Publications

All Published Papers

[2012|2011|2010|2009|2008|2007|2006|2005]

2012

Reviewed Journal Papers

• Kenji Ogawa¡¡and Toshio Inui. Multiple neural representations of object-directed action in an imitative context. Experimental Brain Research, Vol.216, No.1, pp.61-69, 2012.
  

• Shuhei Ikemoto, Heni Ben Amor, Takashi Minato, Hiroshi Ishiguro, and Bernhard Jung. Physical Human-Robot Interaction: Mutual Learning and Adaptation. IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, DOI:10.1109/MRA.2011.2181676, 2012.
  

• Takashi Minato, Dale Thomas, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, and Hiroshi Ishiguro. A Model to Explain the Emergence of Imitation Development based on Predictability Preference. IEEE Transactions on Autonomous Mental Development (in press), 2012.
  

• Joschka Boedecker, Oliver Obst, Joseph T. Lizier, N. Michael Mayer, and Minoru Asada. Information Processing in Echo State Networks at the Edge of Chaos. Theory in Biosciences (in press), 2012.
  

2011

Reviewed Journal Papers

• Kenji Ogawa¡¡and Toshio Inui. Reference frame od medial intraparietal cortex in visually guided movements. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, Vol.24, No.1, pp.171-182, 2011.
  

• Hiroshi Ishiguro, Takashi Minato, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, and Minoru Asada. Humanoid Platforms for Cognitive Developmental Robotics. International Journal of Humanoid Robotics, Vol.8, No.3, pp.391-418, 2011.
  

• Michihiro Shimada, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Mana Asada, Naoki Saiwaki . Effects of Observing Eye Contact between a Robot and Another . International Journal of Social Robotics, Vol.3, No.2, pp.143-154, 2011.
  

• Kenji Ogawa and Toshio Inui. Neural representation of observed actions in the parietal and premotor cortex. , Vol.56, No.2, pp.728-735, 2011.
  

Invited Talks

• Koh Hosoda. Muscular-skeleton robots as platforms for soft robotics. The 15th International Conference on Advanced Robotics, 2011.
  

• Fabio Dalla Libera. Reinforcement learning of tactile protocol in human-robot Interaction. 9th Embodiment Cognitive Science and Real World Application Workshop, 2011.
  

• Minoru Asada. How interactive and how cognitive can humanoids be with humans?. Workshop on Benchmarking and Evaluation of Interactive Cognitive Systems 2011 @Deutsche Botschaft Tokyo, 2011.
  

• Minoru Asada. How does Maternal Imitation Enable Vowel Acquisition?. Osaka-UW Joint Workshop 2011 @University of Washington, D.C., USA., 2011.
  

• Minoru Asada. Humanoid robots shed new light on human development.. Industrial and humanoid Robots and their Relevance Our Lives. @Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, USA., 2011.
  

• Minoru Asada. Robotics Research at Osaka University.. Japan Week @Bielefeld University, 2011.
  

Reviewed Conference Papers

• Alexandre Pitti and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Contribution of the Cholinergic Innervation to Early Memory Development in the Neonate Para-Hippocampal System. The 3rd International Conference on Cognitive Neurodynamics, 2011.
  

• Go Tanaka, Yukine Nagai, and Minoru Asada. Bottom-up Attention Improves Action Recognition Using Histograms of Oriented Gradients. 12th IAPR Conference on Machine Vision Applications, 2011.
  

• Hidenobu Sumioka, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Masanori Morizono, and Minoru Asada. Socially Developmental Robot based on Self-Induces Contingency with Multi Latencies. The 3rd International Conference on Cognitive Neurodynamics, 2011.
  

• Alexandre Pitti and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Modeling the Cholinergic Innervation in the infant Cortico-Hippocampal System and its Contribution to Early Memory Development and Attention. 2011 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, 2011.
  

• Hiroki Mori and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Infant’s primitive walking reflex from the perspective of learning in the uterus. The 3rd International Conference on Cognitive Neurodynamics, 2011.
  

• Chiyoko Nagai, Toshio Inui, and Makoto Iwata. The closing -in phenomenon during line-by-line figure copying in Williams syndrome.. 2011 International Neurology Society Mid-Year Meeting, 2011.
  

• Fbio DallaLibera, Fransiska Basoeki, Takashi Minato, Hiroshi Ishiguro, and EmanuelleMenegatti. Teaching by Touching: Interpretation of Tactile instructions for Motion Development. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2011.
  

• Yukie Nagai, Yuji Kawai, and Minoru Asada. Emergence of Mirror Neuron System: Immature vision leads to self-other correspondence. The First Joint IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning and on Epigenetic Robotics, 2011.
  

• Keita Ogawa, Kenichi Narioka, and Koh Hosoda. Development of Whole-body Humanoid . IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems 2011, 2011.
  

• Hisashi Ishihara, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, and Minoru Asada. Realistic Child Robot . The First Joint IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning and on Epigenetic Robotics, 2011.
  

• Beata J. Grzyb, Joschka Boedecker, Minoru Asada, Angel P. del Pobil, and Linda B. Smith. Trying anyways: how ignoring the errors may help in learning new Skills. The First Joint IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning and on Epigenetic Robotics, 2011.
  

• Yuki Sasamoto, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, and Minoru Asada. Towards simultaneous categorization and mapping among multimodalities based on subjective consistency. The First Joint IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning and on Epigenetic Robotics, 2011.
  

• Tsukasa Nakano, Shinya Fujiki, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, and Minoru Asada. A developmental model of initiating joint attention through constructing state space. The First Joint IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning and on Epigenetic Robotics, 2011.
  

• Joschka Boedecker and Minoru Asada. Towards Self-organized Online Extraction of Invariances Using a Hierarchy of Multiple-timescale Reservoirs. The First Joint IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning and on Epigenetic Robotics, 2011.
  

• Beata J. Grzyb, Joschka Boedecker, Minoru Asada, and Angel P. del Pobil. Elevated activation of dopaminergic brain areas facilitates . IROS 2011 Workshop on Cognitive Neuroscience Robotics, 2011.
  

Conference Papers

• Yuji Kawai, Yukie Nagai, Minoru Asada. Self-Other Confusion Caused by Undifferentiated Visual Perception: A Clue to the Understanding of Others’ Actions. International Workshop for Young Researchers "Knowing Self, Knowing Others" The 12th Global COE Hosted Workshop by Unit A~D , 2011.
  

• Basoeki Fransiska, Dalla Libera Fabio, Takashi Minato, and Hiroshi Ishiguro. A highly modular software toolset for robot motion development. 9th Embodiment Cognitive Science and Real World Application Workshop
  

Book Chapters

• Minoru Asada. Can Cognitive developmental robotics cause a paradigm shift?. J.L.Krichmar and H.Wagatsuma (Ed.), Neuromorphic and Brain-Based Robots, pp.251-273, Cambridge University Press, 2011.
  

2010

Reviewed Journal Papers

• Chiyoko Nagai, Toshio Inui, and Makoto Iwata. Role of Broca¡Çs Subregions in Syntactic Processing: A Comparative Study of Japanese Patients with Lesions in the Pars Triangularis and Opercularis. European Neurology, Vol.63, No.2, pp.79-86, 2010.
  

• Hidenobu Sumioka, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, and Minoru Asada. Reproducing Interaction Contingency Toward open-ended Development of Social Actions: Case Study on Joint Attention. Transactions on autonomous metal development , Vol.2, No.1, pp.40-50, 2010.
  

• Kenji Ogawa, Chiyoko Nagai, and Toshio Inui. Brain mechanisms of visuomotor transformation based on deficits in tracing and copying. Japanese Psychological Research, Vol.52, No.2, pp.91-106, 2010.
  

• Fabio Dalla Libera, Takashi Minato, Hiroshi Ishiguro, and Emanuele Menegatti. Direct Programming of a Central Pattern Generator for Periodic Motions by Touching. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Vol.58, No.7, pp.847-854, 2010.
  

• Yasutake Takahashi, Yoshihiro Tamura, Minoru Asada, and Mario Negrello. Emulation and behavior understanding through shared values. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Vol.58, No.7, pp.855-865, 2010.
  

• Rodrigo da Silva Guerra, Hitoshi Aonuma, Koh Hosoda, and Minoru Asada. Behavior Change of Crickets in a Robot-Mixed Society. Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, Vol.24, No.4, pp.526-531, 2010.
  

• Chiyoko Nagai, Toshio Inui, and Makoto Iwata. Fading-figure tracing in Williams syndrome. Brain and Cognition, Vol.75, No.1, pp.10-17, 2010.
  

• Rodrigo da Silva Guerra, Hitoshi Aonuma, Koh Hosoda, and Minoru Asada. Semi-Automatic Behavior Analysis Using Robot/Insect Mixed Society and Video Tracking. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, Vol.191, No.1, pp.138-144, 2010.
  

• Alexandre Pitti, Ryuma Niiyama, and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Creating and modulating rhythms by controlling the physics of the body. Autonomous Robots, Vol.28, No.3, pp.317-329, 2010.
  

Invited Talks

• Minoru Asada. From physical interaction to scial one: a perspectivefrom cognitive developmental robotics. WS on Interaction Science Perspective on HRI: Designing Robot Morphology, 2010.
  

• HRI as a testbed for Cognitive Developmental Robotics.. US-Japan Workshop on Human-Robot Interaction. @Marriot Cambridge Boston, USA. 2010.
  

• Minoru Asada. From physical interaction to social one a perspective from cognitive developmental robotics.. (Invited Talk @University of Southern California), 2010.
  

• Minoru Asada. Where does intelligence come from? Understanding human and robot intelligence.. ASADA EVENING TALK @City of Osaka Chikago Office/Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, Chicago, USA, 2010.
  

• Minoru Asada. Where does intelligence come from? Understanding human and robot intelligence.. Special Seminar organized by: RoboCup Singapore National Committee. @Advanced Robotics & Intelligent Control Centre(ARICC) Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore, 2010.
  

• Minoru Asada. Next Generation Robot Industry in Japan & in Osaka.. One-Day Workshop on , 2010.
  

• Minoru Asada. Where does intelligence come from? Understanding human and robot intelligence.. ASADA EVENING TALK @San Francisco State University, Downtown Campus, San Fransisco, USA., 2010.
  

• Minoru Asada. Remote presence or Real one?. NSF/JST Workshop on Social Remote Presence Robots @Willow Garage, San Fransisco, USA, 2010.
  

• Minoru Asada. Cognitive Developmental Robotics (CDR): What’s CDR and how?. E-JUST Participates in Biorobotics Workshop, 2010.
  

Reviewed Conference Papers

• Takashi Minato, Dale Thomas, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, and Hiroshi Ishiguro. A Model to the Emergency of Early Imitation Development based on Predictability Preference. IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning 2010, 2010.
  

• Tomoyuki Noda, Ian Fase£ì, and Hiroshi Ishiguro. Classifying tactile information of whole-body robot skin based on localization hypothesis. Neuro 2010, 2010.
  

• Yoshihiro Tamura, Yasutake Takahashi, and Minoru Asada. Clustering Observed Body Image for Imitation based on Value System. 2010 IEEE WORLD CONGRESS ON COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE (FUZZ-IEEE2010), 2010.
  

• Hiroki Mori and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. A human fetus development simulation: Self-organization of behaviors through tactile sensation.. IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning, 2010.
  

• Koh Hosoda¡¡and Yoichiro Ishii. External Rotation as Morphological Bootstrapping for Emergence of Biped Walking. IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning, 2010.
  

• Yuki Sasamoto, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, and Minoru Asada. Mutually constrained multimodal mapping for simultaneous development: modeling vocal imitation and lexicon axquisition. IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning, 2010.
  

• Fabio DallaLibera, Shuhei Ikemoto, Takashi Minato, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Emanuele Menegatti, and Enrico Pagello. Biologically Inspired Mobile Robot Control Robust to Hardware Failures and Sensor Noise. Robocup International Symposium, 2010.
  

• Alexandre Pitti, Hiroki Mori, Yasunori Yamada, and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. A Model of Infant Spatial Development from Hippocampal Learning of Body-Place Associations.. 10th International Conference on Epigenetic Robotics, 2010.
  

• Yasunori Yamada, Hiroki Mori, and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. A Fetus and Infant Developmental Scenario: Self-organization of Goal-directed Behaviors Based on Sensory Constraints. 10th International Conference on Epigenetic Robotics, 2010.
  

• Oliver Obst, Joschka Boedecker, and Minoru Asada. Improving Recurrent Neural Network Performance using Transfer Entropy. 17th International Conference on Neural Information Processing¡¡(ICONIP 2010), 2010.
  

• Fabio DAllaLibera, Shuhei Ikemoto, Takashi Minato, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Emanuele Menegatti, and Enrico Pagello. A parameterless biologically inspired control algorithm robust to nonlinearities, dead-times and low-pass filtering effects.. International Conference on SIMULATION, MODELING, and PROGRAMING for AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS, 2010.
  

• Yukie Nagai, Akiko Nakatani, and Minoru Asada. How a robot’s attention shapes the way people teach. 10th International Conference on Epigenetic Robotics, 2010.
  

• Ryuzo Nakata, Masaki Ogino, and Minoru Asada. Hierarchical Neural Network Model of Global-to-Fine Categorization in Inferior Temporal Cortex. Neuro2010（Joint Conference of the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society, the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Neurochemistry and the 20th Annual Meeting of Japanese Neural Network Society）, 2010.
  

• Alexandre Pitti and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Representing oneself and other’s action, agency and space through sensorimotor coordination. 4th¡¡International Conference on Cognitive Systems(CogSys2010), 2010.
  

Conference Papers

• Dalla Libera Fabio, Shuhei Ikemoto, Takashi Minato, Hiroshi Ishiguro, and Emanuele Megegatti. Robot control inspired by Escherichia Coli chemotaxis. JSME Robotics and Mechatronics Conference 2010, 2010.
  

• Alexandre Pitti and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Infant Spatial Learning of Body-Place Associations. The 28th Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan, 2010.
  

• Alexandre Pitti and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Egocentric and allocentric neural mechanisms for representating the body. The 28th Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan, 2010.
  

Book Chapters

• Takenobu Chikaraishi, Takashi Minato, and Hiroshi Ishiguro. Development of an Android System Integrated with Sensor Networks. H.Abdelliatif (Ed.), Robotics 2010 Current and Future Challenges, , Vol.455-474, INTECH, 2010.
  

2009

Reviewed Journal Papers

• Peter. F. Dominey, Toshio Inui, and Michel Hoen. Neural network processing of natural language:¡¡­¶. Towards a unified model of corticostriatal function in learning sentence comprehension and non-linguistic sequencing. Brain and Language, Vol.109, pp.80-92, 2009.
  

• Fabio Dalla Libera, Takashi Minato, Ian Fasel, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Enrico . A new paradigm of humanoid robot motion programming based on touch interpretation. Robotics and Autonomous Systems , Vol.57, No.8, pp.846-859, 2009.
  

• Norbert Michael Mayer, Joschka Boedecker, and Minoru Asada. Robot motion description and real-time management with the Harmonic Motion Description Protocol. Robotics and Autonomous Systems , Vol.157, No.8, pp.870-876, 2009.
  

• Minoru Asada, Koh Hosoda, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Toshio Inui, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Masaki Ogino and Chisato Yoshida. Cognitive Developmental Robotics: A Survey. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AUTONOMOUSMENTAL DEVELOPMENT , Vol.1, No.1, pp.12-34, 2009.
  

• Alexandre Pitti, Hassan Alirezaei, and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Cross-modal and Scale-free Action Representations through Enaction. Neural Networks , Vol.22, No.2, pp.144-154, 2009.
  

• Peter .F. Dominey and Toshio Inui. Cortico-striatal Function in Sentence Comprehension: Insights from Neurophysiology and Modeling. CORTEX, Vol.45, No.8, pp.1012-1018, 2009.
  

• Kenji Ogawa and Toshio Inui. The role of the posterior parietal cortex in drawing by copying. Neuropsychologia Vol.47, No.4, p.1013-1022, 2009, Vol.47, No.4, pp.1013-1022, 2009.
  

• Hajime Mushiake, Kazuhiro Sakamoto, Naohiro Saito, Toshio Inui, Kazuyuki Aihara, and Jun Tanji. Involvement of the prefrontal cortex in problem solving. International Review of Neurobiology , Vol.85, pp.1-11, 2009.
  

• Sawa Fuke, Masaki Ogino, and Minoru Asada. Acquisition of the Head-Centered Peri-Personal Spatial Representation Found in VIP Neuron. EEE Transaction on Autonomous Mental Development, Vol.1, No.2, pp.131-140, 2009.
  

• Joschka Boedecker, Oliver Obst, N. Michael Mayer, and Minoru Asada. Initialization and self-organized optimization of recurrent neural network connectivity. HFSP Journal , Vol.3, No.5, pp.340-349, 2009.
  

• Hisashi Ishihara, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Katsushi Miura, and Minoru Asada. How Caregiver’s Anticipation Shapes Infant’s Vowel Through Mutual Imitation. IEEE Transactions on Autonomous Mental Development, , Vol.1,No.4, pp.217-225, 2009.
  

• Alexandre Pitti, Hiroki Mori, Shingo Kouzuma, and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Contingency Perception and Agency Measure in Visuo-Motor Spiking Neural Networks. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AUTONOMOUS MENTAL DEVELOPMENT, Vol.1, No.1, pp.86-97, 2009.
  

• Alexandre Pitti, Max Lungarella, and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Generating spatiotemporal joint torque pattern from dynamical synchronization of distributed pattern generators. Frontiers in NeuroRobotics, Vol.3, No.2, pp.1-4, 2009.
  

Invited Talks

• Alex Pitti. Cross-modal and scale-free action representation in sensorimotor maps. Technical Committee on Neurocomputing (NC), 2009
  

• Toshio Inui. Brain mechanisms of prediction and imagination of body movement. The Korean Psychological Association (KPA) International Conference on Asia Pacific Psychology (ICAPP) , 2009.
  

• Yuichiro Yoshikawa. Modeling Socializing Process based on Mutually Excitatory Structure. Workshop on Human-robot interaction of IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2009.
  

• Toshio Inui, Chiyoko Nagai, Kenji Ogawa, Naohiro Takemura, and Sergey S. tarasenko. Synergistic Intelligence Mechanism: Modeling Cognitive Development. 2009 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems Workshop on Synergistic Intelligence: approach to human intelligence through understanding and design of cognitive development., 2009.
  

• Takatsugu Kuriyama and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Exploration of Embodied information Structure for Augmenting Self: A View of Development from Sensorimotor Leaning to Social interaction. 2009 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems Workshop on Synergistic Intelligence: approach to human intelligence, 2009.
  

• Minoru Asada. Synergistic Intelligence toward Understanding and Designing the Cognitive Development. Symposium -Language-knowledge-autonomy The long way to artificial Intelligence- @Fraunhofer Institute, Germany, 2009.
  

• Minoru Asada. Cognitive Developmental Robotics: An approach to understand ourselves and to design robots like us. (Invited talk @University of Washington), 2009.
  

• Minoru Asada. Human centered? Robot centered? Interaction centered Cognitive Developmental Robotics:. The 3rd International Workshop on Human-Centered Robotic Systems(HCRS’09), 2009.
  

• Minoru Asada. Can Cognitive Developmental Robotics Shift the Paradigm?. 2009 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems Workshop on Synergistic Intelligence: approach to human intelligence through understanding and design of cognitive development., 2009.
  

• Minoru Asada. Cognitive Developmental Robotics. 2009 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems Workshop on Autonomous Mental Development for Intelligent Robots & Systems, 2009., 2009.
  

• Minoru Asada. How will robotics contribute to the city and human? – RoboCity CoRE Project -. Robotland Forum @Masan, Korea, 2009.
  

• Minoru Asada. Robot Industrialization in Japan.. International Forum on Robot @Pusan, Korea, 2009.
  

Reviewed Conference Papers

• Joschka Boedecker, Norbert Michael Mayer, Oliver Obst, and Minoru Asada. Studies on Short Term Memory Capacity Optimization of Echo State Networks. The 17th European Symposium on Artificial Neural Network, 2009.
  

• Chiyoko Nagai, Toshio Inui, and Makoto Iwata. Grammatical Development in a Case of Acquired Childhood Aphasia with Onset at Age 6. International Neuropsychological Society 2009 Mid-Year Meeting, 2009.
  

• Minoru Asada, Koh Hosoda, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, and Toshio Inui. Towards Computational Developmental Model based on Synthetic Approaches. 8th IEEE International Conference on Developmental and Learning, 2009.
  

• Takatsugu Kuriyama and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Co-creation of Human-Robot Interaction Rules via Response Prediction and Habituation/Dishabituation. The 2009 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2009.
  

• Kenji Ogawa, and Toshio Inui. Decording action selectivity of observed images using fMRI pattern analysis. 2nd International Conference on Cognitive Neurodynamics 2009(ICON’09), 2009.
  

• Toshio Iwabuchi, Masato Ohba, Toshio Inui, and Kenji Ogawa. An fMRI investigation of the mental perspective shift in language comprehension. 2nd International Conference on Cognitive Neurodynamics 2009(ICON’09), 2009.
  

• Naohiro Takemura, and Toshio Inui. A developmental model of infant reaching movement; Acquisition of internal visuomotor transformations. 2nd International Conference on Cognitive Neurodynamics 2009(ICON’09), 2009.
  

• Wei Song, Toshio Inui, and Naohiro Takemura. A nerual network model for image formation of the face through double-touch without visual information. 2nd International Conference on Cognitive Neurodynamics 2009(ICON’09), 2009.
  

• Kenichi Narioka, Shinpei Tsugawa, and Koh Hosoda. 3D Limit Cycle Walking of Musculoskeletal Humanoid Robot with Flat Feet. , 2009.
  

• Fabio Dalla Libera, Takashi Minato, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Ademar Ferreira, Enrico pagello, and Emmanuele Menegatti. Humanoid motion representation by sensory state transitions. The 6th IEEE latin American Robotics Symposium, 2009.
  

• Masaki Ogino, Tetsuya Fujita, Sawa Fuke, and Minoru Asada. Learning of Situation Dependent prediction toward Acquiring Physical Causality. 9th International Workshop on Epigenetic Robotics, 2009.
  

• Masaki Ogino, Takanori Nagura, and Minoru Asada. Multimodal representation of Hand Grasping based on Deep Belief Nets. 9th International Workshop on Epigenetic Robotics, 2009.
  

• Yuki Sasamoto, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, and Minoru Asada. Selective integration based on subjective consistency facilitates simultameous development of vocal imitation and lexicon acquisition. 9th International Workshop on Epigenetic Robotics, 2009.
  

• Hisashi Ishihara, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, and Minoru Asada. Caregiver’s Auto-mirroeing and Infant’s Articulatory Development Enable Sharing Vowels. 9th International Workshop on Epigenetic Robotics, 2009.
  

• Rodrigo da Silva Guerra, Hiroshi Aonuma, Koh Hosoda, and Minoru Asada. Using Micro-robots as a Tool for Insect Behavior Studies. 2009 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems., 2009.
  

• Ryuma Niiyama and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Design of a Musculoskeletal Athlete Robot: A Biomechanical Approach. 12th International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines, 2009.
  

• Hidenobu Sumioka, Yuji Takeuchi, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, and Minoru Asada. Bottom-up social development through reproducing contingency with sensorimotor clustering. 9th International Workshop on Epigenetic Robotics, 2009.
  

• Shuhei Ikemoto, Heni Ben Amor, Takashi Minato, Hiroshi Ishiguro, and Bernhard Jung. Physical Interaction Learning: Behavior Adaptation in Cooperative Human-Robot Tasks Involving Physical Contact. 18th IEEE International Symposium on Robot & Human Interactive Communication, 2009.
  

• Fabio Dalla Libera, Takashi Minato, Hiroshi Ishiguro, and Emanuele Menegatti. Developing Central Pattern Generator based periodic motions using tactile interaction. The 9th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robotics, 2009.
  

• Michihiro Shimada, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, and Hiroshi Ishiguro. Social Balance Effect of Eye Contact. 18th IEEE International Symposium on Robot & Human Interactive Communication, 2009.
  

• Kouki Shimada, Yasutake Takahashi, and Minoru Asada. Efficient Behavior Learning by Utilizing Estimated State Value of Self and Teammates.. RoboCup¡¡International Symposium 2009, 2009.
  

• Yasutake Takahashi, Kouki Shimada, and Minoru Asada. View Estimation Learning based on Value System.. The 18th IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems, 2009.
  

• Yasutake Takahashi, Yoshihiro Tamura, and Minoru Asada. Human Instruction Recognition and Self Behavior Acquisition based on State Value.. the 18th IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems, 2009.
  

• Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Michihiro Shimada, Takashi Minato, and Dale Thomas. Mutual excitation model towards socially developmental robots. Workshop on Synergistic Intelligence: approach to human intelligence through understanding and design of cognitive development(IROS2009Ê»Àߥ¥¯¥·¥ç¥Ã¥×¡Ë, 2009.
  

• Fabio DallaLibera, Takashi Minato, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Enrico Pagello, and Emanuele Menegatti. Teaching motions by Touching. Workshop on Tactile Sensing in Humanoids-Tactile Sensors and Beyond @Humanoids 2009, 2009.
  

• Alexandre Pitti, Hassan Alirezaei, and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Modeling the Human Sense of Touch and Agency in Multi-Model Networks of Spiking Neurons. the 9th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robotics, 2009.
  

• Fabio Dalla Libera, Takashi Minato, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Enrico Pagello, and Emanuele Menegatti. Programming robot motions by touching. Workshop on Beyond Gray Droids: Domestic Robot Design for the 21st Century, 2009.
  

Conference Papers

• Alexandre Pitti and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Shared Circuits for action representation, agency and space. The 27th Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan, 2009.
  

• Fabio Dalla Libera, Shuhei Ikemoto, Takashi Minato, Yutaka Nakamura, Hiroshi Ishiguro, and Emanuele Menegatti. Biased Random Walk For Controlling a Mobile Robot. Information Processing Society of Japan Kansai Branch Conference 2009, 2009.
  

• Alexandre Pitti, and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Shared circuits for representing self and others’ actions, agency and space. NIPS International Workshop for Scientific Study of Consciosness, 2009.
  

• Takashi Minato, Fabio Dalla Libera, Satoshi Yokokawa, Yutaka Nakamura, Hiroshi Ishiguro, and Emanuele Menegatti. A Baby Robot platform for Cognitive Developmental Robotic. 2009 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems Workshop on Synergistic Intelligence: approach to human intelligence through understanding and design of cognitive development., 2009.
  

• Kenichi Narioka, Ryuma Niiyama, Yoichiro Ishii, and Koh Hosoda. Pneumatic Muscloskeletal Infant Robots. 2009 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems Workshop on Synergistic Intelligence: approach to human intelligence through understanding and design of cognitive development., 2009.
  

Book Chapters

• Takashi Minato, and Hiroshi Ishiguro. Generating natural interactive motion in android based on situation-dependent motion variety. V.A. Kulyukin (Ed.), Advances in Human-Robot Interaction, pp.125-140, I-Tech Education and Publishing, 2009.
  

2008

Reviewed Journal Papers

• Hidenobu Sumioka, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Minoru Asada. Learning of Joint Attention from Detecting Causality Based on Transfer Entropy. Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, Vol.20, No.3, pp.378-385, 2008.
  

• Kaito Kinjyo, Cota Nabeshima, Shinji Sangawa, Yasuo Kuniyoshi. A Neural model for Exploration and Learning of Embodied Movement Patterns. Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, Vol.20, No.3, pp.358-366, 2008.
  

• Alexandre Pitti, Max Lungarella and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Metastability and Functional Integration in Anisotropically Coupled Map Lattices. European Physical Journal B, Vol.163, No.2, pp.239-243, 2008.
  

• Kenichi Narioka and Koh Hosoda. Designing Synergistic Walking of a Whole-Body Humanoid Driven by Pneumatic Artificial Muscles: An Empirical Study. Advanced Robotics, Vol.22, No.10, pp.1107-1123, 2008.
  

• Shinya Takamuku, Koh Hosoda, and Minoru Asada. Object Category Acquisition by Dynamic Touch. Advanced Robotics, Vol.22, No.10, pp.1143-1154, 2008.
  

• Yasutake Takahashi, Kentaro Noma, and Minoru Asada. Efficient Behavior Learning based on State Value Estimation of Self and Others. Advanced Robotics Vol.22, No.12, pp.1379-1395, 2008, Vol.22, No.12, pp.1379-1395, 2008.
  

• Kenji Ogawa, Toshio Inui, and Masato Ohba. Syntactic processing of complex sentences in left lateral premotor cortex. Neuro¡¡Report , Vol.19, No.8, pp.811-815, 2008.
  

• Michael Mayer, Matthew Browne, Michael Herrmann, and Minoru Asada. Symmetries, Non-Euclidean Metrics and Patterns in a Swift-Hohenberg Model of the Visual Cortex.. Biological Cybernetics, Vol.99, No.1, pp.63-78, 1, 2008.
  

• Michael Mayer and Minoru Asada. RoboCup Humanoid Challenge. International Journal of Humanoid Robotics, Vol.5, No.3, pp.335-351, 2008.
  

• Shuhei Ikemoto, Takashi Minato, Hiroshi Ishiguro. Analysis of Physical Human-Robots Interaction for Motor Learning with Physical Help.. Applied Bionics and Biomechanic (Special Issue: HUMANOID ROBOTS ), Vol.5, No.4, pp.213-223, 2008.
  

Invited Talks

• Michael Mayer. Developmental Robotics: How to make functional models of the cortex?. (Invited Talk @National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, Taiwan), 2008.
  

• Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Body shapes Brain-Emergence and Development of Behavior and Mind from Embodied Interaction Dynamics-. The 10th International Conf. on the SIMULATION OF ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR, 2008.
  

• Minoru Asada. Cooperative/Competitive Behavior Acquisition in Robotic Soccer and Cognitive Developmental Robotics. Interdisciplinary College IK2008 @Gunne at lake Mohne, Germany, 2008.
  

• Minoru Asada. Synergistic Intelligence Perspectives on Cognition and Robotics. (Invited Talk @Institute for Advanced Studies, Frankfurt, Germany）, 2008.
  

• Minoru Asada. Cognitive Developmental Robotics and RoboCup. Teruko Yata Memorial Lecture in Robotics @Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA, 2008.
  

• Minoru Asada. RoboCup as mobile robotics and Synergistic Intelligence. Forum Mobile Roboter & Autonome Systeme @Hannover messe, Hannover, Germany, 2008.
  

• Minoru Asada. Synergistic Intelligence : Perspectives on Cognition and Robotics. ARO/NSF WORKSHOP ON FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN VISUAL NAVIGATION @Pasadena Convention Center, USA., 2008.
  

• Minoru Asada. Cognitive Developmental Robotics Approach to Synergistic Intelligence. Project One Kickoff Workshop @University of California, San Diego, USA., 2008.
  

• Minoru Asada. Cognitive developmental robotics seeking for the principle of development. IEEE/RSJ 2008 International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems Workshop: Robotics Challenges for Machine Learning II, 2008.
  

• Minoru Asada. RoboCup and Cognitive Developmental Robotics. ESF-JSPS Frontier Science Conference for Young Researchers 2007 @Shonan Village Center, 2008.
  

• Michael Mayer. Linking Python libraries, the 3D SocSim server and real HL robots. 2008 IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robot, 2008.
  

• Minoru Asada. How Robotics will contribute to the City and the betterment of mankind.. Cornerstone Symposium ’08 @Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA, 2008.
  

Reviewed Conference Papers

• Koh Hosoda and Takeshi Ueda. Contribution of External Rotation to Emergence of Biped Walking. 4th International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines(AMAM 2008), 2008.
  

• Takatsugu kuriyama and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Acquisition of Human-Robot Interaction Rules via imitation and Response Observation. The 10th International Conf. on the SIMULATION OF ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR, 2008.
  

• Takashi Minato and Hiroshi Ishiguro. Construction and Evaluation of a Model of Natural Human Motion based on Motion Diversity. 3rd ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, 2008.
  

• Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Shunsuke Yamamoto, Hidenobu Sumioka, Hiroshi Ishiguro, and Minoru Asada. Spiral response cascades hypothesis -Intrapersonal responding-cascade in gaze interaction-. The 3rd ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, 2008.
  

• Alexandre Pitti and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Emergence of Tracking Behavior from Functional Binding between Visuo-Motor Maps. 12th International Conference on Cognitive and Neural Systems, 2008.
  

• Alexandre Pitti and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Exploring Motion Behavior, the Body as Complex System. 4th International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines(AMAM 2008), 2008.
  

• Naohiro Takemura and Toshio Inui. A model for reaching based on expected end-point accuracy and energy consumption. The 10th International Conf. on the SIMULATION OF ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR, 2008.
  

• Takashi Minato, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Dale Thomas, Hiroshi Ishiguro. Exploring a Mechanism of Social Development by Computer Simulations. The 10th International Conf. on the SIMULATION OF ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR, 2008.
  

• Michael N.Mayer, Tomoyasu Uragi, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Takashi Minato, Hiroshi Ishiguro. Scheduling parental behavior helps to acquire perspective transformations. The 10th International Conf. on the SIMULATION OF ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR, 2008.
  

• Shinya Takamuku, Atsushi Fukuda, Koh Hosoda. Introduction of the Bionic Hand: an anthropomerphic hand covered with artificial skin. The 10th International Conf. on the SIMULATION OF ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR, 2008.
  

• Masaki Ogino, Mai Hikita, Sawa Fuke, Takashi Minato and Minoru Asada. Constructing bimodal receptive field based on visual attention by saliency. The 10th International Conf. on the SIMULATION OF ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR, 2008.
  

• Alexandre Pitti and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Adaptive Compliance Control through Phase Synchronization: Case Study to Mckibben Actuators. 17th Symposium on Robot Design, Dynamics, and Control (ROMANSY2008), 2008.
  

• Alexandre Pitti and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Mirroring maps and Action Representation through Embodied Interactions. 11th Neural Computation and Psychology Workshop, 2008.
  

• Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Kazunori Yamauchi, and Hiroshi Ishiguro. Cascade Effect in Perceiving Onset Timings of Others’ Responses and Feeling about Communication. 30th Annual meeting of Cognitive Science Society, 2008.
  

• Sergey S. Tarasenko, Toshio Inui, Niyaz M. Abdikeev. Sub-functions of the learning process during a sequential task. 30th Annual meeting of Cognitive Science Society, 2008.
  

• Michihiro Shimada, Hiroshi Ishiguro. Motion Behavior and its Influence on Human-likeness in an Android Robot. 30th Annual meeting of Cognitive Science Society, 2008.
  

• Hisashi Ishihara, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Katsushi Miura, and Minoru Asada. Caregiver’s sensorimotor Magnets Guide Infant’s Vowels through Auto Mirroring. IEEE 7th International Conference on Development and Learning, 2008.
  

• Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Tsukasa Nakano, Minoru Asada, and Hiroshi Ishiguro. Multimodal joint attention through cross facilitative learning based on μX principle. IEEE 7th International Conference on Development and Learning, 2008.
  

• Hidenobu Sumioka, Yuichiro Yoshikawa and Minoru Asada. Development of Joint Attention Related Actions Based on Reproducing Interaction Causality. IEEE 7th International Conference on Development and Learning, 2008.
  

• Sawa Fuke, Masaki Ogino, Minoru Asada. VIP neuron model :Head-centered cross-model representation of the peri personal space around the face. IEEE 7th International Conference on Development and Learning, 2008.
  

• Masaki Ogino, Ayako Watanabe, Minoru Asada. Detection and Categorization of Facial Image through the Interaction with Caregiver. IEEE 7th International Conference on Development and Learning, 2008.
  

• Mai Hikita, Sawa Fuke, Masaki Ogino, Minoru Asada, and Takashi Minato. Visual attention by saliency leads cross-modal body representation. IEEE 7th International Conference on Development and Learning, 2008.
  

• Katsushi Miura, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Minoru Asada. Realizing being imitated: vowel mapping with clearer articulation. IEEE 7th International Conference on Development and Learning, 2008.
  

• Michihiro Shimada, Kazunori Yamauchi, Takashi Minato, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Shyoji Itakura. Studying the Influence of the Chameleon Effect on Humans using an Android. IEEE/RSJ 2008 International Conference on Intelligent Robots amd Systems, 2008.
  

• Mai Hikita, Sawa Fuke, Masaki Ogino, Minoru Asada. Cross-modal body representation based on visual attention by saliency. IEEE/RSJ 2008 International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2008.
  

• Shinya Takamuku, Atsuhi Fukuda, Koh Hosoda. Repetitive grasping with anthropomorphic skin-covered hand enables robust haptic recognition. IEEE/RSJ 2008 International Conference on Intelligent Robots amd Systems, 2008.
  

• Ryuma Niiyama and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. A Pneumatic Biped with an Artificial Musculoskeletal System. 4th International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines(AMAM 2008), 2008.
  

• Daniel Burfoot, Max Lungarella, and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Toward a theory of Embodied Statistical Learning. The 10th International Conf. on the SIMULATION OF ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR, 2008.
  

• Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Tsukasa Nakano, Minoru Asada and Hiroshi Ishiguro. Modeling co-developmental process of multimodal joint attention based on mutually exclusivity. The 10th International Conf. on the SIMULATION OF ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR, 2008.
  

• Yasutake Takahashi, Yoshihiro Tamura, and Minoru Asada. Mutual Development of behavior Acquisition and Recognition Based on Value System. The 10th International Conf. on the SIMULATION OF ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR, 2008.
  

• Alexandre Pitti, Hassan Alirezaei, and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Cross-modal and Scale free Action Representations through Enaction. The 10th International Conf. on the SIMULATION OF ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR, 2008.
  

• Yasutake Takahashi, Yoshihiro Tamura, and Minoru Asada. Mutual Development of Behavior Acquisition and Recognition Based on Value System. The 2008 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2008.
  

• Sau-lai Lee, Ivy Yee-man Lau, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, and Takashi Minato. Impression of Robots with Human Gestures. 3rd ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, 2008.
  

• Fabio Dalla Libera, Takashi Minato, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Enrico Pagello, and Emanuele Menegatti. Developing Robot Motions by Simulated Touch Sensors. 2008 International Conference on SIMULATION, MODELING and PROGRAMMING for AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS, 2008.
  

• Takenobu Chikaraishi, Takashi Minato, and Hiroshi Ishiguro. Development of an Android System Integrated with Sensor Networks. IEEE/RSJ 2008 International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2008.
  

• Tomoyuki Noda, Takahiro Miyashita, Hiroshi Ishiguro, and Norihiro Hagita. Super-Flexible Skin Sensors Embedded on the Whole Body, Self-Organizing Based on Haptic Interactions. 2008 Robotics Science and Systems Conference, 2008.
  

• Yasutake Takahashi, Yoshihiro Tamura, and Minoru Asada. Spiral Development of Behavior Acquisition and Recognition based on State Value. RoboCup International Symposium 2008, 2008.
  

• Syhuhei Ikemoto, Takashi Minato, and Hiroshi Ishiguro. Analysis of Physical Human-Robot Interaction for Motor Learning with Physical Help. 2008 IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robo£ô£ó, 2008.
  

• Marco Antonelli, Fabio Dalla Libera, Emanuelle Menegatti, Takashi Minato, and Hiroshi Ishiguro. Intuitive humanoid motion generation joining user-defined key-frames and automatic learning. Robocup International Symposium, 2008.
  

Conference Papers

• Kenichi Narioka. 3D Limit Cycle Walking of a Whole-Body Humanoid Robot driven by Pneumatic Artificial Muscles. Dynamic Walking 2008, 2008.
  

• Kenji Ogawa and Toshio Inui. Neural basis of hierarchical action representations fo imitation: an fMRI study. Society for Neuroscience, 38th annual meeting, 2008.
  

• Ryuma Niiyama and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Pneumatic Bipedal Robot :A Biomechanical Approach. Dynamic Walking 2008, 2008.
  

• Hisashi Ishihara, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Katsushi Miura, and Minoru Asada. A Computational Modelling of Unconscious Guidance in Mutual Imitation: Simulation of Mother-Infant Vowel Interaction with Homogeneous Imitation Mechanism. Interdisciplinary College IK2008, 2008.
  

• Tsukasa Nakano, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Hidenobu Sumioka, and Minoru Asada. A developmental model of multimodal joint attention through cross facilitative learning based on mutual exclusiveness. Interdisciplinary College IK2008, 2008.
  

• Yasutake Takahashi, Yoshihiro Tamura, and Minoru Asada. Mutual Development of Behavior Acquisition and Recognition based on Value System. RoboCup Japan Open　The 26th Meeting of JSAI Special Interest Group on AI Challenges (SIG-Challenge), 2008.
  

• Tomoyuki Noda, Shuhei Ikemoto, Daniel Quevedo, Toshihiko Shimizu, Hidenobu Sumioka, Hisashi Ishihara, Yuki Sasamoto, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Takashi Minato, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Minoru Asada. CB2: Child Robot with Biomimetic Body. AAAI-08 Video Competition, 2008.
  

• Tomoyuki Noda, Shuhei Ikemoto, Daniel Quevedo, Toshihiko Shimizu, Hidenobu Sumioka, Hisashi Ishihara, Yuki Sasamoto, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Takashi Minato, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Minoru Asada. Cognitive Developmental Robotics with a Biomimetic Child-robot. LAB-RS2008 Video Competition, 2008.
  

Book Chapters

• Koh Hosoda. How the laboratory has shaped the way I think.. Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, (Ed.), pp.74-75, 2008.
  

• Cornelius Weber, Kazuhiro Masui, Norbert Michael Mayer, Jochen Triesch, and Minoru Asada. Reservoir Computing for Sensory Prediction and Classification in Adaptive Agents. Machine Learning Research Progress, NOVA publishers, 2008.
  

• Minoru Asada. Congratulations to the founder of the . Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (Ed.), The rediscovery of intelligence , pp.6-7, 2008.
  

2007

Reviewed Journal Papers

• Toshi Nakajima, Hajime Mushiake, Toshio Inui, and Jun Tanji. Decoding higher-order motor information from primate non-primary motor cortices.. Technology and health care, Vol.15, No.2, pp.103-110, 2007.
  

• Ogawa Kenji and Toshio Inui. Lateralization of the Posterior Parietal Cortex for Internal Monitoring of Self-versus-Externally Generated Movements. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscsience, Vol.19, No.11, pp.1827-1835, 2007.
  

• Katsushi Miura, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, and Minoru Asada. Unconscious Anchoring in Maternal Imitation that Helps Finding the Correspondence of Caregiver’s Vowel Categories. Advanced Robotics Special Issue on Imitative Robots, Vol.21, No.13, pp.1583-1600, 2007.
  

• Hidenobu Sumioka Koh Hosoda Yuichiro Yoshikawa, and Minoru Asadao. Acquisition of joint attention through natural interaction utilizing motion cues. Advanced Robotics, Vol.21, No.9, pp.983-999, 2007.
  

• Ayako Watanabe, Masaki Ogino, and Minoru Asada. Mapping Facial Expression to Internal States Based on Intuitive Parenting. Journal of Robotics Mechatronics , Vol.19, No.3, pp.315-323, 2007.
  

• Sawa Fuke, Masaki Ogino, and Minoru Asada. BODY IMAGE CONSTRUCTED FROM MOTOR AND TACTILE IMAGES WITH VISUAL INFORMATION. International Journal of Humanoid Robotics, Vol.4, No.2, pp.347-364, 2007.
  

• Max Lungarella, Alexandre Pitti and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Information transfer at multiple scales. Physical Review E, No.76, .056117-1–056117-10, 2007.
  

Invited Talks

• Minoru Asada. Humanoid Robotics: a vision for the millennium. Passion for Robots ¡Ê¥È¥ê¥Î¹©²ÊÂç¡Ë, 2007.
  

• Minoru Asada and Michael Mayer. RoboCup Humanoid Challenge. 2007 IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robo£ô£ó, 2007.
  

• Minoru Asada. Synergistic Intelligence: Towards Emergence of Communication – A Preliminary Study on Vowel Acquisition by Maternal Imitation -. Italy-Japan Joint Symposium 2007: Robots are already among us! @Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Tokyo, 2007.
  

• Minoru Asada and Yuichiro Yoshikawa. Synergistic Intelligence: Towards Emergence of Communication – A Preliminary Study on Vowel Acquisition by Maternal Imitation-. 2007 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2007) Workshop on Neuro-Robotics, 2007.
  

• Hiroshi Ishiguro. Android Science From Human likeness to humanlike presence-. Workshop Practices of Anthropomorphism: From autonatas to Robotics, 2007.
  

• Minoru Asada. Emerging Consumer Robotics Market in Japan – RoboCity CoRE Project-. Robotics Professional Development Program 2007 International CES @Venetian, Las Vegas, USA, 2007.
  

• Minoru Asada. Towards Emergence of communication: preliminary studies -Development of Sympathy and Vowel Imitation-. Institute od Cognitive Sciences and Technology Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR-ISTC), 2007.
  

• Minoru Asada. Humans and Humanoids: Perspectives on Cognition and Robotics.. CoR-Lab Opening Ceremony@ Bielefeld University, 2007.
  

Reviewed Conference Papers

• N.Michael Mayer, Joschka Boedecker, Kazuhiro Masui, Masaki Ogino, and Minoru Asada. HMDP:A new protocol for motion pattern generation towards behavior abstraction. RoboCup International Symposium 2007, 2007.
  

• Hidenobu Sumioka, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, and Minoru Asada. Causality Detected by Transfer Entropy Leads Acquisition of Joint Attention.. 6th IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning 2007, 2007.
  

• Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Kazuhiko Shinozawa, and Hiroshi Ishiguro. Social reflex hypothesis on blinking interaction. The 29th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, 2007.
  

• Michihiro Shimada, Takashi Minato, Syoji Itakura, and Hiroshi Ishiguro. Uncanny Valley of Androids and Its Lateral Inhibition Hypothesis. 16th IEEE Internationa Symposium on Robot & Human Interactive Communication, 2007.
  

• Toshi Nakajima, Hajime Mushiake Toshio Inui,, and Jun Tanji. Contrasting neuronal activity in the presupplementary and supplementary motor areas during a bimanual sequential motor task.. Society for Neuroscience, 36th annual meeting, 2007.
  

• Katsushi Miura, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, and Minoru Asada. Finding the Correspondence of Caregiver’s Vowel Categories Based on Unconscious Anchoring in Material Imitation. 16th IEEE International Symposium on Robot & Human Interactive Communication, 2007.
  

• Masaki Ogino, Hiroyuki Toyama, Sawa Fuke, Norbert Michael Mayer, Ayako Watanabe, and Minoru Asada. Compliance Control for Biped Walking on Rough Terrain. RoboCup International Symposium 2007, 2007.
  

• Masaki Ogino, Tomomi Ooide, Ayako Watanabe, and Minoru Asada. Acquiring the Peekaboo communication: early communication model based on the reward prediction. 6th IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning 2007, 2007.
  

• Rodrigo da Silva Guerra, Joschka Boedecker, Norbert Michael Mayer, Shinzo Yanagimachi, Yasuji Hirosawa, Kazuhiko Yoshikawa, Masaaki Namekawa, and Minoru Asada. Introducing Physical Visualization Sub-League. RoboCup International Symposium, 2007.
  

• Sergey S. Tarasenko, Toshio Inui, and Niyaz M. Abdikeev. The Golden Ratio-based Blind Choice Performance. The 29th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, 2007.
  

• Takashi Minato and Hiroshi Ishiguro. Generating Natural Posture in an Android by Mapping Human Posture in Three-Dimensional Position Space. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2007.
  

• Masaki Ogino, Hiroyuki Toyama, and Minoru Asada. Stabilizing Biped Walking on Rough Terrain based on the Compliance Control. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2007.
  

• Koh Hosoda and kenichi Narioka. Synergistic 3D limit Cycle Walking of an Anthropomorphic Biped Robot. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2007.
  

• Kenji Ogawa and Toshio Inui. Neural correlates of dynamic visuomotor matching for gesture imitation: an fMRI study. Society for Neuroscience, 37th annual meeting, 2007.
  

• Yasutake Takahashi, Teruyasu Kawamata, Minoru Asada, and Mario Negrello. Emulation and Behavior Understanding through Shared Values. The 2007 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2007.
  

• Fabio Dalla Libera, Takashi Minato, Ian Fasel, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Emanuele Menegatti, and Enrico Pagello. Teaching by touching: an intuitive method for development of humanoid robot motions. 2007 IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, 2007.
  

• Takashi Minato, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Tomoyuki Noda, Syuhei Ikemoto, Hiroshi Ishiguro, and Minoru Asada. CB2: A Child Robot with Biomimetic Body for Cognitive Developmental Robotics. , 2007.
  

• Kentaro Noma, Yasutake Takahashi, and Minoru Asada. Cooperative/Competitive Behavior Acquisition Based on State Value Estimation of Others. RoboCup International Symposium 2007, 2007.
  

• Sawa Fuke, Masaki Ogino, and Minoru Asada. Visuo-Tactile Face Representation through Self-induced Motor Activity. 7th International Conference on Epigenetic Robotics, 2007.
  

• Michael Mayer, Joschka Boedecker, and Minoru Asada. On Standardization in the RoboCup Soccer Humanoids Leagues. 2007 IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, 2007.
  

• Hiroki Mori and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. A Cognitive Developmental Scenario of Transitional Motor Primitives Acquisition. 7th International Conference on Epigenetic Robotics, 2007.
  

• Tomoyuki Noda, Takahiro Miyashita, Hiroshi Ishiguro, and Norihiro Hagita. Map Acquisition and Classification of Haptic Interaction Using Cross Correlation between Distributed Tactile Sensors on the Whole Body Surface.. The 2007 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2007.
  

• Shinya Takamuku, Koh Hosoda, and Minoru Asada. Shaking eases Object Category Acquisition: Experiments with a Robot Arm. 7th International Conference on Epigenetic Robotics, 2007.
  

Conference Papers

• N. Michael Mayer, Joschka Boedecker, Masaki Ogino, Sawa Fuke, Kazuhiro Masui, Ayako Watanabe, Takanori Nagura, and Minoru Asada. 3D2Real and other perspectives for the Humanoid League. RoboCup Japan Open　The 25th Meeting of JSAI Special Interest Group on AI Challenges (SIG-Challenge), 2007.
  

• Sergey S. Tarasenko, Toshio Inui, and Niyaz M. Abdikeev. Experimental Evidence for Chaotic Dynamics in Decision Making without Prior Information. IPS JSIG 9th Bioinformatics and Genomics (SIG BIO), 2007.
  

• Rodrigo da Silva Guerra, Joschka Boedecker, and Minoru Asada. Physical Visualization Sub-League: A New Platform for Research and Edutainment. RoboCup Japan Open　The 25th Meeting of JSAI Special Interest Group on AI Challenges (SIG-Challenge), 2007.
  

• Rodrigo da Silva Guerra, Joschka Boedecker, Hiroshi Ishiguro, and Minoru Asada. Successful Teaching of Agent-Based Programming to Novice Undergrads in a Robotic Soccer Crash Course. RoboCup Japan Open　The 25th Meeting of JSAI Special Interest Group on AI Challenges (SIG-Challenge), 2007.
  

• Tomoki Nishi, Yasutake Takahashi, and Minoru Asada. Incremental Behavior Acquisition Based on Reliability of Observed Behavior Recognition. RoboCup Japan Open　The 25th Meeting of JSAI Special Interest Group on AI Challenges (SIG-Challenge), 2007.
  

• Alex Pitti, Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Discovering Sensori-Motor Causal Flows and Learning the Body Schema in Embodied Systems. The 8th Summer Workshop on the Mechanism of Brain and Mind, 2007.
  

• Alex Pitti and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Chaotic Itinerant Memory based on Spike Timing Dependent Plasticity Neural Network. The 25th Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of japan, 2007.
  

• Alex Pitti, Max Lungarella, and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Framework for the discovery and the exploitation of the sensori-motor casual flow in embodied systems. The 25th Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan, 2007.
  

• Ayako Watanabe, Masaki Ogino, and Minoru Asada. Mapping from Facial Expression to Internal State based on Intuitive Parenting. Interdisciplinary College IK2007, 2007.
  

• Sawa Fuke, Masaki Ogino, and Minoru Asada. Acquiring visual-tactile representation of the face through self-induced motor activity. Interdisciplinary College IK2007, 2007.
  

• Toshi Nakajima, Hajime Mushiake, Toshio Inui, and Jun Tanji. Neuronal Activity in the Medial Frontal Motor Areas Concerning Bimanual Sequential Movements. The 84th Annual Meeting of the Physiological Society of Japan, 2007.
  

Book Chapters

• Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Yasuaki Yorozu, Shinsuke Suzuki, Shinji Sangawa, Yoshiyuki Ohmura, Koji Terada, Akihiko Nagakubo. Emergence and Development of Embodied Cognition – A Constructivist Approach Using Robots. Progress in Brain Research, Vol.164, pp.435-456, 2007.
  

2006

Reviewed Journal Papers

• Yasuo Kuniyoshi and Shinji Sangawa. Early Motor Development from Partially Ordered Neural-Body Dynamics. Biological Cybernetics , Vol.95, No.6, pp.589-605, 2006.
  

Invited Talks

• Minoru Asada. Cognitive Developmental Robotics. Interdisciplinary College IK2006 @Gunne, Germany, 2006.
  

• Minoru Asada. Overview of Synergistic Intelligence. International Workshop on Synergistic Intelligence Dynamics, 2006.
  

• Hiroshi Ishiguro. Toward synergistic development of robots and humans. International Workshop on Synergistic Intelligence Dynamics, 2006.
  

• Hiroshi Ishiguro. Development of High Performance Humanoid Robots. Workshop on Humanoid Soccer Robots in conjunction with the 2006 IEEE International Conference on Humanoid Robots, 2006.
  

• Minoru Asada. Towards Emergence of Communication: A Cognitive Developmental Robotics Approach. 5th International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, 2006.
  

• Minoru Asada. Synergistic Intelligence: A Cognitive Developmental Robotics Approach Towards Emergence of Communication. International Conference on Infant Studies 2006, 2006.
  

• Koh Hosoda. Physio-Synergistic Intelligence: A Dynamics Based Approach to Humanoid Science . International Workshop on Synergistic Intelligence Dynamics, 2006.
  

• Minoru Asada, N. Michael Mayer, Joschka Boedecker, Sawa Fuke and Masaki Ogino. The RoboCup Soccer Humanoid League: Overview and Outlook. 2006 IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, 2006.
  

• Minoru Asada, Koh Hosoda, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Toshio Inui, and ken Nishimura. Synergistic Intelligence: Approach to human intelligence through understanding and design of cognitive development. 5th IEEE International Conference on Developmental and Learning, 2006.
  

• Minoru Asada, Koh Hosoda, Yasuo Kuniyoshi , Hiroshi Ishiguro, and Toshio Inui. Synergistic Intelligeice Project: A cognitive developmental approach towards Emergence of communication. 50th Anniversary Summit of Artificial Intelligence¡ÊAscona¡¢Swiss¡Ë, 2006.
  

• Developmental Research for Next generation Information and Robot Technology RoboCity CORE Project.. Coctail Reception and Buisiness Networking Seminor @London Chamber of Commerce & Industry. 2006.
  

Reviewed Conference Papers

• Katsushi Miura, Minoru Asada, Koh Hosoda, and Yuichiro Yoshikawa. Vowel Acquisition based on Visual and Auditory Mutual Imitation in Mother-Infant Interaction. 2006 5th IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning, Vol.CD-ROM, 2006.
  

• Kenji Ogawa and Toshio Inui. Lateralization of posterior parietal activation for internal movement estimation of self vs. other: an fMRI study. The 36th annual meeting of Society for Neuroscience (Atlanta,USA), 2006.
  

• Michael Mayer and Minoru Asada. Map models of the visual cortex: The metric of the stimulus space affects the map formation. Computational Neuroscience meeting(CNS 2006), 2006.
  

• Hiroshi Ishiguro. Research issues in android science. The 5th International Conference of the Cognitive Science (ICCS 2006), 2006.
  

• Michael Mayer and Minoru Asada. Is self-prediction a useful paradigm for Echo State Networks that are driven by robotic sensory input?. 22nd annual conference on Neural Information Processing Systems, 2006.
  

• Alexandre Pitti, Max Lungarella and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Exploration of Natural Dynamics through Resonance and Chaos. 9th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems, 2006.
  

• AlexandrePitti, Max Lungarella and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Synchronization: Adaptive Mechanism Linking Internal and External Dynamics. 5th International Workshop on Epigenetic Robotics, 2006.
  

• Michael Mayer, Joschka Boedecker, Rodrigo da Silva Guerra, Oliver Obst, and Minoru Asada. 3D2Real: Simulation League Finals in Real Robots. RoboCup International Symposium 2006, 2006.
  

• Ayako Watanabe, Masaki Ogino, and Minoru Asada. Mapping Facial Expression to Internal State Based on Intuitive Parenting. 6th International Conference on Epigenetic Robotics, 2006.
  

• Masaki Ogino, Masaaki Kikuchi, and Minoru Asada. How can humanoid acquire lexicon? -active approach by attention and learning biases based on curiosity-. The 2006 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2006.
  

• Yasutake Takahashi, Teruyasu Kawamata, and Minoru Asada. Learning Utility for Behavior Acquisition and Intention Inference of Other Agent.. The 2006 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems Workshop on Multi-objective Robotics, 2006.
  

• N. Michael Mayer, Kazuhiro Masui, Matthew Browne, and Minoru Asada. Gyro stabilized biped walking. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems 2006, 2006.
  

Conference Papers

• Cota Nabeshima and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Body schema acquisition and adaptation; An application to robotic tool-use. Veni Vidi Vici ’06 (Ventimiglia,Italy), 2006.
  

Survey Papers

• Hiroshi Ishiguro and Minoru Asada. Humanoid and Android Science. IEEE Intelligent Systems, pp.74-76, 2006.
  

2005

Invited Talks

• Minoru Asada, Koh Hosoda, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, and Toshio Inui. Synergistic Intelligence Project as Humanoid Science. Workshops for Humanoids 2005 Conference Tsukuba,Japan), 2005.