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（Last updated : 2025-05-14 14:19:30）　

KAKOGAWA ATSUSHI

Department / Course College of Science and Engineering Department of Robotics

Title / Position Associate Professor

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Other Affiliations
1.	Research Organization of Science and Technology Robotics Research Center
2.	Graduate School of Science and Engineering
3.	Research Organization of Science and Technology Earth & Space Exploration Center

Academic background
1.	2012/04/01～2015/03/31	Doctoral Program (2nd Semester) │ Advanced Mechanical Engineering and Robotics │ Graduate School of Science and Engineering │ Ritsumeikan University │ Completed Philosophy of Doctor (Engineering) (Robotics and intelligent system)

Business career
1.	2023 ～	Associate Professor │ Department of Robotics, │ Ritsumeikan University
2.	2022 ～ 2023	Associate Professor │ Research Organization of Science and Technology │ Ritsumeikan University
3.	2019 ～ 2022	Lecturer │ Department of Robotics, │ Ritsumeikan University
4.	2017 ～ 2017	Visiting Assistant Professor │ Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Department, │ University of Waterloo (Canada)
5.	2015 ～ 2019	Assistant Professor │ Department of Robotics, │ Ritsumeikan University

Committee and society
1.	2021 ～ 2022	2022 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2022), Organizing Committee 2022 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2022), Organizing Committee
2.	2018 ～	The Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ) International Journal of Advanced Robotics, Associate Editor
3.	2021 ～	JSME Robotics and Mechatronics Division, ROBOMECH (The Robotics and Mechatronics Conference) Session Organizer (Creative Robot Mechanism and Its Control)
4.	2023 ～	JSME Robotics and Mechatronics Division, ROBOMECH (The Robotics and Mechatronics Conference)
5.	2017 ～ 2020	IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) Associate Editor
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Research activities
1.	2010 ～	The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
2.	2020 ～	American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
3.	2011 ～	The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME)
4.	2010 ～	The Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ)
5.	2018 ～	The Institute of Systems, Control and Information Engineers (ISCIE)

Present specialized field
Dynamics/Control, Intelligent mechanics/ Mechanical systems (Keyword：Robotics, Machine Mechanics and Control, Mechanical Design, Viscoelasticity)

Books
1.	2019/08	Robotic Search and Rescue through In-pipe Movement │ ,pp.1-14

Papers
1.	2025/06	A Two-Fingered Independent Gripper Capable of High-Speed Contact Grasping Using Low-Friction Geared Electric Motors │ Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Real-time Computing and Robotics (RCAR 2025) │
2.	2025/06	Bio-Inspired Continuous Elastic Undulatory Fin for Underwater Robots Propulsion │ Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Real-time Computing and Robotics (RCAR 2025) │
3.	2025/06	Development of a 3 in Sewer Pipe Inspection Robot with a Wire-driven Parallel Elastic Actuator for Emergency Evacuation │ Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Real-time Computing and Robotics (RCAR 2025) │
4.	2025/02	A Pipeline Route Drawing System Equipped with a Towed Unit Using Only Low Cost Internal Sensors │ IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics │ 72 (2),pp.1712-1722
5.	2024/12	Grasping of Cylindrical Structures using an Underwater Snake Robot without Force/Torque Sensors and Actuator Waterproofing │ Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics │ 36 (6),pp.1458-1467
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Academic conference presentation
1.	2025/06	Development of a V-shaped In-pipe Robot for Route Drawing of Both 3 in and 4 in Inner Diameters
2.	2025/06	A Two-Fingered Independent Gripper Capable of High-Speed Contact Grasping Using Low-Friction Geared Electric Motors
3.	2025/06	Bio-Inspired Continuous Elastic Undulatory Fin for Underwater Robots Propulsion
4.	2025/06	Development of a 3 in Sewer Pipe Inspection Robot with a Wire-driven Parallel Elastic Actuator for Emergency Evacuation
5.	2025/06	Proposal of an industrial robot operation instruction system using LLM/VLM
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Other research achievements
1.	2015/08 ～ 2016/08	Renaissance Entrepreneurship: Shaping the future of demographic change-Intercultural workshop at University College London (UK) and Osaka University (Japan) (RENKEI - the Japan-UK Research and Education Network for Knowledge Economy Initiatives)

Winning science prize
1.	2024/01	International Society of Artificial Life and Robotics (ISAROB) AROB-ISBC-SWARM 2024, Young Author Award
2.	2018/08	IEEE The 2018 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA 2018), Toshio Fukuda Best Paper Award in Mechatronics
3.	2015/06	IEEE The International Conference on Real-time Computing and Robotics (RCAR 2015), Best Student Paper Award
4.	2014/09	Vietnamese Youth & Student Association in Kyoto The 7th Vietnamese-Japanese Student's Scientific Exchange Meeting, Best Presentation Award
5.	2014/04	Ritsumeikan University 2014 ASTER Scholarship for Young Researcher
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research -KAKENHI-
1.	2022/04 ～ 2025/03	Basic Research on Torque Sensorless and Sealless Amphibious Compliant Actuator │ Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(B)
2.	2019/04 ～ 2021/03	Highly Efficient Compact Parallel Elastic Actuator for Periodic Motion Using Plate Spring and DD Motor │ Early-Career Scientists
3.	2017/04 ～ 2019/03	Research and Development of a Compact Differential Elastic Actuator for Narrow Environments │ Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Competitive grants, etc. (exc. KAKENHI)
1.	2022/07 ～ 2023/03	Subsidy from Shiga Prefecture for promotion of social implementation of near-future technologies: "Development of a self-propelled robot with a camera for inspection of sewer pressure pipes". │ Research by External Competitive Fund
2.	2019/09 ～ 2020/12	NEDO, New Industry Creation New Technology Leading Research Program "Development of Mechanical Contact Base Robot Technology for Realization of Multi-skilled Robots". │ Research by External Competitive Fund

Teaching achievements

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1.	2017/11 ～ 2017/11	Teaching snake-like robots in Japan Super Science Fair (JSSF) organized by Ritsumeikan High School
2.	2017/01 ～ 2017/01	Teaching snake-like robots in the Winter Program organized by University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute.
3.	2016/11 ～ 2016/11	Teaching snake-like robots in Japan Super Science Fair (JSSF) organized by Ritsumeikan High School
4.	2015/11 ～ 2015/11	Teaching snake-like robots in Japan Super Science Fair (JSSF) organized by Ritsumeikan High School

Home Page
Lab website (Actuation Lab)
YouTube
Lab website (Bioinspired Intelligent Mechatronics Lab)