RISING: Groundbreaking Earthworm Robots! Bio-Robotics Engineer - Taro Nakamura

28mAired 2017-01-19

Taro Nakamura develops robots based on imaginative imitation of living organisms. His expertise is in great demand from numerous firms and government funded research programs thirsty for innovation, and he currently has over 20 individual projects in progress. We focus on his development of an earthworm robot, the first of its kind, designed to traverse the narrow, twisting tunnels of Japan's aging water infrastructure, and other projects including robots with man-made muscle fibers.

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20 episodes

RISING: Groundbreaking Earthworm Robots! Bio-Robotics Engineer - Taro Nakamura

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Groundbreaking Earthworm Robots! Bio-Robotics Engineer - Taro Nakamura

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The Digital Child Care Revolution: IoT Child Care Entrepreneur - Yasuyuki Toki

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Going Global with African-print Bags: Social Entrepreneur - Chizu Nakamoto

Propellerless Wind Turbine for a Sustainable Future: Wind Energy Pioneer - Atsushi Shimizu

Making Japan Accessible to All - Toshiya Kakiuchi

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Aiming for Gold with Prosthetics: Prosthetic Leg Engineer - Ken Endo