Rate My Professor Tetsushi Kamegawa

Tetsushi Kamegawa is a Professor in the Graduate School of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology at Okayama University. He earned his Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1999, followed by a Master of Engineering in 2001 and a Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering in 2004 from the same institution. Kamegawa's academic career at Okayama University commenced in April 2006 as a Research Assistant in the Natural Science Research Institute, advancing to Assistant Professor in 2007, Lecturer from 2008 to 2020, Associate Professor from 2020 to 2024, and Professor since April 2024. Prior roles include Researcher at the NPO International Rescue System Research Organization from December 2004 to March 2006, Visiting Researcher at the University of Rome from September to December 2004, and Visiting Researcher at Carnegie Mellon University from June to November 2012. He also held Associate Professor positions in the Faculty of Health Systems Science and Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems.

His research specializes in robotics engineering, encompassing snake-like robots, rescue robots, and medical robots, particularly for CT-guided interventional radiology procedures. Notable developments include the Zerobot, a remote-controlled system for needle insertion during CT fluoroscopy-guided interventions, and snake robot series such as KOHGA for disaster response, contributed to projects like ImPACT Tough Robotics Challenge and World Robot Summit. Key publications feature "Comparison of robotic versus manual needle insertion for CT-guided intervention: prospective randomized trial" (Radiology Advances, 2025), "Extension-type flexible pneumatic actuator with a large extension force using a cross-link mechanism based on pantographs" (Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2025), "Zerobot®: A Remote-controlled Robot for Needle Insertion in CT-guided Interventional Radiology Developed at Okayama University" (Acta Medica Okayama, 2018), and "Motion planning of a snake robot that moves in crowded pipes" (Advanced Robotics, 2022). Kamegawa has earned awards including the Encouragement Award in the World Robot Summit 2020 Disaster Robotics Category Plant Disaster Prevention Challenge, Research Achievement Awards from Okayama University Faculty of Engineering in 2018 and 2016, Paper Award from the Japan Society of Computer Surgery in 2021, and multiple Excellent Presentation Awards from the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers.