Degree

Research History

Education

Awards

• 優秀講演賞（2024-12）
• Best Paper Award（2023-09）
• 田中榮賞（2020-03）
• Best Paper in Biomimetics Award（2018-12）
• 三浦賞（2016-03）
• Best Biomimetics Paper Award（2015-12）
• Gai Tech Best Paper in Robotics Award of IEEE ICIA 2015（2015-08）
• グローバルアシスト賞（2012-12）
• 日本ロボット工業会賞（2012-12）

Others

Papers

• Analytical and Experimental Study on a Versatile Landing System with Shock Response Mechanism（2025-02） [DOI]
• Development of an Aerial Manipulation System Using Onboard Cameras and a Multi-Fingered Robotic Hand with Proximity Sensors（2025-01） [DOI]
• Development of DEA Underwater Robot Mimicking Fish White Muscle Structure（2024-12-11） [DOI]
• Development of a new gear profile measuring machine with five-link closed-loop mechanism（2024-12） [DOI]
• Development of a Multifingered Hand with Proximity Sensors for Aerial Manipulation（2024-11） [DOI] [Othres link]
• Development of a Novel Actuation Mechanism For a Legged Robot With Mono- and Bi-articulated Drive and Parallel Elasticity（2024-08-04） [DOI] [Othres link]
• Operability evaluation of manual operation control for force-sensorless power-assist transport cart（2024-04） [Othres link]
• Fundamental Study on Adaptive Shock Response Control for Emergency Landing of UAVs and Its Experimental Investigation（2024-03） [DOI] [Othres link]
• Elastic Force Feedback CPG-Based Gait Control for a Quadruped Robot with a Bioinspired Leg Mechanism（2023-12） [DOI]
• Introduction of the Agonist-Antagonist Elasticity Around the Knee Joint of a Bio-inspired Legged Robot（2023-11） [DOI] [Othres link]
• Motion Planning of a Quadruped Robot with Joint Stop Mechanism on an Active Spine Joint（2023-09）
• Longitudinal and Turning Manual Operation Control for a Force Sensorless Power-Assisted Transport Cart（2023-07） [DOI]
• Biomimetic Soft Underwater Robot Inspired by the Red Muscle and Tendon Structure of Fish（2023-03） [DOI] [Othres link]
• Adaptive Mode-switching From Autonomous Driving Mode to Manual Operation Mode of Mobile Robot Based on Body Sway（2023-03）
• Fundamental Study on Emergency Landing System Design of UAVs（2023-03）
• Development of One-legged Robot with Structural Joint Stops（2022-12） [DOI]
• Mode-switching of Autonomous Mobile Robot Based on Body Sway（2022-07）
• Pre-Landing Control for a Legged Robot Based on Tiptoe Proximity Sensor Feedback（2022-03） [DOI] [Othres link]
• Motion Acquisition of Vertical Jumping by a Bio-inspired Legged Robot via Deep Reinforcement Learning（2021-12-27） [DOI] [Othres link]
• Design and Implementation of Symmetric Legged Robot for Highly Dynamic Jumping and Impact Mitigation（2021-10-17） [DOI] [Othres link]
• Vertical Jumping by a Legged Robot With Upper and Lower Leg Bi-Articular Muscle–Tendon Complexes（2021-10） [DOI] [Othres link]
• Bio-Inspired Take-Off Maneuver and Control in Vertical Jumping for Quadruped Robot with Manipulator（2021-09-30） [DOI] [Othres link]
• A Legged Robot With Thigh Bi-Articular Muscle-Tendon Complex（2021-04） [DOI] [Othres link]
• Controllable Height Hopping of a Parallel Legged Robot（2021-02） [DOI] [Othres link]
• Development of Knee Joint Mechanism with Variable Transmission and Joint Stop for Bipedal Robot Inspired by Human Structure（2020-12） [DOI] [Othres link]
• 生物規範機構を有する小型脚ロボットのための垂直跳躍運動制御（2020-04） [ResearchMap]
• Design of Robot Leg with Variable Reduction Ratio Crossed Four-bar Linkage Mechanism（2019-11） [DOI] [DBLP] [DBLP] [DBLP]
• Optimization of Standing Long Jump Strategy on a Small Quadruped Robot（2018-12） [DOI] [DBLP] [Web of Scientce] [DBLP] [DBLP]
• Design and Implementation of Jumping Robot with Multi-Springs Based on the Coupling of Polyarticular（2018-12） [DOI] [DBLP] [Web of Scientce] [DBLP] [DBLP]
• Development of a Bipedal Robot with Bi-articular Muscle-tendon Complex between Hip and Knee Joint（2018-10） [DOI] [DBLP] [Web of Scientce] [DBLP] [DBLP]
• Development of a Bio-inspired Flexible Tail System（2018-09） [Web of Scientce]
• Introduction of Toe Mechanism with Bi-articular Tendon into Legged Robot（2018-08）
• Method of Design Optimization and Trajectory Implementation on a Small Cat-Like Robot（2018-06）
• Design and Control of Robot Legs With Bi-articular Muscle-tendon Complex（2017-12） [DOI] [DBLP] [DBLP] [DBLP]
• Development of a Flexible Tail for Legged Robot（2016-08） [Web of Scientce]
• Development of a Flexible Coupled Spine Mechanism for a Small Quadruped Robot（2016） [DOI] [DBLP] [Web of Scientce] [DBLP] [DBLP]
• Development of a Small Quadruped Robot With Bi-articular Muscle-tendon Complex（2015-12） [DOI] [DBLP] [Web of Scientce] [DBLP] [DBLP]
• Development of Robot Legs Inspired by Bi-articular Muscle-tendon Complex of Cats（2015-10） [DOI] [DBLP] [Web of Scientce] [DBLP] [DBLP]
• Development of Robot Leg Composed of Parallel Linkage and Elastic Spring for Dynamic Locomotion（2015-08） [DOI] [DBLP] [Web of Scientce] [DBLP] [DBLP]
• Development of Leg Mechanism Using a Knee Joint with Continuously Variable Reduction Ratio Adaptive to Load（2015-08） [Web of Scientce]
• Development of an Entertainment Robot System using Kinect（2014-11） [Web of Scientce]
• Development of Leg Mechanism Using a Knee Joint With Variable Reduction Ratio Adaptive to Load（2013-12） [DOI] [DBLP] [Web of Scientce] [DBLP] [DBLP]
• Design and Implementation of Common Platform for Small Humanoid Robots（2013-08） [Web of Scientce]

Misc

• Development of a Common Platform for Small-sized Humanoids using RTM（2013-09-10） [CiNii Research (CiNii Articles)] [CiNii Books]

Presentations

• Landing Control for a Legged Robot Using a Tiptoe Proximity Sensor -Prototype of a Tiptoe Proximity Sensor and Adaptive Landing Experiments on a Slope-（2024-12-18）
• 動物の筋骨格構造と運動制御を規範とした脚ロボットのための駆動機構の研究開発（2024-12-13）
• Trends and case study of motor technology used in legged robots（2024-07-22）
• Adaptive Landing Control using a Tiptoe Proximity Sensor（2024-05-13）
• 二関節間弾性機構を有する脚ロボットの軟着地制御（2023-12）
• 足先近接覚に基づく１脚ロボットの着地衝撃緩和制御（2023-12）
• Simulation Analysis of an Adaptive Shock Response Mitigation Mechanism for UAVs’ Emergency Landing Systems（2023-10）
• Legged Robot with Bi-articular Muscle-Tendon Complex -Forward Jumping Motion Control of Legged Robot with Bi-articular Muscle Tendon Complex in the Upper and Lower Legs-（2023-06）
• Introduction of Joint Stop into Legged Robot for Agile Locomotion（2023-06）
• 架台揺動に基づく操作力オブザーバを用いたパワーアシスト台車の複数参加者による操作性評価実験（2023-03）
• 衝撃力に対して適応的に対処方法を選択できる衝撃応答制御機構（2022-12）
• 架台の揺れを入力として利用したパワーアシスト機能を有する搬送機器の操作特性評価（2022-11）
• 振動する部分を直接把持して操作するパワーアシスト搬送機器の操作特性について（2022-03）
• Design and Control of Legged Robots Using Bio-inspired Mechanism（2019-11）
• Small Quadruped Robot with Bi-articular Muscle-Tendon Complex:-Development of the leg to transfer the torque between hip and knee joint-（2017-05）
• Small Quadruped Robot with Bi-articular Muscle-Tendon Complex:-Development of flexible spine-（2016-06）
• Development of a Common Platform for Small-sized Humanoids using RTM（2012-12）

Books and Other Publications

Works

Research Projects

Media Coverage

• Video Friday: Walking on Ceilings, Cat-Inspired Legs, and Robot Grasps Tofu（2015-10）

Industrial Property Rights

• パワーアシスト台車（特願2023-029835）

Professional Memberships

• The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
• The Robotics Society of Japan
• IEEE

Committee Memberships

Teaching Experience

Social Contribution

Academic Contribution

• CLAWAR2025 Special Session Organizer: Bio-Inspired Robotics for Dynamic Locomotion and Manipulation in Challenging Environments
• Workshop on "Towards Agility and Robustness: Mechanical Intelligence in Robotics, Biology, and Smart Materials" at IEEE ICRA2025
• Workshop on "Agile Movements II: Animal Behavior, Biomechanics, and Robot Devices" at IEEE ICRA2024
• Workshop on "Agile Movements: Animal Behavior, Biomechanics, and Robot Devices" at IEEE ICRA2023