Yoshitake Akiyama
The University of Osaka, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Papers
4
Total Citations
145
H-Index
3
About
Yoshitake Akiyama is a pioneering researcher in the field of biohybrid systems and soft robotics, with a focus on developing living bioactuators powered by insect and mammalian tissues. His major contributions center on creating robust, insect muscle-powered devices for wireless sensing and soft robotic applications. Akiyama’s most influential work, “Biofuel cell backpacked insect and its application to wireless sensing” (2015, 84 citations), demonstrates the integration of a biofuel cell onto a living insect to enable autonomous environmental monitoring—a breakthrough in cyborg insect technology. He further advanced the field by characterizing the contractile performance of insect dorsal vessel tissue as a bioactuator (2016, 45 citations), showing its high robustness and controllability for soft robotics. Akiyama also explored cardiomyocyte-driven gel networks for “wet robotics” (2012, 14 citations) and pioneered optogenetic control of somatic muscle microactuators using transgenic *Drosophila* (2014). His work bridges biology and engineering, offering sustainable, self-healing alternatives to traditional actuators. With over 145 total citations, Akiyama’s research has significant implications for environmental sensing, medical devices, and next-generation soft robots.
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Top Papers
- 1Biofuel cell backpacked insect and its application to wireless sensing84 citations · 2015
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- 3Cardiomyocyte-driven gel network for bio mechano-informatic wet robotics14 citations · 2012
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