Lab for Space Robotics


Institute of Science Tokyo
School of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Advanced space systems using robot technology


Exploring a new space system that combines robot technology and satellite technology

  • Astronaut support / alternative
  • Orbital service technology (Construction, repair, debris removal)
  • Demonstration of robot technology using small satellite
Research Theme Detail

Latest Information


2023/10/03 Members updated
2023/02/17 Admission Information of Mechanical Engineering
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2022/06/16 Members updated
2022/03/03 Lab information sessions(3/18 13:30~,3/22 16:00~) is now available.
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2021/10/05 Members updated
2021/07/02 Low Contact Force Hand was introduced in the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun
2021/04/07 Members updated

Previous Research


Master Thesis

Year Name Theme
2022 Misato Ishiwata Study on a cage-type space debris capture mechanism based on a deployable mast mechanism and a drawstring bag
Kenichiro Takahashi the Study of Modularized Enwrapping Capture Mechanism Based on Vine's Thigmotropism for Capturing Non-Cooperative Targets in Orbit
Yuki Washi Research on walking legs using a morphable beam in a microgravity environment
2021 Kawaguchi Naoki Study on Design of Truss Structure Grasping End-effector with 6-DOF Relative Position Fixation for On-Orbit Service
Hiroyuki Kobayashi Research of the 3-axis attitude control method of Spacecraft by solar radiation pressure using Reflectivity Control Device
Fumitaka Sagawa Asteroid Capturing and Fixing Method with Tether
Nobutaka Fukushima Research of the Redeployable Convex Spring Mechanism for Space Debris Capture
Hashimoto Takuya Research on Space Debris Capture Mechanism Combined Convex Shaped Spring and Exoskeleton Structure
2020 Yuki Nakatsuka Dynamics of Morfable Beam for Space Robots
Teruaki Hayashi Adaptive Twining Mechanism Based on a Thigmotropism for Capturing Non-Cooperative Space Objects
2019 Yutaka Yamazaki Control Method of Contact Force for a Morphable Beam Robot Based on a Deep Learning
Youhei Iwasaki Control Method for Super Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Extendable Robot Arm with Deployment and Shaping Mechanisms on Both Ends
2018 Yuto Masuda Development and Analysis of Debris Capturing System Using Bi-stable Convex Spring
2017 Yusuke Ota Astronaut Support Robot with a Morphable-beam-based Extendable Robot Arm
Keisuke Taga Low Contact Force Gripper for Attaching a Deorbit Device to Space Debris

Bachelor Thesis

Year Name Theme
2022 Ryo Saito Study on satellite grasping mechanism for on-orbit service using rocket interface for small satellites
Tomoharu Tanaka A Study on Application Method of Low-Contact-Force-Hand for Small Spacecraft Docking System
2021 Akihiro Tokuyasu Study on the Control Method of Weighted Convex Spring for Debris Capture Mechanism
Shohgo Nomura Super Articulated Robot for Space which can be Extended and Shaped by External Force
2020 Masahiro Kubota Estimation of Non-Cooperative Target Motion for Capturing Space Debris
Kenichiro Takahashi Membrane Assembly Type Device for Controlled Deorbit of Space Debris
Yuki Washi Motion Control Method for Space Debris Capture by Free Flying Robots
2019 Naoki Kawaguchi Dynamics Analysis and Design of Low Contact Force Gripper for Attaching Deorbit Device to Space Debris
Hiroyuki Kobayashi Membrane Assemble Space Robot based on a Fastener Mechanism
2018 Yuki Nakatsuka Spherical Helix Inflatable Mechanism for Space Debris Capture
Teruaki Hayashi Controlled Deorbit Method for Space Debris Using Balloon Device


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