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Endo Lab
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The lab builds robots that solve social problems, such as very long arms and walking robots.
AboutAbout the lab
Building robots that solve social problems
Based on robotics, the Endo Lab studies practical robot systems for solving social problems.
The lab clarifies the problem, searches for the best form and method to solve it, and then realizes it in an actual machine to confirm its usefulness.
So that research does not become research for its own sake, the lab seeks the simplest and most efficient solution from an engineering standpoint.
The real appeal of the research is being able to turn an idea you have envisioned into a real object, from design through assembly to making it move.
Key terms
- Tendon-driven mechanism
- A mechanism that moves joints and other parts by transmitting force through flexible cords such as wires or ropes. It is similar to the tendons that move human fingers
- Manipulator
- A robot arm that moves like a human arm to grasp and carry objects
- Decommissioning
- Safely dismantling and clearing away nuclear power plants and similar facilities that have reached the end of their service
NewsLab news
Held an online lab information session for prospective graduate school applicants
Held a joint lab information session with the Maeda Lab and the Nabae Lab
Prof. Endo and colleagues received the FA Foundation Paper Award
A doctoral student received the Research Encouragement Award from the Robotics Society of Japan
Prof. Endo and colleagues received the Journal Paper Award from the Robotics Society of Japan
ResearchResearch themes
Based on robotics, the lab aims to propose practical robot systems that solve social problems and to demonstrate their usefulness with hardware. Its research covers very long robot arms, walking robots, synthetic fiber ropes for robots, robots that support decommissioning work, and special hands and mobile robots.
*Illustrative imageUltra-long robot arms
To explore places people cannot enter, such as the depths of a nuclear reactor's containment vessel, the lab develops long, slender robot arms with many joints, such as "Super Dragon." The joints are moved by wires that work like tendons.
*Illustrative imageWalking robots
The lab has developed "TITAN-E1," the latest in a line of reptile-type quadruped walking robots developed at the institute. It has also studied the "Roller-Walker," which moves like a roller skater using wheels on the soles of its feet.
*Illustrative imageProperties of synthetic fiber ropes
Some synthetic fiber ropes are stronger than steel wire. The lab is working on design guidelines for using them in tendon-driven mechanisms for robots, investigating the loss of strength caused by bending and methods of fixing the ends.
*Illustrative imageRobots that support decommissioning work
The lab is developing the manipulators "RhinoUS-I" and "RhinoUS-II," which can work while moving, as robots to support decommissioning work.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Endo Lab consist of faculty, administrative support staff, researchers, and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorGen EndoPublications ↗
- Assistant ProfessorTakahiro ArugaPublications ↗
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Report an errorAbout the images
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: “Elefantenruessel iai” Karlsruher Institut für Technologie. Institut für Angewandte Informatik. / CC BY-SA 3.0 de (cropped)
- Ultra-long robot arms: “ElephantArmRobot” Clemson University, Mechatronics Department / Public domain (cropped)
- Walking robots: “Sechsbeiniger Laufroboter LAURON aus dem Jahr 1995 im Deutschen Museum in München entwickelt vom Forschungszentrum Informatik, Karlsruhe” Kelsaka / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Properties of synthetic fiber ropes: “2512-Corde” Thierry Caro, pour le magazine 2512. / CC BY-SA 2.5 (cropped)
- Robots that support decommissioning work: “Manipulator Arm” Idaho National Laboratory / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
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