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Yoshiyuki Kageyama is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of molecular chemistry and robotics, with a particular focus on light-driven molecular systems, synthetic molecular machines, and nonequilibrium chemistry. His most influential work, "Light-Powered Self-Sustainable Macroscopic Motion for the Active Locomotion of Materials" (2019, 31 citations), demonstrated how photoresponsive molecules can be harnessed to generate autonomous mechanical motion — a breakthrough that brings the concept of light-powered molecular robots closer to practical reality. Kageyama has further advanced the field by exploring how broken symmetry governs the robust dynamics of synthetic molecular systems, offering new frameworks for designing molecular devices capable of mechanical motion, information processing, and autonomous decision-making. His contributions extend to molecular actuators and their applications in molecular robotics, as well as efforts to correct foundational misconceptions in nonequilibrium chemistry. Earlier in his career, Kageyama also contributed to medical robotics, developing a teleassist biopsy system using remotely controlled robotic arms. Spanning both nanoscale chemistry and applied robotics, his body of work positions him as an innovative thinker shaping the future of intelligent molecular machines.