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Real-World Computing [Ishiguro] Lab
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The lab builds lifelike robots while uncovering the mechanisms behind how living things move.
AboutAbout the lab
Creating robots that move as if they were alive.
The Ishiguro Lab seeks to understand, by building robots, the control mechanisms behind the supple yet tough behavior of living things.
Once these mechanisms are understood, it is expected not only to make possible robots that move around just like living creatures, but also to benefit biology.
Combining robotics, mathematical science, and biology, the lab aims to establish Robotics-inspired biology as a new academic field.
Its subjects include the movements of quadrupeds, plesiosaurs, myriapods, snakes, and insects.
Key terms
- Robotics-inspired biology
- A new academic field, which the lab aims to establish, that integrates robotics, mathematical science, and biology
- Plesiosaur
- An extinct aquatic animal that flourished in the Mesozoic era, with a very long neck and large flipper-like limbs
- Myriapod
- A group of animals with many legs, such as centipedes and millipedes
NewsLab news
A study on gait transitions in horses was published in Scientific Reports
Assistant Professor Suzuki received a Division Outstanding Paper Award from the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Assistant Professor Suzuki and colleagues received the Outstanding Presentation Award at SI2025 of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers
A study on multi-legged walking inspired by millipedes was published in Artificial Life and Robotics
A paper on the principles behind the emergence of coordinated gait patterns in quadrupeds was published in Physical Review E
ResearchResearch themes
Living things move in a supple yet tough way, but the control principles that make this possible have not yet been elucidated. The lab builds robots to understand those principles, and aims to lead to the creation of robots that move around just like living creatures.
*Illustrative imageWhole-Body Locomotion in Quadrupeds
Using various animals as models, the lab studies the mechanisms of walking that make use of the head, torso, and tail in addition to the legs. It has devised control methods focused on the bending and extending of a cheetah's back and the head swinging of a horse.
*Illustrative imageReconstructing Plesiosaur Locomotion
The lab reconstructs the swimming style of plesiosaurs with robots, aiming to clarify how locomotor function evolved in living things and to realize underwater robots with excellent swimming performance. It approaches this using the control principles of living species as clues.
*Illustrative imageThe Mechanisms of Myriapod Walking
The lab explores the mechanisms of walking in which many legs are skillfully controlled.
*Illustrative imageThe Mechanisms of Snake Movement
The lab seeks to uncover the mechanisms of snake movement together with robots.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Ishiguro Lab consist of faculty, a secretary, and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorAkio Ishiguro
- Assistant ProfessorAkira Fukuhara
- Assistant ProfessorKotaro Yasui
- Assistant ProfessorShura Suzuki
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “ANYmal ARCHE 2019 3” Auledas / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Whole-Body Locomotion in Quadrupeds: “Namibia Otjiwarongo Cheetah Conservation Fund Cheetah Jumping While Running” Alexander Klink / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Reconstructing Plesiosaur Locomotion: “Robot Fish ( )” Kuba Bożanowski from Warsaw, Poland / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- The Mechanisms of Myriapod Walking: “Hexapod walking robot” Mdenton (talk) (Uploads) / Public domain (cropped)
- The Mechanisms of Snake Movement: “SnakeBot3” 作者不詳 / Public domain (cropped)
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