ICRA, IROS & RSS
10- ICRA2026 · 2025 x3 · 2024 x2
- IROS2022 x2 · 2021
- RSS2026
Publications
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Publication record
Transactions & journals
02- IEEE Transactions on Robotics2025
- IEEE RA-L2020
Other publications
10- Humanoid2025 · 2023
- Aerospace2025
- UR2026 · 2023
- CPS-IoT2023
- Thesis2025
- arXivUnder Review · 2025 · 2022
journalIEEE Transactions on Robotics / 2025
SCALER: Versatile Multi-Limbed Robot for Free-Climbing in Extreme Terrains
Y. Tanaka, Y. Shirai, A. Schperberg, X. Lin, and D. HongconferenceICRA / 2026
AURA: Autonomous Upskilling with Retrieval-Augmented Agents
Y. Tanaka*, A. Zhu*, Andrew Goldberg, D. HongconferenceICRA / 2025
Mechanisms and Computational Design of Multi-Modal End-Effector with Force Sensing using Gated Networks
Y. Tanaka*, A. Zhu*, R. Lin, A. Mehta, D. HongconferenceICRA / 2025
Cycloidal Quasi-Direct Drive Actuator Designs with Learning-based Torque Estimation for Legged Robotics
Y. Tanaka*, A. Zhu*, D. HongconferenceICRA / 2025
Buoyant Choreographies: Harmonies of Light, Sound, and Human Connection
D. Hong, Y. TanakaconferenceICRA / 2024
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. HongconferenceICRA / 2024
Scaler-b: A multimodal versatile robot for simultaneous locomotion and grasping
Y. Tanaka, A. Schperberg, A. Zhu, D. HongconferenceIROS / 2022
Scaler: A tough versatile quadruped free-climber robot
Y. Tanaka, Y. Shirai, X. Lin, A. Schperberg, H. Kato, A. Swerdlow, N. Kumagai, D. HongconferenceIROS / 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. HongconferenceIROS / 2021
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. HongconferenceRSS / 2026
MOBIUS: A Multi-Modal Bipedal Robot that can Walk, Crawl, Climb, and Roll
Y. Tanaka*, A. Schperberg*, S. Di Cairano, D. HongjournalIEEE RA-L / 2020
Risk-aware motion planning for a limbed robot with stochastic gripping forces using nonlinear programming
Y. Shirai, X. Lin, Y. Tanaka, A. Mehta, D. HongconferenceHumanoid / 2025
Mechanical Intelligence-Aware Curriculum Reinforcement Learning for Humanoids with Parallel Actuation
Y. Tanaka*, A. Zhu*, Q. Wang, Y. Liu, D. HongconferenceHumanoid / 2023
Adaptive force controller for contact-rich robotic systems using an unscented Kalman filter
A. Schperberg, Y. Shirai, X. Lin, Y. Tanaka, D. HongconferenceAerospace / 2025
Tethered Variable Inertial Attitude Control Mechanisms through a Modular Jumping Limbed Robot
Y. Tanaka, A. Zhu, D. HongconferenceUR / 2023
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. HongconferenceCPS-IoT / 2023
Tackling simulation inconsistencies in the robot design process by selective empirical evaluation
A. Chattoraj, E. Vin, Y. Tanaka, JN. Pantig, DJ. Fremont, A. MehtathesisThesis / 2025
Multi-Modal Loco-Grasping: Design and Mechanisms of Limbed Robots for Extreme Climbing
Y. TanakaconferenceUR / 2026
Computational Design Framework for a Compact Multi-axis Contact Force Sensing Mechanism
Y. Tanaka*, A. Zhu*, C. Ku, S. Ha, D. HongpreprintarXiv / Under Review
Rapid co-design of buoyancy-assisted robots for challenging locomotion using Gaussian evolutionary specialists
A. Sinha*, N. R. Sontakke, D. Hong, Y. Tanaka, S. HapreprintarXiv / 2025
From Lab to Gallery: Transforming a Balloon-Based Robot into an Expressive Kinetic Installation for Public Display
D. Hong, Y. Tanaka*preprintarXiv / 2022
REMS: Middleware for Robotics Education and Development
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