Project Researcher
The University of Tokyo Institute of Industrial Science Department of Mechanical and Biofunctional Systems
4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan
TEL: +81-3-5452-6179
E-Mail: k-mura

2009.3 Graduated Department of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chiba University
2011.3 Completed Master Course of Department of Creative Informatics, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo
2016.3 Withdrawal from the Doctoral Program of Department of Creative Informatics, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo with the Completion of Course Requirements
2016.4 - 2020.3 Project Academic Support Staff, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo
2020.4 - 2022.3 Project Academic Support Staff, Information Technology Center, The University of Tokyo
2022.4 - Project member, Ishikawa Group Laboratory, The University of Tokyo
2022.4 - Project Researcher, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo

2015 Finalist of Best Student Paper Award, 2015 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Biominetics (ROBIO 2015) (Kenichi Murakami, Yuji Yamakawa, Taku Senoo, and Masatoshi Ishikawa)
2016 T.J.Tarn Best Paper in Robotics Award, 2016 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Biominetics (ROBIO 2016) (Taku Senoo, Yuuki Horiuchi, Yoshinobu Nakanishi, Kenichi Murakami, and Masatoshi Ishikawa)

• Manipulation of a Flexible Object using High-Speed Robot System
• Human-Robot Cooperation with High-speed Robot System

Papers

• Kenichi Murakami, Akio Namiki: Control of Projected Images on Movable and Deformable Screens Using Visual Servoing, TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Series C, Vol.79, No.808, pp.4757-4769 (2013).
• Taku Senoo, Masanori Koike, Kenichi Murakami and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Impedance Control Design Based on Plastic Deformation for a Robotic Arm, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 209-216 (2017).
• Yuji Yamakawa, Wataru Tooyama, Shouren Huang, Kenichi Murakami and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Module development and fundamental study toward high-speed and high-accuracy positioning of human hand, Transactions of the JSME, Vol.84, No.858, Paper No.17-00364 (2018).
• Keisuke Koyama, Kenichi Murakami, Taku Senoo, Makoto Shimojo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: High-speed, Small-deformation Catching of Soft Objects based on Active Vision and Proximity Sensing, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 578-585 (2019).
• Taku Senoo, Kenichi Murakami, and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Deformation Control of a Manipulator Based on the Zener Model, Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, Vol.31 No.2, pp.263-273 (2019).
• Kenichi Murakami, Koki Ishimoto, Taku Senoo, and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Human Robot Hand Interaction with Plastic Deformation Control, Robotics, Vol.9, Issue 3, Article No.73, pp.1-15 (2020)
• Kenichi Murakami, Tomohiko Hayakawa, and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Hybrid Surface Measuring System for Motion-blur Compensation and Focus Adjustment Using a Deformable Mirror, Applied Optics, Vol.9, Issue 2, pp.429-438 (2022)
• Kenichi Murakami, Shouren Huang, Masatoshi Ishikawa, and Yuji Yamakawa: Fully Automated Bead Art Assembly for Smart Manufacturing Using Dynamic Compensation Approach, Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, Vol.34, No.5, pp.936-945 (2022)
• Shouren Huang, Kenichi Murakami, Masatoshi Ishikawa, and Yuji Yamakawa: Robotic Assistance for Peg-and-Hole Alignment by Mimicking Annular Solar Eclipse Process, Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, Vol.34, No.5, pp.946-955 (2022)

International Conference

• Kenichi Murakami, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: High-speed Catching Based on Inverse Motion Approach, 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, (Phuket, 2011.12.9) /Proceedings, pp.1308-1313 (2011).
• Shouren Huang, Kenichi Murakami, Yuji Yamakawa, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa:Fast Peg-and-Hole Alignment Using Visual Compliance,2013 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS'13)(Tokyo,Japan,2013.11.04) /Proceedings, pp.286-292 (2013).
• Taku Senoo, Masanori Koike, Kenichi Murakami and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Visual Shock Absorber Based on Maxwell Model for Anti-Rebound Control, 2015 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, (Hamburg, Germany, 2015.9.29) / Proceedings, pp. 1640-1645 (2015).
• Kenichi Murakami, Yuji Yamakawa, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Motion Planning for Catching a Light-weight Ball with High-speed Visual Feedback, 2015 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, (Zhuhai, China, 2015.12.7) / Proceedings, pp.339-344 (2015).
• Masanori Koike, Kenichi Murakami, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Visual Shock Absorber Based on Plastic Deformation Control, 2015 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, (Zhuhai, China, 2015.12.7) / Proceedings, pp.656-661 (2015).
• Taku Senoo, Masanori Koike, Kenichi Murakami and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Impedance Control Design Based on Plastic Deformation for a Robotic Arm, 2016 IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, (Fort Worth, USA, 2016.8.23) (2016).
• Taku Senoo, Gaku Jinnai, Kenichi Murakami and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Deformation Control of a Multijoint Manipulator Based on Maxwell and Voigt Models, 2016 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, (Daejeon, Korea, 2016.10.12) / Proceedings, pp. 2711-2716 (2016).
• Kenichi Murakami, Yuji Yamakawa, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Rolling Manipulation for Throwing Breaking Balls by Changing Grasping Forms, 2016 IEEE INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS CONFERENCE (IECON2016), (Florence, Italy, 2016.10.26) / Proceedings, pp.791-796 (2016)
• Wataru Tooyama, Shouren Huang, Kenichi Murakami, Yuji Yamakawa and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Development of an Assistive System for Position Control of a Human Hand with High Speed and High Accuracy, 2016 IEEE-RAS 16th International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids) (Cancun, Mexico, 2016.11.16)／Proceedings, pp.230-235 (2016).
• Masanori Koike, Taku Senoo, Kenichi Murakami and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Plastic Deformation Control Based on Time-varying Impedance Adjustment, 2016 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, (Qingdao, China, 2016.12.4) / Proceedings, pp.106-111 (2016).
• Taku Senoo, Yuuki Horiuchi, Yoshinobu Nakanishi, Kenichi Murakami and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Robotic Pitching by Rolling Ball on Fingers for a Randomly Located Target, 2016 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, (Qingdao, China, 2016.12.4) / Proceedings, pp.325-330 (2016).
• Taku Senoo, Kenichi Murakami and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Deformable Robot Behavior based on the Standard Linear Solid Model, 2017 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications, (Hawaii, USA, 2017.8.28) / Proceedings, pp.746-751, (2017).
• Kenichi Murakami, Lihui Wang, Tomohiko Hayakawa, Taku Senoo, Masatoshi Ishikawa: Catching Robot Hand System in Dynamic Depth Variation with a Rotating Variable Focusing Unit, Frontiers in Optics 2017, (Washington DC, USA. 2017.9.19) / Proceedings, JTu2A.52 (2017).
• Tomohiko Hayakawa, Kenichi Murakami, and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Precise shape-sensing method using micro pinhole for micro holes, SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation 2018 (Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., 2018.3.5), 10602 (2018)
• Tomohiko Hayakawa, Kenichi Murakami, Chung Wenting, and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Motion-Blur Less Microscopic Imaging without Thermal Effect, Focus on Microscopy 2018 (Singapore, 2018.3.27) (2018)
• Kenichi Murakami, Tomohiko Hayakawa, Jerome Pitogo de Leon, Masatoshi Ishikawa: Real-time high-speed motion blur compensation method using galvanometer mirror for shape sensing of microfabricated objects, SPIE Photonics Europe 2018 (Strasbourg, France, 2018.4.25), 10679 (2018)
• Jerome de Leon, Kenichi Murakami, Tomohiko Hayakawa, and Masatoshi Ishikawa: High-resolution Accurate Mosaic Imaging Technique for Laser Micro-fabrication using Motion-blur Compensation, The 13th Pacific Rim Conference on CLEO/Pacific Rim 2018, PDP.9:1-PDP.9:2 (2018).
• Osamu Kojima, Shouren Huang, Kenichi Murakami, Masatoshi Ishikawa and Yuji Yamakawa: Human-robot interaction system for micromanipulation assistance, The 44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON) (Washington D.C., USA, 2018.10.22)/Proceedings, pp.3256-3261 (2018)
• Shouren Huang, Kenichi Murakami, Takanori Akiyama, Sho Tatsuno, Tomohiko Hayakawa, Masatoshi Ishikawa, Yuji Yamakawa: Experimental Study on Set-Point Regulation of Human Elbow Joint by Electric Stimulation Under Various Visual Feedback Rate. IEEE International Conference on Cyborg and Bionic Systems (CBS) (Shenzhen, China, 2018.10.27)/Proceedings, pp.430-434 (2018)
• Taku Senoo, Kenichi Murakami, and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Robotic Physical Interaction Using Deformation Control Based on the Zener Model, 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Cyborg and Bionic Systems, (Shenzhen, China, 2018.10.27) / Proceedings, pp. 445-448, (2018).
• Kenichi Murakami, Shouren Huang, Hirofumi Sumi, Masatoshi Ishikawa and Yuji Yamakawa: Towel-Like Object Alignment with Human-Robot Cooperation and High-Speed Robotic Manipulation, 2018 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO) (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2018.12.13)/Proceedings, pp.772-777 (2018)
• Tomohiko Hayakawa, Kenichi Murakami, Jerome Pitogo de Leon, Masatoshi Ishikawa: Focus Adjustable Motion-blur Compensation Method Using Deformable Mirror, SPIE Photonics West 2019, Conf. on Photonic Instrumentation Engineering VI (San Francisco, 2019.2.5), 10925 (2019)
• Keisuke Koyama, Kenichi Murakami, Taku Senoo, Makoto Shimojo, and Masatoshi Ishikawa: High-speed, Non-deformation Catching of Soft Objects based on Active Vision and Proximity Sensing, 2019 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2019) (Montreal, 2019.5.20)／Proceedings, pp.578-585, (2019).
• Kenichi Murakami, Koki Ishimoto, Taku Senoo, and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Robot Hand Interaction Using Plastic Deformation Control with Inner Position Loop, 2020 IEEE/ASME Int. Conf. on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM 2020) (Boston, 2020.7.9 [online])／Proceedings, pp.1748-1753,(2020).
• Fumiya Shimada, Taku Senoo, Kenichi Murakami, and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Bolt Loosening Detection Using Multi-purpose Robot Hand, 2020 IEEE/ASME Int. Conf. on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM 2020) (Boston, 2020.7.9 [online])／Proceedings, pp.1860-1866,(2020).
• Mamoru Oka, Kenichi Murakami, Shouren Huang, Hirofumi Sumi, Masatoshi Ishikawa, and Yuji Yamakawa: High-speed Manipulation of Continuous Spreading and Aligning a Suspended Towel-like Object, 2022 IEEE/SICE Int. Symp. on System Integration (SII 2022) (Narvik, Norway, 2022.1.10 [online])／Proceedings, pp.7-12,(2022).