OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Advanced Robotics is 4. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Special issue on software framework for Robot system integration	70
MONOLITh: a soft non-pneumatic foam robot with a functional mesh skin for use in delicate environments	60
Individual adaptation and social attributes in a handshake robot with CPG control	58
HumanoidBot: framework for integrating full-body humanoid robot with open-domain chat system	41
Correction	36
A method for service robot development based on a design structure matrix	28
Extended state observer-based synergetic control for n-DOF robot manipulators using joint position measurements only	24
Development of compact revolute electro-hydrostatic actuator module and evaluation of its backdrivability and internal leakage	23
Individual axis control for industrial robots by posture-variant dynamic compensation and feedback control using the FDTD method	22
Automation in steep terrain agriculture: an optimal controller to prevent tipping and slipping of tethered robots on slopes	18
Special issue on online motion planning and model predictive control	18
Learning global spatial information for multi-view object-centric models	15
Semiautonomous recovery system from a stuck state of an articulated mobile robot	14
Task board for the World Robot Summit 2020	14
SGNet: a fast and accurate semantic segmentation network based on semantic guidance	14
Anomaly triplet-net: progress recognition model using deep metric learning considering occlusion for manual assembly work	13
Special issue on embodied intelligence-understanding animal locomotion and its robotic implementations	13
Hierarchical Bayesian model for the transfer of knowledge on spatial concepts based on multimodal information	13
Can smoothed particle hydrodynamics simulate physically realistic movements of underwater vehicles?	13
Dynamic estimation of an object's center-of-mass direction: a novel control method for robotic interaction in uncertain environments	12
Designing standing position and voice cues for a robot riding in a social elevator	12
Special Issue on Advanced Technologies for Augmenting Canine–Human Communication	12
Assessing behavior cloning with RGB inputs in surgical robotics through dataset ablation	12
Axial torque estimation based on backlash detection for reduction gear using encoder information	11
Enhancing social robot's direct gaze expression through vestibulo-ocular movements	11

Compact water pump and its application to self-contained soft robot hand for vegetable factory	11
Excavation by snake robots with fins and a drill	11
Human-guided motion planner with perception awareness for assistive aerial teleoperation	11
Expanding mobile robot applications in care environments: client perspectives for added guidance	11
What makes a robot cute? A rapid systematic review of design elements for social robots	10
Smart quadruped robotics: a systematic review of design, control, sensing and perception	10
Distributed sparse optimization for source localization over diffusion fields with cooperative spatiotemporal sensing	9
Underactuated robotic hand for a fully automatic dishwasher based on grasp stability analysis*	9
Virtual merge and split at intersection for vehicle platooning based on self-triggered pinning consensus control	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
Motion planning of a snake robot that moves in crowded pipes	9
Vision-aided precise positioning for long-reach robotic manipulators using local calibration	9
Beyond jamming grippers: granular material in robotics	9
Dynamic modeling and crawling gait control of six-strut spherical tensegrity robot	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
Correction	8
A study on design and moving behavior of meal partner robots that can perform eating behavior expression	8
Control of swarm behavior for a batteryless and sensorless small jumping robot using wireless power supply	8
Connectivity preserving decentralized UAV swarm navigation in obstacle-laden environments without explicit communication	8
Platooning control of drones with real-time deep learning object detection	7
Distributed control for flock navigation using nonlinear model predictive control	7
An effective swimming stroke recognition system utilizing deep learning based on inertial measurement units	7
Novel design approaches for fixed-sequence 5R parallel manipulators with prescribed gripper positions	7
Improvement in rotational performance by periodic tensile change of a torque transmission wire: basic experimental verification using a single straight wire	7
PointpartNet: 3D point-cloud registration via deep part-based feature extraction	7
Control technique of a V-shaped in-pipe robot composed of two underactuated roll-pitch joints	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
Exploring the potential of service robots in guiding patients and assisting mobility in medical facilities	7
Cybernic finger: a wearable cyborg to supplement tactile force sensation and finger motor function for patients with hand paralysis	7
Autonomous manipulator for depalletizing mixedly piled products of various kinds via object recognition including deep-learning-based boundary detection	7
Towards canine brain–computer interfaces (BCIs)	7
Unsupervised lexical acquisition of relative spatial concepts using spoken user utterances	7
Robotic denudation of zygotes	6
PMOD-Net: point-cloud-map-based metric scale obstacle detection by using a monocular camera	6
Safe robust adaptive control under both parametric and nonparametric uncertainty	6
Map completion from partial observation using the global structure of multiple environmental maps	6
Load-side acceleration control based on load-side velocity disturbance observer for geared actuator	6
Adaptive finite-time model estimation and control for manipulator visual servoing using sliding mode control and neural networks	6
Implementation of a robot with exaggerated motion expressions and shape transformations using squash, stretch, and inflation	6
Bipedal Robot running: human-like actuation timing using fast and slow adaptations	6
Explainable autonomous robots in continuous state space based on graph-structured world model	6
Behavioral learning of dish rinsing and scrubbing based on interruptive direct teaching considering assistance rate	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 restroom cleaning system for convenience stores	6
Spider web bio-inspired soft tactile sensor for locating indentation and sliding load in large contact area	6
Development of a method for attaching thin films to curved surfaces using a bipolar electrostatic chuck with a collective beam structure	6
Simulation of autonomous rhythm and gait generation in quadrupedal locomotion with hindlegs	6

Integrating force and vision feedback for flexible assembly system	6
Special issue on industrial robot technology – selected papers from WRS 2020	5
Towards the emotion design of baby-like robots for older adults: do crying baby robots attract people like real infants?	5
Radiation distribution estimation with a non-directional detector using a plane source model*	5
Correction	5
Development of a robot hand with four primitive motions for efficient assembly of various ingredients in Bento boxes	5
Nearest neighbor future captioning: generating descriptions for possible collisions in object placement tasks	5
Force control in internal/external modes for redundantly actuated systems using modal space observer	5
Correction	5
Motion control of a snake robot on multiple inclined planes	5
Improving user's sense of participation in robot-driven dialogue	5
Online motion planning based on swept volume search with replanning using sequential quadratic programming	5
Tip-over prevention system based on motion prediction for teleoperated excavator	5
Verification experiment of stocking and disposal tasks by automatic shelf and mobile single-arm manipulation robot	5
Configuration-aware model predictive motion planning for Tractor–Trailer Mobile Robot	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
A comparative study of manipulator teleoperation methods for debris retrieval phase in nuclear power plant decommissioning	4
Planning on topological map using omnidirectional images and spherical CNNs*	4
Visualization system in a third-person view for the teleoperation of a snake-like robot	4
Development and evaluation of a search-and-rescue robot Paripreksya 2.0 for WRS 2020	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
Design and implementation of a multi-DOF hand and basic motions for rope-knotting tasks	4
Model-based motion planning in POMDPs with temporal logic specifications	4
Motion generation for food topping challenge 2024: serving salmon roe bowl and picking fried chicken	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
Co-scale cross-attentional transformer for rearrangement target detection	4
Automatic data collection for object detection and grasp-position estimation with mobile robots and invisible markers	4
An intuitive avatar operation method with low cognitive load for telecommunication using finger and wrist movements	4
Impulse force presentation during ball kicking by lower limb exoskeleton with MR fluid brake	4
Robust cabbage recognition and automatic harvesting under environmental changes	4
Special issue on control, mechatronics, and integrated design for physical human support	4
A low computation-cost locomotion control for underwater snake robot based on Monte Carlo model predictive control and curvature derivative control	4
GenAerialNav: obstacle avoidance in real flight for generalized multirotors by reinforcement learning with variable Acc-Properties in dynamics	4
Whole-body momentum control with linear quadratic state incremental walking pattern generation and a centroidal moment pivot balancing strategy for humanoid robots	4
Actuator fault-tolerant control allocation for cooperative transportation of multiple omnidirectional mobile robots	4
Constrained footstep planning using model-based reinforcement learning in virtual constraint-based walking	4
3-Dimensional construction of the modularized rail structure in various posture conditions	4
A lifting approach to learning-based self-triggered control with Gaussian processes	4
Path tracking control of a snake robot with a passive joint	4
Latissimus-dorsi-inspired wire mechanism for improving energy efficiency of quadruped robot locomotion	4
Dream to posture: visual posturing of a tendon-driven hand using world model and muscle synergies	4
Viscoelasticity estimation of sports prosthesis by energy-minimizing inverse kinematics and its validation by forward dynamics	4
Correction	4