Ryuma Niiyama

Publication Activity (10 Years)

Years Active: 2007-2024
Publications (10 Years): 60

Top Topics

Reinforcement Learning

Top Venues

IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett.

Publications

Koichi Tezuka, Ryuma Niiyama
Real-to-Real Motor Learning of Tendon-Driven Soft Caterpillar Locomotion with World Model. RoboSoft (2024)
Katsu Uchiyama, Masayuki Otsuka, Ryuma Niiyama
Multi-DOF Blower-Powered and Inner Tendon-Driven Soft Inflatable Robotic Arm. SII (2024)
Ryuma Niiyama, Masahiro Ikeda, Young Ah Seong
Inflatable Humanoid Cybernetic Avatar for Physical Human-Robot Interaction. Int. J. Autom. Technol. 17 (3) (2023)
Kazashi Nakano, Megu Gunji, Masahiro Ikeda, Keung Or, Mitsuhito Ando, Katsuma Inoue, Hiromi Mochiyama, Kohei Nakajima, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
"RobOstrich" Manipulator: A Novel Mechanical Design and Control Based on the Anatomy and Behavior of an Ostrich Neck. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. 8 (5) (2023)
Keung Or, Kehua Wu, Kazashi Nakano, Masahiro Ikeda, Mitsuhito Ando, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Ryuma Niiyama
Curriculum-reinforcement learning on simulation platform of tendon-driven high-degree of freedom underactuated manipulator. Frontiers Robotics AI 10 (2023)
Yoichi Yamazaki, Tsukuto Yamada, Hiroki Nomura, Nobuaki Hosoda, Ryoma Kawamura, Kazuaki Takeuchi, Hiroaki Kato, Ryuma Niiyama, Kentaro Yoshifuji
Meta Avatar Robot Cafe: Linking Physical and Virtual Cybernetic Avatars to Provide Physical Augmentation for People with Disabilities. SIGGRAPH Emerging Technologies (2022)
Kenji Misu, Masahiro Ikeda, Keung Or, Mitsuhito Ando, Megu Gunji, Hiromi Mochiyama, Ryuma Niiyama
Robostrich Arm: Wire-Driven High-DOF Underactuated Manipulator. J. Robotics Mechatronics 34 (2) (2022)
Masahiro Ikeda, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Proposal of Manufacturing Method for New Passive Elastic Joint and Prototype of Human Phantom. J. Robotics Mechatronics 34 (2) (2022)
Ryota Morimoto, Masahiro Ikeda, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Characterization of continuum robot arms under reinforcement learning and derived improvements. Future Internet 9 (2022)
Atsuhiko Niikura, Hiroyuki Nabae, Gen Endo, Megu Gunji, Kent Mori, Ryuma Niiyama, Koichi Suzumori
Giraffe Neck Robot: First Step Toward a Powerful and Flexible Robot Prototyping Based on Giraffe Anatomy. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. 7 (2) (2022)
Kazuma Matsushita, Masahiro Ikeda, Keung Or, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
An Actuation System using a Hydrostatic Skeleton and a Shape Memory Alloy for Earthworm-like Soft Robots. SII (2022)
Hiroki Sato, Ryuma Niiyama, Koya Narumi, Young Ah Seong, Keisuke Watanabe, Ryosuke Yamamura, Yasuaki Kakehi, Yoshihiro Kawahara
Demonstrating poimo as Inflatable, Inclusive Mobility Devices with a Soft Input Interface. SIGGRAPH Emerging Technologies (2022)
Fumiya Nakano, Ryuma Niiyama, Shunji Yamanaka
Flexible Sliding-teeth-array Mechanism for Hollow Joint Module with Smooth Outline. SII (2022)
Ryota Morimoto, Masahiro Ikeda, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Characterization of continuum robot arms under reinforcement learning and derived improvements. Frontiers Robotics AI 9 (2022)
Hiroki Tomioka, Masahiro Ikeda, Keung Or, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Autonomous Wheeled Locomotion on Irregular Terrain with Tactile Sensing. CLAWAR (2022)
Hiromi Mochiyama, Megu Gunji, Ryuma Niiyama
Ostrich-Inspired Soft Robotics: A Flexible Bipedal Manipulator for Aggressive Physical Interaction. J. Robotics Mechatronics 34 (2) (2022)
Koichi Suzumori, Ryuma Niiyama, Kenjiro Fukuda, Kohei Nakajima
Special Issue on Science of Soft Robots. J. Robotics Mechatronics 34 (2) (2022)
Yoichi Yamazaki, Tsukuto Yamada, Hiroki Nomura, Nobuaki Hosoda, Ryoma Kawamura, Kazuaki Takeuchi, Hiroaki Kato, Ryuma Niiyama, Kentaro Yoshifuji
Meta Avatar Robot Cafe: Linking Physical and Virtual Cybernetic Avatars to Provide Physical Augmentation for People with Disabilities. CoRR (2022)
Kazutoshi Tanaka, Satoshi Nishikawa, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Immediate Generation of Jump-and-Hit Motions by a Pneumatic Humanoid Robot Using a Lookup Table of Learned Dynamics. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. 6 (3) (2021)
Ryuma Niiyama, Young Ah Seong, Yoshihiro Kawahara, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Blower-Powered Soft Inflatable Joints for Physical Human-Robot Interaction. Frontiers Robotics AI 8 (2021)
Yuta Horii, Katsuma Inoue, Satoshi Nishikawa, Kohei Nakajima, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Physical reservoir computing in a soft swimming robot. ALIFE (2021)
Yuhu Liu, Satoshi Nishikawa, Young Ah Seong, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
ThermoCaress: A Wearable Haptic Device with Illusory Moving Thermal Stimulation. CHI (2021)
Tomoya Kimura, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Modularized genotype combination to design multiobjective soft-bodied robots. RoboSoft (2021)
Ryota Morimoto, Satoshi Nishikawa, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Model-Free Reinforcement Learning with Ensemble for a Soft Continuum Robot Arm. RoboSoft (2021)
Hiroki Noda, Satoshi Nishikawa, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Competitive physical interaction by reinforcement learning agents using intention estimation. RO-MAN (2021)
Lai Chen, Takuya Sasatani, Keung Or, Satoshi Nishikawa, Yoshihiro Kawahara, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Wireless Powered Dielectric Elastomer Actuator. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. 6 (4) (2021)
Koya Narumi, Hiroki Sato, Kenichi Nakahara, Young Ah Seong, Kunihiko Morinaga, Yasuaki Kakehi, Ryuma Niiyama, Yoshihiro Kawahara
Liquid Pouch Motors: Printable Planar Actuators Driven by Liquid-to-Gas Phase Change for Shape-Changing Interfaces. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. 5 (3) (2020)
Riccy Kurniawan, Tamaki Fukudome, Hao Qiu, Makoto Takamiya, Yoshihiro Kawahara, Jinkyu Yang, Ryuma Niiyama
An Untethered 216-mg Insect-Sized Jumping Robot with Wireless Power Transmission. IROS (2020)
Shota Hamaguchi, Takumi Kawasetsu, Takato Horii, Hisashi Ishihara, Ryuma Niiyama, Koh Hosoda, Minoru Asada
Soft Inductive Tactile Sensor Using Flow-Channel Enclosing Liquid Metal. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. 5 (3) (2020)
Young Ah Seong, Hiroshi Sugihara, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuaki Kakehi, Yoshihiro Kawahara
Workshop Design for Hands-on Exploration Using Soft Robotics and Onomatopoeia. IEEE Pervasive Comput. 19 (1) (2020)
Hiroki Sato, Young Ah Seong, Ryosuke Yamamura, Hiromasa Hayashi, Katsuhiro Hata, Hisato Ogata, Ryuma Niiyama, Yoshihiro Kawahara
Soft yet Strong Inflatable Structures for a Foldable and Portable Mobility. CHI Extended Abstracts (2020)
Takefumi Hiraki, Kenichi Nakahara, Koya Narumi, Ryuma Niiyama, Noriaki Kida, Naoki Takamura, Hiroshi Okamoto, Yoshihiro Kawahara
Laser Pouch Motors: Selective and Wireless Activation of Soft Actuators by Laser-Powered Liquid-to-Gas Phase Change. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. 5 (3) (2020)
Ryuma Niiyama, Hiroki Sato, Kazzmasa Tsujimura, Koya Narumi, Young Ah Seong, Ryosuke Yamamura, Yasuaki Kakehi, Yoshihiro Kawahara
poimo: Portable and Inflatable Mobility Devices Customizable for Personal Physical Characteristics. UIST (2020)
Yoshiki Usui, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Anthropomorphic Face Robot having Soft Mouth Mechanism with Embedded Artificial Facial Muscles. MHS (2019)
Mitsuru Takeda, Satoshi Nishikawa, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
High-speed flexible arm to reduce the effect of spinning ball in table tennis. MHS (2019)
Ken Takaki, Yoshitaka Taguchi, Satoshi Nishikawa, Ryuma Niiyama, Yoshihiro Kawahara
Acoustic Length Sensor for Soft Extensible Pneumatic Actuators With a Frequency Characteristics Model. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. 4 (4) (2019)
Ryosuke Nakayama, Ryo Suzuki, Satoshi Nakamaru, Ryuma Niiyama, Yoshihiro Kawahara, Yasuaki Kakehi
MorphIO: Entirely Soft Sensing and Actuation Modules for Programming Shape Changes through Tangible Interaction. Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (2019)
Takumi Kawasetsu, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Flexible and Soft Inductive Tri-axis Tactile Sensor Using Liquid Metal as Sensing Target. IEEE SENSORS (2019)
Shotaro Mori, Kazutoshi Tanaka, Satoshi Nishikawa, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
High-Speed Humanoid Robot Arm for Badminton Using Pneumatic-Electric Hybrid Actuators. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. 4 (4) (2019)
Young Ah Seong, Ryuma Niiyama, Yoshihiro Kawahara, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Low-pressure Soft Inflatable Joint Driven by Inner Tendon. RoboSoft (2019)
Dwindra Sulistyoutomo, Satoshi Nishikawa, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Sequential Jumping-Stepping Motion on Musculoskeletal Humanoid Robot for Agile Locomotion. ROBIO (2018)
Junichi Yamaoka, Kazunori Nozawa, Shion Asada, Ryuma Niiyama, Yoshihiro Kawahara, Yasuaki Kakehi
AccordionFab: Fabricating Inflatable 3D Objects by Laser Cutting and Welding Multi-Layered Sheets. UIST (Adjunct Volume) (2018)
Yasuaki Ishii, Satoshi Nishikawa, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Development of a Musculoskeletal Humanoid Robot as a Platform for Biomechanical Research on the Underwater Dolphin Kick. IROS (2018)
Shotaro Mori, Kazutoshi Tanaka, Satoshi Nishikawa, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
High-Speed and Lightweight Humanoid Robot Arm for a Skillful Badminton Robot. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. 3 (3) (2018)
Izumi Karino, Kazutoshi Tanaka, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Switching Isotropic and Directional Exploration with Parameter Space Noise in Deep Reinforcement Learning. CoRR (2018)
Satoshi Nishikawa, Yusuke Arai, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Coordinated Use of Structure-Integrated Bistable Actuation Modules for Agile Locomotion. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. 3 (2) (2018)
Taigo Yukisawa, Satoshi Nishikawa, Ryuma Niiyama, Yoshihiro Kawahara, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Ceiling continuum arm with extensible pneumatic actuators for desktop workspace. RoboSoft (2018)
Azumi Maekawa, Ryuma Niiyama, Shunji Yamanaka
Aerial-biped: a new physical expression by the biped robot using a quadrotor. SIGGRAPH Emerging Technologies (2018)
Azumi Maekawa, Ryuma Niiyama, Shunji Yamanaka
Pseudo-Locomotion Design with a Quadrotor-Assisted Biped Robot. ROBIO (2018)
Hiroki Nozaki, Yusei Kujirai, Ryuma Niiyama, Yoshihiro Kawahara, Takuro Yonezawa, Jin Nakazawa
Continuous Shape Changing Locomotion of 32-legged Spherical Robot. IROS (2018)
Taigo Yukisawa, Yasuaki Ishii, Satoshi Nishikawa, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Modeling of extensible pneumatic actuator with bellows (EPAB) for continuum arm. ROBIO (2017)
Satoshi Nakamaru, Ryosuke Nakayama, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuaki Kakehi
FoamSense: Design of Three Dimensional Soft Sensors with Porous Materials. UIST (2017)
Hiroki Nozaki, Ryuma Niiyama, Takuro Yonezawa, Jin Nakazawa
Shape changing locomotion by spiny multipedal robot. ROBIO (2017)
Kenichi Nakahara, Koya Narumi, Ryuma Niiyama, Yoshihiro Kawahara
Electric phase-change actuator with inkjet printed flexible circuit for printable and integrated robot prototyping. ICRA (2017)
Kazutoshi Tanaka, Satoshi Nishikawa, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Humanoid robot performing jump-and-hit motions using structure-integrated pneumatic cable cylinders. Humanoids (2017)
Sitangshu Chatterjee, Ryuma Niiyama, Yoshihiro Kawahara
Design and Development of a Soft Robotic Earthworm with Hydrostatic Skeleton. ROBIO (2017)
Xi Chen, Satoshi Nishikawa, Kazutoshi Tanaka, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Bilateral teleoperation system for a musculoskeletal robot arm using a musculoskeletal exoskeleton. ROBIO (2017)
Junichi Yamaoka, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuaki Kakehi
BlowFab: Rapid Prototyping for Rigid and Reusable Objects using Inflation of Laser-cut Surfaces. UIST (2017)
Ryuma Niiyama
Micro CT study of soft/elastic structures of beetle toward insect-inspired robotics. SII (2016)
Tomoya Kimura, Ziqiao Jin, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Evolving soft robots to execute multiple tasks with Combined-CPPN-NEAT. SII (2016)
Yuki Itotani, Tomoya Kikuno, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Scalable pneumatic actuator for easy creation of animated animal-shaped objects. ROBIO (2015)
Shih-Yin Chang, Kenta Takashima, Satoshi Nishikawa, Ryuma Niiyama, Takao Someya, Hiroshi Onodera, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Design of small-size pouch motors for rat gait rehabilitation device. EMBC (2015)
Ryuma Niiyama, Carine Rognon, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Printable pneumatic artificial muscles for anatomy-based humanoid robots. Humanoids (2015)
Ryuma Niiyama, Xu Sun, Lining Yao, Hiroshi Ishii, Daniela Rus, Sangbae Kim
Sticky Actuator: Free-Form Planar Actuators for Animated Objects. Tangible and Embedded Interaction (2015)
Xu Sun, Samuel M. Felton, Ryuma Niiyama, Robert J. Wood, Sangbae Kim
Self-folding and self-actuating robots: A pneumatic approach. ICRA (2015)
Satoshi Nishikawa, Kazutoshi Tanaka, Kazuya Shida, Toshihiko Fukushima, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
A musculoskeletal bipedal robot designed with angle-dependent moment arm for dynamic motion from multiple states. Adv. Robotics 28 (7) (2014)
Ryuma Niiyama, Lining Yao, Hiroshi Ishii
Weight and volume changing device with liquid metal transfer. Tangible and Embedded Interaction (2014)
Jifei Ou, Lining Yao, Daniel Tauber, Jürgen Steimle, Ryuma Niiyama, Hiroshi Ishii
jamSheets: thin interfaces with tunable stiffness enabled by layer jamming. Tangible and Embedded Interaction (2014)
Ryuma Niiyama, Daniela Rus, Sangbae Kim
Pouch Motors: Printable/inflatable soft actuators for robotics. ICRA (2014)
Mustafa Emre Karagozler, Ivan Poupyrev, Gary K. Fedder, Yuri Suzuki, Lining Yao, Ryuma Niiyama, Jifei Ou, Sean Follmer, Hiroshi Ishii, John Brosz, Miguel A. Nacenta, Richard Pusch, Sheelagh Carpendale, Christophe Hurter, Jun Rekimoto
Demo hour. Interactions 21 (3) (2014)
Michal Rinott, Eran Gal-Or, Shachar Geiger, Luka Or, Stefanie Mueller, Pedro Lopes, Konstantin Kaefer, Bastian Kruck, Patrick Baudisch, Shunichi Kasahara, Ryuma Niiyama, Valentin Heun, Hiroshi Ishii, Yuichiro Katsumoto, Satoru Tokuhisa, Masa Inakage
Demo hour. Interactions 20 (6) (2013)
Lining Yao, Ryuma Niiyama, Jifei Ou, Sean Follmer, Clark Della Silva, Hiroshi Ishii
PneUI: pneumatically actuated soft composite materials for shape changing interfaces. UIST (2013)
Shunichi Kasahara, Ryuma Niiyama, Valentin Heun, Hiroshi Ishii
exTouch: spatially-aware embodied manipulation of actuated objects mediated by augmented reality. Tangible and Embedded Interaction (2013)
Ryuma Niiyama
Model-based trajectory control of robots with pneumatic actuator dynamics. IROS (2012)
Ryuma Niiyama, Satoshi Nishikawa, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Biomechanical Approach to Open-Loop Bipedal Running with a Musculoskeletal Athlete Robot. Adv. Robotics 26 (3-4) (2012)
Yasunori Yamada, Satoshi Nishikawa, Kazuya Shida, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Neural-body coupling for emergent locomotion: A musculoskeletal quadruped robot with spinobulbar model. IROS (2011)
Alexandre Pitti, Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Creating and modulating rhythms by controlling the physics of the body. Auton. Robots 28 (3) (2010)
Ryuma Niiyama, Satoshi Nishikawa, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Athlete Robot with applied human muscle activation patterns for bipedal running. Humanoids (2010)
Ryuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Design principle based on maximum output force profile for a musculoskeletal robot. Ind. Robot 37 (3) (2010)
Ryuma Niiyama, Akihiko Nagakubo, Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Mowgli: A Bipedal Jumping and Landing Robot with an Artificial Musculoskeletal System. ICRA (2007)