Taku Senoo

Affiliation

Lecturer / Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, University of Tokyo
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
Phone: +81-3-5841-6936 (laboratory)
Fax: +81-3-5841-8604
Email: Taku_Seno

Curriculum Vitae

Research Theme

Awards

Publications

Journals

• Taku Senoo, Kenichi Murakami, and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Deformation Control of a Manipulator Based on the Zener Model, Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp.263-273, 2019. [link]
• Keisuke Koyama, Kenichi Murakami, Taku Senoo, Makoto Shimojo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: High-speed, Small-deformation Catching of Soft Objects based on Active Vision and Proximity Sensing, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 578-585, 2019.
• Keisuke Koyama, Makoto Shimojo, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: High-Speed High-Precision Proximity Sensor for Detection of Tilt, Distance and Contact, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 3224-3231, 2018.
• Yusuke Tsukamoto, Yuji Yamakawa, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Control of Elastic Robot Arm by Feedback of Shape Information with High-speed Vision, Transactions of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers, Vol.54, No.5, pp.468-475, 2018.
• Tomohiko Hayakawa, Takanoshin Watanabe, Taku Senoo, and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Gain-compensation Methodology for a Sinusoidal Scan of a Galvanometer Mirror in Proportional-Integral-Differential Control Using Pre-emphasis Techniques, Journal of Visualized Experiments, Issue 122, e55431, 2017.
• Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Analysis of Sliding Behavior of a Biped Robot in Centroid Acceleration Space, Robotica, Vol. 35, Issue 3, pp. 636-653, 2017. [link]
• Taku Senoo, Masanori Koike, Kenichi Murakami and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Impedance Control Design Based on Plastic Deformation for a Robotic Arm, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 209-216, 2017. [link]
• Shouren Huang, Niklas Bergström, Yuji Yamakawa, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Applying High-Speed Vision Sensing to an Industrial Robot for High-Performance Position Regulation under Uncertainties, Sensors, Vol. 16, No. 8, 1195, pp.1-15, 2016. [link]
• Tomohiko Hayakawa, Takanoshin Watanabe, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Gain-compensated sinusoidal scanning of a galvanometer mirror in proportional-integral-differential control using the pre-emphasis technique for motion-blur compensation, Applied Optics, Vol. 55, Issue 21, pp. 5640-5646, 2016. [link]
• Hyuno Kim, Yuji Yamakawa, Taku Senoo, and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Visual encoder: robust and precise measurement method of rotation angle via high-speed RGB vision, Optics Express, Vol.24, Issue 12, pp. 13375-13386, 2016. [link]
• Tomoki Tamada, Wataru Ikarashi, Daiki Yoneyama, Kazuhito Tanaka, Yuji Yamakawa, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Development of High-speed Bipedal Running Robot System (ACHIRES), Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan, Vol. 33, No. 7, pp. 482-489, 2015.
• Shouren Huang, Yuji Yamakawa, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: A Pre-compensation Fuzzy Logic Algorithm Designed for the Dynamic Compensation Robotic System, International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 1-12, 2015.
• Shouren Huang, Yuji Yamakawa, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Dynamic compensation by fusing a high-speed actuator and high-speed visual feedback with its application to fast peg-and-hole alignment, Advanced Robotics, Vol. 28, No. 9, pp. 613-624, 2014. [link]
• Taku Senoo, Mitsuhiro Takano and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Dynamic Biped Locomotion Using Asymmetry of Sliding Friction, Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan, Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 301-309, 2013.
• Taku Senoo, Akio Namiki and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Hybrid Trajectory Generation of an Articulated Manipulator for High-speed Batting, Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 515-522, 2006.

Review Papers

• Taku Senoo, Yuji Yamakawa, Shouren Huang, Keisuke Koyama, Makoto Shimojo, Yoshihiro Watanabe, Leo Miyashita, Masahiro Hirano, Tomohiro Sueishi, and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Dynamic Intelligent Systems Based on High-Speed Vision, Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 45-56, 2019. [link]
• Shouren Huang, Yuji Yamakawa, Taku Senoo and Niklas Bergström: Dynamic Compensation based on High-speed Vision and its Application to Industrial Robots, Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan, Vol.35, No.8, pp. 591-595, 2017.
• Taku Senoo, Yuji Yamakawa and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Robot Application of High-speed Vision, Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan, Vol.32, No.9, pp.769-773, 2014.
• Taku Senoo, Yuji Yamakawa, Yoshihiro Watanabe, Hiromasa Oku and Masatoshi Ishikawa: High-Speed Vision and its Application Systems, Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, Vol.26, No.3, pp.287-301, 2014. [link]
• Yoshihiro Watanabe, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: High Speed Robots Using High Speed Vision, Robot, Vol.192, pp.47-53, 2010.
• Namiki Akio, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Development of a High-speed Batting Robot System, Journal of Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Vol.58, No.9, pp.79-80, 2004.

Books

• Satoru Mizusawa, Akio Namiki, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Tweezers Type Manipulation by a Multifingered Hand Using a High-speed Visual Servoing, Cutting Edge Robotics 2010, pp.395-410, INTECH (2010.10)
• Akio Namiki, Taku Senoo, Satoru Mizusawa and Masatoshi Ishikawa: High-speed Visual Feedback Control for Grasping and Manipulation, Visual Servoing via Advanced Numerical Methods, pp.39-53, Springer (2010.3)
• Taku Senoo, Akio Namiki and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Ball Control in High-speed Throwing Motion Based on Kinetic Chain Approach, Robotics 2010 Current and Future Challenges, pp.109-122, INTECH (2010.2)

Invited Talks

• Taku Senoo: High-speed Sensory Feedback Control for Dexterous Robotic Limbs, Asia Pacific Society for Computing and Information Technology 2019 (Sapporo, 2019.7.27) / Proceedings, No. 101, Abstract ID: 10.
• Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: High-speed Robotic Handling and Running Based on Sensory-Motor Integration, 2019 International Conference on Soft Computing and Machine Learning (Wuhan, China, 2019.4.28) / Abstract Collection, p.17.

Conferences

• Satoshi Tanaka, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Non-Stop Handover of Parcel to Airborne UAV Based on High-Speed Visual Object Tracking, 19th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics (Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 2019.12.3) / Proceedings, pp. 414-419, 2019.
• Satoshi Tanaka, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: High-speed UAV Delivery System with Non-Stop Parcel Handover Using High-speed Visual Control, 2019 IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference (Auckland, New Zealand, 2019.10.30) / Proceedings, pp. 4449-4455, 2019.
• Keisuke Koyama, Kenichi Murakami, Taku Senoo, Makoto Shimojo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: High-speed, Small-deformation Catching of Soft Objects based on Active Vision and Proximity Sensing, 2019 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, (Montreal, Canada, 2019.5.20)
• Yukihisa Karako, Shinji Kawakami, Keisuke Koyama, Makoto Shimojo, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: High-Speed Ring Insertion by Dynamic Observable Contact Hand, 2019 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, (Montreal, Canada, 2019.5.20) / Proceedings, pp. 2744-2750, 2019.
• Taku Senoo, Kenichi Murakami, and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Robotic Physical Interaction Using Deformation Control Based on the Zener Model, 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Cyborg and Bionic Systems, (Shenzhen, China, 2018.10.27) / Proceedings, pp. 445-448, 2018.
• Ryosuke Higo, Yuji Yamakawa, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Rubik's Cube Handling Using a High-Speed Multi-Fingered Hand and a High-Speed Vision System, 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, (Madrid, Spain, 2018.10.4) / Proceedings, pp. 6609-6614, 2018.
• Keisuke Koyama, Makoto Shimojo, Taku Senoo, and Masatoshi Ishikawa: High-Speed High-Precision Proximity Sensor for Detection of Tilt, Distance, and Contact, 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, (Madrid, Spain, 2018.10.3)
• Kenichi Murakami, Lihui Wang, Tomohiko Hayakawa, Taku Senoo, Masatoshi Ishikawa: Catching Robot Hand System in Dynamic Depth Variation with a Rotating Variable Focusing Unit, Frontiers in Optics 2017 (Washington DC, USA. 2017.9.19) / Proceedings, JTu2A.52, 2017.
• Taku Senoo, Kenichi Murakami and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Deformable Robot Behavior based on the Standard Linear Solid Model, 2017 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (Hawaii, USA, 2017.8.28) / Proceedings, pp. 746-751, 2017.
• Shouren Huang, Niklas Bergstrom, Yuji Yamakawa, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Robotic Contour Tracing with High-Speed Vision and Force-Torque Sensing based on Dynamic Compensation Scheme, The 20th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control (Toulouse, France, 2017.7.1) / Proceedings, pp. 4702-4708, 2017.
• Hiroshi Sato, Yuji Yamakawa, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Development of a High-speed, High-accuracy Robot Hand for Micromanipulation, 2016 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (Qingdao, China, 2016.12.6) / Proceedings, pp. 1535-1541, 2016.
• Taku Senoo, Yuuki Horiuchi, Yoshinobu Nakanishi, Kenichi Murakami and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Robotic Pitching by Rolling Ball on Fingers for a Randomly Located Target, 2016 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (Qingdao, China, 2016.12.4) / Proceedings, pp. 325-330, 2016. T. J. Tarn Best Paper in Robotics Award
• Masanori Koike, Taku Senoo, Kenichi Murakami and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Plastic Deformation Control Based on Time-varying Impedance Adjustment, 2016 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, (Qingdao, China, 2016.12.4) / Proceedings, pp. 106-111, 2016.
• Niklas Bergström, Shouren Huang, Yuji Yamakawa, Taku Senoo, Masatoshi Ishikawa: Towards Assistive Human-Robot Micro Manipulation, 2016 IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, (Cancun, Mexico, 2016.11.17) / Proceedings, pp. 1188-1195, 2016.
• Shouren Huang, Niklas Bergström, Yuji Yamakawa, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: High-Speed Visual Feedback for Realizing High-Performance Robotic Manipulation, The 31st International Congress on High Speed Imaging and Photonics, (Osaka, 2016.11.10) / Proceedings, pp. 730-735, 2016.
• Kenichi Murakami, Yuji Yamakawa, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Rolling Manipulation for Throwing Breaking Balls by Changing Grasping Forms, 2016 IEEE Industrial Electronics Conference, (Florence, Italy, 2016.10.26) / Proceedings, pp. 791-796, 2016.
• Taku Senoo, Gaku Jinnai, Kenichi Murakami and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Deformation Control of a Multijoint Manipulator Based on Maxwell and Voigt Models, 2016 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, (Daejeon, Korea, 2016.10.12) / Proceedings, pp. 2711-2716, 2016.
• Taku Senoo, Masanori Koike, Kenichi Murakami and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Impedance Control Design Based on Plastic Deformation for a Robotic Arm, 2016 IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, (Fort Worth, USA, 2016.8.23)
• Shouren Huang, Niklas Bergström, Yuji Yamakawa, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: High-Performance Robotic Contour Tracking based on the Dynamic Compensation, 2016 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, (Stockholm, Sweden, 2016.5.18) / Proceedings, pp. 3886-3893, 2016.
• Masanori Koike, Kenichi Murakami, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Visual Shock Absorber Based on Plastic Deformation Control, 2015 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, (Zhuhai, China, 2015.12.7) / Proceedings, pp.656-661.
• Kenichi Murakami, Yuji Yamakawa, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Motion Planning for Catching a Light-weight Ball with High-speed Visual Feedback, 2015 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, (Zhuhai, China, 2015.12.7) / Proceedings, pp.339-344. Finalist of Best Student Paper Award
• Shouren Huang, Yuji Yamakawa, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Robotic Needle Threading Manipulation based on High-Speed Motion Strategy using High-Speed Visual Feedback, 2015 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, (Hamburg, Germany, 2015.9.30) / Proceedings, pp. 4041-4046.
• Taku Senoo, Masanori Koike, Kenichi Murakami and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Visual Shock Absorber Based on Maxwell Model for Anti-Rebound Control, 2015 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, (Hamburg, Germany, 2015.9.29) / Proceedings, pp. 1640-1645.
• Hyuno Kim, Yuji Yamakawa, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Robotic Manipulation of Rotating Object via Twisted Thread Using High-speed Visual Sensing and Feedback, 2015 IEEE International Conference on Multisensor Fusion and Integration for Intelligent Systems, (San Diego, USA, 2015.9.16) / Proceedings, pp. 265-270.
• Shouren Huang, Yuji Yamakawa, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Realizing 1D Robotic Catching Without Prediction Based on Dynamic Compensation Concept. 2015 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics. (Busan, Korea, 2015.7.10) / Proceedings, pp.1629-1634.
• Tomoki Tamada, Wataru Ikarashi, Daiki Yoneyama, Kazuhito Tanaka, Yuji Yamakawa, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: High-speed Bipedal Robot Running Using High-speed Visual Feedback, 2014 IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, (Madrid, Spain, 2014.11.19) / Proceedings, pp.140-145 (2014)
• Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Planar Sliding Analysis of a Biped Robot in Centroid Acceleration Space, 2014 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, (Chicago, USA, 2014.9.17) / Proceedings, pp.4050-4056 (2014)
• Hyuno Kim, Yuji Yamakawa, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa. Manipulation Model of Thread-Rotor Object by a Robotic Hand for High-speed Visual Feedback Control. 2014 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics. (Besancon, France, 2014.7.9) / Proceedings, pp.924-930.
• Yuji Yamakawa, Shisei Nakano, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Dynamic Manipulation of a Thin Circular Flexible Object using a High-Speed Multifingered Hand and High-speed Vision, 2013 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, (Shenzhen, China, 2013.12.14) / Proceedings, pp.1851-1857 (2013)
• Tomoki Tamada, Yuji Yamakawa, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: High-Speed Manipulation of Cable Connector Using a High-Speed Robot Hand, 2013 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, (Shenzhen, China, 2013.12.14) / Proceedings, pp.1598-1604 (2013)
• Shouren Huang, Kenichi Murakami, Yuji Yamakawa, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Fast Peg-and-Hole Alignment Using Visual Compliance, 2013 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, (Tokyo, 2013.11.4) / Proceedings, pp.286-292.
• Yuji Yamakawa, Yoshiyuki Tabata, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa. 3D Shape Reconstruction of an Object based on its Silhouette using a High-speed Vision, SICE Annual Conference 2013. (Aichi, 2013.9.17) / Proceedings, pp.1966-1971.
• Shouren Huang, Yuji Yamakawa, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa. Realizing Peg-and-Hole Alignment with One Eye-in-Hand High-Speed Camera. 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics. (Wollongong, Australia, 2013.7.11) / Proceedings, pp.1127-1132.
• Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa. Two-Dimensional Analysis of Dynamic Biped Locomotion Based on Feet Slip. 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics. (Wollongong, Australia, 2013.7.10) / Proceedings, pp.512-517.
• Shouren Huang, Yuji Yamakawa, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa. A Direct Visual Servo Scheme Based on Simplified Interaction Matrix for High-Speed Manipulation. 2012 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics. (Guangzhou, China, 2012.12.13) / Proceedings, pp.1950-1955.
• Niklas Bergstrom, Carl Henrik Ek, Danica Kragic, Yuji Yamakawa, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa. On-Line Learning of Temporal State Models for Flexible Objects. 2012 IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots. (Osaka, Japan, 2012.12.1) / Proceedings, pp.712-718.
• Masatoshi Ishikawa, Akio Namiki, Taku Senoo and Yuji Yamakawa. Ultra High-speed Robot Based on 1 kHz Vision System. 2012 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. (Vilamoura, Portugal, 2012.10.11) / Proceedings, pp.5460-5461. Best Jubilee Video Award
• Taku Senoo, Mitsuhiro Takano and Masatoshi Ishikawa. Dynamic Horizontal Movement of a Bipedal Robot Using Frictional Asymmetry. 2012 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. (Vilamoura, Portugal, 2012.10.9) / Proceedings, pp.1834-1839.
• Taku Senoo, Daiki Yoneyama, Akio Namiki and Masatoshi Ishikawa. Tweezers Manipulation Using High-speed Visual Servoing Based on Contact Analysis. 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics. (Phuket, Thailand, 2011.12.9) / Proceedings, pp.1936-1941. [ PDF ] ^*IEEE
• Kenichi Murakami, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa. High-speed Catching Based on Inverse Motion Approach. 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics. (Phuket, Thailand, 2011.12.9) / Proceedings, pp.1308-1313.
• Taku Senoo, Yuichi Tanno and Masatoshi Ishikawa. Jumping Patterns Analysis for 1-DOF Two-legged Robot. 11th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision. (Singapore, 2010.12.8) / Proceedings, pp.603-608.
• Taku Senoo, Daiki Yoneyama, Akio Namiki and Masatoshi Ishikawa. Tweezers-type Tool Manipulation by a High-speed Robot System. IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics. (Tokyo, Japan, 2010.9.26) / Workshop.
• Taku Senoo, Yuji Yamakawa, Satoru Mizusawa, Akio Namiki, Masatoshi Ishikawa and Makoto Shimojo. Skillful Manipulation Based on High-speed Sensory-Motor Fusion. 2009 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. (Kobe, Japan, 2009.5.15) / Video Proceedings, pp.1611-1612. [ PDF ] ^*IEEE
• Taku Senoo, Akio Namiki and Masatoshi Ishikawa. High-speed Throwing Motion Based on Kinetic Chain Approach. 2008 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. (Nice, France, 2008.9.25) / Proceedings, pp.3206-3211. [ PDF ] ^*IEEE
• Sho Morikawa, Taku Senoo, Akio Namiki, Masatoshi Ishikawa. Realtime collision avoidance using a robot manipulator with light-weight small high-speed vision systems. 2007 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. (Roma, Italy, 2007.4.11) / Proceedings, pp.794-799.
• Akio Namiki, Taku Senoo, Noriatsu Furukawa and Masatoshi Ishikawa. Visuomotor Integration in High-speed Manipulation System. SICE-ICASE International Joint Conference 2006. (Busan, Korea, 2006.10.20) / Proceedings, pp.4192-4197.
• Taku Senoo, Akio Namiki and Masatoshi Ishikawa. Ball Control in High-Speed Batting Motion using Hybrid Trajectory Generator. 2006 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. (Orlando, USA, 2006. 5.17) / Proceedings, pp.1762-1767. [ PDF] ^*IEEE
• Noriatsu Furukawa, Akio Namiki, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa. Dynamic Regrasping Using a High-speed Multifingered Hand and a High-speed Vision System. 2006 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. (Orlando, USA, 2006. 5.16) / Proceedings, pp.181-187. Best Manipulation Paper Award
• Taku Senoo, Akio Namiki and Masatoshi Ishikawa. High-Speed Batting Using a Multi-Jointed Manipulator. 2004 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. (New Orleans, USA, 2004. 4.28) / Proceedings, pp.1191-1196. [ PDF] ^*IEEE
• Akio Namiki, Yoshiro Imai, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa. Dynamic Manipulation Using High-speed Multifingered Hand-Arm System -Grasping, Catching, and Batting-. 2004 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. (New Orleans, USA, 2004. 4.26-5.1) / Video Proceedings, No.L.

Newspaper, Magazine, TV, etc

• IEEE Spectrum: Video Friday [Rubik's Cube], 2018.9.29
• IEEE Spectrum: Video Friday [ACHIRES], 2018.5.11
• Discovery Channel: Daily Planet, Meet ACHIRES, 2018.1.8
• IEEE Spectrum: Video Friday [ACHIRES], 2017.12.1
• History of Robotics Research and Development of Japan (The Robotics Society of Japan) [High-speed Robot] (2015.5)
• History of Robotics Research and Development of Japan (The Robotics Society of Japan) [Throwing & Batting Robot] (2015.5)
• Scientific American: Robot Athletes Got Game [Video], 2014.11.27
• CNET: Japan is building a robot that can play baseball, 2014.11.13  [ Tomorrow Daily 087: Baseball-playing bots, Uber and Spotify partner, a bionic bar, and more ]
• IEEE Specrtum: This Is How Close We Are to a Baseball-Playing Robot, 2014.11.12
• CNBC Asia: Channel Japan, 2014.10.21
• Reuters: 'Robotic eyes' helps Japan's bipedal bot run faster, 2014.10.16
• IEEE Spectrum: Video Friday [ACHIRES], 2014.10.10
• NHK BS: NHK World, 2014.9.7
• International Business Times: Tokyo Scientists Invent Bipedal Robot That Runs and Backflips Like a Human, 2014.9.3
• NBC NEWS: Robot Runs and Somersaults Using High-Speed Camera as Its Eyes, 2014.9.3
• The Wall Street Journal: University of Tokyo Biped Robot Can Hit Speeds of 2.6 mph, 2014.9.2
• USA Today: Japanese professor creates baseball-playing robots, 2009.7.24
• NHK BS: What's on japan, 2006.10.14
• Discovery Channel: Daily Planet, 2005.6.10
• WIRED: THE HUMANOID RACE EYES HIGH-SPEED BATTING BOT, p.127, 2004