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Faculty of Frontier Engineering,Institute of Science and Engineering

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Division of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
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Faculty of Frontier Engineering, Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University(2021/05-)
Ydor Inc.(2024年01月01日-)
FANUC CORPORATION(-2021/04)

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Development of Novel Robotic Hnad

Development of Novel Robotic Hnad

• Fluid Pressure Monitoring-Based Strategy for Delicate Grasping of Fragile Objects by A Robotic Hand with Fluid Fingertips Toshihiro Nishimura,Yosuke Suzuki,Tokuo Tsuji,Tetsuyou Watanabe Sensors 19 4 2019/02
• Bent Sheet Grasping Stability for Sheet Manipulation Yoshinori Fujihira,Toshihiro Nishimura,Tetsuyou Watanabe IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 1 1 415 2016/01
• Surface Texture of Deformable Robotic Fingertips for a Stable Grasp Under Both Dry and Wet Conditions Kaori Mizushima,Toshihiro Nishimura,Yosuke Suzuki,Tokuo Tsuji,Tetsuyou Watanabe IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 2 4 2048 2017/10
• Peg-in-hole under state uncertainties via a passive wrist joint with push-activate-rotation function Toshihiro Nishimura,Yosuke Suzuki,Tokuo Tsuji,Tetsuyou Watanabe 2017 IEEE-RAS 17th International Conference on Humanoid Robotics (Humanoids) 67 2017/11
• Variable-Grasping-Mode Underactuated Soft Gripper With Environmental Contact-Based Operation Toshihiro Nishimura,Kaori Mizushima,Yosuke Suzuki,Tokuo Tsuji,Tetsuyou Watanabe IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 2 2 1164 2017/04
• Thin plate manipulation by an under-actuated robotic soft gripper utilizing the environment Toshihiro Nishimura,Kaori Mizushima,Yosuke Suzuki,Tokuo Tsuji,Tetsuyou Watanabe 2017 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) 2017-September 1236 2017/09
• Microgripper-Embedded Fluid Fingertip-Enhancing Positioning and Holding Abilities for Versatile Grasping Toshihiro Nishimura,Yoshinori Fujihira,Tetsuyou Watanabe Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics 9 6 2017年12月01日
• Lightweight, High-Force Gripper Inspired by Chuck Clamping Devices Toshihiro Nishimura,Masanari Tennomi,Yosuke Suzuki,Tokuo Tsuji,Tetsuyou Watanabe IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 3 3 1354 2018/07
• New condition for tofu stable grasping with fluid fingertips Toshihiro Nishimura,Yoshinori Fujihira,Ryota Adachi,Tetsuyou Watanabe 2016 IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE) 2016/08
• Lightweight High-Speed and High-Force Gripper for Assembly Toshihiro Nishimura,Takeshi Takaki,Yosuke Suzuki,Tokuo Tsuji,Tetsuyou Watanabe IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics 29 1 16 2024/02
• Fast and precise approximation of Minkowski sum of two rotational ellipsoids with a superellipsoid Ryunosuke Yamada,Tokuo Tsuji,Tatsuhiro Hiramitsu,Hiroaki Seki,Toshihiro Nishimura,Yosuke Suzuki,Tetsuyou Watanabe The Visual Computer 2024年06月17日
• Development of a Flexible Thin Wearable Device for Tuning Temperature, Humidity, and Surface Friction on Its Surface Toshihiro Nishimura,Natsuko Kuramata,Seita Nojiri,Yuki Horiuchi,Kenjiro Tadakuma,Tetsuyou Watanabe Applied Sciences 13 14 8352 2023年07月19日
• High-Payload and Self-Adaptive Robotic Hand With 1-Degree-of-Freedom Translation/Rotation Switching Mechanism Toshihiro Nishimura,Tsubasa Muryoe,Tetsuyou Watanabe IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 8 5 2470 2023/05
• Local Curvature Estimation and Grasp Stability Prediction Based on Proximity Sensors on a Multi-Fingered Robot Hand Yosuke Suzuki,Ryoya Yoshida,Tokuo Tsuji,Toshihiro Nishimura,Tetsuyou Watanabe Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics 35 5 1340 2023年10月20日
• Flexible and slim device switching air blowing and suction by a single airflow control Seita Nojiri,Toshihiro Nishimura,Kenjiro Tadakuma,Tetsuyou Watanabe IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 2023
• Optimizing Motion Parameters in Soft Robotic Hands Using Bayesian Optimization: Enhancing Cycle Time, Addressing Vibration, and Repeatability Toshihiro Nishimura,Tatsuki Isogai,Yosuke Suzuki,Tokuo Tsuji,Tetsuyou Watanabe IEEE Access 12 58196 2024/04
• Integrating force and vision feedback for flexible assembly system Kenta Tabata,Tokuo Tsuji,Atsushi Kawakubo,Riku Kobayashi,Takayuki Yamabe,Yosuke Suzuki,Toshihiro Nishimura,Kimitoshi Yamazaki,Tatsuya Ishiti,Tetsuyou Watanabe Advanced Robotics 37 17 1100 2023年08月24日
• Single-Motor-Driven (4 + 2)-Fingered Robotic Gripper Capable of Expanding the Workable Space in the Extremely Confined Environment Toshihiro Nishimura,Keisuke Akasaka,Subaru Ishikawa,Tetsuyou Watanabe IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 9 12 11585 2024/12
• Single-motor robotic gripper with multi-surface fingers for variable grasping configurations Toshihiro Nishimura,Yosuke Suzuki,Tokuo Tsuji,Tetsuyou Watanabe IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 2024
• Motor-Less Robotic Gripper: Driving Mechanism by Robotic Manipulator Movement Toshihiro Nishimura, Kosei Ueno, Tetsuyou Watanabe IEEE Access 13 23913 - 23923 2025年02月03日
• Single-Motor Robotic Gripper With Three Functional Modes for Grasping in Confined Spaces Toshihiro Nishimura,Tetsuyou Watanabe IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 8 11 7408 - 7415 2023年11月01日

• Cloth-Climbing Robot for Body Surface Inspection without Clothing Removal Using Magnetic Gears(conference:2025 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII))(2025年01月21日)
• Versatile Robotic System for Assembly Tasks Using Flexible Mechanism (conference:2025 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII))(2025年01月21日)
• Tight Clearance Peg-in-Hole Motion Planner Using Gripper with Flexible Joint and Differential Infinity Rotatable Function of Palm (conference:2025 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII))(2025年01月21日)
• Whole Shape Estimation of Transparent Object from Its Contour using Statistical Shape Model(conference:2023 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS))(2023年10月01日)
• Development of A Gripper for Manipulation of Soft Line-Shaped Object(conference:2024 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII))(2024年01月08日)
• Parameter Tuning Method to Improve Cycle Time of Soft Robotic Hand System Using Bayesian Optimization(conference:2024 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII))(2024年01月08日)
• LCLE: A Liquid-Cooled Laminar Electromagnet for a Soft Robotic Gripper and Heavy Object Grasping(conference:2023 IEEE 5th International Conference on BioInspired Processing (BIP))(2023年11月28日)
• 1-Degree-Of-Freedom Robotic Gripper with Infinite Self-Twist Function(conference:2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS))(2022年10月23日)
• Soft Robotic Hand with Finger-Bending/friction-Reduction Switching Mechanism Via 1-Degree-Of-Freedom Flow Control(conference:2022 IEEE 5th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft))(2022/04)