• Vu, Q.H., Yu, X., and Iida, F., Leg stiffness variability improves energy efficiency of legged robot locomotion with various stride frequencies.
  

• Wang, L., Brodbeck, L., and Iida, F., A parameterized-synthesis approach to the reconfiguration problem and its evaluation in pick-and-place.

• Iida, F. and Ijspeert, A., Biologically inspired robotics.

• Nurzaman, S.G., Matsumoto, Y., Nakamura, Y., Shirai, K., Koizumi, S., Iida, F., and Ishiguro, H., Morphological Computation: A perspective based on bacterial movement. 

Journal Papers 

• Yu, X. and Iida, F. (2013). Minimalistic models of an energy efficient vertical hopping robot, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. Accepted.
  

• Blumberg, M.S., Marques, H.G., and Iida, F. (2013). Pups and bots: How twitching during sleep propels sensorimotor development, Current Biology. Accepted.
  

• Osswald, M. and Iida, F. (2013). Design and control of a climbing robot based on hot melt adhesion, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 61(6): 616-625. abstract
  

• Reis, M. and Iida, F. (2013). An energy efficient hopping robot based on free vibration of a curved beam, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, DOI: 10.1109/TMECH.2012.2234759. early online abstract

• Holland, O., Diamond, A., Marques, H.G., Mitra, B. and Devereux, D. (2013). Real and apparent biological inspiration in cognitive architectures, Biologically Inspired Cognitive Architectures, 3:105-116. abstract
  

• Jafari, A., Tsagarakis, N., Sardellitti, I., and Caldwell, D.G. (2012). A new actuator with adjustable stiffness based on a variable ratio lever mechanism, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, DOI: 10.1109/TMECH.2012.2218615. early online abstract
  

• Pfeifer, R., Lungarella, M., and Iida, F. (2012). The challenges ahead for bio-inspired 'soft' robotics, Communications of the ACM, 55(11): 76-87. abstract
  

• Wang, L. and Iida, F. (2012). Physical connection and disconnection control based on hot melt adhesives, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, DOI: 10.1109/TMECH.2012.2202558. early online abstract

• Manchester, I.R., Mettin, U., Iida, F., and Tedrake, R. (2011). Stable dynamic walking over uneven terrain, The International Journal of Robotics Research, 30(3): 265-279.  abstract

• Iida, F., Minekawa, Y., Rummel, J., Seyfarth, A. (2009). Toward a human-like biped robot with compliant legs, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 57(2): 137-144. abstract

• Iida, F., Rummel, J., Seyfarth, A. (2008). Bipedal walking and running with spring-like biarticular muscles, Journal of Biomechanics, 41: 656-667. abstract

• Pfeifer, R., Iida, F., Gomez, G. (2006). Designing intelligent robots - on the implications of embodiment, Journal of Robotics Society of Japan, 24(7): 783-790. abstract

• Paul, C., Lungarella, M, Iida, F. (2006). Morphology, control and passive dynamics, Editorial of Special Issue on Morphology, control and passive dynamics, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 54(8): 617-618. abstract

• Pfeifer, R., Iida, F., Bongard, J. (2005). New robotics: Design principles for intelligent systems. Artificial Life, 11(1-2): 99-120. abstract

• Iida, F. (2003). Biologically inspired visual odometer for navigation of a flying robot, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Elsevier, 44(3-4): 201-208. abstract

• Iida, F., Pfeifer, R., Seyfarth, A. (2007). AI in locomotion, In: 50 Years of Artificial Intelligence, LNAI 4850, Lungarella et al. (Eds.), Springer, 134-143. pdf

• Lungarella, M., Iida, F., Bongard, J., Pfeifer, R. (2007). Eds., 50 Years of Artificial Intelligence, LNAI 4850, Lungarella et al. (Eds.), Springer. link

• Iida, F., Pfeifer, R. (2004). Self-stabilization and behavioral diversity of embodied adaptive locomotion. Embodied artificial intelligence, Iida et al. (Eds), LNCS/AI 3139, 119-128, Springer. pdf

• Iida, F.; Pfeifer, R.; Steels, L.; Kuniyoshi, Y. (Eds.) (2004). Embodied artificial intelligence, Iida et al. (Eds), LNCS/AI 3139, Springer, ISBN: 3-540-22484-X. link

• Pfeifer, R., Marques, H.G, and Iida, F. (2013). Soft robotics: The next generation of intelligent machines. The 23rd International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI 2013), 3-9 August 2013, Beijing, China, accepted.
  

• Li, T., Nakajima, K., and Pfeifer, R. (2013). Online learning technique for behavior switching in a soft robotic arm. Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2013), 6-10 May 2013, Karlsruhe, Germany, 1288-1294.

• Yu, X. and Iida, F. (2013). Minimalistic models of curve beam robot for energy efficient hopping. Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2013), 6-10 May 2013, Karlsruhe, Germany, in press.
  

• Iida, F., Wang, L., and Brodbeck, L. (2012). Self-reconfiguration robots based on thermoplastic adhesives. Proceedings of the 2012 International Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems (DARS 2012), 8-11 November 2012, Baltimore, USA, in press.
  

• Zhao, Q., Nakajima, K., Sumioka, H., Yu, X., and Pfeifer, R. (2012). Embodiment enables the spinal engine on quadruped robot locomotion. Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2012), 7-12 October 2012, Vilamoura, Portugal,  2449-2456. abstract
  

• Thandiackal, R., Braendle, C., Leach, D., Jafari, A., and Iida, F. (2012). Exploiting passive dynamics for robot throwing task. Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2012), 7-12 October 2012, Vilamoura, Portugal, 2443-2448. abstract
  

• Brodbeck, L. and Iida, F. (2012). Enhanced robotic body extension with modular units. Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2012), 7-12 October 2012, Vilamoura, Portugal, 1428-1433. abstract
  

• Maheshwari, N., Yu, X., Reis, M., and Iida, F. (2012). Resonance based multi-gaited robot locomotion. Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2012), 7-12 October 2012, Vilamoura, Portugal, 169-174. abstract
  

• Marques, H.G., Schaffner, P., and Kuppuswamy, N. (2012) Unsupervised learning of a reduced dimensional controller for a tendon driven robot platform. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Adaptive Behaviour (SAB 2012), 27-31 August 2012, Odense, Denmark, 351-360. abstract
  

• Maheshwari, N., Yu, X., Reis, M., and Iida, F. (2012). Exploiting free vibration of an elastic beam for stable running locomotion. Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM 2012), 11-14 July 2012, KaoHsiung, RO China, 24-29. abstract
  

• Wang, L. and Iida, F. (2012). Towards ''soft'' self-reconfigurable robots. Proceedings of the 4th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob 2012), 24-27 June 2012, Rome, Italy, 593-598.  abstract
  

• Jafari, A., Tsagarakis, N.G., Sardellitti, I., and Caldwell, D.G. (2012). How design can affect the energy required to regulate the stiffness in variable stiffness actuators, Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2012), 14-18 May 2012, St Paul, USA, 2792-2797. abstract

• Gunura, K., Bocanegra, F.J., and Iida, F. (2011). Design and control of a novel visco-elastic braking mechanism using HMA, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications (ICIRA 2011), 6-8 December 2011, Aachen, Germany, 416-425. pdf

• Reis, M. and Iida, F. (2011). Hopping robot based on free vibration of an elastic curved beam, Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM 2011), 3-7 July 2011, Budapest, Hungary, 892-897. pdf

• Iida, F., Tedrake, R. (2009). Minimalistic control of a compass gait robot in rough terrain, Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2009), 12-17 May 2009, Kobe, Japan, 1985-1990. pdf

• Iida, F., Tedrake, R. (2007). Optimization of motor control in underactuated one-legged locomotion, Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Robotics and Systems (IROS 2007), 10 October-2 November 2007, San Diego, USA, 2230-2235. pdf

• Buchli, J., Iida, F., Ijspeert, A.J. (2006). Finding resonance: Adaptive frequency oscillators for dynamic legged locomotion, Proceedings of the 2006 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2006), 9-15 October 2006, Beijing, China, 3903-3909. pdf

• Seyfarth, A., Stelzer, M., Iida, F., Karguth, A., von Stryk, O. (2006). Towards bipedal jogging as a natural result of optimizing walking speed for passively compliant three-segmented legs. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots (CLAWAR 2006), 12-14 September 2006, Brussels, Belgium. pdf

• Rummel, J., Iida, F., Seyfarth, A. (2006). One-legged locomotion with a compliant passive joint, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS-9), 7-9 March 2006, Tokyo, Japan, Arai, T. et al. (Eds.), IOS Press, 566-573. link pdf

• Hamburger, V., Berns, K., Iida, F. (2005). Standing up with motor primitives, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots (CLAWAR 2005), 383-390. link pdf

• Iida, F., Pfeifer, R. (2004). "Cheap" rapid locomotion of a quadruped robot: Self-stabilization of bounding gait, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS-8), March 2004, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Groen, F. et al. (Eds.), IOS Press, 642-649. pdf

• Frutiger, D.R., Bongard, J.C., Iida, F. (2002). Iterative product engineering: Evolutionary robot design, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots (CLAWAR 2002), 25-27 September 2002, Paris, France, 619-626. pdf

• Iida, F., Dravid, R., Paul C. (2002). Design and control of a pendulum driven hopping robot, Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2002), 30 September-4 October 2002, EPFL, Switzerland, 2141-2146. pdf

• Iida, F. (2001). Goal-directed navigation of an autonomous flying robot using biologically inspired cheap vision, Proceedings of the 32nd International Symposium on Robotics (ISR 2001), 19-21 April 2001, Seoul, South Korea, 1404-1409. pdf

• Iida, F., Ayai, H., Hara, F. (1999). Behavior learning of face robot using human natural instruction, Proceedings of the 8th IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Communication (ROMAN 1999), 27-29 September 1999, 171-176. pdf

• Marques, H.G., Maufroy, C., Lenz, A., Dalamagkidis, K., and the MYOROBOTICS Project Team (2013). MYOROBOTICS: A modular toolkit for legged locomotion research using musculoskeletal designs. Presented at the 6th International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2013), 11-14 March 2013, Darmstadt, Germany.
  

• Iida, F., Reis, M., Maheshwari, N., Yu, X., and Jafari, A. (2012). Towards efficient, fast, and versatile running robots based on free vibration. Proceedings of Dynamic Walking 2012, 21-24 May 2012, Pensacola Beach, Florida, USA. pdf

• Iida, F. (2011). Book review: Flying insects and robots (Floreano, D., et al., eds). Artificial Life, 18(1): 125-127. abstract

• Hoffmann, M., Schmidt, N., Nakajima, K., Iida, F., and Pfeifer, R. (2011). Perception, motor learning, and speed adaptation exploiting body dynamics: Case studies in a quadruped robot. Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2011), 11-14 October 2011, Hyogo, Japan, 39-40.

• Reis, M., Maheshwari, N., Iida, F. (2011). Self-organization of robot walking and hopping based on free vibration. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Morphological Computation (ICMC 2011), 12-14 September 2011, Venice, Italy.

• Maheshwari, N., Guether, F., Gunura, K., Wang, L., and Iida, F. (2010). Motor control with discrete full-range dynamics. Presented at Dynamic Walking 2010, 8-11 July 2010, MIT, USA. pdf

• Iida, F. (2010). Biologically inspired motor control for underactuated robots: Trends and challenges. Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Robot Motion and Control (RoMoCo 2009), 1-3 June 2009, Czerniejewo, Poland, 145-154. pdf

• Schmitz, A., Gomez, G. J., Iida, F., and Pfeifer, R. (2007). Adaptive control of dynamic legged locomotion. Presented at ICRA 2007 Workshop on Concept Learning in Embodied Agents, 10 April 2007, Rome, Italy. pdf

• Schmitz, A., Gomez, G. J., Iida, F. and Pfeifer, R. (2007). On the robustness of simple speed control for a quadruped robot. Proceedings of the International Conference on Morphological Computation (ICMC 2007), 26-28 March 2007, Venice, Italy. pdf

• Iida, F. (2006). From locomotion to cognition: Cheap design approach to adaptive behavior. Proceedings of the 50th Anniversary Summit of Artificial Intelligence, 9-14 July 2006, Monte Verita, Switzerland. pdf

• Schmitz, A. and Iida, F. (2006). Self-Organization of complexity in embodied agents. Proceedings of the 50th Anniversary Summit of Artificial Intelligence, 9-14 July 2006, Monte Verita, Switzerland. pdf

• Ziegler, M., Iida, F., and Pfeifer, R. (2005). "Cheap" underwater locomotion: Morphological properties and behavioral diversity. Presented at IROS 2005 Workshop on Morphology, Control and Passive Dynamics, 2 August 2005, Edmonton, Canada. pdf

• Iida, F. (2002). Dynamic locomotion of a biologically inspired quadruped robot. Proceedings of the International Workshop on Embodied Artificial Intelligence, 7 October 2002, Zurich, Switzerland. pdf

• Dravid, R., Paul, C., and Iida, F. (2002). Stumpy: The inverted pendulum driven hopping robot. Proceedings of the International Workshop on Embodied Artificial Intelligence, 7 October 2002, Zurich, Switzerland. pdf

• Iida, F. (2002). Dynamic locomotion of a biologically inspired quadruped robot. Presented at SAB 2002 Workshop on Robotics as Theoretical Biology, 10 August 2002, Edinburgh, UK.

• Iida, F. and Hara, F. Behavior learning of face robot based on the characteristics of human instruction. Presented at Symposium on Robotics and Mechatronics. (in Japanese)

• R. Pfeifer, C. Scheier (Japanese edition of "Understanding Intelligence", MIT Press 1999). link

• Bernet, R. (2013). 2D modeling of a passive compliant gripper, master semester project report, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zürich, Switzerland. pdf

• Garbani-Marcantini, L. (2013). Efficient Running on Variable Stiffness Ground, master semester project report, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zürich, Switzerland. pdf

• Guenther, F. (2013). Preloaded Hopping with a Linear Multi Mode Actuator, MSc thesis, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zürich, Switzerland. pdf

• Widmer, A. (2012). Design of Wireless Modules and Construction of a Mobile Robot, BSc thesis, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zürich, Switzerland. pdf

• Näf, D. (2012). Shape optimization of a curved beam hopping robot, MSc thesis, Institute of Neuroinformatics, ETH Zürich, Switzerland. pdf

• Wälchli, O. (2012). Development of a mini hopping Robot, BSc thesis, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zürich, Switzerland. pdf

• Neuschäfer, F. (2012). Design of a glue supplier with internal melt reservoir, master semester project report, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zürich, Switzerland. pdf

• Eugster, D. (2012). High-speed motion tracking for robot control, BSc thesis, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zürich, Switzerland. pdf

• Frey, K. (2012). Design of an underactuated underwater vehicle using counter rotating propellers, MSc thesis, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zürich, Switzerland. pdf

• Thandiackal, R. (2012). Exploiting passive dynamics in robot throwing task, MSc thesis, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zürich, Switzerland. pdf

• Baumann, M. (2011). System identification and control optimization of the single leg hopping robot ETHOP, master semester project report, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zürich, Switzerland. pdf

• Brandle, C. (2011). Double pendulum robotic arm with toothed clutches, master semester project report, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zürich, Switzerland. pdf

• Anastasiades, B. (2011). Glass-reinforced plastic springs for linear actuators, master semester project report, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zürich, Switzerland. pdf

• Vaish, R. (2011). Real world reinforcement learning, master semester project report, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zürich, Switzerland. pdf

• Zweig, A. (2011). Controlling a crane arm with EMG sensors, BSc thesis, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zürich, Switzerland. pdf

• Hauser, S. (2011). Resonance frequency of hopping robots, BSc thesis, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zürich, Switzerland. pdf

• Frey, K. (2011). Application of a Q-learning algorithm in real world environment for energy self-sufficiency (Mr. Ess. is Q-learning), master semester project report, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zürich, Switzerland. pdf

• Montillo, C. (2010). Binding the physical and Mental Simulation dynamics, MSc thesis, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zürich, Switzerland. pdf

• Günther, F. (2010). Mechanical design of a Multi-Mode Linear Actuator, master semester project report, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zürich, Switzerland. pdf