Division A01: Soft bodies

A01-1: Elucidation of dynamic behaviors in an elastic continuum and biomechanics integration

Leader

Ryuma Niiyama (The University of Tokyo)

A01-2: Bio-soft robotics that implement self-modifying abilities of organisms

Leader

Masahiro Shimizu (Osaka University)

A01-3: Elucidation of the principles of flight and swimming of animals with soft bodies and microstructures and its implementation to soft robots

Leader

Hiroto Tanaka (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Division A02: Soft movements

A02-1: Creation of freely deformable solar cells using elastic gradient nanothin films

Leader

Kenjiro Fukuda (RIKEN)

A02-2: Motion control of soft robots realized by ion exchange membranes

Leader

Koichi Suzumori (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

A02-3: Design and implementation of a robot driver with a bifurcation and extension torus mechanism as a base using a super flexible material

Leader

Kenjiro Tadakuma (Tohoku University)

Division A03: Soft intelligence

A03-1: Breaking through information processing limits by combining soft dynamics and flexible sensor technology

Leader

Kohei Nakajima (The University of Tokyo)

A03-2: Research on soft robotics through the creation of stochastic machines

Leader

Shingo Maeda (Shibaura Institute of Technology)

A03-3: Creation of controllable biological rhythms/patterns

Leader

Hiroshi Ito (Kyushu University)