Best Paper Awards

• A Method for Autonomous Locomotion of Mobile Robots (JRSJ Vol.2,No.3)
  Kiyoshi Komoritani, Susumu Tachi and Kazuo Tanie
• The Gait Control System of the Quadruped Wa1king Vehicle (JRSJ Vol.3,No.4)
  Shigeo Hirose, Yasushi Fukuda and Hidekazu Kikuchi
• Hand Bye Coordination in Rope Handling (JRSJ Vol.3,No.6)
  Masayuki Inaba and Hirochika Inoue

(1988)

• Evaluation of Robot Force Sensor Structure Using Singular Value Decomposition (JRSJ Vol.5,No.1)
  Masaru Uchiyama, Yoshihiro Nakamura and Kyojiro Hakomori
• Bilateral Master-Slave Control for Manipulators with Different Configurations (JRSJ Vol.4,No.5)
  Tatsuo Arai and Eiji Nakano

(1989)

• An Integrated Teleoperation Method for Robots using Multi-Media-Display (JRSJ Vol.6,No.4)
  Toshihiro Matsui and Michiharu Tsukamoto
• Dynamics in Dynamic Walk of the Quadruped Robot (JRSJ Vol.6,No.5)
  Hiroshi Kimura, Isao Shimoyama and Hirofumi Miura

(1990)

• Compensability of Flexible Robot Arms (JRSJ Vol.6,No.5)
  Zhao Hui Jiang and Masaru Uchiyama

(1991)

• A Unified Dynamic Analysis of Mechanisms and its Application to a Robot Simulator (JRSJ Vol.7,No.6)
  Koichi Sugimoto, Atsuko Hara and Tomoyuki Masui

(1992)

• A Telerobot System Featuring Man-robot Cooperative Task Execution (JRSJ Vol.9,No.5)
  Tomomasa Sato, Toshihiro Matsui and Shigeoki Hirai

(1993)

• An Integrated Robot System with a Geometric Environment Model and Manipulation Skills (JRSJ Vol.9,No.1)
  Tsutomu Hasegawa, Takashi Suehiro and Kunikatsu Takase
• Coordinated Control of Multiple Manipulators in Space Robots(Optimization of Control Torque using a Stabilizing Arm) (JRSJ Vol.9,No.6)
  Kazuya Yoshida, Ryo Kurazume and Yoji Umetani

(1994)

• Basic Study of Six-Axis Force Sensor Design Based on Combination Theory (JRSJ Vol.11,No.8)
  Makoto Kaneko and Toshiharu Nishihara
• Motion Planning Based on Local Sensor Information For Two Mobile Robots Amidst Unknown Environments (JRSJ Vol.10,No.2)
  Yun-Hui Liu and Suguru Arimoto

(1995)

• New 3-DOF Parallel Mechanism and Application to Space-Born Smart End-Effector (JRSJ Vol.12,No.1)
  Kazuo Machida, Yoshitsugu Toda, Toshiaki Iwata, Shoichi Iikura and Tadashi Komatsu

(1996)

• Theoretical Design and Nonlinear Control of a Nonholonomic Manipulator (JRSJ Vol.13, No.5)
  Yoshihiko Nakamura, Ole Jakob Sordalen and Woojin Chung
• Real-time Binocular Tracking Based on Virtual Horopter (JRSJ Vol.13, No.5)
  Nobuyuki Kita, S. Rougeaux, Yasuo Kuniyoshi and Shigeyuki Sakane
• Purposive Behavior Acquisition for a Robot by Vision-Based Reinforcement Learning (JRSJ Vol.13, No.1)
  Minoru Asada, Shoichi Noda, Sukoya Tawaratsumida and Koh Hosoda

(1997)

• Statics of Power Grasps with a Multifingered Hand (JRSJ Vol.13, No.4)
  Toru Omata, Kazuyuki Nagata
• Active Understanding of Human Intention by a Robot through Monitoring of Human Behavior (JRSJ Vol.13, No.4)
  Tomomasa Sato, Yoshifumi Nishida, Junri Ichikawa, Yotaro Hatamura and Hiroshi Mizoguchi
• Development of a Biped Walking Robot Adapting to an Unknown Uneven Surface (JRSJ Vol.14, No.4)
  Jin'ichi Yamaguchi, Noboru Kinoshita, Atsuo Takanishi and Ichiro Kato
• Task-0riented Generation of Visual Sensing Strategies (JRSJ Vol.14, No.4)
  Jun Miura and Katsushi Ikeuchi

(1998)

• Development of a Video-Rate Stereo Machine (JRSJ Vol.15, No.2)
  Takeo Kanade, Hiroshi Kano, Shigeru Kimura, Eiji Kawamura, Atsushi Yoshida and Kazuo Oda
• Sensor Based Parallel Processing Manipulation System: TAKUMI (JRSJ Vol.15, No.3)
  Kosei Kitagaki, Takashi Suehiro, Tsukasa Ogasawara and Yun-Hui Liu
• 1ms Target Tracking System Using Massively Parallel Processing Vision (JRSJ Vol.15, No.3)
  Yoshihiro Nakabo, Idaku Ishii and Masatoshi Ishikawa
• Construction and Implementation of Software Platform in Remote-Brained Robot Approach (JRSJ Vol.15, No.4)
  Satoshi Kagami, Masayuki Inaba and Hirochika Inoue

(1999)

• Coordinated Control of the Satellite's Attitude and Its Manipulator- Stability of the Satellite Attitude Against the Robot Arm Motion - (JRSJ Vol.15\uff0cNo.4)
  Mitsushige Oda
• A full-body tactile sensor suit using electrically conductive fabric (JRSJ Vol.16\uff0cNo.1)
  Masayuki Inaba, Yukiko Hoshino and Hirochika Inoue
• Pulse-driven Induction-type Electrostatic Film Actuator (JRSJ Vol.15\uff0cNo.3)
  Saku Egawa, Toshiki Niino and Toshiro Higuchi

(2000)

• Dynamics computation of structure-varying kinematic chains and its application to human figures (JRSJ Vol.16, No.8)
  Yoshihiko Nakamura, Katsu Yamane and Fumio Nagashima
• General evaluation method of safety strategies for welfare robot-Evaluation of safety design by quantifying dangerousness- (JRSJ Vol.17, No.3)
  Koji Ikuta and Makoto Nokata
• Development of micro inspection robot for small piping (JRSJ Vol.17, No.3)
  Toyomi Miyagawa, Koichi Suzumori, Masanobu Kimura and Yukihisa Hasegawa

15th

(2001)

• Mobile Robot Navigation by a Distributed Vision System (JRSJ Vol.17,No.7)
  Takushi Sogo, Katsumi Kimoto, Hiroshi Ishiguro and Toru Ishida
• Optimal Grasping Using Visual and Tactile Feedback (JRSJ Vol.18,No2)
  Akio Namiki and Masatoshi Ishikawa
• Stabilizing Control of High-Speed Walking Robot by Walking Pattern Regulator (JRSJ Vol.18,No8)
  Ryutaro Yoshino
• Precise Task Execution and Tele-Sensing in Space by Sensor-Fused Telerobotics (JRSJ Vol.18,No.8)
  Kazuo Machida, Yoshitsugu Toda, Tatsuo Mikami and Satoru Komada

16th

(2002)

• Study on Roller-Walker-System Integration and Basic Experiments- (JRSJ Vol.18,No.2)
  Gen Endo and Shigeo Hirose
• Synchronized Robot Drumming by Neural Oscillator (JRSJ Vol.19,No.1)
  Shin'ya Kotosaka and Stefan Schaal
• Responsive Processor for Parallel/Distributed Real-Time Control (JRSJ Vol.19,No.3)
  Nobuyuki Yamasaki and Toshihiro Matsui
• Design of surface wava active beds based on human tissue physiology (Advanced Robotics Vol.14,No.8)
  Joseph S. Spano and Haruhiko H. Asada

17th

(2003)

• Control of Grasping Force by Estimating Stick/Slip Distribution at the Contact Interface of an Elastic Finger Having Curved Surface (JRSJ Vol.19,No.1)
  Takashi Maeno, Shinichi Hiromitsu and Takashi Kawai
• Biologically Inspired Adaptive Dynamic Walking of a Quadruped Robot on Irregular Terrain \u2014Adjustment based on somatic sensation and vestibular sensation\u2014 (JRSJ Vol.19,No.4)
  Yasuhiro Fukuoka and Hiroshi Kimura
• Kinematic Analysis of Micro-object Operation under SEM Considering the Adhesive Effect (JRSJ Vol.20,No.3)
  Shigeki Saito, Hideki T. Miyazaki, Tomomasa Sato and Kunio Takahashi

18th

(2004)

• Non-contact Micromanipulation by Bilateral Control-Control of Micro Tool Using Laser Micromanipulator-(JRSJ Vol.20,No.4)
  Fumihito Arai, Masanobu Ogawa and Toshio Fukuda
• Motion-Cancelling Robot System for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Department of Mechano-Informatics, Graduate School of Information(JRSJ Vol.21,No.4)
  Yoshihiko Nakamura, Kousuke Okada and Masafumi Okada
• Human Interface for Maneuvering Nonholonomic Systems Intelligent Systems Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology(JRSJ Vol.21.No.5)
  Hirohiko Arai
• The development and control of a flexible-spine for a human-form robot(Advanced Robotics Vol.17,No.2)
  Ikuo Mizuuchi, Shigenori Yoshida, Masayuki Inaba and Hirochika Inoue

19th

(2005)

• Transportation of a Single Object by Multiple Distributed Robot Helpers with Caster-like Dynamics (DR Helpers) in Cooperation with a Human(JRSJ Vol.21, No.7) :
  Yasuhisa Hirata, Kazuhiro Kosuge, Hajime Asama, Hayato Kaetsu and Kuniaki Kawabata
• Indoor Navigation based on an Inaccurate Map using Object Recognition(JRSJ Vol.22, No.1) :
  Masahiro Tomono and Shin'ichi Yuta
• Resolved Momenutm Control: Motion Generation of a Humanoid Robot based on the Linear and Angular Momenta(JRSJ Vol.22, No.6):
  Shuuji Kajita, Fumio Kanehiro, Kenji Kaneko, Kiyoshi Fujiwara, Kensuke Harada, Kazuhito Yokoi and Hirohisa Hirukawa

20th

(2006)

• Study on 3D Active Cord Mechanism with Helical Rotational Motion(JRSJ Vol.22, No.5, pp.625-635):
  Toshio Takayama and Shigeo Hirose
• Load-Sensitive Continuously Variable Transmission for Robot Hands(JRSJ Vol.23, No.2, pp.238-244):
  Takeshi Takaki and Toru Omata
• Dynamic Roll-and-Rise Motion by an Adult-Size Humanoid Robot(JRSJ Vol.23, No.6, pp.706-717):
  Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Yoshiyuki Ohmura, Koji Terada and Akihiko Nagakubo
• Power assist method based on Phase Sequence and muscle force condition for HAL(AR Vol.19, No.7, pp.717-734):
  Hiroaki Kawamoto and Yoshiyuki Sankai

21st

(2007)

• Whole-body Cooperative Reaction Force Manipulation on Legged Robots with COG Jacobian involving Implicit Representation of Unactuated Coordinates(JRSJ Vol.24,No.2,pp.222-231):
  Tomomichi Sugihara and Yoshihiko Nakamura
• Non-contact Stiffness Imager(JRSJ Vol.24 No.3,pp.363-369):
  Tomohiro Kawahara, Satoshi Matsunaga, Shinji Tanaka and Makoto Kaneko
• Natural resolution of ill-posedness of inverse kinematics for redundant robots: a challenge to Bernstein's degrees-of-freedom problem(AR,Vol.19,No.4,pp.401-434):
  Suguru Arimoto,Masahiro Sekimoto,Hiroe Hashiguchi and Ryuta Ozawa
• Slip-compensated path following for planetary exploration rovers (AR, Vol.20, No.11, pp.1257-1280):
  Daniel M. Helmick,Stergios I. Roumeliotis,Yang Cheng,Daniel S. Clouse,Max Bajracharya and Larry H. Matthies

22nd

(2008)

• Leg Task Models for Reproducing Human Dance Motions on Biped Humanoid Robots
  [JRSJ Vol.24, No.3, pp. 388-399]
  Shinichiro Nakaoka, Atsushi Nakazawa, Fumio Kanehiro, Kenji Kaneko, Mitsuharu Morisawa, Hirohisa Hirukawa, Katsushi Ikeuchi
  
• Experimental Investigation of Mechanics in Soft-fingered Grasping and Manipulation
  [JRSJ Vol.25, No.6, pp. 951-959]
  Takahiro Inoue, Shinichi Hirai
  
• Real-time Three-dimensional Sensing for a Moving/Deforming Object using High-speed Vision for Numerous-point Analysis
  [JRSJ Vol.25, No.6, pp. 1005-1013]
  Yoshihiro Watanabe, Takashi Komuro, Masatoshi Ishikawa
  
• Feeling a rigid virtual world through an impulsive haptic display
  [Advanced Robotics, Vol.21, No.12, pp.1411-1440]
  Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten, Yasuyoshi Yokokohji
  

23rd

(2009)

• Modeling, Recognition and Supporting Trajectory Generation of Daily Object-handling based on Acquired Motion Models
  [JRSJ Vol.25, No.1, pp.81-91]
  Tomomasa Sato�EHideyuki Kubotera�ETatsuya Harada�ETaketoshi Mori
• Lexical Acquisition using the Active Nature Based on Saliency
  [JRSJ Vol.26, No.3, pp.45-54]
  Masaaki Kikuchi�EMasaki Ogino�EMinoru Asada
• Assemblable Three Fingered Five-DOF Hand for Laparoscopic Surgery
  [JRSJ Vol.26, No.5, pp.65-73]
  Ritsuya Oshima�EToshio Takayama�EToru Omata�EToshiki Ohya�EKazuyuki Kojima�EKozo Takase�ENaofumi Tanaka
• Long-Term Durable Bioactuator without Environmental Control using Insect Heart Tissue
  [JRSJ Vol.26, No.6, pp.199-205]
  itake Akiyama�EReiko Terada�EKikuo Iwabuchi�EYuji Furukawa�EKeisuke Morishima