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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Special issue on software framework for Robot system integration	81
HumanoidBot: framework for integrating full-body humanoid robot with open-domain chat system	63
A method for service robot development based on a design structure matrix	53
Automation in steep terrain agriculture: an optimal controller to prevent tipping and slipping of tethered robots on slopes	35
Development of compact revolute electro-hydrostatic actuator module and evaluation of its backdrivability and internal leakage	30
Extended state observer-based synergetic control for n-DOF robot manipulators using joint position measurements only	27
Correction	22
Individual adaptation and social attributes in a handshake robot with CPG control	22
Individual axis control for industrial robots by posture-variant dynamic compensation and feedback control using the FDTD method	21
Learning global spatial information for multi-view object-centric models	17
Special issue on online motion planning and model predictive control	17
Achievements and lessons from the training course on performance evaluation methods for underwater infrastructure inspection robots	17
SGNet: a fast and accurate semantic segmentation network based on semantic guidance	15
Anomaly triplet-net: progress recognition model using deep metric learning considering occlusion for manual assembly work	15
Can smoothed particle hydrodynamics simulate physically realistic movements of underwater vehicles?	15
Semiautonomous recovery system from a stuck state of an articulated mobile robot	15
Special issue on embodied intelligence-understanding animal locomotion and its robotic implementations	15
Special Issue on Advanced Technologies for Augmenting Canine–Human Communication	14
Dynamic estimation of an object's center-of-mass direction: a novel control method for robotic interaction in uncertain environments	13
Assessing behavior cloning with RGB inputs in surgical robotics through dataset ablation	12
Designing standing position and voice cues for a robot riding in a social elevator	11
Axial torque estimation based on backlash detection for reduction gear using encoder information	11
Expanding mobile robot applications in care environments: client perspectives for added guidance	11
Human-guided motion planner with perception awareness for assistive aerial teleoperation	10
Visual robot navigation adaptive to directional cues using vision-language models and conditional diffusion models	10

Enhancing social robot's direct gaze expression through vestibulo-ocular movements	10
Task board for the World Robot Summit 2020	10
Connectivity preserving decentralized UAV swarm navigation in obstacle-laden environments without explicit communication	10
Excavation by snake robots with fins and a drill	10
Compact water pump and its application to self-contained soft robot hand for vegetable factory	10
Distributed sparse optimization for source localization over diffusion fields with cooperative spatiotemporal sensing	10
FocusViT: dynamic patch focus for transformer-based gaze estimation	9
Decoding olfactory mechanisms: molecular functions and robotic applications for odor source localization	9
What makes a robot cute? A rapid systematic review of design elements for social robots	9
Beyond jamming grippers: granular material in robotics	9
Special issue on the future of assistive robots: innovative approaches and insight to enhancing lives	9
Cybernic finger: a wearable cyborg to supplement tactile force sensation and finger motor function for patients with hand paralysis	8
Self-augmented robot trajectory: efficient imitation learning via safe self-augmentation with demonstrator-annotated precision	8
Vision-aided precise positioning for long-reach robotic manipulators using local calibration	8
Special issue on world models and predictive coding in robotics (part II)	8
Platooning control of drones with real-time deep learning object detection	8
Control of swarm behavior for a batteryless and sensorless small jumping robot using wireless power supply	8
Motion planning of a snake robot that moves in crowded pipes	8
Bridging between clinical nursing practice and robotics: which nursing tasks can be delegated to robots?	8
Unsupervised motion primitive identification under translational physical constraints in contact-rich tasks	8
PointpartNet: 3D point-cloud registration via deep part-based feature extraction	8
A study on design and moving behavior of meal partner robots that can perform eating behavior expression	8
Virtual merge and split at intersection for vehicle platooning based on self-triggered pinning consensus control	8
Smart quadruped robotics: a systematic review of design, control, sensing and perception	8
Special issue on multimodal processing and robotics for dialogue systems (Part II)	8
An effective swimming stroke recognition system utilizing deep learning based on inertial measurement units	7
TYCOON: modular robot capable of torque synthesized collaboration with complementary intermittent gear mechanism	7
Towards canine brain–computer interfaces (BCIs)	7
Novel design approaches for fixed-sequence 5R parallel manipulators with prescribed gripper positions	7
Toward robot-agnostic home appliance operation: a task execution framework using motion primitives, ontology, and GUI	7
Correction	7
A LiDAR SLAM system for dense forest mapping with iterated motion distortion correction	7
Development of a multi-stage 3D object recognition system for bin-picking based on a geometric framework using a low-cost RGB-D camera	7
ForceMapping: learning visual-force features from vision for soft objects manipulation	7
Robotic denudation of zygotes	7
Dynamic modeling and crawling gait control of six-strut spherical tensegrity robot	7
Distributed control for flock navigation using nonlinear model predictive control	7
Exploring the potential of service robots in guiding patients and assisting mobility in medical facilities	7
Effects of facial self-touch behavior on the perceived intensity and naturalness of emotion expressions in virtual agents and social robots	7
Adaptive finite-time model estimation and control for manipulator visual servoing using sliding mode control and neural networks	7
Autonomous manipulator for depalletizing mixedly piled products of various kinds via object recognition including deep-learning-based boundary detection	7
Towards the emotion design of baby-like robots for older adults: do crying baby robots attract people like real infants?	6
Feedback control of an encountered-type haptic interface using MR fluid and servomotors for displaying cutting and restoring force of soft tissue	6
Spider web bio-inspired soft tactile sensor for locating indentation and sliding load in large contact area	6
Development of a restroom cleaning system for convenience stores	6
Bipedal Robot running: human-like actuation timing using fast and slow adaptations	6
Simulation of autonomous rhythm and gait generation in quadrupedal locomotion with hindlegs	6
Load-side acceleration control based on load-side velocity disturbance observer for geared actuator	6
Implementation of a robot with exaggerated motion expressions and shape transformations using squash, stretch, and inflation	6
Safe robust adaptive control under both parametric and nonparametric uncertainty	6

Force control in internal/external modes for redundantly actuated systems using modal space observer	6
Implicit behavioral cues for enhancing trust and comfort in robot social navigation	6
PMOD-Net: point-cloud-map-based metric scale obstacle detection by using a monocular camera	6
Development of a method for attaching thin films to curved surfaces using a bipolar electrostatic chuck with a collective beam structure	6
Correction	5
Impulse force presentation during ball kicking by lower limb exoskeleton with MR fluid brake	5
Visualization system in a third-person view for the teleoperation of a snake-like robot	5
Explainable autonomous robots in continuous state space based on graph-structured world model	5
Configuration-aware model predictive motion planning for Tractor–Trailer Mobile Robot	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
Verification experiment of stocking and disposal tasks by automatic shelf and mobile single-arm manipulation robot	5
Correction	5
Whole-body momentum control with linear quadratic state incremental walking pattern generation and a centroidal moment pivot balancing strategy for humanoid robots	5
Development of a robot hand with four primitive motions for efficient assembly of various ingredients in Bento boxes	5
Behavioral learning of dish rinsing and scrubbing based on interruptive direct teaching considering assistance rate	5
Automatic data collection for object detection and grasp-position estimation with mobile robots and invisible markers	5
Special issue on industrial robot technology – selected papers from WRS 2020	5
Constrained footstep planning using model-based reinforcement learning in virtual constraint-based walking	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
Obstacle avoidance flocking motion in multi-agent systems with limited sensing radius and heterogeneous input constraints	5
A lifting approach to learning-based self-triggered control with Gaussian processes	5
Nearest neighbor future captioning: generating descriptions for possible collisions in object placement tasks	5
Development and evaluation of a search-and-rescue robot Paripreksya 2.0 for WRS 2020	5
Integrating force and vision feedback for flexible assembly system	5
Motion control of a snake robot on multiple inclined planes	5
Team OSCAR at FTC 2024: robotic handling of karaage from clutter and precise preparation of salmon roe bowls	5
3-Dimensional construction of the modularized rail structure in various posture conditions	5
Motion sensor-based haptic master controller with finger band soft actuator for surgical robots	4
Development of a self-locking spine gripper for power-efficient robotic climbing in extreme terrain	4
A multi-site language study on child-robot dialogues	4
Special issue on Improving Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) Through Safe Human-Robot Collaboration	4
Special issue on recent advances in nonlinear robot control technology (Part II)	4
Robust cabbage recognition and automatic harvesting under environmental changes	4
A low computation-cost locomotion control for underwater snake robot based on Monte Carlo model predictive control and curvature derivative control	4
Enhancing prosthetic hand control using deep hybrid model	4
Dream to posture: visual posturing of a tendon-driven hand using world model and muscle synergies	4
A comparative study of manipulator teleoperation methods for debris retrieval phase in nuclear power plant decommissioning	4
Actuator fault-tolerant control allocation for cooperative transportation of multiple omnidirectional mobile robots	4
Special issue on methodology for performance evaluation of field robots	4
Correction	4
Kinematic modeling and formability analysis of revolved bodies formed by origami waterbomb units based on a chain-like layer-building method	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
GenAerialNav: obstacle avoidance in real flight for generalized multirotors by reinforcement learning with variable Acc-Properties in dynamics	4
Latissimus-dorsi-inspired wire mechanism for improving energy efficiency of quadruped robot locomotion	4
Viscoelasticity estimation of sports prosthesis by energy-minimizing inverse kinematics and its validation by forward dynamics	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
Graph-based SLAM using architectural floor plans without loop closure	4
Accuracy improvement of cooperative localization using UAV and UGV	4
Special issue on control technology for networked and distributed robotics (Part II)	4
Design and implementation of a multi-DOF hand and basic motions for rope-knotting tasks	4
Time-switching patrolling controller for holonomic and nonholonomic multi-robot systems	4
Special issue on control, mechatronics, and integrated design for physical human support	4
Path tracking control of a snake robot with a passive joint	4