Faculty Members MIYOSHI Tasuku

  • Environment
  • Intelligence
  • Mechanical / Aviation
  • Robotics

MIYOSHI Tasuku

Professor

  • Mechanical Science and Engineering
  • [Master's Program] Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • [Doctoral Program] Systems Innovation Engineering

Degrees Obtained

  • Doctorate (Science) Field of Degree: Interdisciplinary

Fields of Research

  • Robotics
  • Bio-mimetics
  • Fisheries Robotics

Profile

  • March 2002: Machinery and Control Systems, Graduate School of Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology (Coursework completed without degree)
  • April 1, 2002 - March 31, 2005: Flow Researcher, (Current name) Research Institute, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities
  • April 1, 2005 - March 31, 2007: Research Resident, Japan Foundation for Aging and Health
  • April 1, 2007 - September 30, 2008: Post-doctoral Researcher, Shibaura Institute of Technology Graduate Schoo
  • October 1, 2008 - March 31, 2009: Associate Professor, Department of Welfare Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Iwate University
  • April 1, 2009 - March 31, 2016: Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Iwate University (Due to reorganization of the Faculty)
  • April 1, 2016 - March 31, 2020: Associate Professor, Mechanical Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Iwate University (Due to reorganization of the Faculty)
  • April 1, 2020 - present: Professor, Mechanical Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Iwate University (Due to reorganization of the Faculty)

Research Themes

Development of underwater robots for the examination and management of marine and fishery resources

Advanced engineering brings together the examination and the management of marine and aquatic resources. It is not possible for humans to conduct examinations in the sea or underwater. In order to make the impossible possible, we are working to give them movement similar to that of marine and aquatic creatures, particularly through the research into and development of biomimetic robots that mimic the biological characteristics of motor functions. We are also tackling research and development into robot hands that can manipulate flexible objects such as marine products and items processed by fisheries.

Teaching Philosophy

Make difficult things easy, easy things profound, profound things fun…that means research is fun!
I have played with the words of the playwright INOUE Hisashi to describe research, and I really do want research activities to be that way.