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（Last updated : 2026-08-26 12:29:12）　

Wang Zhongkui

Department / Course College of Science and Engineering Department of Robotics

Title / Position Professor

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Other Affiliations
1.	Graduate School of Science and Engineering

Academic background
1.	2007/09～2011/03	Doctoral Program (2nd Semester) │ Ritsumeikan University │ Completed Doctor of Engineering

Business career
1.	2026/04/01 ～	Professor │ Department of Robotics, School of Science and Engineering │ Ritsumeikan Unviersity
2.	2022/04/01 ～ 2026/03/31	Associate Professor │ Department of Robotics │ Ritsumeikan University
3.	2019/04/01 ～ 2022/03/31	│ │ Ritsumeikan University
4.	2014/04/01 ～ 2019/03/31	Assistant Professor │ Department of Robotics, │ Ritsumeikan University
5.	2013/04/01 ～ 2014/03/31	Senior Researcher │ │ Ritsumeikan University
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Committee and society
1.	2022/02	The 19th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR 2022) Associate Editor
2.	2021/11	Frontiers in Robotics and AI Associate Editor
3.	2021/11	2022 The 5th International Conference on Software Engineering and Information Management (ICSIM 2022) Publicity Chair
4.	2021/10	2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) Associate Editor
5.	2021/09	The 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2022) Local Arrangement Member
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Research activities
1.		Japanese Society for Medical and Biological Engineering
2.		Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Subject of research
1.	Development and establishment of basic principle on pneumatic soft gripper
2.	Finite element modeling and mechanical parameter estimation of biological organs and tissue
3.	Establishment of training and evaluation system for senior citizens' oral care

Present specialized field
Intelligent robotics, Intelligent mechanics/ Mechanical systems, Biomedical engineering/ Biomaterial science and engineering (Keyword：Soft robotics, finite element method, parameter estimation, rheology object modeling, modeling of biological organs and tissues)

Books
1.	2025	Food Manipulation Technology: A Soft Robotics ApproachFood Manipulation Technology: A Soft Robotics Approach │ (1),pp.1-184
2.	2018/06	A Plug-In for Automating the Finite Element Modeling of Flatfoot │ 98,pp.248-259
3.	2017/05	An Indentation-Type Instrument for Measuring Soft Tissue Elasticity │ 71,pp.121-129
4.	2015/06	Study of Surgical Simulation of Flatfoot Using a Finite Element Model │ 45,pp.353-363

Papers
1.	2026/08	A Gripper Capable of Grasping, Caging, and Pressing for Food Decoration │ Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics │ 38 (4)
2.	2026/07/23	Roadmap on sustainable soft robotics by additive manufacturing │ Smart Materials and Structures │ (ae8f8e)
3.	2026/07	A high-frequency, interaction-induced pneumatic oscillator enabling versatile soft robotics │ Cell Reports Physical Science │ 7 (7)
4.	2026/06	A Gripper with Extreme Stiffness Anisotropy for High-Speed Handling of Fragile Foods │ 2026 IEEE International Conference on Robotics & Automation (ICRA 2026) │
5.	2026/06	Analysis of Parameter Transition Effects in CPG-Based Control for Multi-Joint Snake-like Robots │ Applied System Innovation │ 9 (6)
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Academic conference presentation
1.	2026/06	An Underactuated Robotic Gripper with Flowability and Variable Stiffness for Food Bin-Picking
2.	2025/10/20	Soft Robotics for Agrifood Applications
3.	2025/09/05	Force Modeling of Robot–Environment Interaction in Granular Media
4.	2021/09/09	A ROS 2-based robotic system for picking-and-placing tasks
5.	2021/06/02	A soft robotic hand based on bellows actuators for dishwashing automation
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Winning science prize
1.	2020/06	2020 17th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots Best Paper Award (3D printing an assembled biomimetic robotic finger)
2.	2018/08	2018 IEEE Int. Conf. on Real-time Computing and Robotics Best Paper Award on Robotics (A Soft Gripper with Adjustable Stiffness and Variable Working Length for Handling Food Material)
3.	2017/11	2017 IEEE 24th International Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice (M2VIP2017) Best Paper Award (Design and Fabrication of a Soft-Bodied Gripper with Integrated Curvature Sensors)
4.	2017/07	2017 IEEE Int. Conf. on Real-time Computing and Robotics (IEEE RCAR 2017) Finalist of Best Conference Paper Award (Real-time Curvature Estimation of Printable Soft Gripper using Electro-conductive Yarn)
5.	2017/06	2017国際食品工業展 (FOOMA2017) アカデミックプラザ FOOMA AP賞グランプリ (食品材料ハンドリング用ソフトロボットハンド)
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Acquisition patent
1.	2009/02	Design of close-chained suspension frame of six-wheeled lunar rover （CN101357689）
2.	2005/09	Design of mutual locking mechanism （CN1664292）

External Researcher ID
ORCID ID
0000-0003-4037-3306