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Saito Lab
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The lab studies technology for handling microscopic objects and creativity in design.
AboutAbout the lab
Creating value through microrobotics and design.
The Saito Lab aims to create value through research and development in microrobotics and through engineering design.
One pillar is research that clarifies the mechanisms of adhesion and detachment at the microscale and applies them to next-generation manufacturing technology.
The other pillar is the scientific study of design processes for solving what are known as “wicked problems.”
The lab reflects these findings in real projects, aiming to lead to the creation of next-generation innovation.
Key terms
- Adhesion
- When the surfaces of two objects come into contact, they stick together and become hard to separate.
- Electrostatic chuck
- A mechanism that holds objects using the electrostatic force generated by applying voltage. It is used to transport semiconductor wafers.
- Wicked problem
- A problem in which the people and conditions involved are tangled together, so that even deciding what the problem is is difficult.
NewsLab news
Held a lab information session for prospective graduate students
Won the Excellence Award and the Sponsor Award at the SEMICON Japan Academia Award
ResearchResearch themes
Aiming for “value creation through microrobotics research and development and engineering design,” the lab pursues research in two main pillars: developing technology for handling microscopic objects, and the scientific study of design processes.
*Illustrative imageTechnology for handling microscopic objects
Taking inspiration from geckos, which cling to walls and ceilings, the lab is developing electrostatic chucks whose surfaces are made soft by a structure of fine hairs. The goal is to reliably grasp and release objects with uneven surfaces, as well as films such as thin metal films and plastics.
*Illustrative imageCreativity in design
The lab scientifically studies design processes for solving “wicked problems.” Its work includes co-creation workshops in a metaverse that recreates a nursery room, a co-creation design method based on videos from the field, and user research using IoT sensors.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Saito Lab consist of faculty members and doctoral and master's students.As of 2026
- ProfessorShigeki SaitoPublications ↗
- Assistant ProfessorYuki TaokaPublications ↗
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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: “Microscope with manipulators and injectors-01 pl” Pleple2000 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Technology for handling microscopic objects: “Gecko foot on glass” Bjørn Christian Tørrissen / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Creativity in design: “Off the wall ideas sticky notes SEI )” embljusocmedia / Public domain (cropped)
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