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Mechanism and Motion Engineering Lab
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The lab creates and studies the mechanisms and motion of machines and humans.
AboutAbout the lab
Creating the mechanisms and motion of machines and humans
The Mechanism and Motion Engineering Lab studies both the mechanisms of machines and the movements of the humans who use them.
For a robot to achieve the motions required of it, it needs a suitable structure and joint mechanism.
The lab proposes new mechanisms and deepens its understanding of how they work through theoretical analysis and mechanism synthesis.
At the same time, it discovers unknown characteristics hidden in human motion and applies them to the design of machines that are easy to use.
Key terms
- Mechanism
- A system that produces a defined motion through the way its parts are connected
- Riding robotics
- A research field that targets small vehicles that people ride
- Capability mining
- Searching for abilities in humans that are not yet known
NewsLab news
Professor Masaharu Komori received the Meritorious Award of the Machine Design and Tribology Division, Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME)
Program-Specific Assistant Professor Michikawa received an Excellent Presentation Award (26th SICE System Integration Division Annual Conference)
Professor Masaharu Komori and colleagues received the Outstanding Interdisciplinary Research Award of the Robotics and Mechatronics Division, JSME
Professor Komori received the Outstanding Interdisciplinary Research Award (Robotics and Mechatronics Division, The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers)
Program-Specific Assistant Professor Michikawa received the Winner, Best in Class Mobility award (RoboCup Japan Open 2025, Rescue Real Robot League)
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies the mechanisms and motion of machines and humans from both the side of creating and the side of understanding. In addition to proposing new mechanisms and theoretical analysis, it covers vehicles, human motion, and even art and design.
*Illustrative imageCreating Mechanisms for Robots and Machines
Robots that move or perform tasks are required to produce a variety of motions. The lab proposes new mechanisms, deepens understanding through theoretical analysis and mechanism synthesis, and conducts research to enhance their effects.
*Illustrative imageRobotics for Vehicles
There is a research field called riding robotics, which targets small vehicles such as personal mobility devices.
*Illustrative imageDiscovering the Mysteries of Human Motion
The lab discovers unknown characteristics contained in human motion. For example, it aims to understand the movements involved in operating a machine by gesture and to realize intuitive operation systems.
*Illustrative imageThe Ability to Operate with Feet and Legs
Humans may have abilities that are still unknown. The lab conducts research on capability mining, which seeks to find such unknown abilities. In particular, it focuses on methods of operating machines with the feet and legs.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Mechanism and Motion Engineering Lab consist of faculty, researchers, international collaborating researchers, doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students, and research students.As of 2026
- ProfessorMasaharu Komori
- Associate ProfessorTatsuro Terakawa
- LecturerAMAR Julien
- Program-Specific Assistant ProfessorRyohei Michikawa
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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: “Camera on Curiosity's Robotic Arm” NASA / Public domain (cropped)
- Creating Mechanisms for Robots and Machines: “Quadrupteron robot” Telecino76 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Robotics for Vehicles: “NOAA long-range autonomous underwater vehicle Lake Erie 2021” Unidentified NOAA photographer / Public domain (cropped)
- Discovering the Mysteries of Human Motion: “Motion Capture with Chad Phantom” Vazquez88 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- The Ability to Operate with Feet and Legs: “Pedalerie Peugeot 206” Stahlkocher / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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- Related lab (Aerospace Dynamics Lab): “Common mime (Papilio clytia) form dissimilis in flight Luang Prabang” Charles J. Sharp / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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