Books
<ul>

<li><p>
S.Tadokoro and M.Nokata.
<i>Introduction to Actuator for Control</i>, chapter 8 and 9.
Robotic series 13. CORONA PUBLISHING CO., LTD., (2006-4).
ISBN 4-339-04524-1.
</p></li>

<li><p>
M.Nokata.
<i>Aids for the elderly</i>, chapter 2.
Life Science Publishing Co., Ltd., (2005-6).
ISBN 4-89801-228-0.
</p></li>

<li><p>
M.Nokata and N.Tejima.
<i>Advances in Rehabilitation Robotics</i>, chapter 10 and 11.
Springer, (2004-4).
ISBN 3-540-21986-2.
</p></li>

<li><p>
M.Nokata, et~al.
<i>Integration of Assistive Technology in the Information Age</i>, chapter 5.
IOS Press, (2001).
ISBN 1-58603-171-6.
</p></li>
</ul>
Reviews
<ul>

<li><p>
M.Nokata.
`<b>Risk Assessment of Medical and Rihabilitation Robot</b>'.
<i>Journal of the Biomedical Engineering</i>, Vol. 44, No. 6, pp. 271--277,
  (2006).
</p></li>

<li><p>
M.Nokata.
`<b>Evaliation index for elder sports</b>'.
<i>Journal of Biomedicine and Therapeutics</i>, Vol. 38, No. 7, p. 738, (2004).
</p></li>

<li><p>
M.Nokata.
`<b>transfer</b>'.
<i>Journal of Geriatric Medicine</i>, Vol. 42, No. 2, pp. 239--242, (2004).
</p></li>

<li><p>
M.Nokata.
`<b>Safety Examination of Medical and Rehabilitation Robots</b>'.
<i>Journal of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers</i>, Vol. 106, No.
  1012, pp. 172--173, (2003).
</p></li>
</ul>
Articles
<ul>

<li><p>
K.Ikuta, M.Nokata, and H.Ishii.
`<b>Safety Evaluation Method of Design and Control for Human-Care Robots</b>'.
<i>The International Journal of Robotics Research</i>, Vol. 22, No. 5, pp.
  281--297, (2003).
</p></li>

<li><p>
K.Ikuta, M.Nokata, and H.Ishii.
`<b>General Danger Evaluation Method for Control Strategy of Human-care
  Robot</b>'.
<i>Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan</i>, Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 81--90,
  (2001).
</p></li>

<li><p>
K.Ikuta and M.Nokata.
`<b>General Evaluation Method of Safety Strategies for Welfare Robot --
  Evaluation of Safety Design by Quantifying Dangerousness --</b>'.
<i>Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan</i>, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 53--60,
  (1999).
</p></li>

<li><p>
K.Ikuta, M.Nokata, and S.Aritomi.
`<b>Hyper Redundant Active Endoscope for Minimally Invasive Surgery</b>'.
<i>Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan</i>, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 145--151,
  (1998).
</p></li>

<li><p>
K.Ikuta and M.Nokata.
`<b>Minimum Wire Drive of Multi Micro Actuators</b>'.
<i>Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan</i>, Vol. 16, No. 6, pp. 57--63,
  (1998).
</p></li>
</ul>
International Conference
<ul>

<li><p>
S.KONISHI, M.NOKATA, O.C.Jeong, S.KUSUDA, T.SAKAKIBARA, M.KUWAYAMA, and
  H.TSUTSUMI.
`<b>Pneumatic Micro hand and miniaturized parallel link robot for Micro
  Manipulation Robot System</b>'.
In <i>Proc. 2006 IEEE Robotics and Automation Conference(ICRA 2006)</i>,
  (2006).
</p></li>

<li><p>
S.Konishi, M.Nokata, O.C.Jeong, T.Sakakibara, S.Kusuda, M.Kuwayama, and
  H.Tsutsumi.
`<b>Merging micro and macro robotics toward micro manipulation for biomedical
  operation</b>'.
In <i>Proc. The 36th International Symposium on Robotics (ISR 2005)</i>,
  (2005).
</p></li>

<li><p>
M.Nokata, K.Ikuta, and H.Ishii.
`<b>Optimizing Method of Human-care Robot Design and Control for Safety</b>'.
In <i>The 8th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics</i>, (2003).
</p></li>

<li><p>
M.Nokata, K.Ikuta, and H.Ishii.
`<b>Safety-optimizing Method of Human-care Robot Design and Control</b>'.
In <i>Proc. 2002 IEEE Robotics and Automation Conference(ICRA 2002)</i>,
  (2002).
</p></li>

<li><p>
K.Ikuta, M.Nokata, and H.Ishii.
`<b>General Danger-Evaluation Method of Human-Care Robot Control and
  Development of Special Simulator</b>'.
In <i>Proc. 2001 IEEE Robotics and Automation Conference(ICRA 2001)</i>,
  (2001).
</p></li>

<li><p>
K.Ikuta, M.Nokata, and H.Ishii.
`<b>Safety Evaluation method of Human-Care Robot Design</b>'.
In <i>Proc. ASME the 2000 International Mechanical Engineering Congress &amp;
  Exposition</i>, (2000).
</p></li>

<li><p>
K.Ikuta and M.Nokata.
`<b>Two-Lead-Wire Drive for Multi-Micro Actuators</b>'.
In <i>Proc. the 1999 IEEE Robotics and Automation Conference (ICRA'99)</i>,
  (1999).
</p></li>

<li><p>
K.Ikuta and M.Nokata.
`<b>General Evaluation Method of Safety for Human-Care Robots</b>'.
In <i>Proc. the 1999 IEEE Robotics and Automation Conference (ICRA'99)</i>,
  (1999).
</p></li>

<li><p>
K.Ikuta, M.Nokata, and S.Aritomi.
`<b>Biomedical Micro Robots Driven by Miniature Cybernetic Actuator</b>'.
In <i>Proc. International Workshop on Micro Electromechanical Systems
  (MEMS'94)</i>, (1994).
</p></li>

<li><p>
K.Ikuta, M.Nokata, and S.Aritomi.
`<b>Hyper Redundant Active Endoscope with Minimum Invasive Surgery</b>'.
In <i>Proc. IEEE The First International Conference on Medical Robot and
  Computer Aided Surgery (MRCAS'94)</i>, (1994).
</p></li>
</ul>
Domestic Conference
<ul>

<li><p>
M.Nokata, T.Ishikawa, J.Okatani, and Y.Kurumi.
`<b>Identification and Recording of Surgical Operation by Image
  Processing</b>'.
In <i>Proc. The 46th Annual Conference of Japanese Sciety for Medical
  Engineering</i>, (2007).
</p></li>

<li><p>
M.Nokata, Y.Hashimoto, H.Kitou, Y.Kankawa, and K.Ameyama.
`<b>Micro miniature forceps produced by Metal Injection Molding</b>'.
In <i>Proc. The 46th Annual Conference of Japanese Sciety for Medical
  Engineering</i>, (2007).
</p></li>

<li><p>
M.Nokata, S.Kitamura, T.Nakagi, T.Inubushi, and S.Morikawa.
`<b>Drive control of Medical Endoscope Robot in abdominal cavity</b>'.
In <i>Proc. The 46th Annual Conference of Japanese Sciety for Medical
  Engineering</i>, (2007).
</p></li>

<li><p>
Y.Hashimoto, H.Kitou, Y.Kankawa, M.Nokata, and K.Ameyama.
`<b>Design and Development of Micro miniature forceps</b>'.
In <i>Proc. JSME Robotics and Mechatronics Conference 2007</i>, (2007).
</p></li>

<li><p>
M.Nokata, H.Furuoya, and Y.Kurumi.
`<b>Development of Laparoscopic Surgical Forceps with high rigid bending
  joint</b>'.
In <i>Proc. JSME Robotics and Mechatronics Conference 2007</i>, (2007).
</p></li>

<li><p>
S.Kusuda, O.C.Jeong, T.Sakakibara, M.Kuwayama, H.Tsutsumi, M.Nokata, and
  S.Konishi.
`<b>Development of m-TAN as a close encounter robot with the micro world</b>'.
In <i>Proc. JSME Robotics and Mechatronics Conference 2006</i>, (2006).
</p></li>

<li><p>
M.Nokata, S.Kitamura, T.Nakagi, T.Inubushi, and S.Morikawa.
`<b>Magnetic drive of a medical micro robot in abdominal cavity</b>'.
In <i>The 24th Annual Conference of The Robotics Society of Japan</i>, (2006).
</p></li>

<li><p>
T.Nakagi M.Nokata, S.Kitamura.
`<b>Proposal of a new magnetic drive for Soft robot by use of magnetic
  particles with specific gravity smaller than a liquid</b>'.
In <i>The 24th Annual Conference of The Robotics Society of Japan</i>, (2006).
</p></li>

<li><p>
M.Nokata, T.Ishikawa, J.Okatani, and Y.Kurumi.
`<b>Recording System of Surgical Operation by Image Processing</b>'.
In <i>Proc. The 15th Annual Conference of Japan Society of Computer Aided
  Surgery</i>, (2006).
</p></li>

<li><p>
M.Nokata, S.Kitamura, T.Nakagi, T.Inubushi, and S.Morikawa.
`<b>Magnetic drive of a medical micro robot in abdominal cavity</b>'.
In <i>Proc. The 15th Annual Conference of Japan Society of Computer Aided
  Surgery</i>, (2006).
</p></li>

<li><p>
S.Konishi, M.Nokata, O.C.Jeong, T.Sakakibara, S.Kusuda, M.Kuwayama adn
  H.Yamamoto, H.Okui, and H.Imai.
`<b>Development of a close encounter robot with the micro world $mu$-TAN</b>'.
In <i>Proc. JSME Robotics and Mechatronics Conference 2005</i>, (2005).
</p></li>

<li><p>
T.Sakakibara, O.C.Jeong, S.Kusuda adn M.Kuwayama, M.Nokata, and S.Konishi.
`<b>Medical application oriented flexible micro manipulation system by using
  MEMS technology</b>'.
In <i>Proc. The 14th Annual Conference of Japan Society of Computer Aided
  Surgery</i>, (2005).
</p></li>

<li><p>
M.Nokata, S.Kitamura, T.Nakagi, T.Inubushi, and S.Morikawa.
`<b>Proposal of New Magnetic Drive for a medical robot and device implanted in
  abdominal / chest cavity</b>'.
In <i>Proc. The 14th Annual Conference of Japan Society of Computer Aided
  Surgery</i>, (2005).
</p></li>

<li><p>
S.Konishi, M.Nokata, M.Kuwayama, O.C.Jeong, T.Sakakibara, S.Kusuda, and
  H.Tsutsumi.
`<b>Development of biological micro manipulation robot system for micro
  surgery</b>'.
In <i>Proc. The 21th Annual Conference of the Society of Life Support
  Technology</i>, (2005).
</p></li>

<li><p>
T.Katou and M.Nokata.
`<b>Development of a Stroller with Support Mechanism to Negotiate Stairs</b>'.
In <i>Proc. The 21th Annual Conference of the Society of Life Support
  Technology</i>, (2005).
</p></li>

<li><p>
M.Nokata, K.Ogawa, and M.Kawano.
`<b>Development of High Performance Sensors for Daily Watching Elderly
  People</b>'.
In <i>Proc. JSME Robotics and Mechatronics Conference 2004</i>, (2004).
</p></li>

<li><p>
H.Itou and M.Nokata.
`<b>Development of Biomimetic Actuator using Polymer Gel</b>'.
In <i>The 22th Annual Conference of The Robotics Society of Japan</i>, (2004).
</p></li>

<li><p>
M.Nokata, K.Ikuta, and H.Ishii.
`<b>Proposal of Safety Path Planning method for human-symbiotic robot</b>'.
In <i>8th Intelligent Mechatronics Workshop</i>, (2003).
</p></li>

<li><p>
K.Ikuta, M.Nokata, and H.Ishii.
`<b>Proposal of Safety Evaluation method for human-symbiotic robot</b>'.
In <i>8th Intelligent Mechatronics Workshop</i>, (2003).
</p></li>

<li><p>
M.Nokata, K.Ikuta, and H.Ishii.
`<b>Optimizing Method of Human-care Robot Design and Control for Safety
  -Proposal of Safety-optimizing using Danger Evaluation Method-</b>'.
In <i>The 18th Annual Conference of the Society of Life Support Technology</i>,
  (2002).
</p></li>

<li><p>
M.Nokata, K.Ikuta, and H.Ishii.
`<b>Safety of Human-Robot Coexistent -Proposal of Safety Path Planning
  method-</b>'.
In <i>The 2nd Welfare Engineering Symposium</i>, (2002).
</p></li>

<li><p>
K.Ikuta, M.Nokata, and H.Ishii.
`<b>Safety of Human-Robot Coexistent -Development of General Safety Evaluation
  method-</b>'.
In <i>The 2nd Welfare Engineering Symposium</i>, (2002).
</p></li>
</ul>