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Kanada Lab
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A lab that creates robots with novel motions, such as snake robots and telescoping arms.
AboutAbout the lab
Robots with new motions, built on original mechanisms.
The Kanada Lab develops original mechanisms and actuators to build robots capable of motions never seen before.
For example, it is working on tentacle-type arms that extend, contract, and bend freely, like those seen in movies and anime.
Current research includes a crawler robot that bends in the middle, a snake robot driven by few motors, and a telescoping arm inspired by woodpeckers.
The lab was established in October 2025.
Key terms
- Crawler
- A locomotion mechanism suited to rough terrain. It is not good at climbing tall steps.
- Actuator
- The drive component that moves a robot. Some are soft, like artificial muscles.
- Tentacle-type arm
- A robot arm that extends, contracts, and bends freely, like a tentacle.
NewsLab news
Associate Professor Kanada received a Best Presentation Award at Robomech2026
Received the Best Paper Award at IEEE RA-L 2026
Associate Professor Kanada received an Outstanding Demo Award at the RoboSoft2026 workshop
Kanada Lab was established
ResearchResearch themes
The lab aims to develop new mechanisms and actuators in-house and to build robots capable of motions never seen before. Current research includes a crawler that climbs over steps, a snake robot driven by few motors, and a telescoping arm.
*Illustrative imageBendable crawler that climbs over steps
To overcome tall steps, which crawlers suited to rough terrain struggle with, the lab devised a crawler mechanism that can bend at any point. With only three motors, it moves skillfully over steps and through narrow passages.
*Illustrative imageSnake robot driven by few motors
Aiming for a robot that moves like a real snake, the lab developed a snake robot that drives many joints with only a few motors. By coupling multiple joints and changing the range of the coupling, it produces a variety of motions.
*Illustrative imageREACH: a telescoping arm inspired by woodpeckers
Using a special mechanism inspired by woodpeckers, the lab developed REACH, a robot arm that can extend, contract, and bend freely and can also lift heavy objects. The goal is to realize a tentacle-like arm.
MembersFaculty
The Kanada Lab consists of faculty members and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- Tenure-Track Associate ProfessorAyato Kanada
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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: “Tizzy - motorized robotic crawler ( )” ENERGY.GOV / Public domain (cropped)
- Bendable crawler that climbs over steps: “Tracked robot ARCHE 2019” Auledas / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Snake robot driven by few motors: “A snake robot, 1992” Prof. Yoram Koren, 1992 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- REACH: a telescoping arm inspired by woodpeckers: “Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) 2020” TRinaud / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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