Advanced Robotics Best Paper Award
- Active exploration based on information gain by particle filter for efficient spatial concept formation
(Advanced Robotics Vol.37 No.13,pp.840-870)
Akira Taniguchi(Ritsumeikan University),Yoshiki Tabuchi(Ritsumeikan University),Tomochika Ishikawa(Ritsumeikan University),Lotfi El Hafi(Ritsumeikan University),Yoshinobu Hagiwara(Ritsumeikan University),Tadahiro Taniguchi(Ritsumeikan University)

Advanced Robotics Best Survey Paper Award
- Real-world robot applications of foundation models: a review
(Advanced Robotics Vol.38 No.18,pp.1232-1254)
Kento Kawaharazuka(The University of Tokyo),Tatsuya Matsushima(The University of Tokyo),Andrew Gambardella(The University of Tokyo),Jiaxian Guo(The University of Tokyo),Chris Paxton(Meta AI Research),Andy Zeng(Google DeepMind)

Advanced Robotics Excellent Paper Award
- A comparative study of manipulator teleoperation methods for debris retrieval phase in nuclear power plant decommissioning
(Advanced Robotics Vol.37 No.9,pp. 560-575)
Naoki Mizuno(Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.),Yuichi Tazaki(Kobe University),Tatsuya Hashimoto(Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.),Yasuyoshi Yokokohji(Kobe University)

- Constrained footstep planning using model-based reinforcement learning in virtual constraint-based walking
(Advanced Robotics Vol.38 No.8,pp.541-561)
Takanori Jin(National Institute of informatics/The Graduate Institute for Advanced Studies),Taisuke Kobayashi(National Institute of informatics/The Graduate Institute for Advanced Studies),Takamitsu Matsubara(Nara Institute of Science and Technology)



