Summary
Yuki Suga is a robotics engineer and entrepreneur with a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Waseda University and 13 years of hands-on experience designing and integrating robots across domains—from humanoids and manipulators to aerial, marine, and autonomous vehicles. As founder and president of SUGAR SWEET ROBOTICS and a long-term visiting researcher at Waseda’s Humanoid Robotics Institute, he combines academic research (machine learning, human-robot interaction, rehabilitation robotics) with practical product work including mechanical and circuit design, API and middleware development, simulation, and field deployment. He has a track record managing full lifecycle responsibilities—import/export, customization, repair, documentation, and demonstrations—gained previously at Revast and Waseda, making him adept at both lab-grade research platforms and commercial robot integration. Comfortable both teaching and consulting, he also develops educational materials in mechanics and electronics, reflecting a knack for translating complex robotics topics into usable curricula. A detail that sets him apart is his long-term commitment to RT-middleware and simulator ecosystems, positioning him as a specialist in robot software interoperability and system-level orchestration.
13 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D, Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D, Mechanical Engineering at Waseda University
Japanese, English