Publication

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* Denotes equal contribution.

IEEE Transaction on Robotics (TRO), Journal

• Title
  Authors
  Year
• SCALER: Versatile Multi-Limbed Robot for Free-Climbing in Extreme Terrains
  Y. Tanaka, Y. Shirai, A. Schperberg, X. Lin, and D. Hong
  2025

ICRA

• Title
  Authors
  Year
• AURA: Autonomous Upskilling with Retrieval-Augmented Agents
  Y. Tanaka*, A. Zhu*, Andrew Goldberg, D. Hong
  2026
• Mechanisms and Computational Design of Multi-Modal End-Effector with Force Sensing using Gated Networks
  Y. Tanaka*, A. Zhu*, R. Lin, A. Mehta, D. Hong
  2025
• Cycloidal Quasi-Direct Drive Actuator Designs with Learning-based Torque Estimation for Legged Robotics
  Y. Tanaka*, A. Zhu*, D. Hong
  2025
• Buoyant Choreographies: Harmonies of Light, Sound, and Human Connection
  D. Hong, Y. Tanaka
  2025
• Optistate: State estimation of legged robots using gated networks with transformer-based vision and Kalman filtering
  A. Schperberg, Y. Tanaka, S. Mowlavi, F. Xu, B. Balaji, D. Hong
  2024
• Scaler-b: A multimodal versatile robot for simultaneous locomotion and grasping
  Y. Tanaka, A. Schperberg, A. Zhu, D. Hong
  2024

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IROS

• Title
  Authors
  Year
• Scaler: A tough versatile quadruped free-climber robot
  Y. Tanaka, Y. Shirai, X. Lin, A. Schperberg, H.Kato, A.Swerdlow, n.kumagai, D. Hong
  2022
• Simultaneous contact-rich grasping and locomotion via distributed optimization enabling free-climbing for multi-limbed robots
  Y. Shirai, X. Lin, A. Schperberg, Y. Tanaka, H. Kato, V. Vichathorn, D. Hong
  2022
• An under-actuated whippletree mechanism gripper based on multi-objective design optimization with auto-tuned weights
  Y. Tanaka, Y. Shirai, Z. Lacey, X. Lin, J. Liu, D. Hong
  2021

RSS

• Title
  Authors
  Year
• MOBIUS: A Multi-Modal Bipedal Robot that can Walk, Crawl, Climb, and Roll
  Y. Tanaka*,A. Schperberg*, S. Di Cairano, D. Hong
  2026

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Journal

• Title
  Authors
  Year
• Risk-aware motion planning for a limbed robot with stochastic gripping forces using nonlinear programming
  Y. Shirai, X. Lin, Y. Tanaka, A. Mehta, and D. Hong
  2020

Humanoid

• Title
  Authors
  Year
• Mechanical Intelligence-Aware Curriculum Reinforcement Learning for Humanoids with Parallel Actuation
  Y. Tanaka*, A. Zhu*, Q. Wang, Y. Liu, D. Hong
  2025
• Adaptive force controller for contact-rich robotic systems using an unscented Kalman filter
  A. Schperberg, Y. Shirai, X. Lin, Y. Tanaka, and D. Hong
  2023

Aerospace

• Title
  Authors
  Year
• Tethered Variable Inertial Attitude Control Mechanisms through a Modular Jumping Limbed Robot
  Y. Tanaka, A. Zhu, D. Hong
  2025

Others

• Title
  Authors
  Published
  Year
• Real-to-Sim: Predicting Residual Errors of Robotic Systems with Sparse Data using a Learning-based Unscented Kalman Filter
  A. Schperberg, Y. Tanaka, F. Xu, M. Menner, D. Hong
  UR23
  2023
• Tackling simulation inconsistencies in the robot design process by selective empirical evaluation
  A. Chattoraj, E. Vin, Y. Tanaka, JN. Pantig, DJ. Fremont, A. Mehta
  CPS-IoT
  2023
• Multi-Modal Loco-Grasping: Design and Mechanisms of Limbed Robots for Extreme Climbing
  Y. Tanaka
  Thesis
  2025
• Computational Design Framework for a Compact Multi-axis Contact Force Sensing Mechanism
  Y. Tanaka*, A. Zhu*, C. Ku, S. Ha, and D. Hong
  UR 2026
  2026

Arxiv

• Title
  Authors
  Year
• Rapid co-design of buoyancy-assisted robots for challenging locomotion using Gaussian evolutionary specialists
  A. Sinha*, N. R. Sontakke, D. Hong, Y. Tanaka, and S. Ha
  Under Review
• From Lab to Gallery: Transforming a Balloon-Based Robot into an Expressive Kinetic Installation for Public Display
  D. Hong, Y. Tanaka*
  2025
• REMS: Middleware for Robotics Education and Development
  Y. Tanaka, A. Mehta
  2022

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