Advanced Robotics

Article	Citations
Special issue on software framework for Robot system integration	81
MONOLITh: a soft non-pneumatic foam robot with a functional mesh skin for use in delicate environments	69
Individual adaptation and social attributes in a handshake robot with CPG control	66
HumanoidBot: framework for integrating full-body humanoid robot with open-domain chat system	47
Correction	45
A method for service robot development based on a design structure matrix	30
Extended state observer-based synergetic control for n-DOF robot manipulators using joint position measurements only	28
Development of compact revolute electro-hydrostatic actuator module and evaluation of its backdrivability and internal leakage	26
Individual axis control for industrial robots by posture-variant dynamic compensation and feedback control using the FDTD method	23
Automation in steep terrain agriculture: an optimal controller to prevent tipping and slipping of tethered robots on slopes	21
Special issue on online motion planning and model predictive control	19
SGNet: a fast and accurate semantic segmentation network based on semantic guidance	15
Semiautonomous recovery system from a stuck state of an articulated mobile robot	15
Task board for the World Robot Summit 2020	15
Learning global spatial information for multi-view object-centric models	15
Can smoothed particle hydrodynamics simulate physically realistic movements of underwater vehicles?	14
Special issue on embodied intelligence-understanding animal locomotion and its robotic implementations	14
Special Issue on Advanced Technologies for Augmenting Canine–Human Communication	14
Anomaly triplet-net: progress recognition model using deep metric learning considering occlusion for manual assembly work	14
Expanding mobile robot applications in care environments: client perspectives for added guidance	13
Dynamic estimation of an object's center-of-mass direction: a novel control method for robotic interaction in uncertain environments	13
Designing standing position and voice cues for a robot riding in a social elevator	13
Assessing behavior cloning with RGB inputs in surgical robotics through dataset ablation	13
Compact water pump and its application to self-contained soft robot hand for vegetable factory	11
Visual robot navigation adaptive to directional cues using vision-language models and conditional diffusion models	11

Axial torque estimation based on backlash detection for reduction gear using encoder information	11
Excavation by snake robots with fins and a drill	11
Human-guided motion planner with perception awareness for assistive aerial teleoperation	11
Vision-aided precise positioning for long-reach robotic manipulators using local calibration	10
Enhancing social robot's direct gaze expression through vestibulo-ocular movements	10
Distributed sparse optimization for source localization over diffusion fields with cooperative spatiotemporal sensing	10
Decoding olfactory mechanisms: molecular functions and robotic applications for odor source localization	10
What makes a robot cute? A rapid systematic review of design elements for social robots	10
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
Bridging between clinical nursing practice and robotics: which nursing tasks can be delegated to 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
Correction	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
Connectivity preserving decentralized UAV swarm navigation in obstacle-laden environments without explicit communication	8
Special issue on multimodal processing and robotics for dialogue systems (Part II)	8
Special issue on world models and predictive coding in robotics (part II)	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
Cybernic finger: a wearable cyborg to supplement tactile force sensation and finger motor function for patients with hand paralysis	7
Distributed control for flock navigation using nonlinear model predictive control	7
Improvement in rotational performance by periodic tensile change of a torque transmission wire: basic experimental verification using a single straight wire	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
Adaptive finite-time model estimation and control for manipulator visual servoing using sliding mode control and neural networks	7
Toward robot-agnostic home appliance operation: a task execution framework using motion primitives, ontology, and GUI	7
Autonomous manipulator for depalletizing mixedly piled products of various kinds via object recognition including deep-learning-based boundary detection	7
Dynamic modeling and crawling gait control of six-strut spherical tensegrity robot	7
A LiDAR SLAM system for dense forest mapping with iterated motion distortion correction	7
Novel design approaches for fixed-sequence 5R parallel manipulators with prescribed gripper positions	7
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
Feedback control of an encountered-type haptic interface using MR fluid and servomotors for displaying cutting and restoring force of soft tissue	6
Load-side acceleration control based on load-side velocity disturbance observer for geared actuator	6
Towards the emotion design of baby-like robots for older adults: do crying baby robots attract people like real infants?	6
Towards canine brain–computer interfaces (BCIs)	6
Robotic denudation of zygotes	6
An effective swimming stroke recognition system utilizing deep learning based on inertial measurement units	6
Development of a method for attaching thin films to curved surfaces using a bipolar electrostatic chuck with a collective beam structure	6
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	6
Simulation of autonomous rhythm and gait generation in quadrupedal locomotion with hindlegs	6
Development of a multi-stage 3D object recognition system for bin-picking based on a geometric framework using a low-cost RGB-D camera	6
Safe robust adaptive control under both parametric and nonparametric uncertainty	6
Implementation of a robot with exaggerated motion expressions and shape transformations using squash, stretch, and inflation	6
Integrating force and vision feedback for flexible assembly system	6
Force control in internal/external modes for redundantly actuated systems using modal space observer	6
Bipedal Robot running: human-like actuation timing using fast and slow adaptations	6

Spider web bio-inspired soft tactile sensor for locating indentation and sliding load in large contact area	6
Map completion from partial observation using the global structure of multiple environmental maps	5
Behavioral learning of dish rinsing and scrubbing based on interruptive direct teaching considering assistance rate	5
Development of a robot hand with four primitive motions for efficient assembly of various ingredients in Bento boxes	5
Automatic data collection for object detection and grasp-position estimation with mobile robots and invisible markers	5
Verification experiment of stocking and disposal tasks by automatic shelf and mobile single-arm manipulation robot	5
Implicit behavioral cues for enhancing trust and comfort in robot social navigation	5
Radiation distribution estimation with a non-directional detector using a plane source model*	5
Correction	5
Constrained footstep planning using model-based reinforcement learning in virtual constraint-based walking	5
Special issue on industrial robot technology – selected papers from WRS 2020	5
Improving user's sense of participation in robot-driven dialogue	5
Nearest neighbor future captioning: generating descriptions for possible collisions in object placement tasks	5
Explainable autonomous robots in continuous state space based on graph-structured world model	5
Correction	5
Online motion planning based on swept volume search with replanning using sequential quadratic programming	5
3-Dimensional construction of the modularized rail structure in various posture conditions	5
A comparative study of manipulator teleoperation methods for debris retrieval phase in nuclear power plant decommissioning	4
Whole-body momentum control with linear quadratic state incremental walking pattern generation and a centroidal moment pivot balancing strategy for humanoid robots	4
Configuration-aware model predictive motion planning for Tractor–Trailer Mobile Robot	4
A lifting approach to learning-based self-triggered control with Gaussian processes	4
Correction	4
Robust cabbage recognition and automatic harvesting under environmental changes	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
Time-switching patrolling controller for holonomic and nonholonomic multi-robot systems	4
Motion sensor-based haptic master controller with finger band soft actuator for surgical robots	4
Obstacle avoidance flocking motion in multi-agent systems with limited sensing radius and heterogeneous input constraints	4
Development and evaluation of a search-and-rescue robot Paripreksya 2.0 for WRS 2020	4
Motion control of a snake robot on multiple inclined planes	4
Actuator fault-tolerant control allocation for cooperative transportation of multiple omnidirectional mobile robots	4
Path tracking control of a snake robot with a passive joint	4
Model-based motion planning in POMDPs with temporal logic specifications	4
Latissimus-dorsi-inspired wire mechanism for improving energy efficiency of quadruped robot locomotion	4
Motion generation for food topping challenge 2024: serving salmon roe bowl and picking fried chicken	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
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
Proprioceptive feedback design for gait synchronization in collective undulatory robots	4
Enhancing prosthetic hand control using deep hybrid model	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
Load torque control using model of friction dependent on torsional angular velocity of motor with built-in double encoders and reduction gear	3
Human-guided motion planner with environmental adaptation for assistive aerial teleoperation	3
Lyapunov-based approach to event-triggered control with self-triggered sampling	3
Fast Bayesian graph update for SLAM	3
Survey and perspective on social emotions in robotics	3
Special issue on control technology for networked and distributed robotics (Part II)	3
Graph-based SLAM using architectural floor plans without loop closure	3
Density estimation based soft actor-critic: deep reinforcement learning for static output feedback control with measurement noise	3
Early-stage modeling and analysis of continuum compliant structure for multi-DOF endoluminal forceps using pseudo-rigid-body model	3
Fault-tolerant joint state feedback adaptive control for snake robots that move through random pole environments	3
Legged walking robot design applying the adaptive behavior of passive dynamic walking and interconnections among the different dynamics	3
Development of XYZ stage-type display robot system for stock and disposal tasks in convenience stores	3
Real-world cooking robot system from recipes based on food state recognition using foundation models and PDDL	3
Team Tidyboy at the WRS 2020: a modular software framework for home service robots	3
Evaluation of CNN algorithm at locomotion mode identification for a knee-assisted exoskeleton	3
Development of display and disposal work system for convenience stores using dual-arm robot	3
Verification of combined pattern of intermittent pneumatic compression and ankle-assist exercises for preventing deep vein thrombosis	3
Correction	3
Special issue on recent advances in nonlinear robot control technology (Part II)	3
Stable posture tracking for modular spatial hyper-redundant serial arms using selective control points	3
A multi-site language study on child-robot dialogues	3
A prismatic joint mechanism for high payload capacity of hybrid mobile robots	3
Special issue on adaptive motion of animals and machines	3
Finger contact keyboard for typing with tiny movement recognition	3
Analysis of various manipulator configurations based on multi-objective black-box optimization	3
Collision-based probabilistic obstacle avoidance algorithm for swarm robots navigation in unknown environment	3
An open-source software framework for reinforcement learning-based control of tracked robots in simulated indoor environments	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
Online tangible robot programming: interactive automation method from teleoperation of manipulation task	3
Development of a self-locking spine gripper for power-efficient robotic climbing in extreme terrain	3
Kinematic modeling and formability analysis of revolved bodies formed by origami waterbomb units based on a chain-like layer-building method	3
Design and implementation of a multi-DOF hand and basic motions for rope-knotting tasks	3
Special issue on Improving Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) Through Safe Human-Robot Collaboration	3
Localizability based path planning on occupancy grid maps	3
Design of a competition specifically for spoken dialogue with a humanoid robot	3

Motion generation for a tracked robot going over an unfixed obstacle on a slope using reinforcement learning	3
Comparative anatomy of quadruped robots and animals: a review	3
Accuracy improvement of cooperative localization using UAV and UGV	3
Device design of double side slider type mechanical ventilator using bag valve mask and complication of a constant pressure control	3
Multiagent multimodal categorization for symbol emergence: emergent communication via interpersonal cross-modal inference	2
On high stiffness of soft robots for compatibility of deformation and function	2
Fast pivoting gait generation by model predictive control designed with basis functions	2
Adaptive and transparent decision-making in autonomous robots through graph-structured world models	2
Special issue on disaster response robot - selected papers from WRS 2020	2
Cognitive model of phonological awareness focusing on errors and formation process through Shiritori	2
Trust in teleoperated and autonomous robots engaging in the defense of others between Japan and the U.S.	2
A load-adaptive hoisting mechanism based on spring-loaded rope and variable radius reel	2
Investigation of arm stabilization with proprioceptive sensory reflex pathways on a 2-DoF musculoskeletal robot actuated by pneumatic artificial muscles	2
Framing the future: the social construction of human-robot interaction through the case of robot Sophia in Türkiye	2
Special issue on symbol emergence in robotics and cognitive systems (II)	2
Hoverable structure transformation for multirotor UAVs with laterally actuated frame links	2
Special issue on recent advances in nonlinear robot control technology (part I)	2
Character expression of a conversational robot for adapting to user personality	2
Development of electronics-free force receptor for pneumatic actuators	2
Multi-step motion learning by combining learning-from-demonstration and policy-search	2
It takes two, not one: context-aware nonverbal behaviour generation in dyadic interactions	2
Robot navigation in crowds via deep reinforcement learning with modeling of obstacle uni-action	2
Footstep reward for energy-efficient quadruped gait generation and transition through deep reinforcement learning	2
Swinging mass for energy-efficient quadrupedal locomotion	2
Graph-based meta-learning for context-aware sensor management in nonlinear safety-critical environments	2
Pseudo-eating behavior of service robot to improve the trustworthiness of product recommendations	2
Rough terrain navigation for a quadruped robot using deep reinforcement learning-based blind locomotion control and a stuck-escape strategy	2
Effectiveness of canine training using suit-mounted feeder	2
S&Reg v2: a probabilistically complete sampling-based planner to solve multi-goal path finding problem via multi-task learning networks	2
Social navigation framework for autonomous vehicle with hierarchical cyber-physical system architecture	2
Special issue on robot and human interactive communication 2023 (selected papers from RO-MAN 2022)	2
Reflex-based open-vocabulary navigation without prior knowledge using omnidirectional camera and multiple vision-language models	2
Special issue on robot and human interactive communication (Part I)	2
Socially aware robot navigation in crowds via deep reinforcement learning with resilient reward functions	2
Verification of the effects of gaze behavior in a turn-taking task with a robot on basic psychological needs related to exclusion	2
Advancements and challenges in the integration of robotics for traditional Chinese medicine massage: a comprehensive review	2
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	2
Analysis of the performance of robotic assembly systems considering the usage of tools or jigs for the task-board task in the WRS 2018	2
A multimodal dialogue system for customer service based on user personality adaptation and dialogue strategies	2
Sensorless angle and stiffness control of antagonistic PAM actuator using reference set	2
Characteristics verification of pneumatic artificial muscles for compressive loading	2
Gaze modeling in multi-party dialogues and extraversion expression through gaze aversion control	2
VB-T PHD-SLAM: efficient SLAM under heavy-tailed noise	2
Elastic material selection for omni-wheels of in-pipe robots with high traction capability	2
Enhancing wet surface adhesion in walking robots: finite element-based analysis and morphology-changeable soft pads	2
ROS2-based robot system with quantitative granular food handling using a regression coefficient estimation-based deep learning model	2
Special issue on robotics technology for agriculture	2
Shepherding algorithm for heterogeneous flock with model-based discrimination	2
Real-time motion planning for an autonomous mobile robot with wheel-ground adhesion constraint	2
Comparison of activity trackers in estimating canine behaviors	2
Situation classification of living environment by daily life support robot using pre-trained large-scale vision-language model	2
Latissimus-dorsi-inspired trunk torsion mechanism for quadruped robot spine design	2
Reflectance estimation for proximity sensing by vision-language models: utilizing distributional semantics for low-level cognition in robotics	2
Effect of attentive listening robot on pleasure and arousal change in psychiatric daycare	2
An intelligent socially assistive robot-wearable sensors system for personalized user dressing assistance	2
Objective evaluation of mechanical expressiveness in android and human faces	2
Design and experimental verification of a hoverable quadrotor composed of only clockwise rotors	2
Multiparty conversation via multirobot system: incorporation of nonverbal user responses for continued conversation	2
Special issue on social interaction with more than one robot	2
Single-shot global localization via graph-theoretic correspondence matching	2
Combined straight and circular path generation for aquatic environmental monitoring with multiple USVs	2
Online adaptation of fourier series-based acoustic transfer function model and its application to sound source localization and separation	1
Motion analysis of a multi-joint system with holonomic constraints using Riemannian distance	1
Untying cable by combining 3D deep neural network with deep reinforcement learning	1
Dog’s breath rhythm was drawn into owner’s breath rhythm	1
An approach based on B-spline quaternion curves for planning the orientation trajectories of spray-painting robots	1
A multi-DoF myoelectric upper-limb prosthesis with targeted muscle reinnervation for transhumeral amputees	1
Step recognition using LiDAR and navigation considering step entry direction for skid-steer robots	1
A novel methodology for vision-based path planning and obstacle avoidance in mobile robot applications	1
Generating drawing/grinding trajectories based on hierarchical CVAE	1
Phase-amplitude reduction-based imitation learning	1
M3R-CNN: on effective multi-modal fusion of RGB and depth cues for instance segmentation in bin-picking	1
Autonomous distributed braking and driving force control architecture based on broadcast control for vehicles with in-wheel motors on four wheels	1
Local body shape control of an articulated mobile robot and an application for recovery from a stuck state	1
Real-world robot applications of foundation models: a review	1
Loop-shaped distributed learning of an object with data-independent performance certificates	1
Multi-source pseudo-label learning of semantic segmentation for the scene recognition of agricultural mobile robots	1
Obtaining emergent behaviors for swarm robotics singling with deep reinforcement learning	1
Nested-structure gear pump with movable inner casing for electro-hydrostatic actuator	1
Material grade-based task planning for robotic limestone mining	1
Design and implementation of a robot system for rice bowl with salmon roe in conveyor belt applications	1
A review of deep learning-based approaches to sign language processing	1
IFDRDTS: intelligent food delivery robot and its digital twin system for dining assistance tasks	1
Fuzzy variable impedance control of space manipulator with unknown environmental stiffness identification	1
A novel robot hand-eye calibration method to enhance calibration accuracy based on the POE model	1
Feasibility-aware hierarchical task assignment for equipment inspection robots with heterogeneous work efficiency	1
Development of a measuring system for the data collection of a surgical energy device	1
Priority-based state machine synthesis that relaxes behavior design of multi-arm manipulators in dynamic environments	1
Development of 6-DOF manipulator driven by ceramics reinforced hydrostatic actuators and its experimental evaluations on force control and payload abilities	1
Cooperative reference frame estimation for multi-agent systems via formation control	1
Beds with angle indicators and head lift function contribute to appropriate angles during eating and a low prevalence of pharyngeal residue	1
Development of soft inchworm robot with friction control of feet using double-network gel	1
Configuration of drive mechanisms with fewer wires in a surgical robot considering operation trajectory and delay	1
A cranial-feature-based registration scheme for robotic micromanipulation using a microscopic stereo camera system	1
Real-time, dense UAV mapping by leveraging monocular depth prediction with monocular-inertial SLAM	1