Publications

Journal Papers

  1. Yuki Shirai, Xuan Lin, Yusuke Tanaka, Ankur Mehta, and Dennis Hong, "Risk-Aware Motion Planning for a Limbed Robot with Stochastic Gripping Forces Using Nonlinear Programming", IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 5, issue 4, pp. 4994-5001, 2020 (presented in the 2020 IROS).

  2. Kenji Nagaoka, Hayato Minote, Yuki Shirai, Kazuya Yoshida, Takeshi Hakamada, Takahiro Sawada, and Takashi Kubota, "Passive Spine Gripper for Free-Climbing Robot in Extreme Terrain", IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 3, issue 3, pp. 1765-1770, doi:10.1109/LRA.2018.2794517, 2018 (presented in the 2018 ICRA).

Conference Papers

  1. Yusuke Tanaka, Yuki Shirai, Zachary Lacey, Xuan Lin, Jane Liu Eyre, and Dennis Hong, "An Under-Actuated Whippletree Mechanism Gripper based on Multi-Objective Design Optimization with Auto-Tuned Weights", 2021 IROS, 2021.

  2. Yuki Shirai, Xuan Lin, Ankur Mehta, and Dennis Hong, "LTO: Lazy Trajectory Optimization with Graph-Search Planning for High DOF Robots in Cluttered Environments", Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2021.

  3. Kentaro Uno, Warley F. R. Ribeiro, William Jones, Yuki Shirai, Hayato Minote, Kenji Nagaoka, and Kazuya Yoshida, "Gait Planning for a Free-Climbing Robot based on Tumble Stability ", Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration, 2018.

  4. Kentaro Uno, Warley F. R. Ribeiro, Yuki Shirai, Kenji Nagaoka, and Kazuya Yoshida, "Proposal of Gait Planning Technique for a Free-Climbing Robot Considering Tumble Stability", Proceedings of the 19st Conference on the Japan Society for System Integration Division, 2018.

  5. Kazuya Yoshida, Kenji Nagaoka, Kentaro Uno, Yuki Shirai, and William Jones, "Research and Development of a Legged Robot for Cliff Exploration", Proceedings of the 62st Conference on the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences, #3D15, 2018.

  6. Yuki Shirai, Hayato Minote, Kenji Nagaoka, and Kazuya Yoshida, "Gait Analysis of a Free-Climbing Robot on Sloped Terrain for Lunar and Planetary Exploration", Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space, #2a-2, 2018.

  7. Yuki Shirai, Hayato Minote, Kenji Nagaoka, and Kazuya Yoshida, "Gait Analysis of a Four Legged Robot on Sloped Terrain Based on Tumble Stability Margin", The 314th Workshop on The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers at Tohoku Chapter, #314-5, 2018.

  8. Hayato Minote, Kyohei Maruya, Yuki Shirai, Kenji Nagaoka, Kazuya Yoshida, Takeshi Hakamada, Takahiro Sawada, and Takashi Kubota, "Mechanical Analysis of Passive Spine Gripper for Space Exploration Robot", Proceedings of the 61st Conference on the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences, 2017.

  9. Kenji Nagaoka, Hayato Minote, Yuki Shirai, Kazuya Yoshida, Takeshi Hakamada, Takahiro Sawada, and Takashi Kubota, "A Four-Limbed Robot with Insect-Inspired Spine Grippers for Cliff Climbing on Extraterrestrial Bodies", The 27th Workshop on JAXA Astrodynamics and Flight Mechanics, #B-8, 2017.

  10. Yuki Shirai, Yuta Tsuchida, Ryosuke Karube, and Tomoaki Imaya, "A Study of Biopesticide Using Solidago Canadensis", Proceedings of the 51st Conference on the Weed Science Society of Japan, 2012.

Awards and Scholarships

  1. Academic Division Ezoe Memorial Recruit Scholarship, Up to 10,000,000JPY (roughly 89,355.92USD)/year for April 2020 ~ March 2022.

  2. Hatakeyama Award, No.1 bachelor student in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Tohoku University, March 2018.

  3. Funai Overseas Scholarship, Full amount of tuition, fees, and health insurance + living expenses ($2500/month) from September 2018 to August 2020.

  4. Nakajima Overseas Scholarship, Tuition + living expenses (￥200,000/month) from September 2018 to August 2020.

  5. Japan Student Services Organization Study Abroad Scholarship, ￥70,000, 2017.

  6. German Academic Exchange Service Scholarship Program, €500, 2017.