Biography

Dr. Sakai had received a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Nagoya Institute of Technology in 1986 and joined Toyota Motor Corporation. He has been responsible for Research & Development and Application of Robots in Body Production Engineering Division, specifically Fully Automated Assembly Processes. He has a Doctoral Degree (PhD.) in Industrial Engineering from Meiji University in 2010. From 2016 to 2018 he was engaged in Vice President of Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas, Inc. From the beginning of 2022 he was sent on loan to the Kawasaki Heavy Industries LTD. for Robotics division.

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Research Interest

Robotics