Optimization of orifice position in particle-excitation valve for proportional flow control

JOURNAL ARTICLE published December 2017 in ROBOMECH Journal

Research funded by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (15K21519)

Authors: Daisuke Hirooka | Tomomi Yamaguchi | Naomichi Furushiro | Koichi Suzumori | Takefumi Kanda

A mechanical approach to realize reflexive omnidirectional bending motion for pneumatic continuum robots

JOURNAL ARTICLE published December 2016 in ROBOMECH Journal

Authors: Eri Takane | Kenjiro Tadakuma | Tomonari Yamamoto | Masashi Konyo | Satoshi Tadokoro

A vacuum-driven rubber-band gripper

JOURNAL ARTICLE published December 2021 in ROBOMECH Journal

Research funded by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JP18K04064)

Authors: Ko Yamada | Takashi Mitsuda

A wearable soft robot for movement assistance on eyelid closure

JOURNAL ARTICLE published December 2018 in ROBOMECH Journal

Authors: Yuta Kozaki | Naoki Matsushiro | Kenji Suzuki

A Leader-follower formation control of mobile robots by position-based visual servo method using fisheye camera

JOURNAL ARTICLE published 21 December 2023 in ROBOMECH Journal

Research funded by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (18K04046)

Authors: Shinsuke Oh-hara | Atsushi Fujimori

Interactive driving of electrostatic film actuator by proximity motion of human body

JOURNAL ARTICLE published 15 April 2024 in ROBOMECH Journal

Authors: Akira Okuno | Shunsuke Yoshimoto | Akio Yamamoto

Contemporary research trends in response robotics

JOURNAL ARTICLE published December 2022 in ROBOMECH Journal

Authors: Mehdi Dadvar | Soheil Habibian

High-strength and flexible mechanism for body weight support

JOURNAL ARTICLE published 15 July 2023 in ROBOMECH Journal

Research funded by Moonshot Research and Development Program (JPMJMS2034)

Authors: Sojiro Sugiura | Jayant Unde | Yaonan Zhu | Yasuhisa Hasegawa

Localizability estimation using correlation on occupancy grid maps

JOURNAL ARTICLE published 14 September 2023 in ROBOMECH Journal

Authors: Maiku Kondo | Masahiko Hoshi | Yoshitaka Hara | Sousuke Nakamura

Development of a continuum robot enhanced with distributed sensors for search and rescue

JOURNAL ARTICLE published December 2022 in ROBOMECH Journal

Research funded by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JP20J12891) | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JP19H00748)

Authors: Yu Yamauchi | Yuichi Ambe | Hikaru Nagano | Masashi Konyo | Yoshiaki Bando | Eisuke Ito | Solvi Arnold | Kimitoshi Yamazaki | Katsutoshi Itoyama | Takayuki Okatani | Hiroshi G. Okuno | Satoshi Tadokoro

Vision and force/torque integration for realtime estimation of fast-moving object under intermittent contacts

JOURNAL ARTICLE published December 2016 in ROBOMECH Journal

Research funded by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (CA) (RGPIN-2015-05273)

Authors: Hyunki Bae | Soo Jeon | Jan P. Huissoon

Kinematical and static force analysis on redundant drive wire mechanism with velocity constraint modules to reduce the number of actuators

JOURNAL ARTICLE published December 2016 in ROBOMECH Journal

Research funded by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (24300206)

Authors: Tam Nhat Le | Hiroki Dobashi | Kiyoshi Nagai

Evaluation of two complementary modeling approaches for fiber-reinforced soft actuators

JOURNAL ARTICLE published December 2022 in ROBOMECH Journal

Authors: Soheil Habibian | Benjamin B. Wheatley | Suehye Bae | Joon Shin | Keith W. Buffinton

Rubber artificial skin layer with flexible structure for shape estimation of micro-undulation surfaces

JOURNAL ARTICLE published December 2020 in ROBOMECH Journal

Research funded by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JP19K22856)

Authors: Mitsuhito Ando | Toshinobu Takei | Hiromi Mochiyama

Simple noninterference mechanism between the pitch and yaw axes for a wrist mechanism to be employed in robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery

JOURNAL ARTICLE published December 2019 in ROBOMECH Journal

Authors: Makoto Jinno

Active modification of the environment by a robot with construction abilities

JOURNAL ARTICLE published December 2015 in ROBOMECH Journal

Authors: Ryusuke Fujisawa | Naohisa Nagaya | Shinya Okazaki | Ryota Sato | Yusuke Ikemoto | Shigeto Dobata

Basic study of sensorless path tracking control based on the musculoskeletal potential method

JOURNAL ARTICLE published 14 February 2023 in ROBOMECH Journal

Research funded by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (21H03523,20H00610)

Authors: Yoshihiro Kinjo | Yuki Matsutani | Kenji Tahara | Hitoshi Kino

Development of sense of self-location based on somatosensory feedback from finger tips for extra robotic thumb control

JOURNAL ARTICLE published December 2019 in ROBOMECH Journal

Research funded by JSPS KAKENHI (17H05906)

Authors: Yaonan Zhu | Takayuki Ito | Tadayoshi Aoyama | Yasuhisa Hasegawa

Development of a rhythmic auditory biofeedback system to assist improving the kinetic chain for bat swing performance

JOURNAL ARTICLE published December 2018 in ROBOMECH Journal

Authors: Teppei Onishi | Kazuhiro Yasuda | Suguru Kawata | Hiroyasu Iwata

Move-it: a paperclip-shaped sensing and actuating system for sticky notes

JOURNAL ARTICLE published December 2014 in ROBOMECH Journal

Authors: Kentaro Yasu | Kathrin Probst | Maki Sugimoto | Michael Haller | Masahiko Inami