About Ito Lab

Realizing Harmony Between People, Machines, and the Environment

The machines and systems we develop must be comfortable for users and impose minimal impact on the environment. In our laboratory, we propose designs for control systems—based on systems and control theory—that are easy to use, environmentally efficient, and robust against changing conditions, and we validate their effectiveness through experiments.

In particular, we focus on:

• Fluid-driven artificial muscles powered by tap water
• Integrated environmental control systems for food-cultivation greenhouses
• New construction machinery drivetrains that recover and regenerate energy that would otherwise be wasted
• Weeding robots designed to reduce the labor-intensive tasks in agriculture
• Instrument-interactive systems, such as practice systems for drums and clarinets, aiming for practical applications

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