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Takemura Lab
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A lab that measures and models human movement and applies it to medicine and robotics.
AboutAbout the lab
Measuring human movement for medicine and robotics
Takemura Lab (Biomechanics Lab) studies the measurement and modeling of human movement, centered on robotics and biomechanics.
Together with external medical institutions and others, the lab also carries out research and development of medical and welfare devices.
The lab collaborates actively with external research institutions, and some projects involve students going to those institutions to contribute to the research there.
Key terms
- Biomechanics
- A field that studies the movement and structure of living organisms using the principles of mechanics. Also called seitai kikaigaku (living-body mechanics) in Japanese.
- Near-infrared hyperspectral imaging
- A technology that splits invisible near-infrared light into fine wavelength bands and captures images, producing images that show differences in the makeup of an object's interior.
- SLAM
- A method that estimates its own position while moving and, at the same time, builds a map of the surroundings.
NewsLab news
A master's student won the Best Paper Award at ElECRiS 2026
A master's student won the top award at ROOB2026
A master's student won the KAZUO TANIE AWARD at RO-MAN 2026
A master's student won the Miura Award from the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
A student won the SICE Outstanding Student Award from the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers
ResearchResearch themes
Centered on robotics and biomechanics, the lab studies how to measure human movement, model it, and control it. Working with medical institutions and companies, the lab develops devices for use in medical settings and everyday life.
*Illustrative imageAn endoscope that sees deep inside the body with near-infrared light
In collaboration with the National Cancer Center Japan, the lab is developing a laparoscopic endoscope capable of near-infrared hyperspectral imaging. The aim is to identify tumors, nerves, and blood vessels that cannot be seen with the naked eye.
*Illustrative imageA device that automatically advances a colonoscope
The lab developed a double-tube, double-balloon endoscope that can be operated even by doctors who are not highly skilled. Machine learning recognizes the direction of the colon from camera images, and the aim is to automate the bending motion.
*Illustrative imageA device that finds damage on gymnasium floors
In collaboration with a manufacturer of sports facility equipment, the lab is developing a device that automatically finds splintering damage on gymnasium floors. Using SLAM, automatic path generation, and machine learning, it travels across the entire gymnasium floor to inspect it.
*Illustrative imageEarly detection of diabetic neuropathy
Toward early detection of diabetic neuropathy, the lab is developing a "foot sole scanner" that estimates the hardness and moisture content of the sole of the foot. It can also measure body weight and sway of the center of gravity, and the lab is working on ways to improve the accuracy of the estimates from foot sole images.
MembersFaculty
Takemura Lab consists of faculty members, postdoctoral researchers, and master's and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorHiroshi Takemura
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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: “Honda Walking Assist Device with Bodyweight Support System rear 2013 Tokyo Motor Show” Morio / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- An endoscope that sees deep inside the body with near-infrared light: “Karl Storz Laparaskopie Optik (81832)” Ibrahim Husain Meraj / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- A device that automatically advances a colonoscope: “PENTAX Colonoscope001” melvil / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- A device that finds damage on gymnasium floors: “Yurihonjo Koryu Gakushu Center 2” Douglas P Perkins / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Early detection of diabetic neuropathy: “Weight & Height Machine” Aliva Sahoo / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (上野研究室): “Bubbles inside boiling water” Snehit Jamere / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (塚原研究室): “Heat-transmittance-means2” Kmecfiunit, cmglee / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (小笠原研究室): “Hypersonic Research Engine in the Hypersonic Tunnel Facility (grc-1973-c-02625-2)” NASA / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (岡田研究室): “Harmonic Analysis of Impeller” Ajay B. Harish / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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