Advanced Robotics

Preface
pp. 277-278(2)
Author: Kobayashi, Professor H.

Prototype of an end-effector for a space inspection robot
pp. 279-285(7)
Authors: Nishida, Shin-Ichiro; Takegai, Tomoki; Ohi, Yoshitaka; MacHida, Kazuo; Toda, Yoshitsugu; Iwata, Toshiaki

Development of a teachingless robot system for welding a large-sized box-type construction
pp. 287-291(5)
Authors: Nagao, Yoichi; Urabe, Hironobu; Honda, Fumihiro; Kawabata, Jun'Ichi; Kawamura, Takeshi; Miyamoto, Naoki

Mobile robot with a self-positioning system
pp. 293-300(8)
Authors: Yanagihara, Satoshi; Hatakeyama, Mutsuo; Itoh, Hirokuni; Mori, Shunji; Takagi, Akira

Development of exchangeable microforceps for a micromanipulator system
pp. 301-305(5)
Authors: Kawai, Toshikazu; Nishizawa, Kouji; Tajima, Fujio; Kan, Kazutoshi; Fujie, Masakatsu; Takakura, Kintomo; Kobayashi, Shigeaki; Dohi, Takeyoshi

High-speed positioning of an industrial robot based on Preview-Learning control
pp. 307-312(6)
Authors: Umeda, Nobuhiro; Tsuruta, Kazuhiro; Inoki, Keisei

Teleoperation master system for a humanoid robot with kinesthetic sensation
pp. 313-316(4)
Authors: Itoko, Toshiyuki; Kobayashi, Masami

Heavy material handling by cooperative robot control
pp. 317-321(5)
Authors: Shinohara, Toshiaki; Miyawaki, Kunio; Sunayama, Kazuyuki

NC painting robot for narrow areas
pp. 323-326(4)
Authors: Mori, Tsunehito; Miyawaki, Kunio; Shinohara, Noriaki; Saito, Yukio

Off-line teaching system of a robot cell for steel pipe processing
pp. 327-331(5)
Authors: Kobayashi, Masami; Ogawa, Sokichi; Koike, Masashi

Producing and the latest development programs of the portable general purpose intelligent arm 'Mitsubishi PA-10'
pp. 333-337(5)
Authors: Oonishi, Ken; Oonishi, Noriko; Shimoyama, Kimihiro

Application of live line work robots for distribution work: Kyushu Electric's challenges for fully-automated robotic system
pp. 339-344(6)
Authors: Murakami, Shinji; Yanoyasuo, Kyoji; Higashijima, Kouji; Wakizako, Hitoshi; Takaoka, Keiichi; Irie, Toshimitsu; Goto, Jun; Hasegawa, Tsutom

A study of an autonomous mobile robot in an outdoor environment
pp. 345-350(6)
Authors: Mitani, Yoichi; Awaki, Narimasa; Makino, Tatsuo; Shimada, Yasuyuki; Yamashita, Toru

Development of the omni-directional, power-assisted cart
pp. 351-356(6)
Authors: Maeda, Hiroshi; Fujiwara, Shigeki; Kitano, Hitoshi; Yamashita, Hideki

Educational–industrial complex development of an anthropomorphic robot hand 'Gifu hand'
pp. 357-363(7)
Authors: Kawasaki, Haruhisa; Shimomura, Hisayuki; Shimizu, Yuuji

Inspection robots for gas pipelines of Tokyo Gas
pp. 365-370(6)
Authors: Komori, Mitsunori; Suyama, Kiichi

InterRobot: speech-driven embodied interaction robot
pp. 371-377(7)
Authors: Ogawa, Hiroki; Watanabe, Tomio

Proposal of a new medical manipulator for laparoscopic surgery
pp. 379-382(4)
Authors: Matsuhira, Nobuto; Hashimoto, Hideaki; Jinno, Makoto; Nambu, Kyojiro; Morikawa, Yasuhide; Furukawa, Toshiharu; Kitajima, Masaki; Nakazawa, Kazuo

Robotics for social safety
pp. 383-387(5)
Authors: Hamada, Tomoyuki; Fujie, Masakatsu G.