Compliant, adaptive mechanisms for safe and versatile manipulation.
We design soft pneumatic actuators, adaptive grippers, and 3D-printed compliant mechanisms that grasp delicate and irregular objects safely. Our work investigates actuator geometry, material selection, and integration into multi-finger robotic hands and rehabilitation devices.
FAYRA, a foldable soft robotic arm for wheelchair users developed in the lab, was a Japan national runner-up in the James Dyson Award 2025. Project page →
A soft actuator integrated into a versatile 3-finger robot gripper (IEEE Access, 2025).
Materials and methods for designing 3D-printed soft grippers in 60A–70A TPU (IEEE Access, 2025).
A monolithic 3D-printed soft crawling robot that uses spatial stiffness tuning of TPU to enhance locomotion (IEEE Access, 2026).
Robots that bring the surgeon and patient closer together — safer, more reliable, and more accessible.
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Giving operators a sense of robotic touch — on the fingertip, the palm, and beyond.
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Human-centered systems for mobility, rehabilitation, and everyday autonomy.
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