{"id":3320,"date":"2023-02-08T03:25:20","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T18:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fsci\/ict-robotics\/?p=3320"},"modified":"2024-03-13T17:10:49","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T08:10:49","slug":"ryota-torishima","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fsci\/ict-robotics\/study-abroad-en\/3320","title":{"rendered":"Ryota TORISHIMA"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Visiting period:<br \/>\nOctober 2019 to January 2020<\/li>\n<li>Visiting university:<br \/>\nUniversity of Birmingham<\/li>\n<li>Visiting country and region:<br \/>\nBirmingham, UK<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Content of the study program<\/h3>\n<p>With the support from the SGU program, I worked at the research laboratory under the supervision of Dr. Claudio Zito at the University of Birmingham in the UK to conduct a research on soft foldable robotic devices.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fsci\/ict-robotics\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_r-torishima_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Study results<\/h3>\n<p>Using a one-armed robot called Sawyer, I conducted research on dynamically folding towels, which are a soft material. This was the first time that I used a robot. It was quite the effort to handle both simulators and the actual machine. Only a few studies have investigated dynamically folding soft materials. Once I began working on the task, I realized its difficulties. I appreciated the friendly research environment where local doctoral candidates provided advice on how to proceed when I was stuck and answered my questions. I also attended weekly lab meetings to report my research and participate in discussions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>My experience abroad<\/h3>\n<p>The host of Airbnb was very kind. I had very comfortable stays. I basically cooked on my own, but this was stress-free due to the easy access to Asian food and ingredients. I joined a gym for exercise after school and on holidays. I really felt that the UK is a leading country of fitness where the gyms are outfitted with comprehensive options at a reasonable price. Many people from other countries lived in Birmingham where I stayed. Because each person spoke with a different accent, it was hard for me to understand them. On the other hand, I saw many people respect the value system of others from different cultures as they live side-by-side. I think this is a positive aspect of the UK.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2289\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fsci\/ict-robotics\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_r-torishima_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Influence on my future career<\/h3>\n<p>Through my study abroad experience, I sincerely understood the importance of communicating in English. I became aware of the need to continue improving my English conversation skills so that I can communicate with foreigners in the future. My three-month stay in the UK boosted my confidence. Overall, my experience was very positive.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2290\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fsci\/ict-robotics\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/12\/photo_r-torishima_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Other comments<\/h3>\n<p>I deeply appreciate the support of SGU. Because I did not have to worry about the cost of my stay and travel, I could participate fully in the study-abroad program without psychological pressures. Japanese people tend to have problems with the English language. Because many lack confidence in English and hesitate to speak, we tend to create a wall unconsciously. I hope that many Japanese students can study abroad with more accessibility to support systems similar to SGU.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><b>Visiting period:<\/b><br \/>October 2019 to January 2020<br \/><b>Visiting university:<\/b><br \/>University of Birmingham<br \/><b>Visiting country and region:<\/b><br \/>Birmingham, UK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2291,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[117],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-study-abroad-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fsci\/ict-robotics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fsci\/ict-robotics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fsci\/ict-robotics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fsci\/ict-robotics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fsci\/ict-robotics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3320"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fsci\/ict-robotics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4114,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fsci\/ict-robotics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3320\/revisions\/4114"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fsci\/ict-robotics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fsci\/ict-robotics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fsci\/ict-robotics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fsci\/ict-robotics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}