Program
Tuesday, March 8th, 2016 | |
13:30 | Opening remarks Associate Professor Hiroto Tanaka Department of Mechanical and Control Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan |
13:35 | Soft Components for Soft Wearable Robotic Challenges Assistant Professor Jamie Paik Institute of Mechanical Engineering, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland |
14:15 | Origami-based deployable membrane spacecraft structures Associate Professor Hiraku Sakamoto Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan |
14:45 | Development of an artificial heart system Associate Professor Wataru Hijikata Department of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan |
15:15 | Coffee break |
15:30 | Bioinspired Design Strategies for Aquatic Micro Air Vehicles (AquaMAVs) Mr. Robert Siddall Department of Aeronautics, Imperial College London, UK |
16:10 | Fluid Powered Soft Actuator Inspired by Octopus Associate Professor Hideyuki Tsukagoshi Department of Mechanical and Control Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan |
16:40 | Biomimetics of flying birds and insects Associate Professor Hiroto Tanaka Department of Mechanical and Control Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan |
17:10 | Closing remarks Professor Hiroshi Yamaura Department of Mechanical and Control Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan |
17:15 | Lab tour (Closed) |
18:30 | Banquet (Please see "Banquet" page) |