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PUBLICATIONS LIST

Peer-reviewed articles

  1. Fukuhara, A., Gunji, M., and Masuda, Y. (2022) Comparative anatomy of quadruped robots and animals: a review. Advanced Robotics, 36(13), 612-630. (co-first)（Link）

  2. Misu, K., Ikeda, M., Or, K., Ando, M., Gunji, M., Mochiyama, H., and Niiyama, R. (2022) Robostrich Arm: Wire-driven High-DOF Non-redundant Manipulator. Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, 34(2), 328-338.

  3. Niikura, A., Nabae, H., Endo, G., Gunji, M., Mori, K., Niiyama, R. and Suzumori, K. Giraffe neck robot: first step toward a powerful and flexible robot prototyping based on giraffe anatomy. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 7(2), 3539-3546 (2022)

  4. Mochiyama, H., Gunji, M. and Niiyama, R.(2022) Ostrich-inspired Soft Robotics: A Flexible Bipedal Manipulator for Aggressive Physical Interaction. Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, 34(2), 212-218.

  5. Fukuhara, A., Gunji, M., Masuda, Y., Tadakuma, K. and Ishiguro, A.(2022) Flexible shoulder in quadruped animals and robots guiding science of soft robotics. Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, 34(2), 304-309.

  6. Gunji, M. (2021) Modern Aspect of a Classic Anatomy: What does it mean to know body structures in other species? ToiTouToi, 0, 10-18.（Link）

  7. Gunji, M. and Endo, H. Growth pattern and functional morphology of the cervical vertebrae in the gerenuk (Litocranius walleri): the evolution of neck elongation in Antilopini (Bovidae, Artiodactyla). Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 26(2), 225-235 (2019)（Link）

  8. Gunji, M. and Kawada, S. A case of congenital occipitoatlantoaxial malformation in a wild Japanese serow (Capricornis crispus). Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Series A (Zoology) 45(1), pp31-3¬8, 2019.

  9. Gunji, M. and Endo, H. Functional cervicothoracic boundary modified by anatomical shifts in the neck of giraffe. Royal Society Open Science, 3:150604, 2016. （Link , Press release ）OPEN ACCESS

  10. Gunji, M., Takai, A. and Endo, H. Deformations of the cervical and cranial thoracic vertebrae in the bedridden Asian elephant. Japanese Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 19(3), pp. 79-86, 2014. （Link）

  11. Gunji, M., Fujita, M., and Higuchi, H. Function of head-bobbing behavior in diving little grebes. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 199(8), pp. 703-709, 2013.（Link） 

International conferences (invited)
 

  1. ○Gunji, M. The nuchal ligament in Tetrapods: anti-gravity mechanism for supporting the head and neck. The 11th International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines, Kobe, Japan, June 6th-9th, 2023.

  2. ○Gunji, M., Endo H. Growth pattern and functional morphology of cervical vertebrae in the giraffe antelope, gerenuk (Litocranius walleri). International Conference on Robotics and Automation, London, UK, May 29th- June 2nd, 2023.

  3. ○Gunji, M., Endo H. Growth pattern and functional morphology of cervical vertebrae in the giraffe antelope, gerenuk (Litocranius walleri). International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology 12th, Prague, Czech Republic, July 21th-25th, 2019.

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