Shigeru Futami

Background

Futami, Shigeru was born on September 26, 1947 in Fukuoka, Japan. Son of Toshitugu and Yoshie (Akai) Futami.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering, Kyushu (Fukuoka) Institute Technology, 1970; M of Engineering, Tokyo Institute Technology, 1975; D of Engineering, Tokyo Institute Technology, 1992.

Career

Engineer, Yaskawa Electric Corporation, Kita-kyushu, Fukuoka., 1970-1985; group leader Yoshida nano-mechanism project, R & D Corporation Japan, Tokyo, 1986-1990; manager Tsukuba (Ibaraki, Japan) Research Laboratory, Yaskawa Electric Corporation, since 1990. Part-time lecturer Kyushu Institute Technology, 1991, Tokyo Institute Technology, 1993.

Achievements

• Shigeru Futami has been listed as a noteworthy Mechanical engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society for Precision Engineering, Society Instrumentation and Control Engineers, Japanese Society for Precision Engineering (Best Paper award 1984), Robotics Society of Japan.

Interests

• Avocations: go, swimming, painting.

Connections

Married Kazuko Nakagawa, January 15, 1972;children: Yusuke, Tada-aki, Masanao, Misuzu.

Father:

Toshitugu Futami

Mother:

Yoshie (Akai) Futami

Spouse:

Kazuko Nakagawa

child:

Tada-aki Futami

child:

Misuzu Futami

child:

Masanao Futami

child:

Yusuke Futami