In this research, we introduce a study on robotic powder grinding for the automation of material science experiments, which was presented at the 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS).1 This collaborative research is a joint achievement between OMRON SINIC X (OSX) and the Ono Laboratory at Osaka University (called the Graduate University for Advanced Studies at the time the research started). 1: Yusaku Nakajima, Masashi Hamaya, Yuta Suzuki, Takafumi Hawai, Felix von Drigalski, Kazutoshi Tanaka, Yoshitaka Ushiku, and Kanta Ono, “Robotic Powder Grinding with a Soft Jig for Laboratory Automation in Material Science,” 2022 IEEE/RSJ International …

　 　We present a series of articles introducing the OSX Research Group. In the first installment, we provide an overview of the Soft Robotics technology developed by the ROBOTICS Group. 　Our goal is to achieve robots capable of performing various tasks, such as component assembly and cooking, in the same space as humans, fostering harmony between humans and machines. Traditional robots have been required to perform predetermined actions quickly and accurately. To execute these predetermined actions, meticulous preparation of the work environment specific to the robot was necessary. However, when working in the same space as humans, it is not …