Naoto Kikuta, Syota Miyake, Kazuki Abe, Masahiro Watanabe, Kenjiro Tadakuma, "Phosphorescent Soft Actuator - Fundamental Material Evaluation and Bellows Actuator Prototyping -," Proceedings of the 2026 IEEE 9th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), pp. 322-324, Apr. 2026.
Ryosuke Tamura, Issei Onda, Kazuki Abe, Masahiro Watanabe, Tetsuyou Watanabe, Kenjiro Tadakuma, "Geared Pinch Roller Mechanism for Soft Robots - Additional Experimental Result with Capton Tape without holes -," Proceedings of the 2026 IEEE 9th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), pp. 408-410, Apr. 2026.
Josephine Galipon, Reno Tsushima, Ryotaro Kayawake, Kenjiro Tadakuma, "Living Snails as Soft Biological End Effectors for Porous Object Gripping and Manipulation," Proceedings of the 2026 IEEE 9th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), pp. 411-412, Apr. 2026.
日本機械学会 奨励賞（研究）,受賞者：渡辺将広， 瓦礫内探査とドローン輸送が可能な小型循環式移動体の研究, 日本機械学会，2026年4月23日．
Kenjiro Tadakuma, "Edible Robotic Mechanisms", Edible Technologies and Robotic Food, 2026 RoboSoft Workshop, Apr. 2026.
Kenjiro Tadakuma, "Inherently Safe Mechanisms for Soft Robotics", Living with Robots Safely: Embodying Asimov's First Law through Soft Robotics, 2026 RoboSoft Workshop, Apr. 2026.
Kenjiro Tadakuma, "Inventions and embodiments of mechanisms for medical soft robotics - from mobile robots into bio-fabrication mechanisms", Physical Intelligence and Adaptive Behaviors: How can soft robotics become an ally?, 2026 RoboSoft Workshop, Apr. 2026.