Publications

International Conference Papers

2026
  1. Graph-Based Simultaneous Path and Foothold Planning for Multi-Limbed Intra-Vehicular Robots in Space Stations

    Masazumi Imai, Kentaro Uno, Kazuya Yoshida

    Proceedings of the International Conference on Space Robotics (iSpaRo), pp. TBD, 2026

  2. LIMBERO: A Limbed Climbing Exploration Robot Towards Traveling on Rocky Cliffs

    Kentaro Uno*, Masazumi Imai*, Kazuki Takada, Teruhiro Kataonami, Yudai Matsuura, Antonin Ringeval-Meusnier, Keita Nagaoka, Mikio Eguchi, Ryo Nishibe, Kazuya Yoshida

    Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2026

    * These authors contributed equally to this work.

2025
  1. Towards the Automation in the Space Station: Feasibility Study and Ground Tests of a Multi-Limbed Intra Vehicular Robot

    Seiko Piotr Yamaguchi*, Kentaro Uno*, Yasumaru Fujii, Masazumi Imai, Kazuki Takada, Kazuya Yoshida

    Proceedings of the IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII), pp. 1095-1101, 2025

    * These authors contributed equally to this work.

2024
  1. Admittance Control-based Floating Base Reaction Mitigation for Limbed Climbing Robots

    Masazumi Imai, Kentaro Uno, Kazuya Yoshida

    Proceedings of the 27th International Conference Series on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines (CLAWAR 2024), vol. 1115, pp. 157-168, 2024

2023
  1. Mobility Strategy of Multi-Limbed Climbing Robots for Asteroid Exploration

    Warley F. R. Ribeiro, Kentaro Uno, Masazumi Imai, Koki Murase, Barış Can Yalçın, Matteo El Hariry, Miguel A. Olivares-Mendez, Kazuya Yoshida

    Proceedings of the 24th International Conference Series on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines (CLAWAR 2023), pp. 33-45, 2023

    Highly Commended PaperDOIarXivCode
  2. RAMP: Reaction-Aware Motion Planning of Multi-Legged Robots for Locomotion in Microgravity

    Warley F. R. Ribeiro, Kentaro Uno, Masazumi Imai, Koki Murase, Kazuya Yoshida

    Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pp. 11845-11851, 2023

    ICRA 2023 Outstanding Locomotion Paper FinalistIEEE RAS Japan Joint Chapter Young Award (ICRA 2023)VideoDOIarXivCode
  3. International Approach to Space Situational Awareness and Collision Avoidance

    Diego Guerra, Ayberk Dulgeroglu, Yakov Bobrov, Elena Ancona, Adrian Fernandez Amil, Aida Silva, Anwar K Backer, Arun Jose K A, Claudia Medeiros, Dorottya Milánkovich, Jaime Silva, Kim Regnerij, Lauren Hanson, Marco Pascale, Masazumi Imai, Rachita Puri, Steven Armstrong, Thomas Hale, Tuğçağ Dumlupınar, Kirils Bistrovs, Carlos Eduardo de Sá Amaral Oliveira, Eric Dahlstrom

    Proceedings of the 74th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), IAC-23,A6,8-E9.1,x77985, 2023