RESULTS

2023

• A Performance Evaluation of Overground Gait Training with a Mobile Body Weight Support System using Wearable Sensors,
  Zonghao Dong, Jose Victorio Salazar Luces, Ankit A. Ravankar, Seyed Amir Tafrishi, Yasuhisa Hirata
  IEEE Sensors Journal 2023/4/25 （HIRATA Yasuhisa）
  https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2023.3269031
• Baseline variability affects N-of-1 intervention effect: simulation and field studies,
  Makoto Suzuki, Satoshi Tanaka, Kazuo Saito, Kilchoon Cho, Naoki Iso,Takuhiro Okabe,Takako Suzuki and Junichi Yamamoto
  Journal of Personalized Medicine 13 (5) 720 2023/4/24 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
  https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm13050720
• An efficient activity recognition for homecare robots from multi-modal communication dataset,
  Mohamad Yani, Nao Yamada, Chyan Zheng Siow, Naoyuki Kubota
  International Journal of Advances in Intelligent Informatics 9 (1) 39 -50 2023/3/31 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
  https://doi.org/10.26555/ijain.v9i1.903
• Japanese Moonshot project,
  Yasuhisa Hirata, Jose Salazar, Ankit Ravankar
  Workshop on Ageing and SCI Rehabilitation Outcome metrics: towards automated measuring systems, 2023/3/29 （HIRATA Yasuhisa）
• Geriatric facilities in Japan and research goals on the Moonshot,
  Kenji Kato
  Workshop on Ageing and SCI Rehabilitation Outcome metrics: towards automated measuring systems, 2023/3/29 （KATO Kenji）
• Path-Following Guidance for Powered Wheelchair Users Using Mixed-Reality Technology with Shared Control Policy,
  Zhenyu Liao, Jose Salazar, Ankit Ravankar, Sebastian Chinchilla, Eric Monacelli, and Yasuhisa Hirata
  2022 IEEE International Conference on Cyborg and Bionic Systems (CBS 2022) 2023/3/26 （HIRATA Yasuhisa）
• Instant Difficulty Adjustment: Predicting Success Rate of VR Kendama when Changing the Difficulty Level,
  Yusuke Goutsu, Tetsunari Inamura
  Proceedings of the Augmented Humans 2023 346 -348 2023/3/12 （INAMURA Tetsunari）
  https://doi.org/10.1145/3582700.3583954
• Effects of Paired Associative Stimulation on Cortical Plasticity in Agonist–Antagonist Muscle Representations,
  Makoto Suzuki, Kazuo Saito, Yusuke Maeda, Kilchoon Cho, Naoki Iso, Takuhiro Okabe, Takako Suzuki and Junichi Yamamoto
  Brain Sciences 13 (3) 475 2023/3/10 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
  https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13030475
• Flexible and Slim Device Switching Air Blowing and Suction by a Single Airflow Control,
  Seita Nojiri, Toshihiro Nishimura, Kenjiro Tadakuma, Tetsuyou Watanabe
  IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 8 (5) 2637 -2644 2023/3/8 （WATANABE Tetsuyou）
  https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2023.3254465
• Leaders are made: Learning acquisition of consistent leader-follower relationships depends on implicit haptic interactions,
  Asuka Takai, Qiushi FU, Yuzuru DOIBATA, Giuseppe LISI, Toshiki TSUCHIYA, Keivan MOJTAHEDI, Toshinori YOSHIOKA, Mitsuo KAWATO, Jun MORIMOTO, Marco SANTELLO
  Scientific Reports 13 3476 2023/03/01 （NODA Tomoyuki）
  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29722-6
• Adaptable AI-enabled Robots to Create a Vibrant Society　- Moonshot R&D Program in Japan –,
  Yasuhisa Hirata
  Inno Wing TechTalks, 2023/2/23 （HIRATA Yasuhisa）
  https://innowings.engg.hku.hk/moonshot-rd-program-in-japan/
• A human support system by integrating VR, psychology, and robotics,
  Tetsunari Inamura
  9th US-JAPAN HI-TECH INDUSTRIALIZATION FORUM, 2023/2/21 （INAMURA Tetsunari）
• Learning Framework of Entity and Entity Type Composition Representation for Knowledge Graph Completion,
  Ni Runyu, Hiroki Shibata, Yasufumi Takama
  2022 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (Big Data) 2023/1/23 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
  https://doi.org/10.1109/BigData55660.2022.10020261
• Multi-step Motion Learning by Combining Learning-from-Demonstration and Policy-Search,
  Yaqiang Mo,Hikaru Sasaki,Takamitsu Matsubara and Kimitoshi Yamazaki
  Advanced Robotics 37 (9) 560 -575 2023/1/19 （YAMAZAKI Kimitoshi）
  https://doi.org/10.1080/01691864.2022.2163187
• An Object-oriented Navigation Strategy for Service Robots Leveraging Semantic Information,
  Akash Chikhalikar, Ankit A. Ravankar, Jose Victorio Salazar Luces, Seyed Amir Tafrishi and Yasuhisa Hirata
  The 2023 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integrations (SII 2023) 2023/1/17-20 （HIRATA Yasuhisa）
  https://doi.org/10.1109/SII55687.2023.10039409
• Nursing Care Teaching System Based on Mixed Reality for Effective Caregiver-Patient Interaction,
  Goro Aoki, Jose Victorio Salazar Luces, Seyed Amir Tafrishi, Ankit A. Ravankar and Yasuhisa Hirata
  The 2023 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integrations (SII 2023) 2023/1/17-20 （HIRATA Yasuhisa）
  https://doi.org/10.1109/SII55687.2023.10039419
• A study on the generation of kinesthetic illusion, tonic vibration reflex, and antagonist vibratory response in the shoulder joint extension direction by vibration stimulation to the origin and insertion in the biceps brachii muscle,
  Taiki Teranishi, Satoshi Nishikawa, Kazuo Kiguchi
  The 2023 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integrations (SII 2023) 2023/1/17-20 （KIGUCHI Kazuo）
  https://doi.org/10.1109/SII55687.2023.10039145
• A study on a method for detecting a sense of assist mismatch using EEG during ankle joint movement,
  Kazuo Kiguchi, Yuki Yokomizo and Satoshi Nishikawa
  The 2023 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integrations (SII 2023) 2023/1/17-20 （KIGUCHI Kazuo）
  https://doi.org/10.1109/SII55687.2023.10039324
• Hand Grasping Assist Glove Combining Exoskeleton Structure and Pneumatically Driven Actuator,
  Harumasa Ishisaki, Kenta Tabata, Tokuo Tsuji and Tetsuyou Watanabe
  The 2023 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integrations (SII 2023) 2023/1/17-20 （WATANABE Tetsuyou）
  https://doi.org/10.1109/SII55687.2023.10039272
• Robotic System for Assisting a Long Sleeve Shirt Dressing by Two Manipulators with Different Roles,
  Keisuke Onda, Takahiro Yamazaki, Yutaka Takase and Kimitoshi Yamazaki
  The 2023 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integrations (SII 2023) 2023/1/17 （YAMAZAKI Kimitoshi）
  https://doi.org/10.1109/SII55687.2023.10039410
• Tube Mechanism with 3-axis Rotary Joints Structure to Achieve Variable Stiffness Using Positive Pressure,
  Issei Onda, Masahiro Watanabe, Kenjiro Tadakuma, Kazuki Abe, Satoshi Tadokoro
  IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 2023/1/6 （TADAKUMA Kenjiro）
  https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2023.3234767

2022

• Estimation of Confidence in the Dialogue based on Eye Gaze and Head Movement Information,
  Cui Dewen, Matsufuji Akihiro, Liu Yi, Eri Sato- Shimokawa, Toru Yamaguchi
  EMITTER International Journal of Engineering Technology 10 (2) 2022/12/30 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
  https://doi.org/10.24003/emitter.v10i2.756
• A rise-assisting robot extends life space and improves facial expressions of nursing home residents,
  Kenji Kato, Tatsuya Yoshimi, Kenji Sato, Keita Aimoto, Naoki Itoh, Izumi Kondo
  BMC Health Services Research 22 1588 2022/12/27 （KATO Kenji）
  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08952-w
• Topological Intelligence and Topological Twin,
  Naoyuki Kubota
  The 4th International Conference on Innovation in Science Technology (ICIST2022), 2022/12/14 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
  https://icist.asia/2022/
• CARE: Cooperation of AI-Robot Enablers to Create a Vibrant Society,
  Ankit A. Ravankar, Seyed Amir Tafrishi, Jose Victorio Salazar Luces, Fumi Seto, Yasuhisa Hirata
  IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine 30 (1) 8 -23 2022/12/8 （HIRATA Yasuhisa）
  https://doi.org/10.1109/MRA.2022.3223256
• Text Analysis Using GNG for Support of Nursing Care,
  Rino Kaburagi, Takenori Obo, Naoyuki Kubota, Yoichiro Maeda
  12th International Conference on Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems and 23rd International Symposium on Advanced Intelligent Systems (SCIS&ISIS) 2022/11/29-12/02 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
  https://doi.org/10.1109/SCISISIS55246.2022.10001914
• Fatigue Effect on Minimal Toe Clearance and Toe Activity during Walking,
  Yingjie Jin, Yui Sano, Miho Shogenji and Tetsuyou Watanabe
  Sensors 22 (23) 2022/11/29 （WATANABE Tetsuyou）
  https://doi.org/10.3390/s22239300
• Feature Extraction using Topological Twin for Developing Robot Partner,
  Chenghui Liu
  33rd 2022 International Symposium on Micro-Nano Mechatronics and Human Science (MHS2022）, 2022/11/28 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
• Cosine Similarity of Convolutional Features of Video Frames as a Method for Finding Similar Activities from Past and Present Information of Video Input,
  Franz Chuquirachi
  33rd 2022 International Symposium on Micro-Nano Mechatronics and Human Science (MHS2022）, 2022/11/28 （HASEGAWA Yasuhisa）
• Multiscopic Topological Twin in Trailer Living Laboratory,
  Naoyuki Kubota
  The IEEE 22nd International Symposium on Computational Intelligence and Informatics (CINTI 2022), 2022/11/21 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
  http://conf.uni-obuda.hu/cinti2022/
• Robotics for the Care of Older People,
  Kenji Kato
  Workshop in NCGG and National Sun Yat-sen University , 2022/11/19 （KATO Kenji）
• Inflated Bendable Eversion Cantilever Mechanism with Inner Skeleton for Increased Stiffness,
  Tomoya Takahashi, Masahiro Watanabe, Kazuki Abe, Kenjiro Tadakuma, Naoto Saiki, Masashi Konyo, Satoshi Tadokoro
  IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 8 (1) 168 -175 2022/11/10 （TADAKUMA Kenjiro）
  https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2022.3221340
• IEEE-IROS 2022 Technical Tour, RSJ-SICE-Technical Tour – OMRON, NAIST, NTT, ATR, Riken, 2022/10/27 （NODA Tomoyuki）
• Integration of physical and cognitive support towards improvement of self-efficacy of assistive robot users,
  Tetsunari Inamura
  International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2022); Big Challenge Forum, 2022/10/26 （INAMURA Tetsunari）
  https://airec-waseda.jp/en/info_en/iros2022/
• IEEE-IROS 2022 Exhibitions, Moonshot goal 3: Adaptable AI-enabled Robots to Create a Vibrant Society, 2022/10/24-26
• Inventing Robotic Mechanisms,
  Kenjiro Tadakuma
  The 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2022), 2022/10/24 （TADAKUMA Kenjiro）
  https://iros2022.org/program/keynote-speakers/
• PSM: A Predictive Safety Model for Body Motion Based On the Spring-Damper Pendulum,
  Seyed Amir Tafrishi, Ankit A. Ravankar and Yasuhisa Hirata
  The 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2022) 2022/10/23-27 （HIRATA Yasuhisa）
  https://doi.org/10.1109/IROS47612.2022.9981274
• Adjustable Lever Mechanism with Double Parallel Link Platforms for Robotic Limbs,
  Satoshi Nishikawa, Daigo Tokunaga and Kazuo Kiguchi
  The 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2022) 2022/10/23-27 （KIGUCHI Kazuo）
  https://doi.org/10.1109/IROS47612.2022.9981521
• The 10th International Symposium on Computational Intelligence and Industrial Applications (ISCIIA 2022), Organized Session: AI-enabled robots for smarter inclusive society, 2022/9/24
• An episodic-procedural semantic memory model for continuous topological sensorimotor map building,
  Wei Hong Chin, Naoyuki Kubota and Chu Kiong Loo
  IntechOpen - Book Title: Cognitive Robotics 2022/5/31 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
  http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.104818
• Hand-Object Interaction Detection based on Visual Attention for Independent Support,
  Adnan Rachmat Anom Besari, Azhar Aulia Saputra, Wei Hong Chin, Naoyuki Kubota, Kurnianingsih
  The 2022 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN 2022) 2022/7/18-23 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
  https://doi.org/10.1109/IJCNN55064.2022.9892903
• Finger Joint Angle Estimation With Visual Attention for Rehabilitation Support: A Case Study of the Chopsticks Manipulation Test,
  Adnan Rachmat Anom Besari, Azhar Aulia Saputra, Wei Hong Chin, Kurnianingsih, Naoyuki Kubota
  IEEE Access 10 91316 -91331 2022/8/26 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
  https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3201894
• A Spatial Attention-Based Sensory Network for Fuzzy Controller of Mobile Robot in Dynamic Environments,
  Masaya Shoji, Kohei Oshio, Chin Wei Hong, Azhar Aulia Saputra, Naoyuki Kubota
  2022 IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE) 2022/7/18-23 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
  https://doi.org/10.1109/FUZZ-IEEE55066.2022.9882817
• Batch Learning Growing Neural Gas for Sequential Point Cloud Processing,
  Fernando Ardilla, Azhar Aulia Saputra, Naoyuki Kubota （Tokyo Metropolitan University）
  International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC) 2022 2022/10/9 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
  https://doi.org/10.1109/SMC53654.2022.9945096
• Generation of Two-Dimensional Kinesthetic Illusion in Ankle Joint with Vibration Stimulation,
  Taiki Yamasaki, Satoshi Nishikawa and Kazuo Kiguchi (Kyushu University.)
  World Automation Congress (WAC2022) 2022/10/11 （KIGUCHI Kazuo）
• Estimation of human intended motion and its phase for human-assist systems,
  Keiichirou Hayashida, Satoshi Nishikawa and Kazuo Kiguchi (Kyushu University.)
  IEEE SMC 2022(International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics) 2022/10/11 （KIGUCHI Kazuo）
• A Study of Management to Develop Adaptable AI-enabled Robots toward Inclusive Society,
  Kohei Okabe, Yasuhisa Hirata
  SICE Annual Conference 2022 2022/9/6 （OKABE Kohei）
  https://doi.org/10.23919/SICE56594.2022.9905811
• Generating Shape Transitions of Deformable Linear Objects Using Generative Adversarial Networks,
  Kimitoshi Yamazaki, Ryo Matsuura and Solvi Arnold (Shinshu University)
  The 2022 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation (IEEE ICMA 2022) 2022/8/8 （YAMAZAKI Kimitoshi）
  https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMA54519.2022.9856119
• An End-Effector for Pinch and Slide Unfolding Using a Protruding Passive Rotation Mechanism,
  Shunji Fujihara(Shinshu University), Kimitoshi Yamazaki(Shinshu University), Tetsuyou Watanabe(Kanazawa University)
  The 2022 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation (IEEE ICMA 2022) 2022/8/8 （YAMAZAKI Kimitoshi）
  https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMA54519.2022.9856216
• Highly Articulated Tube Mechanism with Variable Stiffness and Shape Restoration Using a Pneumatic Actuator,
  Issei Onda, Kenjiro Tadakuma, Masahiro Watanabe, Kazuki Abe, Tetsuyou Watanabe, Masashi Konyo, and Satoshi Tadokoro
  IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 7 (2) 3664 -3671 2022/4/4 （TADAKUMA Kenjiro）
  https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2022.3147246
• A Study on Artificial Kinesthesia Generation by Simultaneous Stimulation of Mechanical Vibration and Mechanical Skin Stretch,
  Kanta Maemura, Satoshi Nishikawa, Kazuo Kiguchi
  The International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR) 2022 2022/7/25 （KIGUCHI Kazuo）
  https://doi.org/10.1109/ICORR55369.2022.9896609
• Conceptual design and realization of a model room for life support,
  Kenji Kato
  The 10th International Symposium on Computational Intelligence and Industrial Applications (ISCIIA 2022), 2022/9/23 （KATO Kenji）
• Assessment of cognitive Functioning system Based on computer graphics technology,
  YuQi Zhang
  The 10th International Symposium on Computational Intelligence and Industrial Applications (ISCIIA 2022), 2022/9/23-25 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
• A Robust Growing Memory Network for Lifelong Learning of Intelligent Agents,
  Dou Wen Bang
  The 2022 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN 2022), 2022/7/18-23 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
• Conceptual design and realization of a model room for life support,
  Kenji Kato
  The 10th International Symposium on Computational Intelligence and Industrial Applications (ISCIIA 2022), 2022/9/23 （KATO Kenji）
• Cooperation of Assistive Robots to Improve Productivity in the Nursing Care Field,
  Yasuhisa Hirata
  The International Symposium on Robotics Research 2022, 2022/9/28 （HIRATA Yasuhisa）
• Computational Intelligence for Multiscopic Topological Twin,
  Naoyuki Kubota
  The 10th International Symposium on Computational Intelligence and Industrial Applications (ISCIIA 2022), 2022/9/23-25 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
• Neural Network,
  Yasuhisa Hirata
  2022 IEEE CIS Summer School on Computational Intelligence for Human-Machine Interaction in Ergonomics, 2022/8/24 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
• Towards Smarter Inclusive Society by Moonshot and Living Lab Project in Japan,
  Yasuhisa Hirata
  World Robot Conference 2022 (China), 2022/8/18-21 （HIRATA Yasuhisa）
• Adaptable AI-enabled Robots to Create a Vibrant Society,
  Yasuhisa Hirata
  International Conference on Slips, Trips, and Falls Sendai 2022 (STF Sendai 2022), 2022/7/23 （HIRATA Yasuhisa）
• Assistive Robots for Older People and Its Applications in Nursing Care Field,
  Kato Kenji
  3rd Joint ERCIM - JST Workshop (2022), 2022/10/21 （KATO Kenji）
  https://www.ercim.eu/events/3rd-joint-ercim-jst-workshop
• Homeomorphic Mechanisms: Topological Robot Mechanism Design,
  Kenjiro Tadakuma
  V-RITA2022 2nd Edition of Robot Intelligence Technology and Applications, 2022/10/21 （Ta）
  https://www.sciwideonline.com/v-rita2022/#speakers
• Mathematical Models in Social Interaction,
  Kazushi Ikeda
  Kyungpook National University Offline Seminar Invited by Overseas, 2022/9/28 （IKEDA Kazushi）
• Best Presentation Award,
  Kenji Kato, Tatsuya Yoshimi, Daiki Shimotori, Keita Aimoto, Naoki Itoh, Kohei Okabe, Naoyuki Kubota, Yasuhisa Hirata, and Izumi Kondo
  The 10th International Symposium on Computational Intelligence and Industrial Applications (ISCIIA 2022), 2022/9/24, KATO Kenji
• Design of a demonstration space, the “Living Lab,” for monitoring daily activities in the older adult and the assessment of assistive technologies,
  Kenji Kato
  The 10th International Symposium on Computational Intelligence and Industrial Applications (ISCIIA 2022), 2022/9/23 （KATO Kenji）
• Building a Living Lab with a Falling Impact Reduction Device,
  Kato Kenji
  Japanese European Workshop on“Co-evolving AI and Robots towards 2050, 2022/9/22 （KATO Kenji）
  https://swissnex.org/news/high-interest-in-japanese-european-workshop-on-ai-and-robotics-in-switzerland
• A Digital Twin System that Extends the Human and Robot Experience,
  Tetsunari Inamura
  EASE Fall School 2022, 2022/9/21 （INAMURA Tetsunari）
  https://ease-crc.org/ease-fall-school-2022/
• Robo-Mechanisms: How to Ideate & Invent them?,
  Kenjiro Tadakuma
  GSEIME2022 2nd Global Summit and Expo on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 2022/9/19 （TADAKUMA Kenjiro）
• International Award Finalist,
  Okabe, Kohei and Hirata, Yasuhisa
  SICE Annual Conference 2022, 2022/9/8, OKABE Kohei （https://sice.jp/siceac/sice2022/10-1.html）
• Best paper finalist,
  Kimitoshi Yamazaki, Ryo Matsuura and Solvi Arnold
  IEEE International Conference on Mechatoronics and Automation, 2022/8/7, YAMAZAKI Kimitoshi
• An episodic-procedural semantic memory model for continuous topological sensorimotor map building,
  Wei Hong Chin, Naoyuki Kubota and Chu Kiong Loo
  IntechOpen - Book Title: Cognitive Robotics May 31st, 2022 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
  https://www.intechopen.com/online-first/82057
• Cloth manipulation based on hierarchical shape prediction,
  Kimitoshi Yamazaki
  2nd Workshop on Representing and Manipulating Deformable Objects @ ICRA2022, 2022/5/23 （YAMAZAKI Kimitoshi）
  https://deformable-workshop.github.io/icra2022/
• Institut Pascal Scientific Program “URBAN MOBILITY 2”, Cooperation of AI-Robot Enablers for Inclusive Mobility (5/17) , Adaptable AI-enabled Robots to Create a Vibrant Society (5/23), 2022/5/17，2022/5/23 （Hirata Yasuhisa）
• EEG Oscillations in Specific Frequency Bands Are Differently Coupled with Angular Joint Angle Kinematics during Rhythmic Passive Elbow Movement,
  Suzuki Takako, Makoto Suzuki, Kilchoon Cho, Naoki Iso, Takuhiro Okabe, Toyohiro Hamaguchi, Junichi Yamamoto, and Naohiko Kanemura
  Brain Sciences 12 (5) 647 2022/5/14 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
  https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12050647
• Relationship between cortical oscillations and rhythmic passive movements with time differences.,
  Takako Suzuki, Makoto Suzuki, Kilchoon Cho, Naoki Iso, Takuhiro Okabe, Toyohiro Hamaguchi, Jun-ichi Yamamoto, Naohiko Kanemura.
  Brain Sciences （YAMAMOTO Junichi）
• Immersive Virtual Walking System using an Avatar Robot,
  Jose Victorio SALAZAR Luces, Kengkij Promsutipong, Ankit A. RAVANKAR, Seyed Amir TAFRISHI, Yasuhisa HIRATA
  IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation 2022 (ICRA2022) 2022/6/8 （Hirata Yasuhisa）
• A Novel Assistive Controller Based on Differential Geometry for Users of the Differential-Drive Wheeled Mobile Robots,
  Seyed Amir Tafrishi, Ankit A. RAVANKAR, Jose Victorio Salazar Luces, Yasuhisa HIRATA
  IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation 2022 (ICRA2022) 2022/6/8 （Hirata Yasuhisa）
• Discretization and Stabilization of Energy-Based Controller for Period Switching Control and Flexible Scheduling,
  Seyed Amir Tafrishi, Xiaotian Dai, Yasuhisa Hirata and Alan Burns
  The 2022 American Control Conference (ACC) 2022/5/23 （Hirata Yasuhisa）

2021

• Evaluation of an Avatar Robot with a Physically Immersive Telepresence,
  Koen Hertenberg, Jose Victorio Salazar Luces, Seyed Amir Tafrishi, Ankit Ravankar，Yasuhisa Hirata
  2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics（ROBIO 2021） 2022/3/28 （Hirata Yasuhisa）
  https://doi.org/10.1109/ROBIO54168.2021.9739326
• A Geometric Assistive Controller for the Users of Wheeled Mobile Robots without Desired States,
  Seyed Amir Tafrishi, Ankit Ravankar，Jose Victorio Salazar Luces, Yasuhisa Hirata
  2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics（ROBIO 2021） 2022/3/28 （Hirata Yasuhisa）
  https://doi.org/10.1109/ROBIO54168.2021.9739645
• Soft robotic hand with finger-bending/friction-reduction switching mechanism through 1-degree-of-freedom flow control,
  Toshihiro Nishimura, Kensuke Shimizu, Seita Nojiri, Kenjiro Tadakuma, Yosuke Suzuki, Tokuo Tsuji, Tetsuyou Watanabe
  IEEE ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION LETTERS 7 (2) 2022/3/9 （WATANABE Tetsuyou）
  https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2022.3157964
• Modality Influence on the Motor Learning of Ballroom Dance with a　Mixed-Reality Human-Machine Interface,
  Sebastian Fernando Chinchilla Gutierrez, Jose Victorio Salazar Luces, Yasuhisa Hirata
  The 2022 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII 2022) 2022/2/16 （Hirata Yasuhisa）
  https://doi.org/10.1109/SII52469.2022.9708803
• Highly Articulated Tube Mechanism with Variable Stiffness and Shape Restoration Using a Pneumatic Actuator,
  Issei Onda, Kenjiro Tadakuma, Masahiro Watanabe, Kazuki Abe, Tetsuyou Watanabe, Masashi Konyo, and Satoshi Tadokoro
  IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 7 (2) 2022/2/1 （TADAKUMA Kenjiro）
  https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2022.3147246
• Predicting Independent Dressing by Dressing Time in Stroke Patients,
  Shotaro Sasaki, Makoto Suzuki, Yoshitsugu Omori, Seiichiro Sugimura, Junichi Yamamoto, Yohtaro Sakakibara, Tsuyoshi Sashima
  Medicine 2022/2/1 （YAMAMOTO Junichi）
• Design-Centered HRI Governance for Healthcare Robots,
  Yueh-Hsuan Weng and Yasuhisa Hirata
  Journal of Healthcare Engineering 2022 2022/1/7 （Hirata Yasuhisa）
  https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/3935316
• Lifelong Gesture Recognition with Incremental Recurrent Kernel Machines,
  Wei Hong Chin, Wenbang Dou, Chu Kiong Loo, Kurnianingsih and Naoyuki Kubota
  22nd International Symposium on Advanced Intelligent Systems (ISIS2021) 2021/12/15 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
• From a Deployable Soft Mechanism Inspired by a Nemertea Proboscis to a Robotic Blood Vessel Mechanism,
  Kenjiro Tadakuma
  Embodied Intelligence Workshop 2022, 2022/3/25 （TADAKUMA Kenjiro）
• Nursing Care Support with Assistive Robotic Technology,
  Kato Kenji
  NCGG-ITRI Joint Symposium 2022, 2022/2/14 （KATO Kenji）
• Adaptable AI-enabled Robots to Create a Vibrant Society,
  Yasuhisa Hirata
  The 2022 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII 2022), 2022/1/10 （Hirata Yasuhisa）
• Moonshot Project in Japan for Next generation of Assistive Robots,
  Yasuhisa Hirata
  the European project Odin webinar, 2021/12/9 （Hirata Yasuhisa）
• Multiscopic Topological Twin in Robotics,
  Naoyuki Kubota
  The 28th International Conference on Neural Information Processing (ICONIP2021) , 2021/12/8 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
• Highly Articulated Tube Mechanism with Variable Stiffness and Initial Shape Restoration Using a Pneumatic Actuator,
  Issei Onda
  The 5th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft 2022), 2022/4/4 （TADAKUMA Kenjiro）
• Topological Feature Extraction based on Multi-scale Batch-learning Growing Neural Gas for Robot Partners,
  Chenghui Liu
  32nd 2021 International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science (MHS 2021), 2021/12/5 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
• Real-time Estimation of Human Reaching Motion for Human Assist Robots,
  Yue Hou
  32nd 2021 International Symposium on Micro-Nano Mechatronics and Human Science（MHS2021） , 2021/12/5 （KIGUCHI Kazuo）
• Gradient-Free Deep Q-Networks Reinforcement Learning: Benchmark and Evaluation,
  Mohamad Yani
  IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (IEEE SSCI 2021), 2021/12/4 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
• Actual Process of Inventing Soft Robot Mechanisms and Embodying as Actual Real Prototypes,
  Kenjiro Tadakuma
  MHS2021, 32nd 2021 International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science (From Micro & Nano Scale Systems to Robotics & Mechatronics Systems), 2021/12/6 （TADAKUMA Kenjiro）
• Exploring measurement of a human internal condition by sensor network toward natural human-robot communication,
  Eri Shimokawara
  32nd 2021 International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science (MHS 2021), 2021/12/6 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
• Gradient-Free Deep Q-Networks Reinforcement Learning: Benchmark and Evaluation,
  Mohamad Yani, Fernando Ardilla, Azhar Aulia Saputra, Naoyuki Kubota
  IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (IEEE SSCI 2021) 2021/12/4 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
  http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/SSCI50451.2021.9659941
• A Robot Partner Communication System for Smart Home Based on Healthcare as a Service,
  Shuai Shao, Rino Kaburagi and Naoyuki Kubota
  The 7th International Workshop on Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics (IWACIII 2021) 2021/10/31 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
• Multi-scale Batch-Learning Growing Neural Gas for Topological Feature Extraction in Navigation of Mobility Support Robots,
  Mutsumi Iwasa, Naoyuki Kubota and Yuichiro Toda
  The 7th International Workshop on Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics (IWACIII 2021) 2021/10/31 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
• Multi-view Evolutionary Strategy Consensus based Pose,
  Quan Wei and Naoyuki Kubota
  The 7th International Workshop on Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics (IWACIII 2021) 2021/10/31 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
• Deep Convolutional Q-Networks with Genetic Algorithm for Reinforcement Learning Problem,
  Mohamad Yani and Naoyuki Kubota
  The 7th International Workshop on Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics (IWACIII 2021) 2021/10/31 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
• Multi-scopic Simulation for Human-robot Interactions Based on Multi-objective Behavior Coordination,
  Kohei Oshio, Kodai Kaneko and Naoyuki Kubota
  The 7th International Workshop on Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics (IWACIII 2021) 2021/10/31 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
• Simultaneous Control of Tonic Vibration Reflex and Kinesthetic Illusion for Elbow Joint Motion Toward Novel Robotic Rehabilitation,
  Kazuo Kiguchi, Kanta Maemura
  43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC2021) 2021/10/31 （KIGUCHI Kazuo）
  https://doi.org/10.1109/embc46164.2021.9630978
• Best Poster Award,
  Issei Onda, Kenjiro tadakuma, Masahiro Watanabe, Kazuki Abe, Tetsuyou Watanabe, Masashi Konyo, and Satoshi Tadokoro
  IEEE, The 5th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft 2022), 2022/4/8, TADAKUMA Kenjiro
• Topological Twin in Multiscopic Cyber-Physical-Social Systems,
  Naoyuki Kubota
  EAI MOBILWARE 2021 (10th International Conference on MOBILe Wireless MiddleWARE, Operating Systems, and Applications), 2021/10/23 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
• Best paper award,
  Naoki Doteguchi and Naoyuki Kubota
  EAI MOBILWARE 2021 (10th International Conference on MOBILe Wireless MiddleWARE, Operating Systems, and Applications), 2021/10/22, KUBOTA Naoyuki
• Topological Tracking for Mobility Support Robots Based on Multi-scale Batch-Learning Growing Neural Gas,
  Naoki Doteguchi
  EAI MOBILWARE 2021 (10th International Conference on MOBILe Wireless MiddleWARE, Operating Systems, and Applications), 2021/10/22 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
• Bayesian estimation of potential performance improvement elicited by robot-guided training,
  Asuka Takai, Giuseppe Lisi, Tomoyuki Noda, Tatsuya Teramae, Hiroshi Imamizu, Jun Morimoto
  Frontiers in Neuroscience 15 2021/10/21 （NODA Tomoyuki）
  https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2021.704402
• Control of ankle joint motion change induced by vibration stimulation on the Gastrocnemius muscle during continuous joint motion,
  Danwen Li, Satoshi Nishikawa, Kazuo Kiguchi
  2021 The 21st International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems (ICCAS 2021) 2021/10/12 （KIGUCHI Kazuo）
  https://doi.org/10.23919/ICCAS52745.2021.9649798
• Telepresence Robot System Operated by a Cycling Wheelchair,
  Koen HERTENBERG
  The 39th Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan, 2021/9/10, Hirata Yasuhisa
• Power-Assist and Perception-Assist Robots for Daily Motion Assist,
  Kazuo Kiguchi
  China-Japan Intelligent Healthcare Forum in Beijing, China during World Robot Conference 2021, 2021/9/10 （KIGUCHI Kazuo）
• Towards a Life Innovation Robots for Improving Human Self-Efficacy,
  Yasuhisa Hirata
  China-Japan Intelligent Healthcare Forum in Beijing, China during World Robot Conference 2021, 2021/9/10 （Hirata Yasuhisa）
• 1st Workshop on Design-Centered HRI and Governance,
  Yueh-Hsuan Weng, EunJeong Cheon (Syracuse Univ.), Phoebe Li (Univ. of Sussex), Osamu Sakura (Univ. of Tokyo)
  30th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication 2021/8/8 （WENG Yueh-Hsuan）
• Use of Human Computation for Coordinating Robotic Mobility Aids Based on User Impairments,
  Heikki Saul, Yasuhisa Hirata, Yueh-Hsuan Weng
  30th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication 2021/8/8 （WENG Yueh-Hsuan）
  https://doi.org/10.1109/RO-MAN50785.2021.9515468
• Towards a Vibrant Society with the Creation of Adaptable AI enabled Robots,
  Yasuhisa Hirata
  1st Workshop on Design-Centered HRI and Governance, 30th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, 2021/8/8 （Hirata Yasuhisa）
• Rehabilitation & Assistive Robotics, Human-Robot Interaction, Micro-Nano Robotics, and Robotic Manipulation,
  Naoyuki Kubota
  2021 HUST-NU High-Level Academic Virtual Forum [Advanced Robotics for Humanity], 2021/8/7 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
• A Motion Generation Method for Articulated Manipulators Using Linear Mapping Matrices Calculated by Neural Networks,
  Kimitoshi Yamazaki
  The 2021 IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering 2021/8/1 （YAMAZAKI Kimitoshi）
  https://doi.org/10.1109/CASE49439.2021.9551436
• Generation of Artificial Movement Sensation in Ankle Joints with Vibration Stimulation,
  Kazuo Kiguchi, Taiki Yamasaki
  World Automation Congress 2021 (WAC2021) 2021/8/1 （KIGUCHI Kazuo）
  https://doi.org/10.23919/WAC50355.2021.9559489
• A cloud-based VR platform enabling HRI experiments in coronavirus pandemic,
  Tetsunari Inamura, Yoshiaki Mizuchi, Hiroki Yamada
  IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Its Social Impacts (ARSO) 2021/7/8 （INAMURA Tetsunari）
• Scenario Transition System for Multi-Robot Improvisation Theater,
  Kenya Umetsu, Rino Kaburagi, Wei Hong Chin, Naoyuki Kubota
  The 7th International Conference on Advanced Mechatronics (ICAM2021) 2021/7/2 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
  https://doi.org/10.1299/jsmeicam.2021.7.OS2A-6
• Multi-View 3D Human Pose Tracking Based on Evolutionary Robot Vision,
  Wei Quan and Naoyuki Kubota
  Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics(JACIII) 25 (4) 2021/7/1 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
  https://doi.org/10.20965/jaciii.2021.p0432
• Control and Evaluation of Body Weight Support Walker for Overground Gait Training,
  Z. Dong, J. V. S. Luces and Y. Hirata
  IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 6 (3 ) 2021/7/1 （Hirata Yasuhisa）
  https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2021.3068691
• Feature-based Egocentric Grasp Pose Classification for Expanding Human-Object Interactions,
  Adnan Rachmat Anom Besari, Azhar Aulia Saputra, Wei Hong Chin, Naoyuki Kubota, Kurnianingsih
  The 30th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE 2021) 2021/6/21 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
  https://doi.org/10.1109/ISIE45552.2021.9576369
• Mobility Assistive Robots and Future Soft Robots,
  Yasuhisa Hirata
  The Seasonal School on “Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies based on Soft Robotics” (SofTech-Rehab), 2021/6/16 （Hirata Yasuhisa）
• Lifelong Robot Edutainment based on Self-Efficacy,
  Rino Kaburagi, Yudai Ishimaru, Wei Hong Chin, Akihiro Yorita, Naoyuki Kubota, Simon Egerton
  The biennial IEEE International Conference on Cybernetics (IEEE CYBCONF 2021) 2021/6/9 （KUBOTA Naoyuki）
  https://doi.org/10.1109/CYBCONF51991.2021.9464143
• Robotic Cycling Wheelchair for Outdoor Mobility Assistance and Indoor Training,
  Yasuhisa Hirata
  10th International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering Mini symposium” Robotics for Restoration of Movements in SCI and Stroke Patients: Evidence-Based Findings and Challenges for the Next Decade”, 2021/5/5 （Hirata Yasuhisa）
• VR Platform Enabling Crowdsourcing of Embodied HRI Experiments ? Case Study of Online Robot Competition,
  Tetsunari Inamura, Yoshiaki Mizuchi, Hiroki Yamada
  Advanced Robotics 35 2021/5/1 （INAMURA Tetsunari）
  https://doi.org/10.1080/01691864.2021.1928551
• When ELSI meets Design: On Design-centered AI Governance,
  Yueh-Hsuan Weng
  The 4th NTU-Tohoku Symposium on AI and Human Sciences, 2021/3/13 （WENG Yueh-Hsuan）