Publications

1. Papers

   1.1. Research articles

• 1. Shunsuke Shigaki, Noriyasu Ando, Takeshi Sakurai, Daisuke Kurabayashi (2023). Analysis of Odor-Tracking Performance of Silk Moth Using a Sensory–Motor Intervention System, Integrative and Comparative Biology, icad055. doi: 10.1093/icb/icad055 

  2. Tsuchiya, S., Aono, H., Asai, K., Nonomura, T., Ozawa, Y., Anyoji, M., Ando, N., Kang, C.-k. and Pohly, J. (2023). First lift-off and flight performance of a tailless flapping-wing aerial robot in high-altitude environments. Scientific Reports 13, 8995 . doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-36174-5 

  3. Ando, N., Kono, T., Ogihara, N., Nakamura, S., Yokota, H. and Kanzaki, R. (2022). Modeling the musculoskeletal system of an insect thorax for flapping flight. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 17, 066010. doi:10.1088/1748-3190/ac8e40 

  4. Yusuke Shiota, Takeshi Sakurai, Noriyasu Ando, Stephan Shuichi Haupt, Hidefumi Mitsuno, Takaaki Daimon, Ryohei Kanzaki (2021) Pheromone binding protein is involved in temporal olfactory resolution in the silkmoth. iScience 10334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.103334

  5. Junji Horibe, Noriyasu Ando*, and Ryohei Kanzaki, (2021) Odor Searching Robot with Insect-behavior-based Olfactory Sensor. Sensors and Materials 33. doi: 10.18494/SAM.2021.3369

  6. Noriyasu Ando*, Hisashi Shidara, Naoto Hommaru, and Hiroto Ogawa (2021) Auditory Virtual Reality for Insect Phonotaxis. Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics 33: 494-504, 2021. doi: 10.20965/jrm.2021.p0494

  7. Soudeh Mazharmanesh*, Jace Stallard, Albert Medina, Alex Fisher, Noriyasu Ando, Fang-Bao Tian, John Young, Sridhar Ravi (2021)  Effects of uniform vertical inflow perturbations on the performance of flapping wings. Royal Society Open Science 8: doi: 10.1098/rsos.210471

  8. Soudeh Mazharmanesh*, Jace Stallard, Albert Medina, Alex M Fisher, Noriyasu Ando, Fangbao Tian, John Young, Sridhar Ravi (2021)  Performance of passively pitching flapping wings in the presence of vertical inflows. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 16, 056003.  doi:10.1088/1748-3190/ac0c60

  9. Naoto Hommaru, Hisashi Shidara, Noriyasu Ando, and Hiroto Ogawa* (2020) Internal state transition to switch behavioral strategies in cricket phonotaxis behavior. Journal of Experimental Biology 223: jeb229732. doi: 10.1242/jeb.229732

  10. Lan B., Kanzaki R., Ando N.* (2019) Dropping Counter: A Detection Algorithm for Identifying Odour-Evoked Responses from Noisy Electroantennograms Measured by a Flying Robot. Sensors 19, 4574. doi: 10.3390/s19204574 

  11. Horibe, J., Ando, N. and Kanzaki, R. (2019). Insect Behavior as High-Sensitive Olfactory Sensor for Robotic Odor Tracking. In Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems,  eds U. Martinez-Hernandez V. Vouloutsi A. Mura M. Mangan M. Asada T. J. Prescott and P. F. M. J. Verschure), pp. 183-192. Cham: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-24741-6_16 

  12. Makino, K., Ando, N., Shidara, H., Hommaru, N., Kanzaki, R. and Ogawa, H. (2019). Auditory-Visual Virtual Reality for the Study of Multisensory Integration in Insect Navigation. In Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems,  eds U. Martinez-Hernandez V. Vouloutsi A. Mura M. Mangan M. Asada T. J. Prescott and P. F. M. J. Verschure), pp. 325-328. Cham: Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-24741-6_30 

  13. S Shigaki, MR Fikri, C Hernandez Reyes, T Sakurai, N Ando, D Kurabayashi, R Kanzaki, H Sezutsu (2018) Animal-in-the-loop system to investigate adaptive behavior. Advanced Robotics 32, pp. 945-953. doi: 10.1080/01691864.2018.1511473

  14. Shigaki S, Sakurai T, Ando N, Kurabayashi D, Kanzaki R (2018) Time-Varying Moth-Inspired Algorithm for Chemical Plume Tracing in Turbulent Environment. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 1-1. doi:10.1109/lra.2017.2730361

  15. Hao Wang*, Noriyasu Ando*, Hirokazu Takahashi, and Ryohei Kanzaki (2017) Visuomotor response to object expansion in free-flying bumblebees. Journal of Insect Behavior 30, pp. 612-631. doi: 10.1007/s10905-017-9645-x

  16. Noriyasu Ando*, Shuhei Emoto, Ryohei Kanzaki (2016) Insect-Controlled Robot: A Mobile Robot Platform to Evaluate Odor-Tracking Capability of an Insect. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 118, e54802, doi:10.3791/54802. http://www.jove.com/video/54802. (Science latest news on Jan 3, 2017)

  17. Noriyasu Ando*, Ryohei Kanzaki (2016) Flexibility and control of thorax deformation during hawkmoth flight. Biology Letters, 12, 20150733, doi:10.1098/rsbl.2015.0733. (Cover image)

  18. Noriyasu Ando*, Ryohei Kanzaki (2015) A simple behaviour provides accuracy and flexibility in odour plume tracking—the robotic control of sensory-motor coupling in silkmoths. Journal of Experimental Biology, 218, pp.3845-3854, doi:10.1242/jeb.124834.

  19. Poonsup Pansopha, Noriyasu Ando, Ryohei Kanzaki* (2014) Dynamic use of optic flow during pheromone tracking by the male silkmoth, Bombyx mori. Journal of Experimental Biology, 217, pp.1811-1820, doi: 10.1242/jeb.090266. (Highlighted article  INSIDE JEB： 'Silkmoths alternate optomotor response' J Exp Biol 2014 217:1639. doi:10.1242/jeb.107334)

  20. Ando N*, Emoto S, Kanzaki, R (2013) Odour-tracking capability of a silkmoth driving a mobile robot with turning bias and time delay. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 8, 016008. doi: 10.1088/1748-3182/8/1/016008 (Press release from IOP, Selected as Bioinspiration & Biomimetics' Highlights of 2013: http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-3190/page/Highlights_of_2013)

  21. Noriyasu Ando*, Hao Wang, Koji Shirai, Kenji Kiguchi, Ryohei Kanzaki (2011) Central projections of the wing afferents in the hawkmoth, Agrius convolvuli. Journal of Insect Physiology 57, pp. 1518-1536. doi: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2011.08.002.

  22. Daisuke Shiramatsu, Noriyasu Ando, Hirokazu Takahashi, Ryohei Kanzaki, Susumu Fujita, Yasuhito Sano, Toshiyuki Andoh (2010) Target selection mechanism for collision-free navigation of robots based on antennal tracking strategies of crickets. Proceedings of the 2010 3rd IEEE RAS & EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, pp. 259-264. doi: 10.1109/BIOROB.2010.5627023

  23. Atsushi Yamashita, Noriyasu Ando, Yasuhito Sano, Toshiyuki Andoh, Hirokazu Takahashi, Ryohei Kanzaki (2009) Closed-loop Locomotion Analyzer for Investigating Context-dependent Collision Avoidance Systems in Insects. Journal of Robotics Society of Japan 27, pp.704-710, doi:10.7210/jrsj.27.704. (Japanese text with English abstract and figures)

  24. Souichirou Katsumata, Noriyasu Ando, Ryohei Kanzaki (2009) An insect-sized atmospheric ion source localization robot for the evaluation of odor source localization algorithms of insects. Journal of Robotics Society of Japan 27, pp.711-717, doi:10.7210/jrsj.27.711. (Japanese text with English abstract and figures)

  25. Hao Wang*, Noriyasu Ando, Ryohei Kanzaki (2008) Active controls of free flight manoeuvres in a hawkmoth, Agrius convolvuli. Journal of Experimental Biology 211, pp. 423-432. doi: 10.1242/jeb.011791.

  26. Shuhei Emoto, Noriyasu Ando, Hirokazu Takahashi, Ryohei Kanzaki* (2007) Insect-controlled robot -evaluation of adaptation ability-. Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics 19, pp. 436-443. doi: 10.20965/jrm.2007.p0436.

  27. Shuhei Emoto, Noriyasu Ando, Hirokazu Takahashi and Ryohei Kanzaki (2007) Behavioral responses to unintentional body movements in insects analyzed by an insect-controlled robot. Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Mobiligence (Awaji, Japan, July 18).

  28. Noriyasu Ando, Atsushi Yamashita, Wataru Matsuura, Hidekazu Kose, Hirokazu Takahashi and Ryohei Kanzaki (2007) Visual and odor integration for high efficacy of odor searching tasks based on the silkmoth. Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Mobiligence (Awaji, Japan, July 18). 

  29. Noriyasu Ando, Ryohei Kanzaki* (2004) Changing Motor Patterns of the 3rd Axillary Muscle Activities Associated with Longitudinal Control in Freely Flying Hawkmoths.  Zoological Science 21, pp. 123-130.

  30. Noriyasu Ando, Isao Shimoyama, Ryohei Kanzaki* (2002) A Dual-Channel FM Transmitter for Acquisition of Flight Muscle Activities from the Freely Flying Hawkmoth, Agrius convolvuli. Journal of Neuroscience Methods 115, pp. 181-187.

  31. Yoshihiko Kuwana, Noriyasu Ando, Ryohei Kanzaki and Isao Shimoyama (1999) A radiotelemetry system for muscle potentials recordings from freely flying insects. Proceedings of the First Joint BMES/EMBS Conference Serving Humanity, Advancing Technology, p.846 (Atlanta, USA, October 13-16). doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.1999.804001

1.2. Review articles

• 1.  Shigaki S, Ando N.  (2024) Usage of a Sensory-Motor Intervention System for Understanding the Adaptive Behavior of Insects. Applied Sciences 14: 1139. https://doi.org/10.3390/app140311393.

  2. Noriyasu Ando*, Ryohei Kanzaki (2020) Insect-machine hybrid robot: closing loops with mobile robots. Current Opinion in Insect Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2020.09.006

  3. Noriyasu Ando*, Ryohei Kanzaki (2017) Using insects to drive mobile robots—hybrid robots bridge the gap between biological and artificial systems. Arthropod Structure and Development. 46, pp.723-735, doi: 10.1016/j.asd.2017.02.003.

  4. Ryohei Kanzaki*, Ryo Minegishi, Shigehiro Namiki, Noriyasu Ando (2013) Insect–machine hybrid system for understanding and evaluating sensory-motor control by sex pheromone in Bombyx mori. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 199, pp. 1037-1052, doi: 10.1007/s00359-013-0832-8.

  5. Ryohei Kanzaki*, Noriyasu Ando, Takeshi Sakurai, Tomoki Kazawa (2008) Understanding and reconstruction of the mobiligence of insects employing multiscale biological approaches and robotics. Advanced Robotics 22, pp. 1605-1628.

2. Book chapters

• 1. Noriyasu Ando, Poonsup Pansopha Kono (2020) Toward Robotic Application of Insect Sex Pheromone-Searching Behavior: Lessons from Silkmoths, In ”Insect Sex Pheromone Research and Beyond -From Molecules to Robots-" (Ed. Yukio Ishikawa), Springer, pp.287-313

   3. Invited talks

• 1. Noriyasu Ando (2023) Measurement and modeling of thoracic indirect flight system of hawkmoths, Organized Session: "Beyond aerodynamics - the role of mechanics, materials, and morphing in flight", The 11th International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (Kobe, Japan, June 6-9) 

  2. Noriyasu Ando (2023) Adaptive movement: inspiration from insects. , Noriyasu Ando IYBSSD symposium II “Biological Science for Sustainable Living”, The 34th International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS) General Assembly  (Tokyo, Japan, March 11) 

  3. Noriyasu Ando, Ryohei Kanzaki (2018) The insect-driven hybrid robot bridges the gap between biological and artificial systems, 11th FENS Forum of Neuroscience: Symposium S44 ‘From neuroethology to autonomous robot’ (Berlin, Germany, July 10)

  4. Noriyasu Ando (2018) The insect-driven hybrid robot bridges the gap between biological and artificial systems, Brain & Behaviour seminar, Biological Cybernetics, Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University (Bielefeld, Germany, July 5).

  5. Noriyasu Ando (2017) Connecting insect and machine: robotics facilitates biological analysis for adaptive behavior, The 8th International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (Sapporo, Japan, June 30).

  6. Noriyasu Ando, Ryohei Kanzaki (2015) Flexible and controllable deformation of the thorax during flight of the hawkmoth. 8th Asian-Pacific Conference on Biomechanics (Sapporo, Japan, September 16)

  7. Noriyasu Ando, Shuhei Emoto, Ryohei Kanzaki (2011) Insect-controlled robot -exploring adaptability-. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation 2011 Workshop 'Biomimetic and Hybrid Approaches to Robotics' (Shanghai, China, May 13)