{"id":3719,"date":"2026-09-17T15:25:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T06:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/en\/?page_id=3719"},"modified":"2026-09-17T15:25:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T06:25:56","slug":"areas11_syst","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/en\/education\/mc-kikai\/areas11_syst\/","title":{"rendered":"Soft Robotics"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Soft Biorobotics<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"el_table_fix\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 20%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/up_load_files\/areas\/areas11_syst\/SHIMOOKA So.png\" width=\"320\" height=\"408\"><\/th>\n<td style=\"width: 80%\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;font-size: 12px;margin-left: -20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Assoc. Prof. SHIMOOKA So<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;font-size: 12px;margin-left: -20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">E-mail\uff1a<span id=\"content_ousdb1_lp$002fitem$005b1$005d$002fsys_mail\">pg0y94ob<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"> [at]<\/span> <\/span>okayama-u.ac.jp&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;font-size: 12px;margin-left: -20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Soft robotics\/ Mechatronics\/ Actuator\/ Medical and welfare\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><a class=\"el_linkBtn\" href=\"https:\/\/soran.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/html\/3e061f422927b95e131ccc8b2ee413f8_en.html\">Directory of Reseachers<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h5>&nbsp;<\/h5>\n<div style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/up_load_files\/areas\/areas11_syst\/img_shimooka.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/up_load_files\/areas\/areas11_syst\/img_shimooka.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"146\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">An example of developed rehabilitation device<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We are aiming to develop soft actuators using rubber and textile materials that enable flexible movements and high human friendly. 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