Research topic
Background of the topicUtilization of materials softness in development of novel robotic mechanisms
Associate Professor
HO Anh-Van
Vietnam
He graduated from Hanoi University of Science and Technology in 2007. He received the Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering with major in robotics from Ritsumeikan University in 2012.
Career
He completed the JSPS Post doctoral Fellowship in 2013 before joining Advanced Research Center Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Japan. From 2015 to 2017, he worked as Assistant Professor with Ryukoku University, where he led a laboratory on soft haptics. From 2017, he joined the JAIST for setting up a laboratory on soft robotics. His current research interests are soft robotics, soft haptic interaction, tactile
Soft Haptics Lab. is led by Prof. Ho since 2017. Our lab focuses on science and technology of soft robotics, bio-inspired mechanism, and soft sensors. Currently, we have balanced numbers of Japanese and foreign students. In our lab, we encourage mutual communication, free exchange of ideas, and respect among members. Students are divided into groups, where they collaborate everyday toward accomplishment of specific goals in research.
Message from Prof. Ho
Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way for interaction to each other. Online lectures, tele-operation, digital interaction now became new normals, but also opened new challenge and opportunities for research communities. In JAIST, we encourage students to quest for new problems, propose ideas, and collaborate to find the ultimate solution at various perspectives. Students can enjoy the academic freedom, state-of-the-art facilities, international environment, and quietly beautiful four seasons at our campus. Please join us, and conquer yourself here!
Voice of the oversea collaborator Prof. Trung Ngo
Director of MORE Lab, Univ. of Prince Edward Island, Canada
“I have privilege to know Prof. Ho and his research for a long time. His work is featured by interesting but high-impact ideas on soft mechanisms, such as soft robotic hands and soft sensing interfaces. We also now have collaboration on de-velopment of a novel robotic swarm system. ”
