This book gathers the proceedings of the 16th IFToMM World Congress, which was held in Tokyo, Japan, on November 510, 2023. Having been organized every four years since 1965, the Congress represents the world's largest scientific event on mechanism and machine science (MMS). The contributions cover an extremely diverse range of topics, including biomechanical engineering, computational kinematics, design methodologies, dynamics of machinery, multibody dynamics, gearing and transmissions, history of MMS, linkage and mechanical controls, robotics and mechatronics, micro-mechanisms, reliability of machines and mechanisms, rotor dynamics, standardization of terminology, sustainable energy systems, transportation machinery, tribology and vibration. Selected by means of a rigorous international peer-review process, they highlight numerous exciting advances and ideas that will spur novel research directions and foster new multidisciplinary collaborations.

Highlights the state-of-the-art in mechanism and machine science Includes a thematic session devoted to machinery systems for ground (on-road/off-road), rail and air transport Written by leading experts in the field

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Dynamic Model of a Macro Fiber Composite-Actuated Bio-inspired Robotic System.- Development of a Path-to-Follow Nozzle for Ultraviolet-Assisted Three-Dimensional Bioprinting Technology.- Design Optimization of RAISE Parallel Robot for Lower Limb Rehabilitation.- Experimental characterization of Almaty ankle joint exoskeleton.- Design of medical robot for stereotactic surgery based on a 3-RPS parallel mechanism.- Innovative Mechanism Design of Oral Cavity Muscles Exercising Device.- A Low-Cost System Concept for Initial Sonography Training.- Development of a Motion-Decoupled Exoskeleton Finger for Hand Rehabilitation Utilizing Double Arc-Slot and Four-Bar Mechanism.- Finite Element Analysis of Contact Stresses in Knee -Prosthesis with Antero-Posterior Tibial Slope.- Development of surgical simulator providing force feedback from organs.- Wearable Passive Cable-Driven Wrist Rehabilitation Robot: Design and Preliminary Experiments.- ASit-to-Stand Assisting Device for Accomplishing Daily-Life Activities.- Asymmetries in Pelvis, Lumbar, and Thorax During Transfemoral Amputee Walking.- Design, Analysis, and Optimization of a Novel Stent Retriever for Acute Ischemic Stroke.- Abrupt movements assessment of human arms based on recurrent neural networks for interaction with machines.- Development of Walking Assistance Devices Considering the Users' Psychological and Physical Status.- Development of Soft Gears Made of Edible Gummies for Self-Propelled Endoluminal Robot