diff --git a/src/autobox.i b/src/autobox.i
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8e93006f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/autobox.i
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// Java typemaps for autoboxing in return types of generics
+%define AUTOBOX(CTYPE, JTYPE)
+%typemap(autobox) CTYPE, const CTYPE&, CTYPE& "JTYPE"
+%enddef
+AUTOBOX(double, Double)
+AUTOBOX(float, Float)
+AUTOBOX(boolean, Boolean)
+AUTOBOX(signed char, Byte)
+AUTOBOX(short, Short)
+AUTOBOX(int, Integer)
+AUTOBOX(long, Long)
+AUTOBOX(SWIGTYPE, $typemap(jstype,$1_basetype))
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diff --git a/src/bma250e/javaupm_bma250e.i b/src/bma250e/javaupm_bma250e.i
index b2009802..2b9d0eee 100644
--- a/src/bma250e/javaupm_bma250e.i
+++ b/src/bma250e/javaupm_bma250e.i
@@ -1,10 +1,23 @@
 %module javaupm_bma250e
 %include "../upm.i"
 %include "typemaps.i"
-%include "std_vector.i"
+%include "../upm_stdvector.i"
 
 %ignore getAccelerometer(float *, float *, float *);
 
+%typemap(javaimports) SWIGTYPE %{
+import java.util.AbstractList;
+import java.lang.Float;
+%}
+
+%typemap(javaout) upm::BMA250E {
+    return new $&javaclassname($jnicall, true);
+}
+%typemap(javaout) std::vector<float> {
+    return (AbstractList<Float>)(new $&javaclassname($jnicall, true));
+}
+%typemap(jstype) std::vector<float> "AbstractList<Float>"
+
 %template(floatVector) std::vector<float>;
 
 %include "bma250e_defs.h"
diff --git a/src/bmg160/javaupm_bmg160.i b/src/bmg160/javaupm_bmg160.i
index c404500a..6a331083 100644
--- a/src/bmg160/javaupm_bmg160.i
+++ b/src/bmg160/javaupm_bmg160.i
@@ -1,10 +1,23 @@
 %module javaupm_bmg160
 %include "../upm.i"
 %include "typemaps.i"
-%include "std_vector.i"
+%include "../upm_stdvector.i"
 
 %ignore getGyroscope(float *, float *, float *);
 
+%typemap(javaimports) SWIGTYPE %{
+import java.util.AbstractList;
+import java.lang.Float;
+%}
+
+%typemap(javaout) SWIGTYPE {
+    return new $&javaclassname($jnicall, true);
+}
+%typemap(javaout) std::vector<float> {
+    return (AbstractList<Float>)(new $&javaclassname($jnicall, true));
+}
+%typemap(jstype) std::vector<float> "AbstractList<Float>"
+
 %template(floatVector) std::vector<float>;
 
 %include "bmg160_defs.h"
diff --git a/src/bmm150/javaupm_bmm150.i b/src/bmm150/javaupm_bmm150.i
index bb5d624f..67a7f746 100644
--- a/src/bmm150/javaupm_bmm150.i
+++ b/src/bmm150/javaupm_bmm150.i
@@ -1,10 +1,23 @@
 %module javaupm_bmm150
 %include "../upm.i"
 %include "typemaps.i"
-%include "std_vector.i"
+%include "../upm_stdvector.i"
 
 %ignore getMagnetometer(float *, float *, float *);
 
+%typemap(javaimports) SWIGTYPE %{
+import java.util.AbstractList;
+import java.lang.Float;
+%}
+
+%typemap(javaout) SWIGTYPE {
+    return new $&javaclassname($jnicall, true);
+}
+%typemap(javaout) std::vector<float> {
+    return (AbstractList<Float>)(new $&javaclassname($jnicall, true));
+}
+%typemap(jstype) std::vector<float> "AbstractList<Float>"
+
 %template(floatVector) std::vector<float>;
 
 %include "bmm150_defs.h"
diff --git a/src/bmx055/javaupm_bmx055.i b/src/bmx055/javaupm_bmx055.i
index ca065426..0a7e1037 100644
--- a/src/bmx055/javaupm_bmx055.i
+++ b/src/bmx055/javaupm_bmx055.i
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 %include "../upm.i"
 %include "cpointer.i"
 %include "typemaps.i"
-%include "std_vector.i"
+%include "../upm_stdvector.i"
 
 %apply int {mraa::Edge};
 
@@ -10,6 +10,19 @@
 %ignore getMagnetometer(float *, float *, float *);
 %ignore getGyroscope(float *, float *, float *);
 
+%typemap(javaimports) SWIGTYPE %{
+import java.util.AbstractList;
+import java.lang.Float;
+%}
+
+%typemap(javaout) SWIGTYPE {
+    return new $&javaclassname($jnicall, true);
+}
+%typemap(javaout) std::vector<float> {
+    return (AbstractList<Float>)(new $&javaclassname($jnicall, true));
+}
+%typemap(jstype) std::vector<float> "AbstractList<Float>"
+
 %template(floatVector) std::vector<float>;
 
 %include "bmg160_defs.h"
diff --git a/src/lsm303agr/javaupm_lsm303agr.i b/src/lsm303agr/javaupm_lsm303agr.i
index 22ec10ac..23dc6ffd 100644
--- a/src/lsm303agr/javaupm_lsm303agr.i
+++ b/src/lsm303agr/javaupm_lsm303agr.i
@@ -1,11 +1,24 @@
 %module javaupm_lsm303agr
 %include "../upm.i"
 %include "typemaps.i"
-%include "std_vector.i"
+%include "../upm_stdvector.i"
 
 %ignore getMagnetometer(float *, float *, float *);
 %ignore getAccelerometer(float *, float *, float *);
 
+%typemap(javaimports) SWIGTYPE %{
+import java.util.AbstractList;
+import java.lang.Float;
+%}
+
+%typemap(javaout) SWIGTYPE {
+    return new $&javaclassname($jnicall, true);
+}
+%typemap(javaout) std::vector<float> {
+    return (AbstractList<Float>)(new $&javaclassname($jnicall, true));
+}
+%typemap(jstype) std::vector<float> "AbstractList<Float>"
+
 %template(floatVector) std::vector<float>;
 
 %include "lsm303agr_defs.h"
diff --git a/src/lsm303d/javaupm_lsm303d.i b/src/lsm303d/javaupm_lsm303d.i
index f651ee87..98de7c7b 100644
--- a/src/lsm303d/javaupm_lsm303d.i
+++ b/src/lsm303d/javaupm_lsm303d.i
@@ -1,11 +1,24 @@
 %module javaupm_lsm303d
 %include "../upm.i"
 %include "typemaps.i"
-%include "std_vector.i"
+%include "../upm_stdvector.i"
 
 %ignore getMagnetometer(float *, float *, float *);
 %ignore getAccelerometer(float *, float *, float *);
 
+%typemap(javaimports) SWIGTYPE %{
+import java.util.AbstractList;
+import java.lang.Float;
+%}
+
+%typemap(javaout) SWIGTYPE {
+    return new $&javaclassname($jnicall, true);
+}
+%typemap(javaout) std::vector<float> {
+    return (AbstractList<Float>)(new $&javaclassname($jnicall, true));
+}
+%typemap(jstype) std::vector<float> "AbstractList<Float>"
+
 %template(floatVector) std::vector<float>;
 
 %include "lsm303d_defs.h"
diff --git a/src/upm_stdvector.i b/src/upm_stdvector.i
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4596f3b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/upm_stdvector.i
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+%include "autobox.i"
+
+%{
+#include <vector>
+#include <stdexcept>
+%}
+
+%include <stdint.i>
+%include <std_except.i>
+
+namespace std {
+
+	template<class T> class vector {
+	public:
+        typedef size_t size_type;
+        typedef T value_type;
+        typedef const value_type& const_reference;
+        vector();
+        vector(size_type n);
+        vector(const vector& o);
+        size_type capacity() const;
+        void reserve(size_type n);
+        %rename(isEmpty) empty;
+        bool empty() const;
+        void clear();
+        void push_back(const value_type& x);
+        %extend {
+            const_reference get_impl(int i) throw (std::out_of_range) {
+                // at will throw if needed, swig will handle
+                return self->at(i);
+            }
+			value_type set(int i, const value_type& VECTOR_VALUE_IN) throw (std::out_of_range) {
+                const T old = $self->at(i);
+                $self->at(i) = VECTOR_VALUE_IN;
+                return old;
+            }
+            int32_t size() const {
+              return $self->size();
+            }
+            void removeRange(int32_t from, int32_t to) {
+              $self->erase($self->begin()+from, $self->begin()+to);
+            }
+        }
+	};
+}
+
+%typemap(javabase) std::vector "java.util.AbstractList<$typemap(autobox,$1_basetype::value_type)>"
+%typemap(javainterface) std::vector "java.util.RandomAccess"
+%typemap(jstype) std::vector set "$typemap(autobox,$1_basetype)"
+%typemap(jstype) std::vector &VECTOR_VALUE_IN "$typemap(autobox,$1_basetype)"
+%typemap(javacode) std::vector %{
+	$javaclassname(java.util.Collection<$typemap(autobox,$1_basetype::value_type)> e) {
+		this.reserve(e.size());
+	    for($typemap(autobox,$1_basetype::value_type) value : e) {
+			this.push_back(value);
+	    }
+	}
+	public $typemap(autobox,$1_basetype::value_type) get(int idx) {
+		return get_impl(idx);
+	}
+%}
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