Tube-free pneumatic rubber actuator Suzumori Endo Robotics Laboratory 2015-10-08 | Electrical-direct-driven new pneumatic actuator, working with no compressor and valves. Based on the principle of electrolysis, the electrical charge directly controls the generating amounts of gas.K. Suzumori, A. Wada, and S. Wakimoto, “New mobile pressure control system for pneumatic actuators, using reversible chemical reactions of water,” Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol. A 201, pp. 148-153, 2013.Our lab's URL is here (Japanese).http://www-robot.mes.titech.ac.jp
Soft Tensegrity Robot Arm with Twist Manipulation Suzumori Endo Robotics Laboratory 2023-02-02 | Suzumori Endo Lab, Tokyo Tech has developed soft tensegrity arm with twist manipulation.Project members:Ryota Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Nabae, and Koichi Suzumori////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Refer to:Ryota Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Nabae, and Koichi Suzumori, "Large Torsion Thin Artificial Muscles Tensegrity Structure for Twist Manipulation," in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 1207-1214, March 2023, doi: 10.1109/LRA.2023.3236889.ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10016717////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Related research:Ryota Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Nabae, Gen Endo and Koichi Suzumori, "Soft Tensegrity Robot Driven by Thin Artificial Muscles for the Exploration of Unknown Spatial Configurations," in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 5349-5356, April 2022, doi: 10.1109/LRA.2022.3153700.ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9720228////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Our lab's URL is here (Japanese): http://www-robot.mes.titech.ac.jpThis video can be used for informational purposes such as Internet Web pages. This general permission extends to media and personal Web pages except for advertisement. Please clearly state copyright for the source of the material, "Suzumori Endo Lab, Tokyo Institute of Technology". Any further questions, please contact our public relations at Tokyo institute of Technology. Thank you.Mail to : media@jim.titech.ac.jp
Ongoing Project on Power Soft Robot Suzumori Endo Robotics Laboratory 2022-11-09 | Suzumori Endo Lab, Tokyo Tech is developing power soft robot.Project members:Koichi Suzumori, Hiroyuki Nabae, Ryota Iwahara, Hiroto Kodama, Toru Ide////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Our lab's URL is here (Japanese): http://www-robot.mes.titech.ac.jpThis video can be used for informational purposes such as Internet Web pages. This general permission extends to media and personal Web pages except for advertisement. Please clearly state copyright for the source of the material, "Suzumori Endo Lab, Tokyo Institute of Technology". Any further questions, please contact our public relations at Tokyo institute of Technology. Thank you.Mail to : media@jim.titech.ac.jp
Novel Tensegrity Robot Driven by Thin Artificial Muscles Suzumori Endo Robotics Laboratory 2022-04-13 | Suzumori Endo Lab, Tokyo Tech has developed soft tensegrity robot driven by thin artificial muscles.Project members:Ryota Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Nabae, Kazuki Shishikura, Naomi Suzuki,Gen Endo and Koichi Suzumori////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Refer to:Ryota Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Nabae, Gen Endo and Koichi Suzumori, "Soft Tensegrity Robot Driven by Thin Artificial Muscles for the Exploration of Unknown Spatial Configurations," in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 5349-5356, April 2022, doi: 10.1109/LRA.2022.3153700.ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9720228////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Related research:Ryota Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Nabae, and Koichi Suzumori, "Large Torsion Thin Artificial Muscles Tensegrity Structure for Twist Manipulation," in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 1207-1214, March 2023, doi: 10.1109/LRA.2023.3236889.ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10016717////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Our lab's URL is here (Japanese): http://www-robot.mes.titech.ac.jpThis video can be used for informational purposes such as Internet Web pages. This general permission extends to media and personal Web pages except for advertisement. Please clearly state copyright for the source of the material, "Suzumori Endo Lab, Tokyo Institute of Technology". Any further questions, please contact our public relations at Tokyo institute of Technology. Thank you.Mail to : media@jim.titech.ac.jp
Musculoskeletal Robot Based on Anatomy of Giraffe Neck Suzumori Endo Robotics Laboratory 2022-03-18 | Suzumori Endo Lab, Tokyo Tech has developed Musculoskeletal robot based on anatomy of giraffe necks.Project members:Atsuhiko Niikura, Yuta Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Nabae, Gen Endo, Megu Gunji, Kent Mori, Ryuma Niiyama, Koichi SuzumoriAtsuhiko Niikura, Hiroyuki Nabae, Gen Endo, Megu Gunji, Kent Mori, Ryuma Niiyama, Koichi Suzumori, "Giraffe Neck Robot: First Step Toward a Powerful and Flexible Robot Prototyping Based on Giraffe Anatomy," in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 3539-3546, April 2022, doi: 10.1109/LRA.2022.3146611.ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9695190Our lab's URL is here (Japanese): http://www-robot.mes.titech.ac.jpThis video can be used for informational purposes such as Internet Web pages. This general permission extends to media and personal Web pages except for advertisement. Please clearly state copyright for the source of the material, "Suzumori Endo Lab, Tokyo Institute of Technology". Any further questions, please contact our public relations at Tokyo institute of Technology. Thank you.Mail to : media@jim.titech.ac.jp
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3D printed self-excited actuators and robot applications Suzumori Endo Robotics Laboratory 2020-08-10 | Suzumori Endo Lab, Tokyo Tech has developed self-excited pneumatic actuators that can be integrally molded by a 3D printer. These actuators use the “automatic flow path switching mechanism” we have devised.Project members:Kosuke Tani, Hiroyuki Nabae, Gen Endo, Koichi Suzumori.////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Refer to:K. Tani, H. Nabae, G. Endo and K. Suzumori, "Proposal and Prototyping of Self-Excited Pneumatic Actuator Using Automatic-Flow-Path-Switching-Mechanism," in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 3058-3065, April 2020, doi: 10.1109/LRA.2020.2974448.ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9000561K. Tani, H. Nabae, G. Endo and K. Suzumori, "Pneumatic Soft Actuator Using Self-Excitation Based on Automatic-Jet-Switching-Structure," in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 4042-4048, July 2020, doi: 10.1109/LRA.2020.2985622.ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9057625////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Our lab's URL is here (Japanese):http://www-robot.mes.titech.ac.jpThis video can be used for informational purposes such as Internet Web pages. This general permission extends to media and personal Web pages except for advertisement. Please clearly state copyright for the source of the material, "Suzumori Endo Lab, Tokyo Institute of Technology". For any further questions, please contact our public relations at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. Thank you. Mail to: media@jim.titech.ac.jp
Electroactive polymer realizing soft robots with attractive motions Suzumori Endo Robotics Laboratory 2020-08-03 | Suzumori Endo Lab, Tokyo Tech has created various types of IPMC robots. Those robots are fabricated by novel 3D fabrication methods.(IPMC...Ionic Polymer Metal Composite, one of the most famous electroactive polymer)Project members:Akio Kodaira, Keita Kubo, Asuka Ishiki, Tetsuya Horiuchi, Kinji Asaka, Hiroyuki Nabae, Gen Endo, Koichi Suzumori.////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Refer to:Akio Kodaira, Kinji Asaka, Tetsuya Horiuchi, Gen Endo, Hiroyuki Nabae, Koichi Suzumori "IPMC Monolithic Thin Film Robots Fabricated Through a Multi-Layer Casting Process", IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Vol. 4, Issue. 2, pp. 1335-1342, 2019.ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8626130Asuka Ishiki, Hiroyuki Nabae, Akio Kodaira, Koichi Suzumori, "PF-IPMC: Paper/Fabric Assisted IPMC Actuators for 3D Crafts", IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Vol. 5, Issue. 3, pp. 4035-4041, 2020.ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9057684////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Our lab's URL is here (Japanese):http://www-robot.mes.titech.ac.jpThis video can be used for informational purposes such as Internet Web pages. This general permission extends to media and personal Web pages except for advertisement. Please clearly state copyright for the source of the material, "Suzumori Endo Lab, Tokyo Institute of Technology". For any further questions, please contact our public relations at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. Thank you. Mail to: media@jim.titech.ac.jp
Super Dragon: A 10-m-Long-Coupled Tendon-Driven Articulated Manipulator Suzumori Endo Robotics Laboratory 2019-06-13 | Suzumori Endo Lab, Tokyo Tech developed a 10 m-long articulated manipulator for investigation inside the primary containment vessel of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plants. We employed a coupled tendon-driven mechanism and a gravity compensation mechanism using synthetic fiber ropes to design a lightweight and slender articulated manipulator. This work was published in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters and Transactions of the JSME (in Japanese).Gen Endo, Atsushi Horigome and Atsushi Takata, Super Dragon: A 10-m-Long-Coupled Tendon-Driven Articulated Manipulator, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Vol. 4, Issue. 2, pp. 934-941, 2019.ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8624267遠藤玄，髙田敦，堀米篤史，ワイヤ干渉駆動型超長尺多関節アームSuper Dragonの開発，日本機械学会論文集, DOI: 10.1299/transjsme.19-00075, 2019.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/transjsme/advpub/0/advpub_19-00075/_article/-char/jaOur lab's URL is here (Japanese): http://www-robot.mes.titech.ac.jp This video can be used for informational purposes such as Internet Web pages. This general permission extends to media and personal Web pages except for advertisement. Please clearly state copyright for the source of the material, "Suzumori Endo Lab, Tokyo Institute of Technology". Any further questions, please contact our public relations at Tokyo institute of Technology. Thank you. Mail to : media@jim.titech.ac.jp
Active Textile made of Thin McKibben Muscles Suzumori Endo Robotics Laboratory 2019-04-17 | Suzumori Endo Lab, Tokyo Institute of Technology created a cloth-like soft mechanism using thin artificial muscles. We name this mechanism "Active Textile". Active textile consist of only artificial muscles and strings. We dream of weaving robots.Project members:Tatsuhiro Hiramitsu, Koichi Suzumori, Hiroyuki Nabae, Gen Endo Tokyo Institute of TechnologyRefer to:Tatsuhiro Hiramitsu, Koichi Suzumori, Hiroyuki Nabae, Gen Endo,"Experimental Evaluation of Textile Mechanisms made of Artificial Muscles",The 2019 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (Robosoft), MoPS.1, April 2019.Our lab's URL is here (Japanese):http://www-robot.mes.titech.ac.jpThis video can be used for informational purposes such as Internet Web pages. This general permission extends to media and personal Web pages except for advertisement. Please clearly state copyright for the source of the material, "Suzumori Endo Lab, Tokyo Institute of Technology". Any further questions, please contact our public relations at Tokyo Institute of Technology. Thank you.Mail to : media@jim.titech.ac.jp
Tough Robot Breaking a 90mm Concrete Board! Suzumori Endo Robotics Laboratory 2018-11-08 | Suzumori Endo Lab, Tokyo Tech has developed hydraulic motors for Tough robots and applied to a robot arm.This will be presented in the 2019 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII). Project members:Morizo Hemmi, Ryusuke Morita, Akina Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Nabae,Yoshiharu Hirota, Kiyoshi Inoue, and Koichi Suzumori.Our lab's URL is here (Japanese):http://www-robot.mes.titech.ac.jpThis video can be used for informational purposes such as Internet Web pages.This general permission extends to media and personal Web pages except for advertisement. Please clearly state copyright for the source of the material, "Suzumori Endo Lab, Tokyo Institute of Technology". Any further questions, please contact our public relations at Tokyo institute of Technology. Thank you. Mail to : media@jim.titech.ac.jp
Super Dragon Trailer Suzumori Endo Robotics Laboratory 2018-09-10 | We submitted to RA-Letters with ICRA2019 option.
Robotic Fitting Mechanism with Thin McKibben Muscles Suzumori Endo Robotics Laboratory 2018-09-04 | Suzumori Endo Lab, Tokyo Tech has developed Robotic fitting mechanism with thin McKibben muscles.This is presented in the 36th annual conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ). Project members:Shunichi Kurumaya, Koichi Suzumori.Our lab's URL is here (Japanese):http://www-robot.mes.titech.ac.jpThis video can be used for informational purposes such as Internet Web pages. This general permission extends to media and personal Web pages except for advertisement. Please clearly state copyright for the source of the material, "Suzumori Endo Lab, Tokyo Institute of Technology". Any further questions, please contact our public relations at Tokyo institute of Technology. Thank you.Mail to : media@jim.titech.ac.jp
Hiryu: Long Reach Manipulator with Thrusters Suzumori Endo Robotics Laboratory 2018-07-17 | Suzumori Endo Lab, Tokyo Tech and Yokohama KH Tech Corp proposed a new concept achieving super long reach articulated manipulator with gravity compensation using thrusters. This concept has been presented in IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM2018). The proposed manipulator has (1) ground fixed base, (2) tethers for power and information transmission, (3) articulated links connected by joints, and (4) thruster(s) for weight compensation. Because of weight compensation by thruster(s), the proposed manipulator can be super long reach due to free from gravity. After an experiment using 1 D.O.F experimental setup for principle confirmation, an experimental prototype consisted of passive four-bar linkages, active yaw joints and paired counter-rotating propellers, was developed. We successfully demonstrated the proposed concept by three dimensional motions controlled by thrusters and yaw joints.Project members: Yoshihide Nakamura, Gen Endo, Hiroyuki Nabae, Koichi Suzumori, and Tetsuo Hagiwara of Yokohama KH Tech Corp.G. Endo, T. Hagiwara, Y. Nakamura, H. Nabae, and K. Suzumori, A Proposal of Super Long Reach Articulated Manipulator with Gravity Compensation using Thrusters, IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, ThBT6.6, 2018Our lab's URL is here (Japanese): http://www-robot.mes.titech.ac.jp This video can be used for informational purposes such as Internet Web pages. This general permission extends to media and personal Web pages except for advertisement. Please clearly state copyright for the source of the material, "Suzumori Endo Lab, Tokyo Institute of Technology". Any further questions, please contact our public relations at Tokyo institute of Technology. Thank you. Mail to : media@jim.titech.ac.jp
Multifilament Artificial Muscles to Mimic the Human Neck Suzumori Endo Robotics Laboratory 2017-07-12 | Suzumori Endo Lab, Tokyo Institute of Technology has developed the aritificial neck of musculoskeletal robot driven by multifilament artificial muscles. The main structures of the human neck anatomy in terms of bones, ligaments and muscles are identified.We tried to mimic each of these structures.Project members:Arnau Garriga-Casanovas[1][2], Ahmad 'Athif Mohd Faudzi[1][3], Tatsuhiro Hiramitsu[1], Ferdinando Rodriguez y Baena[2], Koichi Suzumori[1] [1] Tokyo Institute of Technology[2] Imperial College London[3] Universiti Teknologi MalaysiaTokyo Tech News, "University-Born Venture Established for Thin, Flexible Artificial Muscle" rerated to this video is here:http://www.titech.ac.jp/english/news/...Our lab's URL is here (Japanese):http://www-robot.mes.titech.ac.jpThis video can be used for informational purposes such as Internet Web pages. This general permission extends to media and personal Web pages except for advertisement. Please clearly state copyright for the source of the material, "Suzumori Endo Lab, Tokyo Institute of Technology". Any further questions, please contact our public relations at Tokyo Institute of Technology. Thank you.Mail to : media@jim.titech.ac.jp
TITAN-XIII : Sprawling-type Quadruped Robot Suzumori Endo Robotics Laboratory 2017-02-20 | Suzumori Endo Lab, Tokyo Tech has developed sprawling-type quadruped robot driven by tendons.This robot has symmetric design and can walk in any directions by trot gait.Project members:Satoshi Kitano, Gen Endo, Koichi Suzumori, and Shigeo Hirose.Our lab's URL is here (Japanese):http://www-robot.mes.titech.ac.jpThis video can be used for informational purposes such as Internet Web pages. This general permission extends to media and personal Web pages except for advertisement. Please clearly state copyright for the source of the material, "Suzumori Endo Lab, Tokyo Institute of Technology". Any further questions, please contact our public relations at Tokyo institute of Technology. Thank you.Mail to : media@jim.titech.ac.jp
High-Power Hydraulic Artificial Muscle for Tough Robots Suzumori Endo Robotics Laboratory 2017-01-26 | The muscle is 15 mm in diameter and generates 700 kgf contraction force.The hydraulic high-power muscle has been developed by Suzumori Endo Robotics Laboratory at Tokyo Institute of Technology and Bridgestone Corporation as part of the Impulsing PAradigm Change through disruptive Technologies program (ImPACT) Tough Robotics Challenge which is an initiative of the Cabinet Office Council for Science, Technology and Innovation.Related news : "Development of a Hydraulic Drive High-Power Artificial Muscle through the Cabinet Office Tough Robotics Challenge"http://www.titech.ac.jp/english/news/2017/037286.html http://www.titech.ac.jp/english/news/2016/035340.htmlSuzumori-Endo Laboratory(Japanese):http://www-robot.mes.titech.ac.jp/home.htmlThis video can be used for informational purposes such as Internet Web pages.This general permission extends to media and personal Web pages except for advertisement.Please clearly state copyright for the source of the material, "Suzumori Endo Lab, Tokyo Institute of Technology".Any further questions, please contact our public relations at Tokyo institute of Technology. Thank you.Mail to :media@jim.titech.ac.jp
Lightweight and Slim Hexapod Giacometti Robot Suzumori Endo Robotics Laboratory 2016-12-26 | Suzumori Endo Lab at Tokyo Institute of Technology in collaboration with A2Lab, UTM has developed a lightweight and slim Giacometti Walking Robot. The robot has 0.94 m height, 1.67 m width, 1.5 m length and 3.7 kg weight. The development of Hexapod Giacometti Robot has a simple structural design using soft and thin soft actuator and CFRP material. The motivation of this work is to make the robot safe to work with the operator. The damage to the robot and the surroundings would be very small if an accident occurs. We hope for more exploration on big and safety robots in the future robotics. Project members:A.A.M Faudzi, K.Suzumori, G.Endo, S.Kurumaya What is Giacometti Robotics?Giacometti Robotics is a concept of new robotics, which was proposed by Prof. Koichi Suzumori from Tokyo Tech. in 2015 [1]. The robotic concept is named after a Swiss sculpture, Alberto Giacometti where most of his artistic style of design is to remove excess fat of the subject. Inspired by the concept, our aims for practical robot design feature light, slim and simple body structure resulting in essential safety and functional robot using thin McKibben actuators.[1] Koichi Suzumori, "New Pneumatic Artificial Muscle Realizing Giacometti Robotics and Soft Robotics", The 6th International Conference on Manufacturing, Machine Design and Tribology, No. 15-204, pp.4-5, 2015. http://t2r2.star.titech.ac.jp/rrws/file/CTT100686473/ATD100000413http://www.icmdt2015.org/03.html This video can be used for informational purposes such as Internet Web pages. This general permission extends to media and personal Web pages except for advertisement.Please clearly state copyright for the source of the material, "Suzumori Endo Lab, Tokyo Institute of Technology".Any further questions, please contact our public relations at Tokyo institute of Technology. Thank you.Mail to:media@jim.titech.ac.jpLicensed music by MorningLightMusic / Matthew Torres.
20m Super Long Robot Arm - Giacometti Arm with Balloon Body - Suzumori Endo Robotics Laboratory 2016-12-13 | Suzumori Endo Lab in Tokyo Institute of Technology has developed a 20m-long robot arm named “Giacometti Arm with Balloon Body”.The Giacometti Arm with Balloon Body has 20 joints driven by pneumatic, thin artificial muscles.Arm structures consist of helium-filled balloons and compensate for their self-weight.The robot is very light (1.0 kg) and essentially safe even if it falls down or hits something. It is expected to be used for search and inspection.Project members:Masashi Takeichi, Hiroyuki Nabae, Gen Endo, Koichi Suzumori.Masashi Takeichi, Koichi Suzumori, Gen Endo, Hiroyuki Nabae"Development of Giacometti Arm with Balloon Body", IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters ( Volume: PP, Issue: 99 )http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7827132Our lab's URL is here (Japanese):http://www-robot.mes.titech.ac.jpWhat is Giacometti Robotics?Giacometti Robotics is a concept of new robotics, which was proposed by Prof. Koichi Suzumori from Tokyo Tech. in 2015 [1]. The robotic concept is named after a Swiss sculpture, Alberto Giacometti. It aims for practical robot designs by removing excess fat. Giacometti robots feature light, slim and simple body structure resulting in essential safety and functional robot.[1] Koichi Suzumori, "New Pneumatic Artificial Muscle Realizing Giacometti Robotics and Soft Robotics", The 6th International Conference on Manufacturing, Machine Design and Tribology, No. 15-204, pp.4-5, 2015. http://t2r2.star.titech.ac.jp/rrws/file/CTT100686473/ATD100000413http://www.icmdt2015.org/03.htmlThis video can be used for informational purposes such as Internet Web pages. This general permission extends to media and personal Web pages except for advertisement.Please clearly state copyright for the source of the material, "Suzumori Endo Lab, Tokyo Institute of Technology".Any further questions, please contact our public relations at Tokyo institute of Technology. Thank you.Mail to :media@jim.titech.ac.jp
Eccentric Crank Rover: simple and high performance vehicle on rough terrain Suzumori Endo Robotics Laboratory 2016-10-17 | We developed a novel crank wheel mechanism which has both high mobility on rough terrain and energy efficiency, with simple structure.Our lab's URL is here (Japanese):http://www-robot.mes.titech.ac.jpPaper:Hirotaka Komura, Gen Endo, and Koichi Suzumori, "Eccentric Crank Rover: A Novel Crank Wheel Mechanism with Eccentric Wheels", IROS2016, TuBT1.2, Oct, 2016.Any further questions, please contact our public relations at Tokyo institute of Technology. Thank you.Mail to : media@jim.titech.ac.jp
Musculoskeletal Robot Driven by Multifilament Muscles Suzumori Endo Robotics Laboratory 2016-07-04 | Suzumori Endo Lab, Tokyo Tech has developed Musculoskeletal robot driven by multifilament muscles.Project members:Shunichi Kurumaya, Ryusuke Morita, Masatoshi Fukuda, Hiroyuki Nabae, Gen Endo, Koichi Suzumori.Shunichi Kurumaya, Koichi Suzumori, Hiroyuki Nabae, and Shuichi Wakimoto "Musculoskeletal lower-limb robot driven by multifilament muscles", ROBOMECH Journal. Sep. 2016. (Open Access)http://www.robomechjournal.com/content/3/1/18Shunichi Kurumaya, Gen Endo, Hiroyuki Nabae, and Koichi Suzumori "Design of Thin McKibben Muscle and Multifilament Structure", Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol. 261, pp.66–74, 2017.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0924424716308792Tokyo Tech News, "University-Born Venture Established for Thin, Flexible Artificial Muscle" rerated to this video is here:http://www.titech.ac.jp/english/news/2016/035340.htmlOur lab's URL is here (Japanese):http://www-robot.mes.titech.ac.jpThis video can be used for informational purposes such as Internet Web pages. This general permission extends to media and personal Web pages except for advertisement. Please clearly state copyright for the source of the material, "Suzumori Endo Lab, Tokyo Institute of Technology". Any further questions, please contact our public relations at Tokyo institute of Technology. Thank you.Mail to : media@jim.titech.ac.jp
Untethered Pneumatic Robot Suzumori Endo Robotics Laboratory 2016-03-31 | Pneumatic rubber actuators have merits such as high compliance, simplicity of miniaturization and light-weight however they also have demerits such as need for compressors and air tubes. We have been developing compressor-less pneumatic actuators which are driven by reversible chemical reaction instead of using compressor. This robot has three bellows arm that can be actuated up and down using the reversible chemical reaction.T. Kitamori, A. Wada, and K. Suzumori K. Suzumori, A. Wada, and S. Wakimoto, “New mobile pressure control system for pneumatic actuators, using reversible chemical reactions of water,” Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol. A 201, pp. 148-153, 2013.Our lab's URL is here (Japanese).http://www-robot.mes.titech.ac.jp
Swing-Grouser Wheel for Climbing High Steps (IROS 2015) Suzumori Endo Robotics Laboratory 2015-10-05 | 東工大鈴森・遠藤研究室のページはこちら(日本語)Our lab's URL is here (Japanese).http://www-robot.mes.titech.ac.jpHirotaka Komura, Hiroya Yamada, Shigeo Hirose, Gen Endo and Koichi Suzumori, "Study of Swing-Grouser Wheel: A Wheel for Climbing High Steps, Even in Low Friction Environment," IROS2015, WeFT15.5, 2015.
Blade-Type Crawler Vehicle Bio-Inspired by a Wharf Roach Suzumori Endo Robotics Laboratory 2015-04-20 | 東工大鈴森・遠藤研究室のページはこちら(日本語)Our lab's URL is here (Japanese).http://www-robot.mes.titech.ac.jp/home.htmlYamada, Y.; Endo, G.; Fukushima, E.F., "Blade-type crawler vehicle bio-inspired by a wharf roach," ICRA2014 , pp.806-812, May 31 2014-June 7 2014
Limb muscle Mechanism Driven by Multifilament Pneumatic Muscle Suzumori Endo Robotics Laboratory 2014-11-17 | 東工大鈴森・遠藤研究室のページはこちら(日本語)Our lab's URL is here (Japanese).http://www-robot.mes.titech.ac.jp/home.html
ACM-R8 - snake-like robot for surveying disaster site Suzumori Endo Robotics Laboratory 2014-11-13 | 東工大鈴森・遠藤研究室のページはこちら(日本語)Our lab's URL is here (Japanese).http://www-robot.mes.titech.ac.jp/home.html東工大鈴森研究室で開発を行っているヘビ型ロボットACM-R8です．This is the ACM-R8, snake-like robot for surveying disaster site.This robot was developed in Suzumori Lab. in Tokyo Tech.Hirotaka Komura, Hiroya Yamada and Shigeo Hirose, "Development of snake-like robot ACM-R8 with large and mono-tread wheel," Advanced Robotics, Vol. 29, Iss. 17, 2015
Glide Walker - multi functional underwater robot Suzumori Endo Robotics Laboratory 2014-06-13 | 東工大鈴森・遠藤研究室のページはこちら(日本語)Our lab's URL is here (Japanese).http://www-robot.mes.titech.ac.jp/home.html東工大鈴森・遠藤研究室において開発された多機能水中ロボットです．This is the Glide Walker, multi-functional underwater robot.This was developed in Suzumori-Endo laboratory, in Tokyo Tech.Komura, H.; Kitano, S.; Yamada, H.; Endo, G., "Gliding, swimming and walking: Development of multi-functional underwater robot Glide Walker," ICRA2014., pp.2944-2949, May 31 2014-June 7 2014
