Table of Contents

• Ethical issues for social robots and the trust-based approachTora Koyama. 1-5 [doi]
• ANSHIN enhances social value of service robotTatsuo Arai, Hiroko Kamide, Toshio Fukuda. 6-10 [doi]
• One being for two origins - A necessary awakening for the future of roboticsH. Kamide, M. Mori. 11-15 [doi]
• Responsibility in the age of autonomous machinesMinao Kukita. 16-19 [doi]
• The preliminary analysis on the laws of robotics in Japan - Using automated vehicles as examplesTakayuki Matsuo. 20-25 [doi]
• New system-design model using action research in a disaster areaKazuhiro Kojima, Tamio Tanikawa, Kotaro Ohoba. 26-31 [doi]
• Robot system for the sustainable mobility assurance in the assistance and careShucen Du, Josef Schlattmann, Stefan Schulz, Arthur Seibel. 32-36 [doi]
• Development of a novel robotic omni-directional hospital bed mover for patient transferZhao Guo, Haoyong Yu. 37-42 [doi]
• Make Kilobots truly accessible to all the people around the worldNathan Thomas, Yanjun Yan. 43-48 [doi]
• Socializing with robots: Human-robot interactions within a virtual environmentAnja Richert, Mohammad A. Shehadeh, Sarah L. Muller, Stefan Schröder, Sabina Jeschke. 49-54 [doi]
• Design and verification of multi micro-manipulation strategiesGuanghui Li, Tao Chen, Junjie Cao, Zhan Yang, Huicong Liu. 55-60 [doi]
• Capturing the opportunity in developing intelligent elderly care robots in China challenges, opportunities and development strategySifeng Zhang, Min Tang, Zehao Zhang, Zhao Yu. 61-66 [doi]
• A novel design of robotic air bridge training systemJie Chen, Yuan Fang, Henry Y. K. Lau. 67-72 [doi]
• A compliant robotic assembly system based on multiple sensorsKaixiang Hu, Qixin Cao, Haoruo Zhang. 73-78 [doi]
• Transferring autonomous reaching and targeting behaviors for cable-driven robots in minimally invasive surgeryJie Chen, Henry Y. K. Lau. 79-84 [doi]
• Research on torque-variable control method for stepping motors in service robot armChengjing Lin, Peng Chen, Qixin Cao. 85-90 [doi]
• Design of a flexible polishing force control flangeTing Huang, Chuang Li, Zhenhua Wang, Lining Sun, Guodong Chen. 91-95 [doi]
• Weld penetration identification for VPPAW based on keyhole features and extreme learning machineDi Wu, Huabin Chen, Yiming Huang, Yinshui He, Shanben Chen. 96-99 [doi]
• Research on welding penetration state recognition based on BP-Adaboost model for pulse GTAW welding dynamic processN. Lv, Y. L. Xu, G. Fang, X.-W. Yu, S. B. Chen. 100-105 [doi]
• The selection of arc spectral line of interest based on improved K-medoids algorithmYiming Huang, Di Wu, Yinshui He, Na Lv, Shanben Chen. 106-109 [doi]
• Weld seam profile extraction of T-joints based on orientation saliency for path planning and seam trackingYinshui He, Hao Zhou, Junwei Wang, Di Wu, Shanben Chen. 110-115 [doi]
• An optimization algorithm to expand the reduced workspace with fixed-joint method for redundant manipulatorYoudong Chen, Yu Chen, Jiaxin Guo. 116-120 [doi]
• Research on the key technology of vision sensor in robotic weldingYanling Xu, Na Lv, Yu Han, Shanben Chen. 121-125 [doi]
• Effects of additional compensation shielding gas on stainless steel pulse MIG weldingC. W. Dong, J. X. Xue, X. M. Jiang. 128-133 [doi]
• Non-vector space visual servoing for multiple pin-in-hole assembly by robotChicheng Liu, Jing Xu, Jianguo Zhao, Heping Chen, Ning Xi, Ken Chen. 134-140 [doi]
• A real-time object tracking and image stabilization system for photographing in vibration environment using OpenTLD algorithmShuhe Chang, Yanqing Zhong, Zhenhua Quan, Yuxiang Hong, Jinle Zeng, Dong Du. 141-145 [doi]
• Vision-based range finder for automated guided vehicle navigationMeng-Ju Han, Ching-Yi Kuo, Nelson Yen-Chung Chang. 146-151 [doi]
• A single dipole-based localization method in near magnetic field using IMU arrayKuan-Chun Sun, Sheng-Wen Lo, Jwu-Sheng Hu. 152-157 [doi]
• Performance improvement of a robot photographer using a multiple human detection system to activate the communityKazuma Fujimoto, Nobuto Matsuhira, Masayuki Murakami, Kazuhiro Sakashita, Toru Yamaguchi. 158-163 [doi]
• Study on ubiquitous robotic systems for smart manufacturing programQixin Cao, Wenshan Wang, XiaoXiao Zhu, Chuntao Leng, Masaru Adachi. 164-169 [doi]
• Robot-based adaptive laser wire welding of ship steel platesJian Huang, Ke Zhang, Xiao-Peng Zhu, Xin-Hua Tang. 170-173 [doi]
• OROCOS-based generic control system for a 6 DOF industrial manipulatorGilbert K. Cheruiyot, XiaoXiao Zhu, Qixin Cao. 174-179 [doi]
• Electron beam introduced Cu melting for CNT/Cu hybrid nanowire based on nanoroboticsZhichao Chen, Zhan Yang, Tao Chen, Lining Sun. 180-185 [doi]
• Research on the automatic measurement algorithm of spherical valvesZong-Yi Wang, Yu Ji, Xing-Jian Wang, Fu-Qiang Liu. 186-190 [doi]
• Proposal and basic experiments of a piping inspection system based on water-jetJose A. Silva Rico, Shigeo Hirose, Gen Endo, Hiroya Yamada, Nobuyoshi Tsuzuki, Hiroshige Kikura. 191-196 [doi]
• High temperature full-field strain measurement based on digital image correlation during arc weldingX. Zhou, H. B. Chen, J. Chen, S. B. Chen, Zhili Feng. 203-207 [doi]
• An ear plate reinforced ring welding robot system with intelligent recognition functionZong-Yi Wang, Fu-Qiang Liu, Xing-Jian Wang, Yu Ji. 208-213 [doi]
• A coarse-to-fine approach for industrial meter detection and its applicationLi Fang, Junnan Wang, Rong Xiong. 214-220 [doi]
• A state and fault prediction method based on RBF neural networksYong Tao, Jiaqi Zheng, Tianmiao Wang, Yaoguang Hu. 221-225 [doi]
• Human-aware motion planning based on search and sampling approachRen C. Luo, Charly Huang. 226-231 [doi]
• Learning adaptive reaching skills with nonlinear dynamical systems directly from human demonstrationsJie Chen, Henry Y. K. Lau. 232-237 [doi]
• A new approach to in-pipe locomotion, "QuestionMe" technique increasing open innovation efficiency in petroleum roboticsBahadur Ibrahimov. 238-242 [doi]
• A CPG-based control method for the rolling locomotion of a desert spiderRuidong Shi, Xiuli Zhang, Yaobin Tian, Shouyang Dong, Yan-An Yao. 243-248 [doi]
• Hybrid BCI system to operate an electric wheelchair and a robotic arm for navigation and manipulation tasksFred Achic, Jhon Montero, Christian I. Penaloza, Francisco Cuéllar. 249-254 [doi]
• A novel long-reach robot with propulsion through water-jetJose A. Silva Rico, Shigeo Hirose, Hiroya Yamada, Gen Endo, Koichi Suzumori. 255-260 [doi]
• An improved approach for model-based detection and pose estimation of texture-less objectsHaoruo Zhang, Yang Cao, XiaoXiao Zhu, Masakatsu G. Fujie, Qixin Cao. 261-266 [doi]
• Inverse kinematics learning for redundant robot manipulators with blending of support vector regression machinesJie Chen, Henry Y. K. Lau. 267-272 [doi]
• Design and simulation of mobile and hopping robotZefeng Ma. 273-278 [doi]
• Quality inspection algorithm based on machine vision for tube-sheet weldingHui-Hui Chu, Zong-Yi Wang, Xiang Luo. 279-283 [doi]
• Weld seam detection based on visual saliency for autonomous welding robotsNa Li, Zhenhua Wang, Hui Xu, Lining Sun, Guodong Chen. 284-288 [doi]
• A flexible system of complex surface polishing based on the analysis of the contact force and path researchTing Huang, Chuang Li, Zhenhua Wang, Yiming Liu, Guodong Chen. 289-293 [doi]
• Multisensory data fusion technique and its application to welding process monitoringZhifen Zhang, Guangrui Wen, Shanben Chen. 294-298 [doi]
• Mixed logic dynamic model for the hybrid characteristics of the dual robotic welding process and systemHao Zhou, Yinshui He, Yuxi Chen, Di Wu, Huabin Chen, Shanben Chen. 299-303 [doi]
• A novel catheter operating robot for vascular interventional surgeryCai Meng, Shaoya Guan, Shengnan Sun, Yin Liu, Tianmiao Wang. 304-309 [doi]
• Progress in standardization for personnel qualification and safety of robotic weldingWei Zhou, Xiaoming Jiang, Xuefeng Zhou, Xiaoguang Liu, Taobo Cheng. 310-313 [doi]
• The structures and the energy management strategies in FCHVsX. Q. Lu, W. F. Jiang. 314-318 [doi]