Advanced Robotics

Article	Citations
Special issue on software framework for Robot system integration	53
A method for service robot development based on a design structure matrix	52
MONOLITh: a soft non-pneumatic foam robot with a functional mesh skin for use in delicate environments	31
Estimation of articulated angle in six-wheeled dump trucks using multiple GNSS receivers for autonomous driving	31
Individual adaptation and social attributes in a handshake robot with CPG control	24
Correction	20
HumanoidBot: framework for integrating full-body humanoid robot with open-domain chat system	20
Extended state observer-based synergetic control for n-DOF robot manipulators using joint position measurements only	19
Automation in steep terrain agriculture: an optimal controller to prevent tipping and slipping of tethered robots on slopes	17
Development of compact revolute electro-hydrostatic actuator module and evaluation of its backdrivability and internal leakage	17
Individual axis control for industrial robots by posture-variant dynamic compensation and feedback control using the FDTD method	16
Special issue on online motion planning and model predictive control	14
Human-guided motion planner with perception awareness for assistive aerial teleoperation	14
Learning global spatial information for multi-view object-centric models	14
Hierarchical Bayesian model for the transfer of knowledge on spatial concepts based on multimodal information	13
SGNet: a fast and accurate semantic segmentation network based on semantic guidance	13
Excavation by snake robots with fins and a drill	13
Semiautonomous recovery system from a stuck state of an articulated mobile robot	13
Task board for the World Robot Summit 2020	13
Anomaly triplet-net: progress recognition model using deep metric learning considering occlusion for manual assembly work	12
Axial torque estimation based on backlash detection for reduction gear using encoder information	11
Special issue on embodied intelligence-understanding animal locomotion and its robotic implementations	11
Can smoothed particle hydrodynamics simulate physically realistic movements of underwater vehicles?	11
Dynamic estimation of an object's center-of-mass direction: a novel control method for robotic interaction in uncertain environments	10
SegVisRL: development of a robot's neural visuomotor and planning system for lunar exploration	10

Special Issue on Advanced Technologies for Augmenting Canine–Human Communication	10
Connectivity preserving decentralized UAV swarm navigation in obstacle-laden environments without explicit communication	10
Enhancing social robot's direct gaze expression through vestibulo-ocular movements	10
Compact water pump and its application to self-contained soft robot hand for vegetable factory	10
Vision-aided precise positioning for long-reach robotic manipulators using local calibration	9
Decoding olfactory mechanisms: molecular functions and robotic applications for odor source localization	9
Distributed sparse optimization for source localization over diffusion fields with cooperative spatiotemporal sensing	9
Virtual merge and split at intersection for vehicle platooning based on self-triggered pinning consensus control	9
Smart quadruped robotics: a systematic review of design, control, sensing and perception	9
Motion planning of a snake robot that moves in crowded pipes	9
Underactuated robotic hand for a fully automatic dishwasher based on grasp stability analysis*	9
Beyond jamming grippers: granular material in robotics	8
Distributed control for flock navigation using nonlinear model predictive control	8
Correction	8
A study on design and moving behavior of meal partner robots that can perform eating behavior expression	8
Predicting apparent personality from body language: benchmarking deep learning architectures for adaptive social human–robot interaction	8
Control of swarm behavior for a batteryless and sensorless small jumping robot using wireless power supply	8
Dynamic modeling and crawling gait control of six-strut spherical tensegrity robot	8
Platooning control of drones with real-time deep learning object detection	8
Special issue on world models and predictive coding in robotics (part II)	8
Special issue on multimodal processing and robotics for dialogue systems (Part II)	8
Exploring the potential of service robots in guiding patients and assisting mobility in medical facilities	8
A framework of explanation generation toward reliable autonomous robots	8
PointpartNet: 3D point-cloud registration via deep part-based feature extraction	7
ForceMapping: learning visual-force features from vision for soft objects manipulation	7
Improvement in rotational performance by periodic tensile change of a torque transmission wire: basic experimental verification using a single straight wire	7
Adaptive finite-time model estimation and control for manipulator visual servoing using sliding mode control and neural networks	7
Unsupervised lexical acquisition of relative spatial concepts using spoken user utterances	7
Effects of medication and dual tasking on postural sway in Parkinson’s disease: A pilot case study	7
An effective swimming stroke recognition system utilizing deep learning based on inertial measurement units	7
Temperament estimation of toddlers from child–robot interaction with explainable artificial intelligence	7
Energy-aware trajectory planning for planetary rovers	7
Control technique of a V-shaped in-pipe robot composed of two underactuated roll-pitch joints	7
Terrain-aware traverse planning for a Mars sample return rover	6
Nearest neighbor future captioning: generating descriptions for possible collisions in object placement tasks	6
Towards canine brain–computer interfaces (BCIs)	6
Robotic denudation of zygotes	6
Arched snap motor: power flow analysis	6
Feedback control of an encountered-type haptic interface using MR fluid and servomotors for displaying cutting and restoring force of soft tissue	6
Development of a method for attaching thin films to curved surfaces using a bipolar electrostatic chuck with a collective beam structure	6
Toward robot-agnostic home appliance operation: a task execution framework using motion primitives, ontology, and GUI	6
Autonomous manipulator for depalletizing mixedly piled products of various kinds via object recognition including deep-learning-based boundary detection	6
Bipedal Robot running: human-like actuation timing using fast and slow adaptations	6
Map completion from partial observation using the global structure of multiple environmental maps	6
Explainable autonomous robots in continuous state space based on graph-structured world model	6
Safe robust adaptive control under both parametric and nonparametric uncertainty	6
Development of a restroom cleaning system for convenience stores	6
PMOD-Net: point-cloud-map-based metric scale obstacle detection by using a monocular camera	6
Special issue on industrial robot technology – selected papers from WRS 2020	5
Force control in internal/external modes for redundantly actuated systems using modal space observer	5

Automatic data collection for object detection and grasp-position estimation with mobile robots and invisible markers	5
Nonlinear model predictive control for robust bipedal locomotion: exploring angular momentum and CoM height changes	5
Verification experiment of stocking and disposal tasks by automatic shelf and mobile single-arm manipulation robot	5
Will you listen to a robot? Effects of robot ability, task complexity, and risk on human decision-making	5
Integrating force and vision feedback for flexible assembly system	5
Online motion planning based on swept volume search with replanning using sequential quadratic programming	5
Constrained footstep planning using model-based reinforcement learning in virtual constraint-based walking	5
Radiation distribution estimation with a non-directional detector using a plane source model*	5
Development of a robot hand with four primitive motions for efficient assembly of various ingredients in Bento boxes	5
Correction	5
Simulation of autonomous rhythm and gait generation in quadrupedal locomotion with hindlegs	5
Tip-over prevention system based on motion prediction for teleoperated excavator	5
3-Dimensional construction of the modularized rail structure in various posture conditions	5
Improving user's sense of participation in robot-driven dialogue	5
Load-side acceleration control based on load-side velocity disturbance observer for geared actuator	5
Motion control of a snake robot on multiple inclined planes	5
Correction	5
Behavioral learning of dish rinsing and scrubbing based on interruptive direct teaching considering assistance rate	5
Visualization system in a third-person view for the teleoperation of a snake-like robot	4
Co-scale cross-attentional transformer for rearrangement target detection	4
Path tracking control of a snake robot with a passive joint	4
Model-based motion planning in POMDPs with temporal logic specifications	4
Dream to posture: visual posturing of a tendon-driven hand using world model and muscle synergies	4
Latissimus-dorsi-inspired wire mechanism for improving energy efficiency of quadruped robot locomotion	4
Whole-body momentum control with linear quadratic state incremental walking pattern generation and a centroidal moment pivot balancing strategy for humanoid robots	4
Development and evaluation of a search-and-rescue robot Paripreksya 2.0 for WRS 2020	4
Configuration-aware model predictive motion planning for Tractor–Trailer Mobile Robot	4
Actuator fault-tolerant control allocation for cooperative transportation of multiple omnidirectional mobile robots	4
GenAerialNav: obstacle avoidance in real flight for generalized multirotors by reinforcement learning with variable Acc-Properties in dynamics	4
Robust cabbage recognition and automatic harvesting under environmental changes	4
Time-switching patrolling controller for holonomic and nonholonomic multi-robot systems	4
Obstacle avoidance flocking motion in multi-agent systems with limited sensing radius and heterogeneous input constraints	4
A comparative study of manipulator teleoperation methods for debris retrieval phase in nuclear power plant decommissioning	4
A lifting approach to learning-based self-triggered control with Gaussian processes	4
Motion sensor-based haptic master controller with finger band soft actuator for surgical robots	4
A low computation-cost locomotion control for underwater snake robot based on Monte Carlo model predictive control and curvature derivative control	4
Augmented reality and mixed reality behavior navigation system for telexistence remote assistance	4
Correction	4
Viscoelasticity estimation of sports prosthesis by energy-minimizing inverse kinematics and its validation by forward dynamics	4
Proprioceptive feedback design for gait synchronization in collective undulatory robots	4
Planning on topological map using omnidirectional images and spherical CNNs*	4
Special issue on control technology for networked and distributed robotics (Part II)	3
Special issue on control, mechatronics, and integrated design for physical human support	3
Online tangible robot programming: interactive automation method from teleoperation of manipulation task	3
Team Tidyboy at the WRS 2020: a modular software framework for home service robots	3
Finger contact keyboard for typing with tiny movement recognition	3
Detecting cultural identity via robotic sensor data to understand differences during human-robot interaction	3
Legged walking robot design applying the adaptive behavior of passive dynamic walking and interconnections among the different dynamics	3
Extended balance stabilization control for humanoid robot on rotational slope based on seesaw-inverted-pendulum model	3
Device design of double side slider type mechanical ventilator using bag valve mask and complication of a constant pressure control	3
Kinematic modeling and formability analysis of revolved bodies formed by origami waterbomb units based on a chain-like layer-building method	3
Correction	3
An open-source software framework for reinforcement learning-based control of tracked robots in simulated indoor environments	3
Graph-based SLAM using architectural floor plans without loop closure	3
A multi-site language study on child-robot dialogues	3
Survey and perspective on social emotions in robotics	3
Comparative anatomy of quadruped robots and animals: a review	3
Development of display and disposal work system for convenience stores using dual-arm robot	3
Localizability based path planning on occupancy grid maps	3
Density estimation based soft actor-critic: deep reinforcement learning for static output feedback control with measurement noise	3
Fast Bayesian graph update for SLAM	3
Special issue on Improving Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) Through Safe Human-Robot Collaboration	3
Robots and emotion: a survey of trends, classifications, and forms of interaction	3
Special issue on recent advances in nonlinear robot control technology (Part II)	3
Design and implementation of a multi-DOF hand and basic motions for rope-knotting tasks	3
Real-world cooking robot system from recipes based on food state recognition using foundation models and PDDL	3
Evaluation of CNN algorithm at locomotion mode identification for a knee-assisted exoskeleton	3
Simple open-set recognition combining metric learning and anomaly detection	3
Lyapunov-based approach to event-triggered control with self-triggered sampling	3
Early-stage modeling and analysis of continuum compliant structure for multi-DOF endoluminal forceps using pseudo-rigid-body model	3
Load torque control using model of friction dependent on torsional angular velocity of motor with built-in double encoders and reduction gear	3
Accuracy improvement of cooperative localization using UAV and UGV	3
Stable posture tracking for modular spatial hyper-redundant serial arms using selective control points	3
Special issue on disaster response robot - selected papers from WRS 2020	2
Motion generation for a tracked robot going over an unfixed obstacle on a slope using reinforcement learning	2
Bevel-geared mechanical foot: a bioinspired robotic foot compensating yaw moment of bipedal walking	2
Reflectance estimation for proximity sensing by vision-language models: utilizing distributional semantics for low-level cognition in robotics	2
Investigation of arm stabilization with proprioceptive sensory reflex pathways on a 2-DoF musculoskeletal robot actuated by pneumatic artificial muscles	2
Graph-based meta-learning for context-aware sensor management in nonlinear safety-critical environments	2
Low-cost and high-performance visual guidance and navigation system for space debris removal	2

Hoverable structure transformation for multirotor UAVs with laterally actuated frame links	2
Development of electronics-free force receptor for pneumatic actuators	2
Pseudo-eating behavior of service robot to improve the trustworthiness of product recommendations	2
Characteristics verification of pneumatic artificial muscles for compressive loading	2
Effect of the projection of robot’s talk information on the perception of communicating human	2
Multiagent multimodal categorization for symbol emergence: emergent communication via interpersonal cross-modal inference	2
Special issue on robotics technology for agriculture	2
Fault-tolerant joint state feedback adaptive control for snake robots that move through random pole environments	2
Recent research and development activities on space robotics and AI	2
Elastic material selection for omni-wheels of in-pipe robots with high traction capability	2
Fast pivoting gait generation by model predictive control designed with basis functions	2
Footstep reward for energy-efficient quadruped gait generation and transition through deep reinforcement learning	2
VB-T PHD-SLAM: efficient SLAM under heavy-tailed noise	2
Robot navigation in crowds via deep reinforcement learning with modeling of obstacle uni-action	2
Design and experimental verification of a hoverable quadrotor composed of only clockwise rotors	2
A multimodal dialogue system for customer service based on user personality adaptation and dialogue strategies	2
Multi-point surface FES hand rehabilitation system for stroke patients based on eye movement control	2
On high stiffness of soft robots for compatibility of deformation and function	2
Enhancing wet surface adhesion in walking robots: finite element-based analysis and morphology-changeable soft pads	2
Reflex-based open-vocabulary navigation without prior knowledge using omnidirectional camera and multiple vision-language models	2
Special issue on adaptive motion of animals and machines	2
Design of a competition specifically for spoken dialogue with a humanoid robot	2
Comparison of activity trackers in estimating canine behaviors	2
S&Reg v2: a probabilistically complete sampling-based planner to solve multi-goal path finding problem via multi-task learning networks	2
Spatio-temporal prediction of soil deformation in bucket excavation using machine learning	2
Special issue on symbol emergence in robotics and cognitive systems (II)	2
Swinging mass for energy-efficient quadrupedal locomotion	2
Socially aware robot navigation in crowds via deep reinforcement learning with resilient reward functions	2
Special issue on social interaction with more than one robot	2
A load-adaptive hoisting mechanism based on spring-loaded rope and variable radius reel	2
Objective evaluation of mechanical expressiveness in android and human faces	2
Advancements and challenges in the integration of robotics for traditional Chinese medicine massage: a comprehensive review	2
Effectiveness of canine training using suit-mounted feeder	2
Adaptive and transparent decision-making in autonomous robots through graph-structured world models	2
Development of XYZ stage-type display robot system for stock and disposal tasks in convenience stores	2
Mixed-reality human-machine-interface for motor learning of physical activities	1
Cognitive model of phonological awareness focusing on errors and formation process through Shiritori	1
Multiparty conversation via multirobot system: incorporation of nonverbal user responses for continued conversation	1
M3R-CNN: on effective multi-modal fusion of RGB and depth cues for instance segmentation in bin-picking	1
An intelligent socially assistive robot-wearable sensors system for personalized user dressing assistance	1
Versatile cleaning service robot based on a mobile manipulator with tool switching for liquids and garbage removal in restrooms	1
Situation classification of living environment by daily life support robot using pre-trained large-scale vision-language model	1
Development of an excavator-avoidance system for buried pipes	1
Social navigation framework for autonomous vehicle with hierarchical cyber-physical system architecture	1
Priority-based state machine synthesis that relaxes behavior design of multi-arm manipulators in dynamic environments	1
Latent regression based model predictive control for tissue triangulation	1
Nested-structure gear pump with movable inner casing for electro-hydrostatic actuator	1
Phase-amplitude reduction-based imitation learning	1
Multi-source pseudo-label learning of semantic segmentation for the scene recognition of agricultural mobile robots	1
Local body shape control of an articulated mobile robot and an application for recovery from a stuck state	1
A cranial-feature-based registration scheme for robotic micromanipulation using a microscopic stereo camera system	1
IFDRDTS: intelligent food delivery robot and its digital twin system for dining assistance tasks	1
Tele-Snap: a joint impedance estimation system using snap motor and openPose for remote rehabilitation diagnosis	1
Special issue on AI, robotics and automation in space	1
Emergent communication through Metropolis-Hastings naming game with deep generative models	1
Autonomous distributed braking and driving force control architecture based on broadcast control for vehicles with in-wheel motors on four wheels	1
Shepherding algorithm for heterogeneous flock with model-based discrimination	1
Sensorless angle and stiffness control of antagonistic PAM actuator using reference set	1
Obtaining emergent behaviors for swarm robotics singling with deep reinforcement learning	1
Preliminary study on the feasibility of approximating children's engagement level from their emotions estimation by a picture-based, three-model AI in a family-robot cohabitation scenario	1
Residual reinforcement learning for logistics cart transportation	1
Real-time motion planning for an autonomous mobile robot with wheel-ground adhesion constraint	1
Configuration of drive mechanisms with fewer wires in a surgical robot considering operation trajectory and delay	1
Analysis of the performance of robotic assembly systems considering the usage of tools or jigs for the task-board task in the WRS 2018	1
Optimal action selection to estimate the aperture of bag by force-torque sensor	1
Human-robot interactions with an autonomous health screening robot in long-term care settings	1
A novel methodology for vision-based path planning and obstacle avoidance in mobile robot applications	1
Feasibility-aware hierarchical task assignment for equipment inspection robots with heterogeneous work efficiency	1
Cooperative reference frame estimation for multi-agent systems via formation control	1
Motion analysis of a multi-joint system with holonomic constraints using Riemannian distance	1
Special issue on hyper-adaptability for overcoming body–brain dysfunction	1
A single-leg standing test evaluation system for fall prevention in workers	1
A review of deep learning-based approaches to sign language processing	1
Character expression of a conversational robot for adapting to user personality	1
On reward distribution in reinforcement learning of multi-agent surveillance systems with temporal logic specifications	1
Special issue on robot and human interactive communication 2023 (selected papers from RO-MAN 2022)	1
Development of 6-DOF manipulator driven by ceramics reinforced hydrostatic actuators and its experimental evaluations on force control and payload abilities	1
Multi-step motion learning by combining learning-from-demonstration and policy-search	1
Single-shot global localization via graph-theoretic correspondence matching	1
Real-world robot applications of foundation models: a review	1
It takes two, not one: context-aware nonverbal behaviour generation in dyadic interactions	1
Trajectory prediction considering the behavior of pedestrians intersecting with vehicles	1
Enhancement of a leg-wheel mechanism by hydraulics toward compliantly balancing platforms for heavy duty work	1
Dog’s breath rhythm was drawn into owner’s breath rhythm	1
Unified GRF-based control for adjusting hopping frequency with various robot configurations	1
Loop-shaped distributed learning of an object with data-independent performance certificates	1
Development of a measuring system for the data collection of a surgical energy device	1
Step recognition using LiDAR and navigation considering step entry direction for skid-steer robots	1
Real-time, dense UAV mapping by leveraging monocular depth prediction with monocular-inertial SLAM	1
Development of soft inchworm robot with friction control of feet using double-network gel	1
A novel robot hand-eye calibration method to enhance calibration accuracy based on the POE model	1
Online adaptation of fourier series-based acoustic transfer function model and its application to sound source localization and separation	1
Effect of attentive listening robot on pleasure and arousal change in psychiatric daycare	1
Untying cable by combining 3D deep neural network with deep reinforcement learning	1
Gaze modeling in multi-party dialogues and extraversion expression through gaze aversion control	1