Postdoctoral fellowship

PD fellowship of the JSPS on the project :Stretchable Electronics for Intuitive Human–Robot Collaboration and Physical AI. As AI shifts to embodied intelligence, “robot skin”—stretchable electronic systems that deform and sense their surroundings like human skin—is emerging as a core technology for safe, intuitive interaction in the real world. While most modern robotics has been driven by vision-based feedback, humans continuously capture pressure, friction, and temperature through their skin and use this whole-body sensing feedback to guide their actions. The Someya group has developed stretchable devices to bridge this gap and has made significant contributions to the field; we aim to carry this momentum forward. We welcome candidate-driven proposals, including work on (i) stretchable materials, devices, and integration; (ii) wired/wireless connectivity and interfacing; (iii) data analysis; and (iv) usability.