************** Keynote Speeches ************** [K01-drew.pdf] Neuronal mechanisms for the adaptive control of locomotion in the cat. Drew, T., Univ. of Montreal, Canada e-mail:drewt@ERE.UMontreal.CA [K02-taga.pdf] Developmental, Real Time and Anticipatory Adaptation of Human Movements that Emerge from Nonlinear Dynamics of the Neuro-Musculo-Skeletal System and Environment. G.Taga, Univ. of Tokyo, Japan e-mail:taga@complex.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp [K03-cohen.pdf] Studies of sensorimotor integration in swimming lampreys and walking robotic limbs. A.H.Cohen, Univ. of Maryland, USA e-mail:ac61@umail.umd.edu [K04-blickhan.pdf] Robust behavior of the human leg. Blickhan, Friedrich-Schiller Univ., Jena., Germany e-mail:reinhard.blickhan@rz.uni-jena.de [K05-buehler.pdf] Dynamic locomotion with four and six-legged robots. Martin Buehler, McGill University, Canada e-mail:buehler@cim.mcgill.ca ************** had been Submitted ************** [B02-lutzenberger.pdf] Analysis of Hemiparetic Gait by Using Mechanical Models, Ch.Lutzenberger, F.Pfeiffer, TU-Muechen, Germany e-mail:cl@lbm.mw.tu-muenchen.de [B03-garcia.pdf] Damping And Size: Insights And Biological Inspiration, M.S.Garcia, A.D.Kuno, A.M.Peattie, P.C.Wang, R.J.Full, UCB, USA e-mail:garcia@socrates.berkeley.edu [B04-ijspeert.pdf] A neuromechanical investigation of salamander locomotion, A.J.Ijspeert, USC, USA e-mail:ijspeert@rana.usc.edu [B05-bourassa.pdf] Approximate Solutions for Gait Simulation and Control, P.Bourassa, M.Meier, P.Micheau, P.Buaka, Univ. of Sherbrooke, Canada e-mail:paul.bourassa@gme.usherb.ca [B06-witte.pdf] Quadrupedal Mammals as Paragons for Walking Machines, H.Witte, R.Hackert, W.Ilg, J.Biltzinger, N.Schilling, F.Biedermann, M.Jergas, H.Preuschoft, M.S.Fischer, Germany e-mail:witte@pan.zoo.uni-jena.de [B07-hackert.pdf] Interaction between motions of the trunk and the limbs and the angle of attack during synchronous gaits of the pika (Ochotona rufescens), R.Hackert, H.Witte, M.S.Fischer, Jena Univ., Germany e-mail:hackert@zoo.uni-jena.de [B08-ogihara.pdf] Spontaneous generation of anti-gravitational arm motion based on anatomical constrains of the human body, N.Ogihara, N.Yamazaki, Keio Univ., Japan e-mail:oginao@mech.keio.ac.jp [B09-patla.pdf] Local path planning during human locomotion over irregular terrain A.E. Patla, E.Niechwiej, L.Santos, Univ. of Waterloo, Canada e-mail:patla@healthy.uwaterloo.ca ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ [E01-guddat.pdf] Control of Walking Machines With Artificial Reflexes, M.Guddat, M.Frik, Gerhard-Mercator-University, Germany e-mail:guddat@mechanik.uni-duisburg.de [E02-lim.pdf] Biped Humanoid Robots in Human Environments: Adaptability and Emotion, H.Lim, A.Takanishi, Waseda University, Japan e-mail:holim@mse.waseda.ac.jp [E03-sari.doc] Dynamics and Control of a Simulated 3-D Humanoid Biped, K.Sari, G.M.Nelson and R.D.Quinn, Case Western Reserve Univ., USA e-mail:gnelson@falstaff.mae.cwru.edu, rdq@po.cwru.edu [E05-takeuchi.pdf] Development of MEL HORSE, Hiroki TAKEUCHI, MEL, Japan e-mail:m4890@mel.go.jp [E06-yoneda.pdf] Partial Leg Exchange and Active CG Control of Twin-Frame Walking Machine Kan YONEDA, Yusuke OTA, Fumitoshi ITO, and Shigeo Hirose, TITECH, Japan e-mail:yoneda@mes.titech.ac.jp [E07-fukushima.pdf] Optimal Attitude Control for Articulated Body Mobile Robots Edwardo F. Fukushima and Shigeo Hirose, TITECH, Japan e-mail:fukusima@mes.titech.ac.jp [E08-ishiguro.pdf] Evolutionary Creation of an Adaptive Controller for a Legged-Robot: A Dynamically-Rearranging Neural Network Approach, A.Fujii, A.Ishiguro, K.Otsu, Y.Uchikawa, Nagoya Univ., T.Aoki, Nagoya Municipal Industrial Research Institute, P.Eggenberger, ATR, Japan e-mail:ishiguro@cse.nagoya-u.ac.jp [E09-ilg.pdf] Adaptive posture control of a four-legged walking machine using some principles of mammalian locomotion, W.Ilg, J.Albiez, R.Dillmann, H.Witte, N.Schilling, M.S.Fischer, Germany e-mail:ilg@fzi.de [E10-hosoda.pdf] Emergence of Quadruped Walk by a Combination of Reflections, K.Hosoda, T.Miyashita, M.Asada, Osaka Univ., Japan e-mail:hosoda@ams.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp [E11-walker.pdf] Some Issues in Creating "Invertebrate" Robots, I.D.Walker, Clemson University, USA e-mail:ianw@ces.clemson.edu [E12-ikeda.pdf] Development and Running Control of a 3D Leg Robot, T.IKEDA, T.TAMURA, T.MITA, TITECH, Japan e-mail:mita@ctrl.titech.ac.jp, ikeda@ctrl.titech.ac.jp [E13-date.pdf] Dynamic Manipulability of a Snake-Like Robot with Consideration of Side Force and its Application to Locomotion Control, H.Date, Y.Hoshi, M.Sampei, TITECH, Japan e-mail:sampei@mei.titech.ac.jp [E14-matsuno.pdf] Design and Control of Hyper-redundant Snake Robots Based on a Kinematic Model, F.Matsuno, K.Mogi, TITECH, Japan e-mail:matsuno@dis.titech.ac.jp e-mail:mogi@cs.dis.titech.ac.jp [E15-yamakita.pdf] A Jumping Cat Robot with Kicking a Wall, M.Yamakita, Y.Omagari, Y.Taniguchi, TITECH, Japan e-mail:yamakita@ctrl.titech.ac.jp [E17-damaren.pdf] An Adaptive Controller for Two Cooperating Flexible Manipulators C.J.Damaren, Univ. of Toronto, Canada e-mail:cjd@sdr.utias.utoronto.ca [E18-tsujita.pdf] Decentralized Autonomous Control of a Quadruped Locomotion Robot, K.Tsujita, K.Tsuchiya and A.Onat, Kyoto Univ, Japan e-mail:tsujita@space.kuaero.kyoto-u.ac.jp [E20-voyles.pdf] Novel Locomotion Modes for the TerminatorBot Crawler, R. M. Voyles, University of Minnesota, USA e-mail:voyles@cs.umn.edu [E21-yamane.pdf] Real-Time Interactive Motion Generation of Human Figures Y.Nakamura, K.Yamane, Univ. of Tokyo, Japan e-mail:katz@ynl.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp [E23-miyajima.pdf] Development of a 3 Dimensional Cat-Turning Robot and its Posture Control A.Miyajima, T.Tanaka, K.Yamafuji, Univ. of Elector-Communications, Japan e-mail:akira@yama.mce.uec.ac.jp [E26-kotosaka.pdf] Synchronized robot drumming by neural oscillator S. Kotosaka, S.Schaal, ATR, Japan e-mail:kotosaka@erato.atr.co.jp [E28-kimura.pdf] Biologically Inspired Dynamic Walking of a Quadruped Robot on Irregular Terrain - Adaptation at Spinal Cord and Brain Stem - H.Kimura, Y.Fukuoka, Univ. of Electro-Communications, Japan e-mail:hiroshi@kimura.is.uec.ac.jp [E29-senda.pdf] On Nonlinear Dynamics that Generates Rhythmic Motion with Specific Accuracy K.SENDA and T.TANAKA, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan e-mail: senda@aero.osakafu-u.ac.jp [E30-ogata.pdf] The adaptive motion by the endocrine system model in an autonomous robot, T.OGATA, S.SUGANO, Waseda Univ., Japan e-mail:ogata@paradise.mech.waseda.ac.jp [E31-miyakoshi.pdf] Stabilization of periodic motions -- from juggling to bipedal walking --, S.MIYAKOSHI*, G.TAGA#, Y.KUNIYOSHI*, *ETL and #Univ. Tokyo, Japan e-mail:smiyakos@etl.go.jp [E33-lewis.pdf] A Modelf of Visually Triggered Gait Adaptation M.A. Lewis, L.S.Simo, Iguana Robotics, Inc., USA e-mail:tlewis@iguana-robotics.com [E35-takahashi.pdf] Self-Excited Walking of a Biped Mechanism K.Ono, R.Takahashi, T.Shimada and A.Imadu Tokyo Institute of Technology e-mail:ono@mech.titech.ac.jp e-mail:ryutaro@stu.mech.titech.ac.jp [E36-liu.pdf] Energy Optimal Trajectry Planning of Biped Walking Motion R.Liu and K.Ono Tokyo institute of Technology e-mail:ono@mech.titech.ac.jp e-mail:liurq@stu.mech.titech.ac.jp [E37-lewis.pdf] Sensorimotor Integration in Lampreys and Robots II: -CPG Hardware Circuit for Controlling a Running Robotic Leg- M.A. Lewis1, R.E.Cummings2, M.Hartmann3, A.H.Cohen4, 1Iguana Robotics, Inc., USA e-mail:tlewis@iguana-robotics.com