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Nakata Lab
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The lab studies actuators and android avatars.

AboutAbout the lab
From actuators to robots that interact with people.
The Nakata Lab conducts research related to robots, including actuators and android avatars.
The lab's projects include integrated hybrid actuators, rehabilitation with robotic exoskeletons, and interaction between people and edible robots.
The lab also works on social field trials of the android avatar Yui and on remote driving of hydraulic actuators.
Key terms
- Actuator
- A device that generates the force needed to move a robot or similar machine
- Exoskeleton
- A device attached to the outside of the body to support or assist movement
- Edible robot
- A robot made of edible materials
ResearchResearch themes
The lab covers research on actuators, android avatars, and interaction between people and edible robots. The latest research results can be viewed through the link to the external site.
View More ↗MembersFaculty
The members of the Nakata Lab consist of faculty, doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students, and collaborators.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorYoshihiro Nakata
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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: “Gate Valve with Handwheel (L) and with Linear Pneumatic Actuator (R)” Galison / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Sugi Lab): “Pengeluaran produksi Rubik Kiub” Encik Tekateki / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Nakamura Lab): “Robot based on AI on the move in the conference hall” Shani Evenstein / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Shintake Lab): “Production Pneumatic Actuator with PWM Solenoid Valve” PWMhistorical / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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