2025

4.

Hyun Jae Lee, Ryuma Niiyama

Bleeding-Mimetic Damage-Detecting and Self-Healing Modular Skin for Inflatable Structures Journal Article

In: Advanced Robotics Research, 2025.

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20.

Gangadhara Naga Sai Gubbala, Masato Nagashima, Hiroki Mori, Young Ah Seong, Hiroki Sato, Ryuma Niiyama, Yuki Suga, Tetsuya Ogata

Deformation Analysis and Prediction of Drop-Stitch Reinforced Inflatable Robot Link for 1DOF and 2DOF Motion Proceedings

2025.

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21.

Genta Sasaki, Kazuya Kudo, Ryuma Niiyama

Subterranean Locomotion of Half-Inch Diameter Soft Earthworm Robot with Bellows Segments Proceedings

2025.

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27.

Keishi Hirade, Ryuma Niiyama

Curriculum Reinforcement Learning for Obstacle Avoidance Postures for a Hyper-Redundant Manipulator Proceedings

2025.

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32.

Yusuke Kawashima, Ryuma Niiyama

Motion Assistance System for Telesports by Seamlessly Blending Manual and Automatic Throwing Controls Proceedings

2025.

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2024

2.

Gubbala Gangadhara Naga Sai, Masato Nagashima, Hiroki Mori, Young Ah Seong, Hiroki Sato, Ryuma Niiyama, Yuki Suga, Tetsuya Ogata

Augmenting Compliance with Motion Generation Through Imitation Learning Using Drop-Stitch Reinforced Inflatable Robot Arm with Rigid Joints Journal Article

In: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 9, iss. 10, pp. 8595 - 8602, 2024.

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13.

Ryuma Niiyama, Honoka Yoshida, Ryogo Kawamata, Katsuki Higo, Sotaro Shimada

Augmented Bodily Self in Performing a Button-Touching Task with Soft Supernumerary Robotic Arms Journal Article

In: Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, vol. 36, iss. 4, pp. 856-863, 2024.

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17.

Takeru Manome, Ryuma Niiyama

Hybrid RobOstrich Manipulator with Intrinsic and Extrinsic Actuations Journal Article

In: Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, vol. 36, no. 6, pp. 1448-1457, 2024.

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24.

Katsu Uchiyama, Masayuki Otsuka, Ryuma Niiyama

Multi-DOF Blower-Powered and Inner Tendon-Driven Soft Inflatable Robotic Arm Proceedings

2024.

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25.

Katsu Uchiyama, Ryuma Niiyama

Pneumatic Bladder Links with Wide Range of Motion Joints for Articulated Inflatable Robots Proceedings

2024.

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28.

Koichi Tezuka, Ryuma Niiyama

Real-to-real motor learning of tendon-driven soft caterpillar locomotion with world model Proceedings

2024.

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2023

5.

Kazashi Nakano, Megu Gunji, Masahiro Ikeda, Keung Or, Mitsuhito Ando, Katsuma Inoue, Hiromi Mochiyama, Kohei Nakajima, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi

RobOstrich Manipulator: A Novel Mechanical Design and Control Based on the Anatomy and Behavior of an Ostrich Neck Journal Article

In: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 8, no. 5, pp. 3062–3069, 2023.

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9.

Keung Or, Kehua Wu, Kazashi Nakano, Masahiro Ikeda,Mitsuhito Ando, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Ryuma Niiyama

Curriculum-reinforcement learning on simulation platform of tendon-driven high-degree of freedom underactuated manipulator Journal Article

In: Frontiers in Robotics and AI, vol. 10, pp. 1-15, 2023.

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15.

Ryuma Niiyama, Masahiro Ikeda, Young Ah Seong

Inflatable Humanoid Cybernetic Avatar for Physical Human–Robot Interaction Journal Article

In: International Journal of Automation Technology (IJAT), vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 277–283, 2023.

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2022

1.

Atsuhiko Niikura, Hiroyuki Nabae, Gen Endo, Megu Gunji, Kent Mori, Ryuma Niiyama, Koichi Suzumori

Giraffe Neck Robot: First Step Toward a Powerful and Flexible Robot Prototyping Based on Giraffe Anatomy Journal Article

In: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 3539–3546, 2022.

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3.

Hiromi Mochiyama, Megu Gunji, Ryuma Niiyama

Ostrich-Inspired Soft Robotics: A Flexible Bipedal Manipulator for Aggressive Physical Interaction Journal Article

In: Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 212–‌218, 2022.

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8.

Kenji Misu, Masahiro Ikeda, Keung Or, Mitsuhito Ando, Megu Gunji, Hiromi Mochiyama, Ryuma Niiyama

Robostrich Arm: Wire-Driven High-DOF Underactuated Manipulator Journal Article

In: Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 328–‌338, 2022.

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11.

Masahiro Ikeda, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi

Proposal of Manufacturing Method for New Passive Elastic Joint and Prototype of Human Phantom Journal Article

In: Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 402–‌412, 2022.

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12.

Ryuma Niiyama

Soft Actuation and Compliant Mechanisms in Humanoid Robots Journal Article

In: Current Robotics Reports, vol. 3, pp. 111-117, 2022.

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14.

Ryuma Niiyama, Kazuma Matsushita, Masahiro Ikeda, Keung Or, Yasuo Kuniyoshi

A 3D Printed Hydrostatic Skeleton for Earthworm-inspired Soft Burrowing Robot Journal Article

In: Soft Matter, vol. 18, iss. 41, pp. 7990–7997, 2022.

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18.

新山 龍馬, 池田 昌弘, ソン ヨンア

社会的相互作用の拡張のためのヒト型インフレータブル・サイバネティック・アバター Journal Article

In: 日本バーチャルリアリティ学会論文誌, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 381–384, 2022.

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19.

Fumiya Nakano, Ryuma Niiyama, Shunji Yamanaka

Flexible Sliding-teeth-array Mechanism for Hollow Joint Module with Smooth Outline Proceedings

2022.

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23.

Hiroki Tomioka, Masahiro Ikeda, Keung Or, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi

Autonomous Wheeled Locomotion on Irregular Terrain with Tactile Sensing Proceedings

2022.

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26.

Kazuma Matsushita, Masahiro Ikeda, Keung Or, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi

An Actuation System Using a Hydrostatic Skeleton and a Shape Memory Alloy for Earthworm-like Soft Robots Proceedings

2022.

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2021

6.

Kazutoshi Tanaka, Satoshi Nishikawa, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi

Immediate generation of jump-and-hit motions by a pneumatic humanoid robot using a lookup table of learned dynamics Journal Article

In: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 5557–‌5564, 2021.

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7.

Kazuya Saito, Hiroto Nagai, Kai Suto, Naoki Ogawa, Young ah Seong, Tomohiro Tachi, Ryuma Niiyama, Yoshihiro Kawahara

Insect wing 3D printing Journal Article

In: Scientific reports, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 1–‌8 (18631), 2021.

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10.

Lai Chen, Takuya Sasatani, Keung Or, Satoshi Nishikawa, Yoshihiro Kawahara, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi

Wireless powered dielectric elastomer actuator Journal Article

In: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 7278–‌7274, 2021.

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16.

Ryuma Niiyama, Young Ah Seong, Yoshihiro Kawahara, Yasuo Kuniyoshi

Blower-powered Soft Inflatable Joints for Physical Human-Robot Interaction Journal Article

In: Frontiers in Robotics and AI, vol. 8, pp. 1–12 (720683), 2021.

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22.

Hiroki Noda, Satoshi Nishikawa, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi

Competitive Physical Interaction by Reinforcement Learning Agents Using Intention Estimation Proceedings

2021.

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29.

Ryota Morimoto, Satoshi Nishikawa, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi

Model-Free Reinforcement Learning with Ensemble for a Soft Continuum Robot Arm Proceedings

2021.

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30.

Tomoya Kimura, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi

Modularized genotype combination to design multiobjective soft-bodied robots Proceedings

2021.

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31.

Yuhu Liu, Satoshi Nishikawa, Young ah Seong, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi

ThermoCaress: A Wearable Haptic Device with Illusory Moving Thermal Stimulation Proceedings

2021.

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33.

Yuta Horii, Katsuma Inoue, Satoshi Nishikawa, Kohei Nakajima, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi

Physical reservoir computing in a soft swimming robot Proceedings

2021.

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