adjust synchronization gainsPower unitswith built-in torque sensors and encoders in each jointController boxwith CPU board, servo amplifiers, and batteriesRobotic Wear “curara?”Walkng?and?standing‐up?motion?assist?using?curara?Assistive?Technology?for?Activities?of?Daily?Living?in?our?new?lifestyle28Department?of?Machinery?and?RoboticsBioengineeringOutlook?for?researchOutlook?for?students?after?graduation
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