OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Advanced Robotics is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Special issue on software framework for Robot system integration	63
A method for service robot development based on a design structure matrix	57
Estimation of articulated angle in six-wheeled dump trucks using multiple GNSS receivers for autonomous driving	38
MONOLITh: a soft non-pneumatic foam robot with a functional mesh skin for use in delicate environments	37
Individual adaptation and social attributes in a handshake robot with CPG control	28
HumanoidBot: framework for integrating full-body humanoid robot with open-domain chat system	24
Development of compact revolute electro-hydrostatic actuator module and evaluation of its backdrivability and internal leakage	21
Individual axis control for industrial robots by posture-variant dynamic compensation and feedback control using the FDTD method	21
Correction	21
Extended state observer-based synergetic control for n-DOF robot manipulators using joint position measurements only	20
Automation in steep terrain agriculture: an optimal controller to prevent tipping and slipping of tethered robots on slopes	19
Learning global spatial information for multi-view object-centric models	18
Special issue on online motion planning and model predictive control	17
Axial torque estimation based on backlash detection for reduction gear using encoder information	15
Designing standing position and voice cues for a robot riding in a social elevator	15
Human-guided motion planner with perception awareness for assistive aerial teleoperation	14
Assessing behavior cloning with RGB inputs in surgical robotics through dataset ablation	14
Task board for the World Robot Summit 2020	13
SGNet: a fast and accurate semantic segmentation network based on semantic guidance	13
Semiautonomous recovery system from a stuck state of an articulated mobile robot	13
Special issue on embodied intelligence-understanding animal locomotion and its robotic implementations	12
Anomaly triplet-net: progress recognition model using deep metric learning considering occlusion for manual assembly work	12
Excavation by snake robots with fins and a drill	12
Hierarchical Bayesian model for the transfer of knowledge on spatial concepts based on multimodal information	12
Expanding mobile robot applications in care environments: client perspectives for added guidance	11

Dynamic estimation of an object's center-of-mass direction: a novel control method for robotic interaction in uncertain environments	11
Can smoothed particle hydrodynamics simulate physically realistic movements of underwater vehicles?	11
Enhancing social robot's direct gaze expression through vestibulo-ocular movements	11
Special Issue on Advanced Technologies for Augmenting Canine–Human Communication	11
Distributed sparse optimization for source localization over diffusion fields with cooperative spatiotemporal sensing	10
Virtual merge and split at intersection for vehicle platooning based on self-triggered pinning consensus control	10
Motion planning of a snake robot that moves in crowded pipes	10
Connectivity preserving decentralized UAV swarm navigation in obstacle-laden environments without explicit communication	10
Vision-aided precise positioning for long-reach robotic manipulators using local calibration	10
Compact water pump and its application to self-contained soft robot hand for vegetable factory	10
Predicting apparent personality from body language: benchmarking deep learning architectures for adaptive social human–robot interaction	9
SegVisRL: development of a robot's neural visuomotor and planning system for lunar exploration	9
Underactuated robotic hand for a fully automatic dishwasher based on grasp stability analysis*	9
Special issue on the future of assistive robots: innovative approaches and insight to enhancing lives	9
Decoding olfactory mechanisms: molecular functions and robotic applications for odor source localization	9
Smart quadruped robotics: a systematic review of design, control, sensing and perception	9
Beyond jamming grippers: granular material in robotics	8
Control of swarm behavior for a batteryless and sensorless small jumping robot using wireless power supply	8
A study on design and moving behavior of meal partner robots that can perform eating behavior expression	8
Special issue on world models and predictive coding in robotics (part II)	8
Dynamic modeling and crawling gait control of six-strut spherical tensegrity robot	8
Special issue on multimodal processing and robotics for dialogue systems (Part II)	8
Correction	8
Exploring the potential of service robots in guiding patients and assisting mobility in medical facilities	8
Distributed control for flock navigation using nonlinear model predictive control	7
Unsupervised lexical acquisition of relative spatial concepts using spoken user utterances	7
Novel design approaches for fixed-sequence 5R parallel manipulators with prescribed gripper positions	7
Towards canine brain–computer interfaces (BCIs)	7
Platooning control of drones with real-time deep learning object detection	7
Control technique of a V-shaped in-pipe robot composed of two underactuated roll-pitch joints	7
Improvement in rotational performance by periodic tensile change of a torque transmission wire: basic experimental verification using a single straight wire	7
Autonomous manipulator for depalletizing mixedly piled products of various kinds via object recognition including deep-learning-based boundary detection	7
An effective swimming stroke recognition system utilizing deep learning based on inertial measurement units	7
Cybernic finger: a wearable cyborg to supplement tactile force sensation and finger motor function for patients with hand paralysis	7
PointpartNet: 3D point-cloud registration via deep part-based feature extraction	7
Toward robot-agnostic home appliance operation: a task execution framework using motion primitives, ontology, and GUI	7
ForceMapping: learning visual-force features from vision for soft objects manipulation	7
Robotic denudation of zygotes	6
Safe robust adaptive control under both parametric and nonparametric uncertainty	6
Explainable autonomous robots in continuous state space based on graph-structured world model	6
Integrating force and vision feedback for flexible assembly system	6
Adaptive finite-time model estimation and control for manipulator visual servoing using sliding mode control and neural networks	6
PMOD-Net: point-cloud-map-based metric scale obstacle detection by using a monocular camera	6
Implementation of a robot with exaggerated motion expressions and shape transformations using squash, stretch, and inflation	6
Nearest neighbor future captioning: generating descriptions for possible collisions in object placement tasks	6
Development of a method for attaching thin films to curved surfaces using a bipolar electrostatic chuck with a collective beam structure	6
Development of a restroom cleaning system for convenience stores	6
Bipedal Robot running: human-like actuation timing using fast and slow adaptations	6
Feedback control of an encountered-type haptic interface using MR fluid and servomotors for displaying cutting and restoring force of soft tissue	6
Behavioral learning of dish rinsing and scrubbing based on interruptive direct teaching considering assistance rate	6

Map completion from partial observation using the global structure of multiple environmental maps	5
Special issue on industrial robot technology – selected papers from WRS 2020	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
Correction	5
Autonomous grasping system with a tendon parallel manipulator consisting of rib-reinforced vacuum-driven linear actuators and a soft robot hand with a time-of-flight camera	5
Online motion planning based on swept volume search with replanning using sequential quadratic programming	5
Improving user's sense of participation in robot-driven dialogue	5
Correction	5
Simulation of autonomous rhythm and gait generation in quadrupedal locomotion with hindlegs	5
Force control in internal/external modes for redundantly actuated systems using modal space observer	5
Load-side acceleration control based on load-side velocity disturbance observer for geared actuator	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
Motion control of a snake robot on multiple inclined planes	4
Development and evaluation of a search-and-rescue robot Paripreksya 2.0 for WRS 2020	4
Impulse force presentation during ball kicking by lower limb exoskeleton with MR fluid brake	4
Time-switching patrolling controller for holonomic and nonholonomic multi-robot systems	4
Dream to posture: visual posturing of a tendon-driven hand using world model and muscle synergies	4
Obstacle avoidance flocking motion in multi-agent systems with limited sensing radius and heterogeneous input constraints	4
Whole-body momentum control with linear quadratic state incremental walking pattern generation and a centroidal moment pivot balancing strategy for humanoid robots	4
Visualization system in a third-person view for the teleoperation of a snake-like robot	4
Development of a robot hand with four primitive motions for efficient assembly of various ingredients in Bento boxes	4
Verification experiment of stocking and disposal tasks by automatic shelf and mobile single-arm manipulation robot	4
Proprioceptive feedback design for gait synchronization in collective undulatory robots	4
Motion sensor-based haptic master controller with finger band soft actuator for surgical robots	4
Viscoelasticity estimation of sports prosthesis by energy-minimizing inverse kinematics and its validation by forward dynamics	4
A comparative study of manipulator teleoperation methods for debris retrieval phase in nuclear power plant decommissioning	4
An intuitive avatar operation method with low cognitive load for telecommunication using finger and wrist movements	4
Co-scale cross-attentional transformer for rearrangement target detection	4
Will you listen to a robot? Effects of robot ability, task complexity, and risk on human decision-making	4
Automatic data collection for object detection and grasp-position estimation with mobile robots and invisible markers	4
Planning on topological map using omnidirectional images and spherical CNNs*	4
GenAerialNav: obstacle avoidance in real flight for generalized multirotors by reinforcement learning with variable Acc-Properties in dynamics	4
A low computation-cost locomotion control for underwater snake robot based on Monte Carlo model predictive control and curvature derivative control	4
Path tracking control of a snake robot with a passive joint	4
Actuator fault-tolerant control allocation for cooperative transportation of multiple omnidirectional mobile robots	4
Correction	4
A lifting approach to learning-based self-triggered control with Gaussian processes	4
Configuration-aware model predictive motion planning for Tractor–Trailer Mobile Robot	4
Graph-based SLAM using architectural floor plans without loop closure	3
Special issue on Improving Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) Through Safe Human-Robot Collaboration	3
Survey and perspective on social emotions in robotics	3
Kinematic modeling and formability analysis of revolved bodies formed by origami waterbomb units based on a chain-like layer-building method	3
Device design of double side slider type mechanical ventilator using bag valve mask and complication of a constant pressure control	3
Localizability based path planning on occupancy grid maps	3
Load torque control using model of friction dependent on torsional angular velocity of motor with built-in double encoders and reduction gear	3
Fast Bayesian graph update for SLAM	3
Correction	3
Special issue on recent advances in nonlinear robot control technology (Part II)	3
Latissimus-dorsi-inspired wire mechanism for improving energy efficiency of quadruped robot locomotion	3
Motion generation for food topping challenge 2024: serving salmon roe bowl and picking fried chicken	3
Robust cabbage recognition and automatic harvesting under environmental changes	3
Online tangible robot programming: interactive automation method from teleoperation of manipulation task	3
Simple open-set recognition combining metric learning and anomaly detection	3
Detecting cultural identity via robotic sensor data to understand differences during human-robot interaction	3
Comparative anatomy of quadruped robots and animals: a review	3
Verification of combined pattern of intermittent pneumatic compression and ankle-assist exercises for preventing deep vein thrombosis	3
An open-source software framework for reinforcement learning-based control of tracked robots in simulated indoor environments	3
Accuracy improvement of cooperative localization using UAV and UGV	3
A multi-site language study on child-robot dialogues	3
Augmented reality and mixed reality behavior navigation system for telexistence remote assistance	3
Enhancing prosthetic hand control using deep hybrid model	3
Design and implementation of a multi-DOF hand and basic motions for rope-knotting tasks	3
Model-based motion planning in POMDPs with temporal logic specifications	3
Evaluation of CNN algorithm at locomotion mode identification for a knee-assisted exoskeleton	3
Collision-based probabilistic obstacle avoidance algorithm for swarm robots navigation in unknown environment	3
Lyapunov-based approach to event-triggered control with self-triggered sampling	3
Density estimation based soft actor-critic: deep reinforcement learning for static output feedback control with measurement noise	3
Real-world cooking robot system from recipes based on food state recognition using foundation models and PDDL	3
Stable posture tracking for modular spatial hyper-redundant serial arms using selective control points	3
Early-stage modeling and analysis of continuum compliant structure for multi-DOF endoluminal forceps using pseudo-rigid-body model	3
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