Department of
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Faculty & Staff

Dr. Hamad Karki Assistant Professor Office: Ruwais 3010 B Phone: +971 2 607 5330 Fax: +971 2 607 5200 Email: hkarki@pi.ac.ae

• PhD, Tokyo University of Technology, Japan, 2008

I worked on field robots which are basically tracked vehicles that have various off-road running features and applicable in rescue missions.

1. Development of firefighting robot that used abrasive water-jet system.
   The sponsors were Tokyo Fire Department, Japan Water Jet Society, Obayashi Corporation, Kikuchi Company and Tokyo University of technology
2. Development of Octopod Walking Robot
   The sponsors were SMC Japan, Kikuchi Co., Waseda University and Tokyo University of Technology.

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

• Hamad Karki, Ken Ichiryu, Tomio Yamaura, "Development of Field Robot Vehicle (Development and Fundamental Running Characteristics Analysis)",
  Japan Fluid Power Society Journal, No.37, Vol.5, p.p.7-12 (2006-9) (Japanese)