Yuji Kinoshita

I’m a Product Design Engineer with a passion for human-centered solutions that drive meaningful change.

I’m a Product Design Engineer with a passion for human-centered solutions that drive meaningful change.

An engineer for humans

An engineer for humans

My mission is to combine mechanical engineering with user research to create physical solutions that respect the experiences and struggles of the people I'm designing for. Instead of treating design as a one-way act of helping others, I come with the mindset to learn and create a product that’s shaped by them

Keep scrolling to see some projects I've worked on…

Works

Works

Retractable Overhead Handholds

2025 | Academic | Team

A mobility aid designed to physically support and emotionally inspire individuals with fluctuating mobility, making it easier to maintain health and physical independence.

Retractable Overhead Handholds

2025 | Academic | Team

A mobility aid designed to physically support and emotionally inspire individuals with fluctuating mobility, making it easier to maintain health and physical independence.

Retractable Overhead Handholds

2025 | Academic | Team

A mobility aid designed to physically support and emotionally inspire individuals with fluctuating mobility, making it easier to maintain health and physical independence.

Lower-Limb Prosthetics: Insurance Evaluation System

2025 | Academic | Team

Redesigning the system for determining insurance coverage for lower-limb amputees to increase access to prosthetic devices that support equitable rehabilitation.

Lower-Limb Prosthetics: Insurance Evaluation System

2025 | Academic | Team

Redesigning the system for determining insurance coverage for lower-limb amputees to increase access to prosthetic devices that support equitable rehabilitation.

Lower-Limb Prosthetics: Insurance Evaluation System

2025 | Academic | Team

Redesigning the system for determining insurance coverage for lower-limb amputees to increase access to prosthetic devices that support equitable rehabilitation.

3D Printed Lighting Design

2025 | Personal

From technical tool to artistic expression: expanding the use of CAD modeling and 3D printing through the fabrication of aesthetic table lamps.

3D Printed Lighting Design

2025 | Personal

From technical tool to artistic expression: expanding the use of CAD modeling and 3D printing through the fabrication of aesthetic table lamps.

3D Printed Lighting Design

2025 | Personal

From technical tool to artistic expression: expanding the use of CAD modeling and 3D printing through the fabrication of aesthetic table lamps.

Robotic Manipulator

2025 | Academic | Individual

A 4 degree-of-freedom robotic manipulator equipped with an ESP32 microcontroller for remote control.

Robotic Manipulator

2025 | Academic | Individual

A 4 degree-of-freedom robotic manipulator equipped with an ESP32 microcontroller for remote control.

Robotic Manipulator

2025 | Academic | Individual

A 4 degree-of-freedom robotic manipulator equipped with an ESP32 microcontroller for remote control.

Bottle Opener Stress Analysis

2025 | Academic | Individual

Convergence study and stress analysis using ANSYS to analyze two bottle opener designs

Bottle Opener Stress Analysis

2025 | Academic | Individual

Convergence study and stress analysis using ANSYS to analyze two bottle opener designs

Bottle Opener Stress Analysis

2025 | Academic | Individual

Convergence study and stress analysis using ANSYS to analyze two bottle opener designs

Let's Get in Touch!

I'd love to see what we can accomplish.

Let's Get in Touch!

I'd love to see what we can accomplish.

Let's Get in Touch!

I'd love to see what we can accomplish.