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A Platform Independent Architecture for Virtual Characters and Avatars [PDF]

, 2005
We have developed a Platform Independent Architecture for Virtual Characters and Avatars (PIAVCA), a character animation system that aims to be independent of any underlying graphics framework and so be easily portable.
Gillies, M., Robertson, D., Steed, A., Vinayagamoorthy, V.   +3 more
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An AI‐Enabled All‐In‐One Visual, Proximity, and Tactile Perception Multimodal Sensor

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Targeting integrated multimodal perception of robots, an AI‐enabled all‐in‐one multimodal sensor is proposed. This sensor is capable of perceiving three types of modalities, including vision, proximity, and tactility. By toggling an ultraviolet light and adjusting the camera focus, it switches smoothly between multiple perceptual modalities, enabling ...
Menghao Pu, Tiyong Zhao, Lingxi Zhang, Chaoqun Han, Zhiping Chai, Yifan Zhou, Han Ding, Zhigang Wu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Are artificial agents perceived similarly to humans? Knowns, unknowns and the road ahead

Frontiers in Psychology
Starting long before modern generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools became available, technological advances in constructing artificial agents spawned investigations into the extent to which interactions with such non-human counterparts bear ...
Marius Rubo, Isabel Neumann
doaj   +1 more source

Autonomous agents and avatars in REVERIE’s virtual environment [PDF]

, 2015
In this paper, we describe the enactment of autonomous agents and avatars in the web-based social collaborative virtual environment of REVERIE that supports natural, human-like behavior, physical interaction and engagement.
Apostolakis, Konstantinos, Daras, Petros, Kuijk, Fons, Monaghan, David, Ravenet, Brian, Wei, Haolin   +5 more
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The Future of Research in Cognitive Robotics: Foundation Models or Developmental Cognitive Models?

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Research in cognitive robotics founded on principles of developmental psychology and enactive cognitive science would yield what we seek in autonomous robots: the ability to perceive its environment, learn from experience, anticipate the outcome of events, act to pursue goals, and adapt to changing circumstances without resorting to training with ...
David Vernon
wiley   +1 more source

Grounding Large Language Models for Robot Task Planning Using Closed‐Loop State Feedback

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
BrainBody‐Large Language Model (LLM) introduces a hierarchical, feedback‐driven planning framework where two LLMs coordinate high‐level reasoning and low‐level control for robotic tasks. By grounding decisions in real‐time state feedback, it reduces hallucinations and improves task reliability.
Vineet Bhat, Ali Umut Kaypak, Prashanth Krishnamurthy, Ramesh Karri, Farshad Khorrami   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

3D Printing of Soft Robotic Systems: Advances in Fabrication Strategies and Future Trends

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Collectively, this review systematically examines 3D‐printed soft robotics, encompassing material selections, function integration, and manufacturing methodologies. Meanwhile, fabrication strategies are analyzed in order of increasing complexity, highlighting persistent challenges with proposed solutions.
Changjiang Liu, Bin Cui, Xumin Huang, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, T. Thang Vo‐Doan, Ruirui Qiao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Review on Sensor Technologies, Control Approaches, and Emerging Challenges in Soft Robotics

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review provides an introspective of sensors and controllers in soft robotics. Initially describing the current sensing methods, then moving on to the control methods utilized, and finally ending with challenges and future directions in soft robotics focusing on the material innovations, sensor fusion, and embedded intelligence for sensors and ...
Ean Lovett, Maxwell Hammond, Niloufar Seyfi, Amirreza Fahim Golestaneh, Venanzio Cichella, Caterina Lamuta   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Developing a Performance Evaluation Framework Structural Model for Educational Metaverse

Technologies
In response to the transformative impact of digital technology on education, this study introduces a novel performance management framework for virtual learning environments suitable for the metaverse era.
Elena Tsappi, Ioannis Deliyannis, George Nathaniel Papageorgiou   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Homo ludens-designing tomorrow's games [PDF]

, 1998
In an electronic and cybernetic world, when one is faced with the task of devising different kinds of interaction among participants, it is worth reflecting that, out of the many and various activities which people engage in, there is one kind of ...
Aguado de Cea, G.
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