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HORI Yuto

Department / Course Ritsumeikan University Graduate School Graduate School of Science and Engineering Major in Advanced Mechanical Engineering and Robotics

Job

Books and theses
Papers		Design improvement of the conversion mechanism from balloon inflation to bending motion for inflatable film actuators Microsystems & Nanoengineering 9 (1),pp.1-12 (Co-authored) 2023/05/09
Papers		High Efficiency Actuation Conversion Mechanism for High-Output Bending Motion of a Soft Inflatable Microactuator 共通英文論文誌(TEEE E) 19 (5),pp.867-871 (Co-authored) 2024/05
Papers		Searching for Stiffness Singularity Using Directional Palpation by a Microfinger and Its Scanning Condition Dependence IEEJ TEEE 20 (7) (Co-authored) 2025/07
Papers		Directional touch sensing for stiffness singularity search in an object using microfinger with tactile sensor scientific reports 12 (1),pp.1-9 (Co-authored) 2022/12/09
Papers		Impermeable and Elastic Polydimethylsiloxane Film by Parylene-Caulking for Inflatable Soft Devices Advanced Materials Interfaces 12 (7) (Co-authored) 2025/01/23
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Academic background
2024/04～	Doctorial Course Ritsumeikan University
2022/04～2024/03	Master Course Ritsumeikan University Completed
2018/04～2022/03	Ritsumeikan University Graduated

Business career
2025/04/01 ～	Special researcher of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Ritsumeikan University
2024/04/01 ～ 2025/03/31	Ritsumeikan Advanced Research Academy Student Fellow (JST SPRING) Ritsumeikan University

Academic conference attendance and presentation
2023/06/25	HIGH EFFICIENCY ACTUATION CONVERSION MECHANISM FOR HIGH-OUTPUT BENDING MOTION OF A SOFT INFLATABLE MICROACTUATOR (Transducers 2023 The 22nd International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems)
2024/06/26	Searching for Stiffness Singularity Using Directional Palpation by a Microfinger and Its Scanning Condition Dependence (The 11th Asia-Pacific Conference of Transducers and Micro-Nano Technology)
2023/12/01	Evaluation Of Tumor Detection Capability Of Tactile Sensor Integrated Soft Microfinger For Medical Palpation Application (The 32nd Annual Congress JAPAN SOCIETY of COMPUTER AIDED SURGERY)
2023/03/15	Design of Protruded Contact Part of Bending Microfinger for Push-in-Palpation (The 5th year of Reiwa era The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan National Conference)
2023/03/17	Directional touch sensing for stiffness singularity search in an object using microfinger with tactile sensor (15th Joint Symposium of Ritsumeikan University and The University of British Columbia)
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Academic awards you received
2024/11/27	The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan (IEEJ) The IEEJ-E APCOT Best Paper Award (Searching for Stiffness Singularity Using Directional Palpation by a Microfinger and Its Scanning Condition Dependence)
2024/06/26	The 11th Asia-Pacific Conference of Transducers and Micro-Nano Technology The Professor Wen Ko's Best Paper Award 3rd (Searching of Stiffness Singularity Using Directional Palpation by Microfinger and Its Scanning Condition Dependence)
2024/06/26	IEEJ The IEEJ-E APCOT Paper Award Finalist (Searching of Stiffness Singularity Using Directional Palpation by Microfinger and Its Scanning Condition Dependence)
2024/03/22	The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers. Miura Award
2023/09/11	Ritsumeikan University Ritsumeikan University Haritake Mukomoto Research Encouragement Award

Granted patent
2024/06/03	検出方法、検出器具、支援システム、及び、コンピュータプログラム（特開2024-075322）

Other Research Achievements
Kyoto University in the Translational Research Program from AMED (Grant Number JP23ym0126808)
Published as the back cover of Advanced Materials Interfaces Vol. 12, No. 7, (2025).

Research Fellowships for Young Scientists
2025/04/01 2027/03/31	Development of Tactile Function of Soft Microfinger Robot and Its Application to Medical Palpatory Diagnosis

Internal Scholarship and Research Grants receiving status
	Ritsumeikan University Scholastic Scholarship II for the best student in the 2nd year of graduate school