Journal ROBOMECH Journal Issue 1/2016 share SHARE Search insite SEARCH Table of Contents (29 Articles) Open Access 01-12-2016 | Research Article Development of a gas/liquid phase change actuator for high temperatures Hiroki Matsuoka, Koichi Suzumori, Takefumi Kanda Download PDF-version View full text Open Access 01-12-2016 | Research Article A method for using one finger to press three separate keys on a three-dimensional keyboard designed to be mounted on a mouse Tomohiro Suzuki, Satoshi Miura, Yo Kobayashi, Masakatsu G. Fujie Download PDF-version View full text Open Access 01-12-2016 | Research Article An image processing method for changing endoscope direction based on pupil movement Yang Cao, Satoshi Miura, Quanquan Liu, Yo Kobayashi, Kazuya Kawamura, Shigeki Sugano, Masakatsu G. Fujie Download PDF-version View full text Open Access 01-12-2016 | Review On the development of intrinsically-actuated, multisensory dexterous robotic hands Hong Liu, Dapeng Yang, Shaowei Fan, Hegao Cai Download PDF-version View full text Open Access 01-12-2016 | Research Article Concept proposal and experimental verification of a sidewalk supporting system utilizing a smartphone Shin-yo Muto, Yukihiro Nakamura, Hideaki Iwamoto, Tatsuaki Ito, Manabu Okamoto Download PDF-version View full text Open Access 01-12-2016 | Research Article BBot, a hopping two-wheeled robot with active airborne control Huei Ee Yap, Shuji Hashimoto Download PDF-version View full text Open Access 01-12-2016 | Research Article “Leg-grope walk”: strategy for walking on fragile irregular slopes as a quadruped robot by force distribution Yuichi Ambe, Fumitoshi Matsuno Download PDF-version View full text Open Access 01-12-2016 | Research Article TITAN-XIII: sprawling-type quadruped robot with ability of fast and energy-efficient walking Satoshi Kitano, Shigeo Hirose, Atsushi Horigome, Gen Endo Download PDF-version View full text Open Access 01-12-2016 | Research Article Tongue interface based on surface EMG signals of suprahyoid muscles Makoto Sasaki, Kohei Onishi, Dimitar Stefanov, Katsuhiro Kamata, Atsushi Nakayama, Masahiro Yoshikawa, Goro Obinata Download PDF-version View full text Open Access 01-12-2016 | Research Article Realization and swimming performance of the breaststroke by a swimming humanoid robot Motomu Nakashima, Kosuke Kuwahara Download PDF-version View full text Open Access 01-12-2016 | Research Article Interaction force estimation on a built-in position sensor for an electrostatic visuo-haptic display Taku Nakamura, Akio Yamamoto Download PDF-version View full text Open Access 01-12-2016 | Research Article Design of a passive, iso-elastic upper limb exoskeleton for gravity compensation Ruprecht Altenburger, Daniel Scherly, Konrad S. Stadler Download PDF-version View full text Open Access 01-12-2016 | Research Article An optimal jerk-stiffness controller for gait pattern generation in rough terrain Amira Aloulou, Olfa Boubaker Download PDF-version View full text Open Access 01-12-2016 | Development Report Mobile robotic cart development to support home oxygen therapy patients: Study on handling interface for mobile robotic cart similar to wheeled walker Masatsugu Iribe, Naoto Maeta, Gen Endo, Toshio Takubo, Mineko Ohira, Tetsuya Kinugasa Download PDF-version View full text Open Access 01-12-2016 | Research Article Vision and force/torque integration for realtime estimation of fast-moving object under intermittent contacts Hyunki Bae, Soo Jeon, Jan P. Huissoon Download PDF-version View full text Open Access 01-12-2016 | Research Article Precise assembly of ring part with optimized hollowed finger Tomoya Fukukawa, Junji Takahashi, Toshio Fukuda Download PDF-version View full text Open Access 01-12-2016 | Research Article Service robot planning via solving constraint satisfaction problem Noel Nuo Wi Tay, Azhar Aulia Saputra, János Botzheim, Naoyuki Kubota Download PDF-version View full text Open Access 01-12-2016 | Research Article Musculoskeletal lower-limb robot driven by multifilament muscles Shunichi Kurumaya, Koichi Suzumori, Hiroyuki Nabae, Shuichi Wakimoto Download PDF-version View full text Open Access 01-12-2016 | Research Article Retinal vessel model fabricated on a curved surface structure for a simulation of microcannulation Takeshi Hayakawa, Ippei Kato, Fumihito Arai, Mamoru Mitsuishi, Naohiko Sugita, Kanako Harada, Shinichi Tanaka, Yasuo Noda, Takashi Ueta Download PDF-version View full text Open Access 01-12-2016 | Research Article Assessment of a tracked vehicle’s ability to traverse stairs Daisuke Endo, Keiji Nagatani Download PDF-version View full text Open Access 01-12-2016 | News Article Robot development project with human- and eco-friendly smart materials Yoshiaki Itoh, Toru Yamazaki, Hun-ok Lim, Kenichi Takemura Download PDF-version View full text Open Access 01-12-2016 | Research Article Kinematical and static force analysis on redundant drive wire mechanism with velocity constraint modules to reduce the number of actuators Tam Nhat Le, Hiroki Dobashi, Kiyoshi Nagai Download PDF-version View full text Open Access 01-12-2016 | Development Report B-PaDY: robot co-worker in a bumper assembly line Jun Kinugawa, Akira Kanazawa, Kazuhiro Kosuge Download PDF-version View full text Open Access 01-12-2016 | Erratum Erratum to: Kinematical and static force analysis on redundant drive wire mechanism with velocity constraint modules to reduce the number of actuators Tam Nhat Le, Hiroki Dobashi, Kiyoshi Nagai Download PDF-version View full text Open Access 01-12-2016 | Research Article Configuration of redundant drive wire mechanism using double actuator modules Tam Nhat Le, Hiroki Dobashi, Kiyoshi Nagai Download PDF-version View full text Open Access 01-12-2016 | Research Article Approach function study for concierge-type robot by model-based development with user model for human-centred design Yoshinobu Akimoto, Eri Sato-Shimokawara, Yasunari Fujimoto, Toru Yamaguchi Download PDF-version View full text Open Access 01-12-2016 | Research Article Realization of heavy object transportation by mobile robots using handcarts and outrigger Fusao Ohashi, Kohei Kaminishi, Jorge David Figueroa Heredia, Hiroki Kato, Taiki Ogata, Tatsunori Hara, Jun Ota Download PDF-version View full text Open Access 01-12-2016 | Research Article A mechanical approach to realize reflexive omnidirectional bending motion for pneumatic continuum robots Eri Takane, Kenjiro Tadakuma, Tomonari Yamamoto, Masashi Konyo, Satoshi Tadokoro Download PDF-version View full text Open Access 01-12-2016 | Research Article A signal hardware-in-the-loop model for electric vehicles Thanh Vo-Duy, Minh C. 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