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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Special issue on Advanced Construction Robot System	50
Integral sliding mode control of networked robotic manipulator: a dynamic event-triggered design	42
Constrained remote control of construction machine with time-varying delay and packet loss	29
Special Issue on Robot and Human Interactive Communication 2021 (Part I)	27
Special issue on software framework for Robot system integration	23
Real-world robot applications of foundation models: a review	20
Finger contact keyboard for typing with tiny movement recognition	17
Multi-source pseudo-label learning of semantic segmentation for the scene recognition of agricultural mobile robots	17
A method for service robot development based on a design structure matrix	16
Special issue on adaptive motion of animals and machines	16
Load-side acceleration control based on load-side velocity disturbance observer for geared actuator	16
Development of 6-DOF manipulator driven by ceramics reinforced hydrostatic actuators and its experimental evaluations on force control and payload abilities	15
Design of a competition specifically for spoken dialogue with a humanoid robot	14
Individual axis control for industrial robots by posture-variant dynamic compensation and feedback control using the FDTD method	14
An experimental study on attitude control of a tailless hummingbird-mimetic flapping-wing robot with defective wings	13
Analysis of the relationship between user response to dialog breakdown and personality traits	13
A kinematic model generates non-circular human proxemics zones	13
Special Issue on Multimodal processing and robotics for dialogue systems (Part 1)	12
Automation in steep terrain agriculture: an optimal controller to prevent tipping and slipping of tethered robots on slopes	12
2nd special issue on soft/social/systemic (3S) robot technologies for enhancing the quality of new normal (QoNN)	12
Development of XYZ stage-type display robot system for stock and disposal tasks in convenience stores	12
Simulation of autonomous rhythm and gait generation in quadrupedal locomotion with hindlegs	11
Development of a novel motion capture and gait analysis system for rat locomotion	11
Navigation system with SLAM-based trajectory topological map and reinforcement learning-based local planner	11
Defect detection with ego-noise reduction based on multimodal information in UAV hammering inspection	10

Individual adaptation and social attributes in a handshake robot with CPG control	10
Two-stage calibration of a 6-axis force-torque sensor for robust operation in the Mars 2020 robot arm	10
Terrain-aware traverse planning for a Mars sample return rover	10
Cooperative reference frame estimation for multi-agent systems via formation control	9
Unsupervised phoneme and word acquisition from continuous speech based on a hierarchical probabilistic generative model	9
Development of a method for attaching thin films to curved surfaces using a bipolar electrostatic chuck with a collective beam structure	9
Legged walking robot design applying the adaptive behavior of passive dynamic walking and interconnections among the different dynamics	9
Motion generation for a tracked robot going over an unfixed obstacle on a slope using reinforcement learning	8
Sparse-Map: automatic topological map creation via unsupervised learning techniques	8
Dog’s breath rhythm was drawn into owner’s breath rhythm	8
Estimation of articulated angle in six-wheeled dump trucks using multiple GNSS receivers for autonomous driving	8
Arched snap motor: power flow analysis	8
Development of an articulated mobile robot moving on magnetic curved walls and passing over obstacles	8
Selecting optimal wearables for measuring physiological arousal in robot-delivered mindfulness-based exercises	8
Gait assist brace with double carbon fiber reinforced plastic spring blades to allow ankle joint movement and change in walking direction	8
Active textile: woven-cloth-like mechanisms consist of thin McKibben actuators	8
Analysis of muscle synergy and kinematics in sit-to-stand motion of hemiplegic patients in subacute period	8
Explainable autonomous robots in continuous state space based on graph-structured world model	7
Loop-shaped distributed learning of an object with data-independent performance certificates	7
Obstacle avoidance using buffered voronoi cells based on local information from a laser range scanner	7
Estimating signal-dependent noise (SDN)-based motion variations to enhance gesture recognition	7
Feedback control of an encountered-type haptic interface using MR fluid and servomotors for displaying cutting and restoring force of soft tissue	7
Configuration of drive mechanisms with fewer wires in a surgical robot considering operation trajectory and delay	7
Trinocular 360-degree stereo for accurate all-round 3D reconstruction considering uncertainty	7
Nearest neighbor future captioning: generating descriptions for possible collisions in object placement tasks	7
MONOLITh: a soft non-pneumatic foam robot with a functional mesh skin for use in delicate environments	6
Vehicle-ride sensation sharing system with stereoscopic 3D visual perception and vibro-vestibular feedback for immersive remote collaboration	6
Integrating force and vision feedback for flexible assembly system	6
Extended state observer-based synergetic control for n-DOF robot manipulators using joint position measurements only	6
Development of compact revolute electro-hydrostatic actuator module and evaluation of its backdrivability and internal leakage	6
Deep reinforcement learning for continuous-time self-triggered control with experimental evaluation	6
Map completion from partial observation using the global structure of multiple environmental maps	6
Priority-based state machine synthesis that relaxes behavior design of multi-arm manipulators in dynamic environments	6
Step recognition using LiDAR and navigation considering step entry direction for skid-steer robots	6
Obtaining emergent behaviors for swarm robotics singling with deep reinforcement learning	6
HumanoidBot: framework for integrating full-body humanoid robot with open-domain chat system	6
Cyber-secure pneumatic actuator system equipped with encrypted controller and attack detectors	6
Recent research and development activities on space robotics and AI	6
Behavioral learning of dish rinsing and scrubbing based on interruptive direct teaching considering assistance rate	6
Special issue on real-world robot applications of the foundation models	6
Feedback control of a pipe cleaning snake robot with two helixes connected	5
A review of deep learning-based approaches to sign language processing	5
Compact water pump and its application to self-contained soft robot hand for vegetable factory	5
S&Reg v2: a probabilistically complete sampling-based planner to solve multi-goal path finding problem via multi-task learning networks	5
Correction	5
Development of soft inchworm robot with friction control of feet using double-network gel	5
Contact detection in a rib-reinforced vacuum driven actuator with an embedded CSR bridge sensor	5
Fault-tolerant joint state feedback adaptive control for snake robots that move through random pole environments	5
Special issue on industrial robot technology – selected papers from WRS 2020	5
A cranial-feature-based registration scheme for robotic micromanipulation using a microscopic stereo camera system	5

Pseudo-eating behavior of service robot to improve the trustworthiness of product recommendations	5
On high stiffness of soft robots for compatibility of deformation and function	5
Comparison of activity trackers in estimating canine behaviors	5
Tip-over prevention system based on motion prediction for teleoperated excavator	5
Robust assembly strategy of a timing belt in the belt drive unit against its shape uncertainty with a single parallel jaw gripper	5
Development of a measuring system for the data collection of a surgical energy device	5
Learning global spatial information for multi-view object-centric models	5
APEX: affordance-based plan executor for indoor robotic navigation	5
Nonlinear model predictive control for robust bipedal locomotion: exploring angular momentum and CoM height changes	5
A novel methodology for vision-based path planning and obstacle avoidance in mobile robot applications	5
Innovative technologies for infrastructure construction and maintenance through collaborative robots based on an open design approach	5
Automated suturing: sharp wound recognition and planning with surgical robot	4
Special issue on disaster response robot - selected papers from WRS 2020	4
Verification experiment of stocking and disposal tasks by automatic shelf and mobile single-arm manipulation robot	4
Constrained footstep planning using model-based reinforcement learning in virtual constraint-based walking	4
Special issue on online motion planning and model predictive control	4
Excavation by snake robots with fins and a drill	4
Online adaptation of fourier series-based acoustic transfer function model and its application to sound source localization and separation	4
Predicting and attending to damaging collisions for placing everyday objects in photo-realistic simulations	4
Special issue on robotics technology for agriculture	4
IoTouch: whole-body tactile sensing technology toward the tele-touch	4
Safe and efficient imitation learning by clarification of experienced latent space	4
Online motion planning based on swept volume search with replanning using sequential quadratic programming	4
Dynamic estimation of an object's center-of-mass direction: a novel control method for robotic interaction in uncertain environments	4
Enhancing social robot's direct gaze expression through vestibulo-ocular movements	4
An efficient in situ monitoring strategy for an active aquatic surface omni-directional sensing device	4
Special issue on Symbol Emergence in Robotics and Cognitive Systems (I)	4
Autonomous distributed braking and driving force control architecture based on broadcast control for vehicles with in-wheel motors on four wheels	3
Special issue on embodied intelligence-understanding animal locomotion and its robotic implementations	3
Bevel-geared mechanical foot: a bioinspired robotic foot compensating yaw moment of bipedal walking	3
Special Issue on Advanced Technologies for Augmenting Canine–Human Communication	3
Motion analysis of a multi-joint system with holonomic constraints using Riemannian distance	3
Reflex-based open-vocabulary navigation without prior knowledge using omnidirectional camera and multiple vision-language models	3
Designing signal processing for robotic olfaction based on electroantennogram	3
Will you listen to a robot? Effects of robot ability, task complexity, and risk on human decision-making	3
Phase-amplitude reduction-based imitation learning	3
Can smoothed particle hydrodynamics simulate physically realistic movements of underwater vehicles?	3
Development and evaluation of a search-and-rescue robot Paripreksya 2.0 for WRS 2020	3
Elastic material selection for omni-wheels of in-pipe robots with high traction capability	3
M3R-CNN: on effective multi-modal fusion of RGB and depth cues for instance segmentation in bin-picking	3
Anomaly triplet-net: progress recognition model using deep metric learning considering occlusion for manual assembly work	3
Enhancing upper-limb rehabilitation robot: autonomous self-adaptive resistance generation using EMG-based Fuzzy-PI control	3
Structure SLAM with points, planes and objects	3
Local body shape control of an articulated mobile robot and an application for recovery from a stuck state	3
Real-time, dense UAV mapping by leveraging monocular depth prediction with monocular-inertial SLAM	3
Multiagent multimodal categorization for symbol emergence: emergent communication via interpersonal cross-modal inference	3
Adaptive and transparent decision-making in autonomous robots through graph-structured world models	3
Correction	3
Advancements and challenges in the integration of robotics for traditional Chinese medicine massage: a comprehensive review	3
A robot hand with free-rotating grips for switching three different grasping modes	3
Automatic data collection for object detection and grasp-position estimation with mobile robots and invisible markers	3
Decentralized control law for load-adaptive gaits of multi-legged robots inspired by millipedes	3
Feasibility-aware hierarchical task assignment for equipment inspection robots with heterogeneous work efficiency	3
Fast pivoting gait generation by model predictive control designed with basis functions	3
Correction	3
A 3-DOF coupled tendon-driven humanoid waist	3
Effectiveness of canine training using suit-mounted feeder	3
The effect of walking with elastic ankle exoskeletons on the internal force of knee and ankle	3
A three-legged four degrees-of-freedom parallel manipulator with foldable moving platform	3
Configuration-aware model predictive motion planning for Tractor–Trailer Mobile Robot	3
Improving user's sense of participation in robot-driven dialogue	3
Special issue on hyper-adaptability for overcoming body–brain dysfunction	3
World robot challenge 2020 – partner robot: a data-driven approach for room tidying with mobile manipulator	3