Exploration of Human-Robot Collaboration Methods for Iterative Design Optimization of Paper Airplanes. - Nana Obayashi; Kai Junge; Josie Hughes (HFR, 2022)

Soft Passive Swimmer Optimization: From Simulation to Reality Using Data-Driven Transformation. - Nana Obayashi; Carlo Bosio; Josie Hughes (RoboSoft, 2022)

An Experimental Validation of the Polynomial Curvature Model: Identification and Optimal Control of a Soft Underwater Tentacle. - Francesco Stella; Nana Obayashi; Cosimo Della Santina; Josie Hughes (IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2022)

Controlling Maneuverability of a Bio-Inspired Swimming Robot Through Morphological Transformation: Morphology Driven Control of a Swimming Robot. - Kai Junge; Nana Obayashi; Francesco Stella; Cosimo Della Santina; Josie Hughes (IEEE Robotics Autom. Mag., 2022)

Proprioceptive Sensing of Soft Tentacles with Model Based Reconstruction for Controller Optimization. - Andrea Vicari; Nana Obayashi; Francesco Stella; Gaetan Raynaud; Karen Mulleners; Cosimo Della Santina; Josie Hughes (RoboSoft, 2023)

Non-contact robotic manipulation of floating objects: exploiting emergent limit cycles. - Sylvain Jacquart; Nana Obayashi; Josie Hughes (Frontiers Robotics AI, 2023)

Control and Morphology Optimization of Passive Asymmetric Structures for Robotic Swimming. - Nana Obayashi; Andrea Vicari; Kai Junge; Kamran Shakir; Josie Hughes (IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2023)

Improving the Fluency of Robot-Human Interaction Through Embodied Expression of Emotion via Foundation Models. - Nana Obayashi; Yi-Shiun Wu; Josie Hughes (HFR, 2024)

Non-Contact Manipulation of Objects in Fluid with Soft Robots Through Behavioral Primitives and Finite State Machine. - Arnaud Klipfel; Nana Obayashi; Josie Hughes (RoboSoft, 2024)

Environmentally-Driven Morphogenesis of Reconfigurable Floating Structures using Markov Models. - Nana Obayashi; Germain Meyer; Kai Junge; Josie Hughes (RoboSoft, 2025)

Embodied intelligence paradigm for human-robot communication. - Nana Obayashi; Arsen Abdulali; Fumiya Iida; Josie Hughes (Sci. Robotics, 2025)

A democratized bimodal model of research for soft robotics: Integrating slow and fast science. - Nana Obayashi; David Howard 001; Kyle L. Walker; Jonas Jørgensen; Maks Gepner; Dan Sameoto; Adam A. Stokes; Fumiya Iida; Josie Hughes (Sci. Robotics, 2025)