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Iwata Lab
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A lab that develops human-assistive robot technology to support rehabilitation and medical care.
AboutAbout the lab
Robot technology that supports people.
The Iwata Lab conducts research and development centered on robot technology (RT) that assists humans.
Its work covers rehabilitation support, medical support, sports skill acquisition support, and a "third arm" that can be controlled at will.
The lab designs its devices by focusing on how humans perceive and move, and on the mechanical properties of the human body.
It works with hospitals and companies to bring its technologies into practical use, and also collaborates with other labs at the university on operator support for disaster-response robots and on electronic applications of nanosheets.
Key terms
- Robot technology (RT)
- An approach that extends robot mechanisms, sensors, and control technologies beyond the machines themselves, applying them to support tools and environments as well
- Patient-centered design
- A design approach in which the shape and operation of a device are determined starting from the condition and difficulties of the patients who will use it
- Nanosheet
- An extremely thin film with a thickness on the order of nanometers. It bends easily and is hardly noticeable when attached to the skin
NewsLab news
Paper by master's students and others accepted at the 2026 IEEE 23rd International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging
Paper by master's students and others published in the International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery
Graduate and undergraduate students received the Outstanding Student Award from the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers
An undergraduate student received the Outstanding Student Award from the Robotics Society of Japan
A master's student received the Encouragement Award from the Japanese Society of Life Support Engineering
ResearchResearch themes
The Iwata Lab combines robotics with disciplines such as neuroscience, which deal with the mind, skill, and body of humans, to pursue how human-assistive machines should be designed. It works on rehabilitation support that enhances bodily sensation, and on robots for emergency diagnosis and treatment.
*Illustrative imageRehabilitation support
The lab develops devices that enable effective rehabilitation for conditions such as stroke and dementia. Through patient-centered design and clinical evaluation, it aims to build devices that meet the needs of clinical settings.
*Illustrative imageSports skill acquisition support
Attempts to make sports skills visible using IT are becoming increasingly common. The lab develops devices that help people acquire optimal skills based on numerical data, aiming to make skill improvement more efficient.
*Illustrative imageMedical support
With a declining birthrate and an aging population, the demands placed on medical devices are becoming more diverse. For high-need problems, the lab develops robots that use a wide range of cutting-edge technologies, such as IT and biotechnology.
*Illustrative imageIntelligent construction machinery
In the construction industry, labor shortages and health hazards have become problems, and higher productivity on site is required. The lab studies technologies that make work intelligent and support it, not only at construction sites but also in factories.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Iwata Lab are faculty, researchers, staff, and students.
- ProfessorHiroyasu Iwata
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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: “Virginia Tech's CHARLI humanoid robot on display at AAAI 2010” Jiuguang Wang / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Rehabilitation support: “Axillary Crutches” Jessica Fisher / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Sports skill acquisition support: “Kendama toy” Gallaz63 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Medical support: “3-D Printed Patient-specific Cutting Guide ( )” The U.S. Food and Drug Administration / Public domain (cropped)
- Intelligent construction machinery: “Benna per escavatore” Anna.Massini / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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