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Shin‐ichiro M. Nomura is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of molecular robotics, synthetic biology, and bioengineering, whose work is advancing the ambitious vision of chemically intelligent, autonomous machines built from biological components. His most celebrated contribution — a micrometer-sized molecular robot capable of changing shape in response to signal molecules — demonstrated that amoeba-like robotic behavior could be realized using biomolecular assemblies, earning 182 citations and establishing him as a leading figure in the field. Nomura has systematically expanded this foundation, developing gliding molecular robots with DNA-based controllers capable of autonomous assembly and disassembly, and exploring polymorphic ring-shaped molecular clusters as reconfigurable building blocks. His conceptual reach extends beyond mechanics: his work on "Molecular Cybernetics" articulates a bold roadmap toward Chemical Artificial Intelligence, envisioning molecular systems with genuine memory and learning capabilities. Additional contributions span lipid-based multi-compartment architectures mimicking multicellular organization, intra- and intercellular chemical communication systems, and light-responsive quasi-phototactic robots. Together, Nomura's body of work represents a coherent and forward-looking program to engineer life-like intelligence from the molecular scale upward.