Soft Robotics

Soft Biorobotics

	Assoc. Prof. SHIMOOKA So E-mail：pg0y94ob [at] okayama-u.ac.jp Soft robotics/ Mechatronics/ Actuator/ Medical and welfare Directory of Reseachers

Assoc. Prof. SHIMOOKA So
E-mail：pg0y94ob [at] okayama-u.ac.jp
Soft robotics/ Mechatronics/ Actuator/ Medical and welfare

An example of developed rehabilitation device

We are aiming to develop soft actuators using rubber and textile materials that enable flexible movements and high human friendly. Additionally, soft actuators with not only flexible but also generated force to assist human movements is also developed. The rehabilitation device is applied by using these soft actuators for the Quality Of Life (QOL). We are developing a spherical motor and a reducer that can rotate in any direction.