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Plenary Talks
Plenary Talk 1
"A Mechanism-Based Approach to Rehabilitation Engineering for Safe and Independent Mobility in Older Adults"
Assoc. Prof. Jason R. Franz
NC State University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Plenary Talk 2
"Motor Synergy Emergence in Redundancy through Deep Reinforcement Learning"
Prof. Mitsuhiro Hayashibe
Department of Robotics, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan
Plenary Talk 3
"Shape-shifting soft robots that adapt to changing tasks and environments"
Assoc. Prof. Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio
Yale University, USA
Plenary Talk 4
"Hydrogel surface engineering for soft robotics"
Assoc. Prof. Aya M Akimoto
The University of Tokyo, Japan
Plenary Talk 5
"Ultrasound-engineered micro-tumors for immunotherapy and chemotherapy screening"
Prof. Martin Wiklund
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Plenary Talk 6
"Elastin-inspired protein nanofibers and hydrogels with tailored functionalities"
Prof. Ayae Sugawara-Narutaki
Nagoya University , Japan
Keynote Talks
Keynote Talk (OS1)
"MEMS for electron microscopy of liquid samples"
Assoc. Prof. Tadashi Ishida
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Keynote Talk (OS2)
"Exploring measurement of a human internal condition by sensor network toward natural human-robot communication"
Assist. Prof. Eri Sato-Shimokawara
Faculty of System Design, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
Keynote Talk (OS3)
"Origami Mechatronics Composed of a Self-folded Paper"
Assoc. Prof. Hiroki Shigemune
Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan
Keynote Talk (OS4)
"Understanding the role of neurotransmitters in human postural control using a neuromusculoskeletal model"
Dr. Kohei Kaminishi
Research into Artifacts, Center for Engineering (RACE), School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Keynote Talk (OS6)
"Artificial Cell Membrane Systems Leading to a Cell-Machine Interface"
Lecturer Prof. Kan Shoji
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan
Keynote Talk (OS7)
"In vitro assays of cytoskeleton"
Assist. Prof. Daisuke Inoue
Faculty of Design, Kyushu University, Japan
Keynote Talk (OS8)
"Fabrication and application of metallic micro/nanocoils"
Lecturer Zhao Xu
Department of Systems Design Engineering, Akita University, Japan
Keynote Talk (OS9)
"Underwater propulsion of penguins with flexible wings"
Assoc. Prof. Hiroto Tanaka
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Keynote Talk (OS9)
"Actual Process of Inventing Soft Robot Mechanisms and Embodying as Actual Real Prototypes"
Assoc. Prof. Kenjiro Tadakuma
Tohoku Univerisity, Japan
Keynote Talk (OS9)
"Soft clock: fabrication and control of biological clock"
Assoc. Prof. Hiroshi Ito
Faculty of Design, Kyushu University, Japan
Keynote Talk (OS10)
"Human-Centred Assistive Strategies for Lower Limb Exoskeletons"
Dr. Weiguang Huo
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, UK