Brief introduction

Understand manipulation mechanism by robots and humans
Satoshi Makita received his BE, ME, and PhD degrees from Yokohama National University, Japan in 2005, 2007, 2010, respectively. He had worked at National Institute of Technology, Sasebo College from 2010 to 2020, and moved to Fukuoka Institute of Technology in 2020. His research interests are on robotic manipulation by robotic arm and hand, automation, and biomechanics of human hands.Degrees
Doctor of Engineering (Ph.D.)
``Robotic manipulation by incomplete grasping - Graspless manipulation and Caging -''
(Supervisor: Prof. Yusuke Maeda), Dept. of Systems Integratoin, Graduate School of Engineering, Yokohama National University, 2010.
- The Yokohama National University Repository
- National Diet Library, Japan
- Related works
- Analysis of Indeterminate Contact Forces in Robotic Grasping and Contact Tasks
- A Quantitative Test for the Robustness of Graspless Manipulation
- Joint Torque Optimization for Quasi-static Graspless Manipulation
- 3D Two-Fingered Caging for Two Types of Objects: Sufficient Conditions and Planning
- 3D Multifingered Caging: Basic Formulation and Planning
Master of Engineering
``Vision-based position control and force control for precise mounting device''
(Supervisor: Prof. Yusuke Maeda), Dept. of Systems Integratoin, Graduate School of Engineering, Yokohama National University, 2007.
Bachelor of Engineering
``Stability analysis for graspless manipulation''
(Supervisor: Prof. Yusuke Maeda), College of Engineering, Yokohama National University, 2005.
Work experiences
Dept. of Intelligent Mechanical Engineering, Fukuoka Insitute of Technology
Apr. 2022 - present: Associate professorApr. 2020 - Mar. 2022: Assistant professor
Lectures
- Electrical circuits
- Basic mathematics
- Control theory
- Sensing systems
- Robotics
- Artificial intelligence
Dept. of Control Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Sasebo College
Apr. 2019 - Mar. 2020: Associate professorApr. 2012 - Mar. 2019: Lecturer
Apr. 2010 - Mar. 2012: Assistant professor
Lectures
- Manifacturing
- Drawing, CAD
- Sensing systems
- Robotics
School of Engineering, Yokohama National University
Jun. 2007 - Mar. 2010: Research assistantOthers
Visiting Researcher
Apr. 2020 - Mar. 2023: Institute for Innovative Science and Technology, Nagasaki Institute of Applied ScienceSocieties
- The Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ)
- The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME) / Robotics and Mechatronics division
- The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE) / System Integration Division
- Japanese Society of Volleyball Research (JSVR)
- IEEE / Robotics and Automation Society (RAS)
- International Society of Biomechanics (ISB)
Society activities, Committees
Journals
- ROBOMECH Journal, Associate Editor (Oct. 2024 - present)
Conferences
- Technical Program Committee, IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), Dec. 2022.
- Technical Program Committee, IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), Dec. 2021.
- Program Committee, IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), Dec. 2020.
- Associate Editor, IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Oct. 2020.
- Program Committee, IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), Dec. 2019.
- Program Technical Committee, SICE Annual Conference, Oct. 2019.
- Program Committee, IEEE Int. Conf. on Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics (ARM), Jul. 2019.
- Program Committee, IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), Dec. 2018.
- Associate Editor, IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Oct. 2018.
- Program Committee, IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), Dec. 2017.
- Program Committee, IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), Dec. 2016.
- Program Committee, JSME/RMD Int. Conf. on Advanced Mechatronics (ICAM), Dec. 2015.
- Co-organizer, Workshop: Caging and Its Applications in Grasping/Multi-agent Cooperation in IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Oct. 2013.
Reviews
- Journals
Advanced Robotics, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, IEEE Trans. on Robotics, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, IEEE Trans. on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, ROBOMECH Journal, Assembly Automation, ASME Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Applied Bionics and Biomechanics, J. of Robotics and Mechatronics, Int. J. of Mechanisms and Robotic Systems - Conference Proceedings
IEEE ICRA, IEEE/RSJ IROS, IEEE/RAS Humanoids, ICARCV, IEEE ROBIO, IEEE/ASME AIM, Mechatronics, IEEE RAS/EMBS BioRob, IEEE ARM, JSME/RMD Int'l Conf. on Advanced Mechatronics (ICAM)
Invited talks
- Microsoft Project Users Forum 研究開発プロフェッショナルの流儀 第22回:「ロボットと人間の物体操作を理解するために探求を続けること」,2023年2月1日
- 文部科学省 情報ひろば サイエンスカフェ:「ロボット・情報×つながり テクノロジーを駆使してより豊かな生活へ」,2018年1月26日
- 長崎県ロボットセミナー2016:「ロボット技術でつながる、伝える」,2016年10月27日