Latest RSJ Awards

The 38th Best Paper Award (2024)

Awards ceremony: September 5, 2024

Hidden Main Stem Detection of Tree in Dense Fruit Vegetable Field -Image-to-Image Translation by Deep Convolutional Neural Networks Learned with Realistic Computer Graphics-
(JRSJ vol.40 no.2, pp.143-153)
Taishi Mikami (Chiba Institute of Technology), Hiroya Ishikawa (Chiba Institute of Technology), Naohiro Hara (Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.), Kazuya Natsusako (Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.), Toru Kuga (Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.), Kyohei Ohwada (Chiba Institute of Technology), Hayato (Chiba Institute of Technology), Ryuichi Ueda (Chiba Institute of Technology)
Sampling-Based Model Predictive Control Focusing on the Asymmetry of Kullback-Leibler Divergence
(JRSJ vol.40 no.2, pp.174-177)
Kota Fukumoto (NAIST), Taisuke Kobayashi (NAIST), Kenji Sugimoto (NAIST)
Study on the Usefulness of Collaborative Researcher-Robot Presentation in a Science Museum for Robotics for Children
(JRSJ vol.40 no.7, pp.621-630)
Kanae Kochigami (The University of Tokyo), Kei Okada (The University of Tokyo), Masayuki Inaba (The University of Tokyo)
Development of Rotor-distributed Aerial Manipulators to Perch on Ceilings using Thrust and Flight/Perching and End-effector Position Control
(JRSJ vol.40 no.8, pp.701-711)
Takuzumi Nishio (The University of Tokyo), Moju Zhao (The University of Tokyo), Kei Okada (The University of Tokyo), Masayuki Inaba (The University of Tokyo)

The 12nd Advanced Robotics Paper Awards (2024)

Awards ceremony: September 5, 2024

Advanced Robotics Best Paper Award

Learning-based collision-free planning on arbitrary optimization criteria in the latent space through cGANs
(Advanced Robotics Vol.37 No.10，pp. 621-633)
Tomoki Ando(Waseda University/AIST), Hiroto Iino(Waseda University/AIST), Hiroki Mori(Waseda University/AIST), Ryota Torishima(SoftBank Corp.), Kuniyuki Takahashi(Preferred Networks Inc.), Shoichiro Yamaguchi(Preferred Networks Inc.), Daisuke Okanohara(Preferred Networks Inc.), Tetsuya Ogata(Waseda University/AIST)

Advanced Robotics Best Survey Paper Award

World models and predictive coding for cognitive and developmental robotics: frontiers and challenges
(Advanced Robotics Vol.37 No.13，pp. 780-806)
Tadahiro Taniguchi(Ritsumeikan University), Shingo Murata(Keio University), Masahiro Suzuki(The University of Tokyo), Dimitri Ognibene (Università Milano-Bicocca/University of Essex), Pablo Lanillos(Donders Institute for Brain Cognition and Behaviour/Spanish National Research Council), Emre Ugur(Bogazici University), Lorenzo Jamone(Queen Mary University of London), Tomoaki Nakamura(The University of Electro-Communications), Alejandra Ciria(National Autonomous University of Mexico), Bruno Lara(Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos), Giovanni Pezzulo(National Research Council of Italy)

Advanced Robotics Excellent Paper Award

Multi-step motion learning by combining learning-from-demonstration and policy-search
（Advanced Robotics Vol.37 No.9，pp. 560-575）
Yaqiang Mo(Shinshu University), Hikaru Sasaki(Nara Institute of Science Technology), Takamitsu Matsubara(Nara Institute of Science Technology), Kimitoshi Yamazaki(Shinshu University)
Principle of object support by Rope deformation and its application to Rope climbing by snake robot
（Advanced Robotics Vol.37 No.9，pp. 591-602）,
Ryota Watanabe(The University of Electro-Communications), Motoyasu Tanaka(The University of Electro-Communications)

The 29th Technical Innovations Award (2024)

Awards ceremony: September 5, 2024

Mobile robot control system SIGNAS and The transfer robot SIGNAS-BM
Hitoshi Kitano (THK CO., LTD. ), Jun Furukawa (THK CO., LTD. ), Hirokazu Tatsuzuki (THK CO., LTD. ), Tsubasa Usui (THK CO., LTD. ), Kosei Mochiduki (THK CO., LTD. ), Akio Hanyu (THK INTECHS CO.,LTD. ), Takashi Naito (THK INTECHS CO.,LTD. ), Atsushi Nagao (THK INTECHS CO.,LTD. )
CREWBO: Software Overcoming Calibration Burden with an Innovative Visual Feedback Method
Ryosuke Nishida (Chitose Robotics Inc.), Sadao Kawamura (Chitose Robotics Inc.), Mitako Tachibana (Chitose Robotics Inc.), Mai Tachibana (Chitose Robotics Inc.)

The 5th Excellent Research and Technology Award (2024)

Awards ceremony: September 5, 2024

Subaru Ishikawa(Kanazawa University), Toshihiro Nishimura(Kanazawa University), Tetsuyou Watanabe(Kanazawa University)
The 41st annual conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (1E3-02)
Yoshinobu Hagiwara(Soka University/Ritsumeikan University), Shoichi Hasegawa(Ritsumeikan University), Akira Oyama(Ritsumeikan University), Akira Taniguchi(Kyoto University/Ritsumeikan University), El Hafi Lotfi(Ritsumeikan University), Tadahiro Taniguchi(Ritsumeikan University)
The 41st annual conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (1J1-05)
Ho Enomoto(The University of Tokyo), Matthew Ishige(The University of Tokyo), Takuya Umedachi(Shinshu University), Mitsuhiro Kamezaki(The University of Tokyo), Yoshihiro Kawahara(The University of Tokyo)
The 41st annual conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (2C2-06)
Yuto Imai(Keio University), Yui Iioka(Keio University), Komei Sugiura(Keio University)
The 41st annual conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (2K1-06)
Gao Yuan(Osaka University), Wan Weiwei(Osaka University), Kensuke Harada(Osaka University)
The 41st annual conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (2L1-03)
Masashi Konyo(Tohoku University), Natsumi Morita(Tohoku University), Akio Ichijo(Tohoku University), Kazuya Sase(Tohoku Gakuin University), Hikaru Nagano(Kobe University), Satoshi Tadokoro(Tohoku University)
The 41st annual conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (3E1-03)
Yutaka Okamoto(Tokyo Institute of Technology), Masafumi Okada(Tokyo Institute of Technology)
The 41st annual conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (3G4-05)
Yuta Shimane(The University of Tokyo), Taiki Ishigaki(The University of Tokyo), Kim Sunghee (The University of Tokyo), Ko Yamamoto(The University of Tokyo)
The 41st annual conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (3I1-04)

The 5th Excellent Presentation Award (2024)

Awards ceremony: September 5, 2024

Akira Fukuhara (Tohoku University)
The 41st annual conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (1B1-03)
Toshihiro　Nishimura (Kanazawa University)
The 41st annual conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (1E3-01)
Chikaha Tsuji (The University of Tokyo)
The 41st annual conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (1K4-01)
Yoshiki Obinata (The University of Tokyo)
The 41st annual conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (1K4-05)
Takuto Akiyoshi (Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International/Nara Institute of Science and Technology)
The 41st annual conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (2F2-02)
Tomoyuki Noda (Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International)
The 41st annual conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (3A4-05)
Keisuke Koyama (Osaka University)
The 41st annual conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (3E1-01)
Hisaya Yamane (Keio University)
The 41st annual conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (3I1-05)

The 3th Young Researcher Excellent Presentation Award (2024)

Awards ceremony: September 5, 2024

Hana Ito (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
The 41st annual conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (1B2-03)
Ryunosuke Sawahashi (Chuo University)
The 41st annual conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (1C1-04)
Lin Zirui (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
The 41st annual conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (1D4-07)
Issei Nate (Ritsumeikan University)
The 41st annual conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (1E2-03)
Masato Kudo (Aoyama Gakuin University)
The 41st annual conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (1J4-03)
Zhang Zhinan (The University of Tokyo)
The 41st annual conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (2L2-06)

The 39th Young Investigation Excellence Award (2024)

Awards ceremony: September 5, 2024

Ryota Kobayashi (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Yuki Satake (Ritsumeikan University)
Toshihiro Nishimura (Kanazawa University)

The 14th Robotics Symposia Young Investigation Excellence Award (2024)

Awards ceremony: September 5, 2024

Daito Ando (The University of Tokyo)
The 29th Robotics Symposia (3A1)
Koki Shoda (The University of Tokyo)
The 29th Robotics Symposia (7A1)

The 4th Robotics Symposia Excellent Research and Technology Award (2024)

Awards ceremony: September 5, 2024

Kenji Koide(National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology), Shuji Oishi(National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology), Masashi Yokozuka(National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)
The 29th Robotics Symposia (1A2)

The 5th International Session Best Presentation Award (2024)

Awards ceremony: September 5, 2024

Winner

Paul Hannibal (Ritsumeikan University)
UAV Motion Control using a Tiltable Frame with EDFs
42nd RSJ2024 (2G1-05)

Finalist

Alonso Ramos Fernandez (Nara Institute of Science and Technology)
Deep Reinforcement Learning with FPNN-to-SNN Policy Distillation for Neurochip-driven Robots
42nd RSJ2024 (1G1-03)
Rene Manuel Suarez Flores (Kyoto University of Advanced Science)
Effect of Taper and Chamber Shape on the Performance of A Bidirectional Soft Pneumatic Robot Finger
42nd RSJ2024 (1G5-03)
Paul Hannibal (Ritsumeikan University)
UAV Motion Control using a Tiltable Frame with EDFs
42nd RSJ2024 (2G1-05)
Yizhou Sha (The University of Tokyo)
A Study on HASEL and DEA Based Multi-DOF Soft Actuator for High-Functional Tactile Display
42nd RSJ2024 (2G2-01)

The 16th Robots and Society Award (2024)

Awards ceremony: September 5, 2024

Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.
TOMY Company, Ltd., Koki Watanabe (Doshisha University), Sony Group Corporation, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

The 17th Distinguished Service Award (2024)

Awards ceremony: September 5, 2024

Etsuko Ueda (National Institute of Technology, Kagoshima College), Rie Katsuki (Toshiba Corporation), Yukiko Hoshino (Kawada Technologies, Inc), Venture Gentiane (The University of Tokyo), Miwa Ueki (Fujitsu Limited), Hiroki Murakami (IHI Corporation), Ogura Yu (IHI Corporation), Chiho Murakami (The Robotics Society of Japan)