24Iftherewasarobotthatcouldshiftitsshapetoanything,whatfunctiondoyouthinkitwouldhave?Youmayhaveimaginedaswarmofmicroscopicrobots,orarobotthatcouldmakeaphasetransitionbetweenliquidandsolid.Ithinkoftherobotasacurvedsurface,becausetheoutermostpartoftheobjectcanberepresentedbyasinglesurface.However,thehistoryofresearchonsurfacerobotsisshort,andcurrentrobotshavenotyetachievedtheabilitytoshifttheirshapetoanything.Therefore,weareproposingnewsurfacerobotsandcontroltheoriesbymakingfulluseofmathematicstodescribecurvedsurfaces,computergraphicstechnologyandknowledgeofbiology.Wearealsolookingforanewwaytodevelopatheoryofcontrolforthecontinuumrobotsthathavebeendevelopedsofar.AssistantProfessorIWAMOTONoriyasuAssistantProfessorIwamotoreceivedhisPh.D.degreeinengineeringfromKyushuUniversityin2016.AfterworkingasapostdoctoralfellowatKyushuUniversity,hetookuphiscurrentpositionin2017.Hisresearchinterestsarethecontinuumrobotsandthesurfacerobots.AssistantProfessorTAHARAYusukeAssistantProfessorTaharareceivedaPh.D.inIwateUniversity.HeworkedatKyushuUniversitybeforejoiningShinshuUniversityin2021.Hisresearchinterestcoverssensorengineeringandbioelectronics.Department of Department of Thefivesensesarethesensesthathavebeencultivatedforhumankindtosurvive.It'sanecessarysensefrombirthtodeath.Ofthefivesenses,thesensesoftasteandsmellareactivelyapproachedbybiologyandengineeringinvariousresearchfields.Thesechemicalsensationsensingandreproductiontechnologieswillbenewtechnologiesthatwillmakeagreatcontributiontotheaffluenceofpeople'slivesandmedicaltreatment.Sincethelaboratorywasestablishedin2021,thenumberofgraduateshasbeensmall,butthecurrent(includingplanned)arearchitecture,opticalequipmentmanufacturers,andothergraduateschools.Iwouldlikeyoutoleadaresearchlifethatemphasizesproblem-solvingskillsandcommunicationskillsforresearch.Tastesubstancereceivingmembraneusedfortastesensor(left)anditsimage(right).Thetastesubstancereceivingmembraneiscomposedoflipid,plasticizer,andpolymermembrane.Fabricatedportabletastesensor.Multi-channelsensorwithmultiplelipidpolymermembranesmountedonaplasticsubstrateelectrodeTruncated cone actuators whose radii are individually controllable on the front and back sides, and a mesh-type robot that represents a curved surface.Amethodforsettingupalocalcoordinatesystemforsurfacerobots.TheCartesiancoordinatesystemisobtainedbyconnectingthereferenceregionandtherobotwithconformalmaps.Machinery and RoboticsBioengineeringMachinery and RoboticsBioengineeringOutlook for researchIfasurfacerobotisrealized,therewillbeanimmeasurabledemandforit,becauseofthehyperdegreesoffreedomoftherobotthatcanbetransformed.Forexample,itmaybepossibletocreatearobotthatcantransformitselftoadapttotheenvironmentandreproduceevolution.Also,asurfacerobotcancreateaspaceinsidebybending,andinsomesituations,controllingtheshapeofthespaceisuseful.Weareattemptingtoutilizethisfeatureforsecuringthesurgicalfieldinendoscopicsurgery.Outlook for students after graduationInourlaboratory,studentscanacquiretheknowledgeandtechnicalskillsofroboticsandmechatronics.Additionally,theywillacquireabilitiesthatareusefulaftergraduation,suchasproblemsolvingabilityandpresentationskills.Outlook for researchOutlook for students after graduationcareerpathsSmartphoneshavefunctionssuchasamicrophone,touchpanel,anddisplay.Thesearecalledphysicalsensorsandaresensorsthatcorrespondtohumanhearing,touch,andvision.However,therearenochemicalsensorsthatcorrespondtotasteandsmell,andeventechnologiesthatreproducethem.Ifthesetechnologiesarerealized,theworldwillbeacompletelydifferentworld.Inourlaboratory,wewilldevelopdevicesthatsenseandreproducechemicalsensations.Toward realization of a surface robot with shape shifter functionDevelopment of Devices providing happiness to society
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