Advanced Robotics

President's message: celebrating our 20th anniversary
pp. 463-464(2)
Author: Ejiri, Masakazu

Robotics Research in Japan: its history for three decades Memorial edition of DVD for the 20th Anniversary of the Robotics Society of Japan
pp. 465-473(9)
Author: Hasegawa, Tsutomu

Preface
pp. 475-476(2)
Authors: Tadokoro, Satoshi; Amano, Hisanori

Development of a robot system for nuclear emergency preparedness
pp. 477-479(3)
Authors: Mano, Takahisa; Hamada, Shoichi

Development of a robotic system for nuclear facility emergency preparedness — observing and work-assisting robot system
pp. 481-484(4)
Authors: Yuguchi, Yasuhiro; Satoh, Yoshifumi

'SWAN': a robot for nuclear disaster prevention support
pp. 485-488(4)
Authors: Hosoda, Yuuji; Yamamoto, Hiroshi; Hattori, Makoto; Sakairi, Hiroshi; Iwamoto, Tarou; Oowada, Masataka; Kanno, Akihiro; Saitou, Yuuji

Development of a work robot with a manipulator and a transport robot for nuclear facility emergency preparedness
pp. 489-492(4)
Authors: Isozaki, Yoshifumi; Nakai, Kimikazu

Development of a radiation-proof robot
pp. 493-496(4)
Authors: Oka, Kiyoshi; Shibanuma, Kiyoshi

Development of remote surveillance squads for information collection on nuclear accidents
pp. 497-500(4)
Authors: Kobayashi, Tadayoshi; Miyajima, Kazutoshi; Yanagihara, Satoshi

Environmental monitoring robots for nuclear emergencies
pp. 501-504(4)
Author: Otaki, Masato

Disaster restoration work for the eruption of Mt Usuzan using an unmanned construction system
pp. 505-508(4)
Authors: Hiramatsu, Yuji; Aono, Takashi; Nishio, Masami

Development of mobile robots for rescue operations
pp. 509-512(4)
Authors: Hirose, Shigeo; Fukushima, Edwardo F.

Utilization of fluid power for rescue operations and robots
pp. 513-516(4)
Authors: Kitagawa, Ato; Tsukagoshi, Hideyuki

A mobile robot for collecting disaster information and a snake robot for searching
pp. 517-520(4)
Author: Matsuno, Fumitoshi

Analysis of wake-up motion for an articulated mobile robot
pp. 521-524(4)
Authors: Nunobiki, Masayuki; Okuda, Koichi; Hasegawa, Motoyoshi

A human body search system by a man-machine controlled group of robots in a rescue operation
pp. 525-528(4)
Authors: Kobayashi, Shigeru; Takamori, Toshi

Application of a 'limb mechanism' robot to rescue tasks
pp. 529-532(4)
Authors: Mae, Yasushi; Arai, Tatsuo; Inoue, Kenji; Miyawaki, Kunio

Rescue robot CUL: walking system based on a 'Robotic Follower'
pp. 533-536(4)
Authors: Tokuda, Kenichi; Osuka, Koichi; Mori, Yoshihiro; Yano, Shinsuke

A portable parallel motion platform for urban search and surveillance in disasters
pp. 537-540(4)
Authors: Tadokoro, Satoshi; Kobayashi, Shigeru

Development of a rescue robot with a multi-sensor hand system
pp. 541-544(4)
Author: Masuda, Ryosuke

Two attempts at linking robots with disaster information: InfoBalloon and gareki engineering
pp. 545-548(4)
Authors: Onosato, Masahiko; Watasue, Taro

An intelligent data carrier system as an information assistant in rescue
pp. 549-552(4)
Authors: Kurabayashi, Daisuke; Asama, Hajime; Noda, Ken-Ichi; Hashimoto, Hiroshi

Fire robots developed by the Tokyo Fire Department
pp. 553-556(4)
Author: Miyazawa, Kazuyoshi

A vertically moving robot able to grip handrails for fire-fighting
pp. 557-560(4)
Author: Amano, Hisanori

Development of underwater search and rescue remotely operated vehicles
pp. 561-564(4)
Author: Matsumoto, Nozomu

Rescue Robot Contest - to expand the range of rescue research
pp. 565-568(4)
Author: Osuka, Koichi

RoboCupRescue international research project
pp. 569-572(4)
Author: Tadokoro, Satoshi