Publications

Haokun Liu, Zhaoqi Ma, Yunong Li, Junichiro Sugihara, Yicheng Chen, Jinjie Li, Moju Zhao. Hierarchical Language Models for Semantic Navigation and Manipulation in an Aerial-Ground Robotic System. Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2025.

Hisaaki Iida, Junichiro Sugihara, Kazuki Sugihara, Haruki Kozuka, Jinjie Li, Keisuke Nagato, Moju Zhao. Adaptive Perching and Grasping by Aerial Robot with Light-Weight and High Grip-Force Tendon-Driven Three-Fingered Hand Using Single Actuator. 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2025.

Moju Zhao. Aerial Grasping by Multi-Limbed Flying Robot SPIDAR Based on Vectored Thrust Control. 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2025.

Shotaro Itahara, Takuzumi Nishio, Taiki Ishigaki, Junichiro Sugihara, Moju Zhao, Ko Yamamoto. Modeling and Control of Aerial Robot SERPENT: A Soft Structure Incorporated Multirotor Aerial Robot Capable of In-Flight Flexible Deformation. 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2025.

Jinjie Li, Junichiro Sugihara, Moju Zhao. Servo Integrated Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Overactuated Tiltable-Quadrotors. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2024.

Yunong Li, Junichiro Sugihara, Takuzumi Nishio, Moju Zhao. Cooperative Navigation System of AGV and UAV with Autonomous and Precise Landing. 2024 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA), 2024.

Junichiro Sugihara, Takuzumi Nishio, Keisuke Nagato, Masayuki Nakao, Moju Zhao. Design, Control, and Motion Strategy of TRADY: Tilted-Rotor-Equipped Aerial Robot With Autonomous In-Flight Assembly and Disassembly Ability. Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2023.

Moju Zhao, Tomoki Anzai, Takuzumi Nishio. Design, Modeling, and Control of a Quadruped Robot SPIDAR: Spherically Vectorable and Distributed Rotors Assisted Air-Ground Quadruped Robot. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2023.

Moju Zhao, Kei Okada, Masayuki Inaba. Versatile articulated aerial robot DRAGON: Aerial manipulation and grasping by vectorable thrust control. The International Journal of Robotics Research, 2023.

Moju Zhao, Keisuke Nagato, Kei Okada, Masayuki Inaba, Masayuki Nakao. Forceful Valve Manipulation With Arbitrary Direction by Articulated Aerial Robot Equipped With Thrust Vectoring Apparatus. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2022.