Cooperative system for multiple position-controlled robots with free joint mechanisms. - Hisashi Osumi; Manabu Ono; Mitsuyuki Fujibayashi; Manabu Kagatani (ICRA, 1997)

Modelling of an Artificial Earthworm Type Mobile Inspection Microrobot Movable in Small Diameter and Long Pipes. - Manabu Ono; Shigeo Kato (Modelling and Simulation, 2003)

A Study of an In-Pipe Microrobot Having Bulging Friction Brakes. - Manabu Ono; Manabu Otsuki; Shigeo Kato (J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2005)

Modeling and Fabrication of a Mobile Inspection Microrobot Driven by a Pneumatic Bellows Actuator for Long Pipes. - Manabu Ono; Toshiaki Hamano; Shigeo Kato (J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2006)