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Advanced Mechatronics Lab
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The lab creates next-generation sensors and devices using soft materials.
AboutAbout the lab
Building next-generation sensors from soft materials.
The Advanced Mechatronics Lab studies next-generation sensors and systems based on advanced processing of soft matter.
Its research rests on three pillars: exploring new processing methods for organic materials, developing next-generation sensors for healthcare and medical applications, and developing systems that integrate them.
Building on mechanical engineering and combining chemistry, molecular biology, and electrical and electronic engineering, the lab proposes devices and systems based on new concepts.
The lab's website presents it under the name "Ota Lab."
Key terms
- Soft matter
- Soft materials, typified by polymers and hydrogels
- Liquid metal
- Metal used in its liquid state. In this lab it is used for sensors and 3D wiring
- Wearable devices
- Devices that are worn on the body
NewsLab news
A doctoral student received The Prof. Wen Ko's Best Paper Award at APCOT2026
Results of joint research with GMO Pepabo, Inc. accepted by Advanced Intelligent Systems
ResearchResearch themes
Based on processing with soft matter such as polymers and hydrogels, the lab studies next-generation sensors for healthcare and medical applications, among other things. Building on mechanical engineering and combining chemistry, molecular biology, and electrical and electronic engineering, it proposes devices and systems based on new concepts.
*Illustrative imageStretchable Sensors Made with Liquid Metal
The lab develops stretchable sensors by combining liquid metal with microfabrication. With wearable devices in mind, it has so far realized temperature, humidity, and gas sensors.
*Illustrative image3D Printing of Rubber and Medical Devices
Using 3D printing of rubber materials and liquid metal to realize three-dimensional wiring, the lab develops smart devices for healthcare and medicine. It has already developed a smart heated glove and an ear-worn device that measures core body temperature.
*Illustrative imageNew Device Fabrication by Printing
The lab explores new fabrication methods that build devices by forming patterns of conductive liquid on substrates using screen printing, inkjet printing, and similar techniques. It optimizes the processing and aims to contribute to next-generation manufacturing processes.
MembersFaculty
Ota Lab members consist of faculty, part-time faculty, doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students, and research students and Route students.As of 2026
- ProfessorHiroki Ota
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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: “Flexible heat flux sensor FHF04 by Hukseflux” Hukseflux TS / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Stretchable Sensors Made with Liquid Metal: “Liquid gallium pouring” AndrewDaGamer / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- 3D Printing of Rubber and Medical Devices: “Silicone 3d print with support material” Obseus / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- New Device Fabrication by Printing: “Lloyd's Electronics - Six Transistor TR-6T Radio Assy” Mister rf / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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