Development of VmaxCarrier2: Omni-directional Mobile Robot with Function of Step-climbing. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Shigeo Hirose; Riichiro Tadakuma (ICRA, 2004)

Motions on steps and slopes of omni-directional mobile robot, "VmaxCarrier2". - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Riichiro Tadakuma; Shigeo Hirose (IROS, 2005)

Mechanical Design of VmaxCarrier2: Omnidirectional Mobile Robot with Function of Step-Climbing. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Riichiro Tadakuma; Shigeo Hirose (J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2005)

Magnetic Hair for Wall Mobility. - Jose Berengueres; Kunio Takahashi; Shigeki Saito; Kenjiro Tadakuma (IROS, 2006)

"Tri-Star3"; Horizontal Polyarticular Arm Equipped 3-Wheeled Expandable Rover. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Masatsugu Matsumoto; Shigeo Hirose (IROS, 2006)

Mechanical Design of Joint Braking and Underactuated Mechanism of "Tri-Star3"; Horizontal Polyarticular Arm Equipped 3-Wheeled Expandable Mobile Robot. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Masatsugu Matsumoto; Shigeo Hirose (IROS, 2006)

Gecko inspired Electrostatic Chuck. - Jose Berengueres; Masataka Urago; Shigeki Saito; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Hiroyuki Meguro (ROBIO, 2006)

Mechanical Design of "Omni-Ball": Spherical Wheel for Holonomic Omnidirectional Motion. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Riichiro Tadakuma (CASE, 2007)

Few D.O.F. Walking Robot with Outer-Wheels. - Riichiro Tadakuma; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Robert D. Howe (CASE, 2007)

On the Form and Function of Gecko foot-hair for Wall Mobility (video background). - Jose Berengueres; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Tatsuaki Kamoi (ICRA, 2007)

Compliant Distributed Magnetic Adhesion Device for Wall Climbing. - Jose Berengueres; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Tatsuaki Kamoi; Robert Kratz (ICRA, 2007)

Development of holonomic omnidirectional Vehicle with "Omni-Ball": spherical wheels. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Riichiro Tadakuma; Jose Berengueres (IROS, 2007)

The experimental study of a precision parallel manipulator with binary actuation: With application to MRI cancer treatment. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Lauren M. DeVita; Jean-Sébastien Plante; Shaoze Yan; Steven Dubowsky (ICRA, 2008)

Crawler vehicle with circular cross-section unit to realize sideways motion. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Riichiro Tadakuma; Keiji Nagatani; Kazuya Yoshida; Steven C. Peters; Martin Udengaard; Karl Iagnemma (IROS, 2008)

Connected Two Units Crawlers to Realize Automatic Multiple Configurations as Search and Rescue Robot. - Kenjiro Tadakuma (J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2008)

Mechanical Design and Basic Run Experiments with the Tri-StarIII - Horizontal Polyarticular Expandable 3-Wheeled Planetary Rover -. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Masatsugu Matsumoto; Shigeo Hirose (J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2008)

Tetrahedral Mobile Robot with Spherical Omnidirectional Wheel. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Riichiro Tadakuma; Jose Berengueres (J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2008)

Tracked vehicle with circular cross-section to realize sideways motion. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Riichiro Tadakuma; Keiji Nagatani; Kazuya Yoshida; Steven C. Peters; Martin Udengaard; Karl Iagnemma (ICRA, 2009)

Development of high-sensitivity slip sensor using special characteristics of pressure conductive rubber. - Seiichi Teshigawara; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Aiguo Ming; Masatoshi Ishikawa; Makoto Shimojo (ICRA, 2009)

Throwable tetrahedral robot with transformation capability. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Riichiro Tadakuma; Keiji Nagatani; Kazuya Yoshida; Aigo Ming; Makoto Shimojo; Karl Iagnemma (IROS, 2009)

Basic running test of the cylindrical tracked vehicle with sideways mobility. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Riichiro Tadakuma; Keiji Nagatani; Kazuya Yoshida; Aigo Ming; Makoto Shimojo; Karl Iagnemma (IROS, 2009)

Armadillo-inspired wheel-leg retractable module. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Riichiro Tadakuma; Akira Maruyama; Eric Rohmer; Keiji Nagatani; Kazuya Yoshida; Aiguo Ming; Makoto Shimojo; Mitsuru Higashimori; Makoto Kaneko (ROBIO, 2009)

High Speed and High Sensitivity Slip Sensor Utilizing Characteristics of Conductive Rubber - Relationship Between Shear Deformation of Conductive Rubber and Resistance Change -. - Seiichi Teshigawara; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Aiguo Ming; Masatoshi Ishikawa; Makoto Shimojo (J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2009)

Development of intelligent robot hand using proximity, contact and slip sensing. - Hiroaki Hasegawa; Yoshitomo Mizoguchi; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Aiguo Ming; Masatoshi Ishikawa; Makoto Shimojo (ICRA, 2010)

A new stiffness evaluation toward high speed cell sorter. - Yuki Hirose; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Mitsuru Higashimori; Tatsuo Arai; Makoto Kaneko; Ryo Iitsuka; Yoko Yamanishi; Fumihito Arai (ICRA, 2010)

High sensitivity initial slip sensor for dexterous grasp. - Seiichi Teshigawara; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Aiguo Ming; Masatoshi Ishikawa; Makoto Shimojo (ICRA, 2010)

Empirical based optimal design of Active Strobe Imager. - Kohei Funai; Kouji Mizoue; Mitsuru Higashimori; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Makoto Kaneko (IROS, 2010)

Connected tracked robot with offset joint mechanism for multiple configurations. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Chigusa Ohishi; Akira Maruyama; Riichiro Tadakuma; Keiji Nagatani; Kazuya Yoshida; Aiguo Ming; Makoto Shimojo (IROS, 2010)

Mechanical design of the Wheel-Leg hybrid mobile robot to realize a large wheel diameter. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Riichiro Tadakuma; Akira Maruyama; Eric Rohmer; Keiji Nagatani; Kazuya Yoshida; Aigo Ming; Makoto Shimojo; Mitsuru Higashimori; Makoto Kaneko (IROS, 2010)

Balloon type elasticity sensing for left ventricle of small laboratory animal. - Ryohei Ishii; Mitsuru Higashimori; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Makoto Kaneko; Shunsuke Tamaki; Yasushi Sakata; Kazuhiro Yamamoto (EMBC, 2011)

"Omni-Paddle": Amphibious spherical rotary paddle mechanism. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Riichiro Tadakuma; Aigo Ming; Makoto Shimojo; Mitsuru Higashimori; Makoto Kaneko (ICRA, 2011)

Dynamic nonprehensile shaping of a thin rheological object. - Tomoyuki Inahara; Mitsuru Higashimori; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Makoto Kaneko (IROS, 2011)

The mechanism of the linear load-sensitive continuously variable transmission with the spherical driving unit. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Riichiro Tadakuma; Kazuki Terada; Aiguo Ming; Makoto Shimojo; Mitsuru Higashimori; Makoto Kaneko (IROS, 2011)

Active outline shaping of a rheological object based on plastic deformation distribution. - Kayo Yoshimoto; Mitsuru Higashimori; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Makoto Kaneko (IROS, 2011)

Finger mechanism equipped omnidirectional driving roller. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Riichiro Tadakuma; Mitsuru Higashimori; Makoto Kaneko (MHS, 2011)

Development of leg-track hybrid locomotion to traverse loose slopes and irregular terrain. - Keiji Nagatani; Hiroaki Kinoshita; Kazuya Yoshida; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Eiji Koyanagi (J. Field Robotics, 2011)

A Study of Leg-Type Landing Gear for Aerial Vehicles - Development of One Leg Model -. - Kazunori Miyata; Takamasa Sasagawa; Takahiro Doi; Kenjiro Tadakuma (J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2011)

Robotic finger mechanism equipped omnidirectional driving roller with two active rotational axes. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Riichiro Tadakuma; Mitsuru Higashimori; Makoto Kaneko (ICRA, 2012)

Study on the omnidirectional driving gear mechanism. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Riichiro Tadakuma; Kyohei Ioka; Takeshi Kudo; Minoru Takagi; Yuichi Tsumaki; Mitsuru Higashimori; Makoto Kaneko (ICRA, 2012)

Omnidirectional driving gears and their input mechanism with passive rollers. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Riichiro Tadakuma; Kyohei Ioka; Takeshi Kudo; Minoru Takagi; Yuichi Tsumaki; Mitsuru Higashimori; Makoto Kaneko (IROS, 2012)

Additional manipulating function for limited narrow space with omnidirectional driving gear. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Riichiro Tadakuma; Kyohei Ioka; Takeshi Kudo; Minoru Takagi; Yuichi Tsumaki; Mitsuru Higashimori; Makoto Kaneko (IROS, 2012)

Multi-Leg System for Aerial Vehicles. - Takahiro Doi; Kazunori Miyata; Takamasa Sasagawa; Kenjiro Tadakuma (J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2012)

Hyper flexible robot with variable stiffness and shape. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Erick Fernando Moya Arimie; Riichiro Tadakuma (AIM, 2013)

The gear mechanism with passive rollers: The input mechanism to drive the omnidirectional gear and worm gearing. - Riichiro Tadakuma; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Minoru Takagi; Shotaro Onishi; Gaku Matsui; Kyohei Ioka; Yuichi Tsumaki; Mitsuru Higashimori; Makoto Kaneko (ICRA, 2013)

Adaptations of omnidirectional driving gears to practical purposes. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Riichiro Tadakuma; Minoru Takagi; Kyohei Ioka; Gaku Matsui; Kenichi Komura; Erick Fernando Moya Arimie; Takahiro Akaike; Yuichi Tsumaki (IROS, 2013)

Study on omnidirectional driving mechanisms to realize holonomic power transmission. - Riichiro Tadakuma; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Erick Fernando Moya Arimie (MHS, 2013)

Mechanism of Linear Load-Sensitive Continuously Variable Transmission with Spherical Driving Unit. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Riichiro Tadakuma; Kazuki Terada; Aiguo Ming; Makoto Shimojo (J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2013)

Torus omnidirectional driving unit mechanism realized by curved crawler belts. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Hirohiko Ogata; Riichiro Tadakuma; Jose Berengueres (ICRA, 2014)

Development of universal jamming gripper with a force feedback mechanism. - Takeshi Nishida; Daichi Shigehisa; Naoaki Kawashima; Kenjiro Tadakuma (SCIS&ISIS, 2014)

Worm wheel mechanism with passive rollers. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Riichiro Tadakuma; Shotaro Onishi; Yuichi Tsumaki (Adv. Robotics, 2014)

Sensor based controlled leg type automatic landing system for aerial vehicles. - Yusuke Komatsuzaki; Takahiro Doi; Kenjiro Tadakuma (IEEE SENSORS, 2016)

Development of a spherical tether-handling device with a coupled differential mechanism for tethered teleoperated robots. - Tomoya Ichimura; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Eri Takane; Masashi Konyo; Satoshi Tadokoro (IROS, 2016)

Study on the inertial stabilization of a payload by center of gravity displacement. - Erick Fernando Moya Arimie; Kenichi Shimakawa; Akira Satou; Adrian Zambrano; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Riichiro Tadakuma (SII, 2016)

Use of active scope camera in the Kumamoto Earthquake to investigate collapsed houses. - Yuichi Ambe; Tomonari Yamamoto; Shotaro Kojima; Eri Takane; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Masashi Konyo; Satoshi Tadokoro (SSRR, 2016)

Variable inner volume mechanism for soft and robust gripping - Improvement of gripping performance for large-object gripping. - Masahiro Fujita; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Eri Takane; Tomoya Ichimura; Hirone Komatsu; Akito Nomura; Masashi Konyo; Satoshi Tadokoro (SSRR, 2016)

Two axes orthogonal drive transmission for omnidirectional crawler with surface contact. - Eri Takane; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Masahiro Fujita; Hirone Komatsu; Akito Nomura; Tomoya Ichimura; Tomonari Yamamoto; Yuichi Ambe; Masashi Konyo; Satoshi Tadokoro (SSRR, 2016)

Development of Universal Robot Gripper Using MRα Fluid. - Takeshi Nishida; Yuki Okatani; Kenjiro Tadakuma (Int. J. Humanoid Robotics, 2016)

Development of universal parallel gripper using reformed magnetorheological fluid. - Yusuke Tsugami; Thibault Barbié; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Takeshi Nishida (ASCC, 2017)

UAV with two passive rotating hemispherical shells for physical interaction and power tethering in a complex environment. - Carl John Salaan; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Yoshito Okada; Eri Takane; Kazunori Ohno; Satoshi Tadokoro (ICRA, 2017)

A self-locking-type expansion mechanism to achieve high holding force and pipe-passing capability for a pneumatic in-pipe robot. - Tomonari Yamamoto; Masashi Konyo; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Satoshi Tadokoro (ICRA, 2017)

Robot system for inspection of the inner wall of large boiler - Integration and evaluation of the system prototype comprising a sensing vehicle and ground equipment. - Masaki Ozawa; Yoshito Okada; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Satoshi Tadokoro (SII, 2017)

UAV with two passive rotating hemispherical shells and horizontal rotor for hammering inspection of infrastructure. - Carl John Salaan; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Yoshito Okada; Kazunori Ohno; Satoshi Tadokoro (SII, 2017)

A Robotic Thruster that Can Handle Hairy Flexible Cable of Serpentine Robots for Disaster Inspection. - Yu Yamauchi; Toshiaki Fujimoto; Akihiro Ishii; Shingo Araki; Yuichi Ambe; Masashi Konyo; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Satoshi Tadokoro (AIM, 2018)

Enhancing Haptic Experience in a Seat with Two-DoF Buttock Skin Stretch. - Arata Horie; Akito Nomura; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Masashi Konyo; Hikaru Nagano; Satoshi Tadokoro (AsiaHaptics, 2018)

Design and Development of Biaxial Active Nozzle with Flexible Flow Channel for Air Floating Active Scope Camera. - Akihiro Ishii; Yuichi Ambe; Yu Yamauchi; Hisato Ando; Masashi Konyo; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Satoshi Tadokoro (IROS, 2018)

Design of Aerial Manipulator Suitable for a UAV with Two Passive Rotating Hemispherical Shells. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Carl John Salaan; Eri Takane; Yoshito Okada; Kazunori Ohno; Satoshi Tadokoro (SSRR, 2018)

Jamming layered membrane gripper mechanism for grasping differently shaped-objects without excessive pushing force for search and rescue missions. - Masahiro Fujita; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Hirone Komatsu; Eri Takane; Akito Nomura; Tomoya Ichimura; Masashi Konyo; Satoshi Tadokoro (Adv. Robotics, 2018)

Smartphone-based Home Robotics. - Lojain Jibawi; Saoussen Said; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Jose Berengueres (CoRR, 2018)

Editorial: Integrated Knowledge on Innovative Robot Mechanisms. - Naoyuki Takesue; Koichi Koganezawa; Kenjiro Tadakuma (J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2018)

Aerial Hose Type Robot by Water Jet for Fire Fighting. - Hisato Ando; Yuichi Ambe; Akihiro Ishii; Masashi Konyo; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Shigenao Maruyama; Satoshi Tadokoro (IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2018)

Planar Omnidirectional Crawler Mobile Mechanism - Development of Actual Mechanical Prototype and Basic Experiments. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Eri Takane; Masahiro Fujita; Akito Nomura; Hirone Komatsu; Masashi Konyo; Satoshi Tadokoro (IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2018)

Fire Fighting Tactics with Aerial Hose-type Robot "Dragon Firefighter". - Hisato Ando; Yuichi Ambe; Tomoka Yamaguchi; Masashi Konyo; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Shigenao Maruyama; Satoshi Tadokoro (ARSO, 2019)

Basic Performance of Planar Omnidirectional Crawler during Direction Switching using Disturbance Degree of Ground Evaluation Method. - Eri Takane; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Tori Shimizu; Sosuke Hayashi; Masahiro Watanabe; Shingo Kagami; Keiji Nagatani; Masashi Konyo; Satoshi Tadokoro (IROS, 2019)

Nemertea Proboscis Inspired Extendable Mechanism. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Tomoya Takayashi; Natsumi Hookabe; Masahiro Watanabe; Yu Ozawa; Tori Shimizu; Eri Takane; Hiroshi Kajihara; Takeshi Yamazaki; Masashi Konyo; Satoshi Tadokoro (MHS, 2019)

Development of Practical Air-floating-type Active Scope Camera and User Evaluations for Urban Search and Rescue. - Takumi Fujikawa; Yu Yamauchi; Yuichi Ambe; Masashi Konyo; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Satoshi Tadokoro (SSRR, 2019)

Small Swarm Search Robot System with Rigid-Bone Parachute Rapidly Deployable from Aerial Vehicles. - Tori Shimizu; Sosuke Hayashi; Toshiki Midorikawa; Takumi Fujikawa; Eri Takane; Masahiro Watanabe; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Masashi Konyo; Satoshi Tadokoro (SSRR, 2019)

Floating Displacement-Force Conversion Mechanism as a Robotic Mechanism. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Tori Shimizu; Sosuke Hayashi; Eri Takane; Masahiro Watanabe; Masashi Konyo; Satoshi Tadokoro (CoRR, 2019)

Fire Resistance Deformable Soft Gripper Based on Wire Jamming Mechanism. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Toshiaki Fujimoto; Masahiro Watanabe; Tori Shimizu (CoRR, 2019)

Development and Experimental Validation of Aerial Vehicle With Passive Rotating Shell on Each Rotor. - Carl John Salaan; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Yoshito Okada; Yusuke Sakai 008; Kazunori Ohno; Satoshi Tadokoro (IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2019)

A Mechanical Approach to Suppress the Oscillation of a Long Continuum Robot Flying With Water Jets. - Tomoka Yamaguchi; Yuichi Ambe; Hisato Ando; Masashi Konyo; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Shigenao Maruyama; Satoshi Tadokoro (IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2019)

Task-Space Control of Articulated Mobile Robots With a Soft Gripper for Operations. - Motoyasu Tanaka; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Mizuki Nakajima; Masahiro Fujita (IEEE Trans. Robotics, 2019)

Development of Tough Snake Robot Systems. - Fumitoshi Matsuno; Tetsushi Kamegawa; Wei Qi; Tatsuya Takemori; Motoyasu Tanaka; Mizuki Nakajima; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Masahiro Fujita; Yosuke Suzuki; Katsutoshi Itoyama; Hiroshi G. Okuno; Yoshiaki Bando; et al. (Disaster Robotics, 2019)

Dual-Arm Construction Robot with Remote-Control Function. - Hiroshi Yoshinada; Keita Kurashiki; Daisuke Kondo; Keiji Nagatani; Seiga Kiribayashi; Masataka Fuchida; Masayuki Tanaka 001; Atsushi Yamashita; Hajime Asama; Takashi Shibata 001; Masatoshi Okutomi; Yoko Sasaki; et al. (Disaster Robotics, 2019)

Internally-Balanced Magnetic Mechanisms Using a Magnetic Spring for Producing a Large Amplified Clamping Force. - Tori Shimizu; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Masahiro Watanabe; Eri Takane; Masashi Konyo; Satoshi Tadokoro (ICRA, 2020)

Toward Enabling a Hundred Drones to Land in a Minute. - Daiki Fujikura; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Masahiro Watanabe; Yoshito Okada; Kazunori Ohno; Satoshi Tadokoro (IROS, 2020)

A Bio-inspired Quadruped Robot Exploiting Flexible Shoulder for Stable and Efficient Walking. - Akira Fukuhara; Megu Gunji; Yoichi Masuda; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Akio Ishiguro (IROS, 2020)

Emergence of Swing-to-Stance Transition from Interlocking Mechanism in Horse Hindlimb. - Kazuhiro Miyashita; Yoichi Masuda; Megu Gunji; Akira Fukuhara; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Masato Ishikawa (IROS, 2020)

Fire-Resistant Deformable Soft Gripper Based on Wire Jamming Mechanism. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Toshiaki Fujimoto; Masahiro Watanabe; Tori Shimizu; Eri Takane; Masashi Konyo; Satoshi Tadokoro (RoboSoft, 2020)

Development of Quadruped Robot That Can Exploit Shoulder Hammock Structure. - Akira Fukuhara; Yoichi Masuda; Megu Gunji; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Akio Ishiguro (SII, 2020)

Design and Control of Parallel Gripper with Linear and Curved Trajectory Consisting of Only Revolute Pairs. - Tomoya Takahashi; Yoshito Okada; Shotaro Kojima; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Masahiro Watanabe; Masaki Takahashi; Satoshi Tadokoro (SII, 2020)

Study on machine vision for fast position tracking of multiple trays on an omnidirectional robotic device. - Adrian Zambrano; Kazuki Abe; Theo Combelles; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Riichiro Tadakuma (SII, 2020)

Mono-Wheeled Flexible Track Capable of Climbing High Steps and Adapting to Rough Terrains. - Yu Ozawa; Masahiro Watanabe; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Eri Takane; Giancarlo Marafioti; Satoshi Tadokoro (SSRR, 2020)

Development of the omnidirectional transporting table based on omnidirectional driving gear. - Kazuki Abe; Gaku Matsui; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Mitsuhiro Yamano; Riichiro Tadakuma (Adv. Robotics, 2020)

Fire extinguishment using a 4 m long flying-hose-type robot with multiple water-jet nozzles. - Hisato Ando; Yuichi Ambe; Tomoka Yamaguchi; Yu Yamauchi; Masashi Konyo; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Shigenao Maruyama; Satoshi Tadokoro (Adv. Robotics, 2020)

Development of a folding arm on an articulated mobile robot for plant disaster prevention. - Nobutaka Matsumoto; Motoyasu Tanaka; Mizuki Nakajima; Masahiro Fujita; Kenjiro Tadakuma (Adv. Robotics, 2020)

Development of the multifunctional rescue robot FUHGA2 and evaluation at the world robot summit 2018. - Tatsuya Takemori; Masato Miyake; Tomoaki Hirai; Xixun Wang; Yuto Fukao; Mau Adachi; Kaiyo Yamaguchi; Suomi Tanishige; Yusuke Nomura; Fumitoshi Matsuno; Toshiaki Fujimoto; Akito Nomura; et al. (Adv. Robotics, 2020)

Development and field test of the articulated mobile robot T2 Snake-4 for plant disaster prevention. - Motoyasu Tanaka; Kazuyuki Kon; Mizuki Nakajima; Nobutaka Matsumoto; Shinnosuke Fukumura; Kosuke Fukui; Hidemasa Sawabe; Masahiro Fujita; Kenjiro Tadakuma (Adv. Robotics, 2020)

Study on visual machine-learning on the omnidirectional transporting robot. - Adrian Zambrano; Kazuki Abe; Ikumi Suzuki; Theo Combelles; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Riichiro Tadakuma (Adv. Robotics, 2020)

Hundred Drones Land in a Minute. - Daiki Fujikura; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Masahiro Watanabe; Yoshito Okada; Kazunori Ohno; Satoshi Tadokoro (CoRR, 2020)

Radial-Layer Jamming Mechanism for String Configuration. - Rio Mukaide; Masahiro Watanabe; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Yu Ozawa; Tomoya Takahashi; Masashi Konyo; Satoshi Tadokoro (IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2020)

Retraction Mechanism of Soft Torus Robot With a Hydrostatic Skeleton. - Tomoya Takahashi; Masahiro Watanabe; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Masashi Konyo; Satoshi Tadokoro (IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2020)

Bundled Rotary Helix Drive Mechanism Capable of Smooth Peristaltic Movement. - Masahiro Watanabe; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Masashi Konyo; Satoshi Tadokoro (IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2020)

HueCode: A Meta-marker Exposing Relative Pose and Additional Information in Different Colored Layers. - Yoshito Okada; Daiki Fujikura; Yu Ozawa; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Kazunori Ohno; Satoshi Tadokoro (ICRA, 2021)

Amplification of Clamping Mechanism Using Internally-Balanced Magnetic Unit. - Tori Shimizu; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Masahiro Watanabe; Eri Takane; Masashi Konyo; Satoshi Tadokoro (IROS, 2021)

The CURSOR Search and Rescue (SaR) Kit: an innovative solution for improving the efficiency of Urban SaR Operations. - Tiina Ristmae; Dimitra D. Dionysiou; Miltiadis Koutsokeras; Athanasios Douklias; Eleftherios Ouzounoglou; Angelos Amditis; Anaxagoras Fotopoulos; George Diles; Pantelis Linardatos; Konstantinos Smanis; Pantelis Z. Lappas; Marios Moutzouris; et al. (ISCRAM, 2021)

Hardware Design and Tests of SMURF V1 Platform for Searching Survivors in Debris Cones. - Masahiro Watanabe; Yu Ozawa; Kenichi Takahashi; Eri Takane; Tetsuya Kimura; Soichiro Suzuki; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Giancarlo Marafioti; Terje Mugaas; Miltiadis Koutsokeras; Satoshi Tadokoro (ISCRAM, 2021)

Pneumatic Driven Hollow Variable Stiffness Mechanism Aiming Non-Contact Insertion of Telescopic Guide Tubes. - Issei Onda; Masahiro Watanabe; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Eri Takane; Masashi Konyo; Satoshi Tadokoro (RoboSoft, 2021)

Study on portable haptic guide device with omnidirectional driving gear. - Tetsuya Aizawa; Haruhiko Iizima; Kazuki Abe; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Riichiro Tadakuma (Adv. Robotics, 2021)

2-DOF Spherical Parallel Mechanism Capable of Biaxial Swing Motion with Active Arc Sliders. - Naoto Saiki; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Masahiro Watanabe; Eri Takane; Masashi Nobutoki; Shintaro Suzuki; Masashi Konyo; Satoshi Tadokoro (IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2021)

Internally-Balanced Displacement-Force Converter for Stepless Control of Spring Deformation Compensated by Cam With Variable Pressure Angle. - Tori Shimizu; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Masahiro Watanabe; Eri Takane; Masashi Konyo; Satoshi Tadokoro (IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2021)

Eversion Robotic Mechanism With Hydraulic Skeletonto Realize Steering Function. - Tomoya Takahashi; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Masahiro Watanabe; Eri Takane; Natsumi Hookabe; Hiroshi Kajiahara; Takeshi Yamasaki; Masashi Konyo; Satoshi Tadokoro (IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2021)

Two-Sheet Type Rotary-Driven Thin Bending Mechanism Realizing High Stiffness. - Tomoya Takahashi; Masahiro Watanabe; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Eri Takane; Masashi Konyo; Satoshi Tadokoro (IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2021)

Passive Orientation Control of Nozzle Unit With Multiple Water Jets to Expand the Net Force Direction Range for Aerial Hose-Type Robots. - Yu Yamauchi; Yuichi Ambe; Masashi Konyo; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Satoshi Tadokoro (IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2021)

ABENICS: Active Ball Joint Mechanism With Three-DoF Based on Spherical Gear Meshings. - Kazuki Abe; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Riichiro Tadakuma (IEEE Trans. Robotics, 2021)

HueCode2: An Illumination-Robust Meta-Marker Overlaying Multiple Fiducial Markers using Optimal Color Scheme. - Yoshiki Yokota; Daiki Fujikura; Yoshito Okada; Kazunori Ohno; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Satoshi Tadokoro (CASE, 2022)

Anisotropic-Stiffness Belt in Mono wheeled Flexible Track for Rough Terrain Locomotion. - Yu Ozawa; Masahiro Watanabe; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Satoshi Tadokoro (IROS, 2022)

Toroidal Origami Monotrack: Mechanism to Realize Smooth Driving and Bending for Closed-Skin-Drive Robots. - Masahiro Watanabe; Yuto Kemmotsu; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Kazuki Abe; Masashi Konyo; Satoshi Tadokoro (IROS, 2022)

Hardware Design and Tests of Two-Wheeled Robot Platform for Searching Survivors in Debris Cones. - Masahiro Watanabe; Yu Ozawa; Kenichi Takahashi; Tetsuya Kimura; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Giancarlo Marafioti; Satoshi Tadokoro (SSRR, 2022)

Stabilized Controller for Jet Actuated Cantilevered Pipe Using Damping Effect of an Internal Flowing Fluid. - Yuichi Ambe; Yu Yamauchi; Masashi Konyo; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Satoshi Tadokoro (IEEE Access, 2022)

Realizing Large Shape Deformations of a Flying Continuum Robot With a Passive Rotating Nozzle Unit That Enlarges Jet Directions in Three-Dimensional Space. - Yu Yamauchi; Yuichi Ambe; Masashi Konyo; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Satoshi Tadokoro (IEEE Access, 2022)

Heterogeneous robots coordination for industrial plant inspection and evaluation at World Robot Summit 2020. - Shotaro Kojima; Tomoya Takahashi; Ranulfo Bezerra; Takaaki Nara; Masaki Takahashi; Naoto Saiki; Kenta Gunji; Pongsakorn Songsuroj; Ryota Suzuki 009; Kotaro Sato; Zitong Han; Kagetora Takahashi; et al. (Adv. Robotics, 2022)

Inflated Bendable Eversion Cantilever Mechanism with Inner Skeleton for Increased Payload Holding. - Tomoya Takahashi; Masahiro Watanabe; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Naoto Saiki; Kazuki Abe; Masashi Konyo; Satoshi Tadokoro (CoRR, 2022)

Sound masking degrades perception of self-location during stepping: A case for sound-transparent spacesuits for Mars. - Jose Berengueres; Maryam Al Kuwaiti; Ahmed Yasir; Kenjiro Tadakuma (CoRR, 2022)

Development of High-Durability Flexible Fabrics Using High-Strength Synthetic Fibers and its Application to Soft Robots. - Gen Endo; Kaisei Yamagishi; Yuta Yamanaka; Kenjiro Tadakuma (J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2022)

Flexible Shoulder in Quadruped Animals and Robots Guiding Science of Soft Robotics. - Akira Fukuhara; Megu Gunji; Yoichi Masuda; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Akio Ishiguro (J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2022)

From a Deployable Soft Mechanism Inspired by a Nemertea Proboscis to a Robotic Blood Vessel Mechanism. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Masaru Kawakami; Hidemitsu Furukawa (J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2022)

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 Autom. Lett., 2022)

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; Satoshi Tadokoro (IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2022)

Experimental Study of the Mechanical Properties of a Spherical Parallel Link Mechanism With Arc Prismatic Pairs. - Naoto Saiki; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Masahiro Watanabe; Kazuki Abe; Masashi Konyo; Satoshi Tadokoro (IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2022)

Permanent-Magnetically Amplified Brake Mechanism Compensated and Stroke-Shortened by a Multistage Nonlinear Spring. - Tori Shimizu; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Masahiro Watanabe; Kazuki Abe; Masashi Konyo; Satoshi Tadokoro (IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2022)

Cooperative Towing by Multi-Robot System That Maintains Welding Cable in Optimized Shape. - Ryota Suzuki 009; Yoshito Okada; Yoshiki Yokota; Tatsuyoshi Saijo; Haruhiko Eto; Yuya Sakai; Kenichi Murano; Kazunori Ohno; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Satoshi Tadokoro (IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2022)

Folded, Articulated Manipulator with Inflatable Skin Enabling Bending and Extension Using a Tension Cutoff Mechanism. - Yuto Yoshimoto; Tomoya Takahashi; Kazuki Abe; Masahiro Watanabe; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Syunsuke Sano; Satoshi Tadokoro (CASE, 2023)

A New Design of Multilayered String Jamming Mechanism with Three-Degree-of-Freedom. - Ryohei Michikawa; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Fumitoshi Matsuno (IROS, 2023)

Protective Skin Mechanism with an Exhaustive Arrangement of Tiny Rigid Bodies for Soft Robots: Evaluation of Puncture Resistance, Elasticity, and Descaling Resistance of the Scale Mechanism. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Masahiro Watanabe; Satoshi Tadokoro (IROS, 2023)

Balloon Pin Array Gripper: Mechanism for Deformable Grasping with Two-Step Shape Adaptation. - Yuto Kemmotsu; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Kazuki Abe; Masahiro Watanabe; Masashi Konyo; Satoshi Tadokoro (RoboSoft, 2023)

Variable Length-Angle and Stiffness Joint Mechanism that Enables Extension, Contraction and Rotation Elements by S-shape Folded Flat Tube. - Kagetora Takahashi; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Masahiro Watanabe; Kazuki Abe; Satoshi Tadokoro (RoboSoft, 2023)

Biological Organisms as End Effectors. - Josephine Galipon; Shoya Shimizu; Kenjiro Tadakuma (CoRR, 2023)

Development of a remotely controllable 4 m long aerial-hose-type firefighting robot. - Yu Yamauchi; Yukihiro Maezawa; Yuichi Ambe; Masashi Konyo; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Satoshi Tadokoro (Frontiers Robotics AI, 2023)

Permanent-Magnetically Amplified Robotic Gripper With Less Clamping Width Influence on Compensation Realized by a Stepless Width Adjustment Mechanism. - Tori Shimizu; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Masahiro Watanabe; Kazuki Abe; Masashi Konyo; Satoshi Tadokoro (IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2023)

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 Autom. Lett., 2023)

Flexible and Slim Device Switching Air Blowing and Suction by a Single Airflow Control. - Seita Nojiri; Toshihiro Nishimura; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Tetsuyou Watanabe (IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2023)

Air-Jet Levitation of Continuum Robots: Stable Head Floating by Passive Thrust Vectoring for Enhancing Mobility. - Yuichi Ambe; Shuta Kamio; Yu Yamauchi; Masashi Konyo; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Shigenao Maruyama; Satoshi Tadokoro (J. Intell. Robotic Syst., 2023)

Translational Disturbance Rejection for Jet-Actuated Flying Continuum Robots on Mobile Bases. - Yukihiro Maezawa; Yuichi Ambe; Yu Yamauchi; Masashi Konyo; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Satoshi Tadokoro (IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2023)

Shape Adaptable Gripper with Toggle-Linkage-Based Variable Stiffness. - Kazuki Abe; Riku Koshikawa; Tomoya Takahashi; Masahiro Watanabe; Kenjiro Tadakuma (AIM, 2024)

A transparent spherical microscope stage to realize tracking and omni-directional imaging with 6 degrees of freedom. - Josephine Galipon; Aymeric Bordier; Maxime Duby; Moses Gladson Selvamuthu; Makishi Imaizumi; Riichiro Tadakuma; Kenjiro Tadakuma (AIM, 2024)

Gravity Compensation Mechanism Inspired by Sauropods' Skeleton. - Ryotaro Kayawake; Kazuki Abe; Masahiro Watanabe; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Satoshi Tadokoro (AIM, 2024)

Metal ABENICS: Metallic Spherical Gear Mechanism with Orientation Correction using Embedded IMU Sensor. - Moses Gladson Selvamuthu; Kazuki Abe; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Riichiro Tadakuma (AIM, 2024)

Robotic Blood Vessel Mechanism to Realize Active Self-Healing Function for Inflatable Actuators*. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Shohei Inomata; Masahiro Watanabe; Issei Onda; Eri Takane; Yuta Yamazaki; Fumiya Shiga; Masanori Kameoka; MD Nahin Islam Shiblee; Hidemitsu Furukawa; Satoshi Tadokoro (AIM, 2024)

Variable Logic Gate Mechanism with an AND ⇄ OR Meta-Switch and its Application for Grippers. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Ryotaro Kayawake; Josephine Galipon; Issei Onda; Kazuki Abe; Masahiro Watanabe; Tetsuyou Watanabe; Satoshi Tadokoro (AIM, 2024)

Flexible Omnidirectional Driving Gear Mechanism with Adaptation over Arbitrary Curvatures. - Moses Gladson Selvamuthu; Kazuki Abe; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Riichiro Tadakuma (ICRA, 2024)

A Modular, Tendon Driven Variable Stiffness Manipulator with Internal Routing for Improved Stability and Increased Payload Capacity. - Kyle L. Walker; Alix J. Partridge; Hsing-Yu Chen; Rahul R. Ramachandran; Adam A. Stokes; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Lucas Cruz Da Silva; Francesco Giorgio-Serchi (ICRA, 2024)

Enhanced Omni-Ball: Spherical Omnidirectional Wheel Achieving Passive Rollers with High Load Capacity and Smoothness through an Offset Rotational Axis. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Seiji Sakiyama; Eri Takane; Riichiro Tadakuma; Satoshi Tadokoro (IROS, 2024)

Versatile Variable-Stiffness Scooping End-Effector: Tilting-Scooping-Transfer Mechanism for Objects with Various Properties. - Yuta Takahashi; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Kazuki Abe; Masahiro Watanabe; Shoya Shimizu; Satoshi Tadokoro (IROS, 2024)

Dish-Shaped Thin Beads: A Novel Bead Shape for Wire-Driven Variable Stiffness Mechanisms. - Haruto Miida; Masahiro Watanabe; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Kazuki Abe; Issei Onda; Satoshi Tadokoro (RoboSoft, 2024)

Reflexive Input-Output Causality Mechanisms. - Ryotaro Kayawake; Haruto Miida; Shunsuke Sano; Issei Onda; Kazuki Abe; Masahiro Watanabe; Josephine Galipon; Riichiro Tadakuma; Kenjiro Tadakuma (CoRR, 2024)

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 Autom. Lett., 2024)

Hyperboloidal Pneumatic Artificial Muscle With Braided Straight Fibers. - Masahiro Watanabe; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Satoshi Tadokoro (IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2024)

Balloon Pin-Array Gripper: Two-Step Shape Adaptation Mechanism for Stable Grasping Against Object Misalignment. - Yuto Kemmotsu; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Kazuki Abe; Masahiro Watanabe; Satoshi Tadokoro (IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2024)

Pneumatic Bellows Muscles Contracting by Positive Pressure. - Masahiro Watanabe; Kenjiro Tadakuma (RoboSoft, 2025)

Cloth-Climbing Robot for Body Surface Inspection Without Clothing Removal Using Magnetic Gears. - Atsushi Mihara; Toshihiro Nishimura; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Tetsuyou Watanabe (SII, 2025)

Mechanical Design of the Omnidirectional Vehicle Units with Magnetic Twin-Caster Mechanism for Realizing the Motion on Thin Film Walls. - Kenjiro Tadakuma; Toshiaki Fujimoto; Masahiro Watanabe; Riichiro Tadakuma; Satoshi Tadokoro (SII, 2025)

Poloidal Drive: Direct-Drive Transmission Mechanism for Active Omni-Wheels With Spoke Interference Avoidance. - Shunsuke Sano; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Ryotaro Kayawake; Masahiro Watanabe; Kazuki Abe; Yuto Kemmotsu; Satoshi Tadokoro (IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2025)

Tube Mechanism for Positively Pressurized Variable Stiffness by Lever and Wire. - Issei Onda; Masahiro Watanabe; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Kazuki Abe; Satoshi Tadokoro (IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2025)

Passive Luminescent Bellows Mechanism. - Naoto Kikuta; Issei Onda; Kazuki Abe; Masahiro Watanabe; Kenjiro Tadakuma (CoRR, 2025)

Singularity lock mechanism based on rolling spool dynamics. - Ryotaro Kayawake; Kazuki Abe; Kenjiro Tadakuma (Adv. Robotics, 2025)

Latissimus-dorsi-inspired trunk torsion mechanism for quadruped robot spine design. - Ojiro Matsumoto; Hiroaki Tanaka; Kenjiro Tadakuma; Koh Hosoda (Adv. Robotics, 2025)