Robotic Ironing with 3D Perception and Force/Torque Feedback in Household Environments
, 2017 As robotic systems become more popular in household environments, the complexity of required tasks also increases. In this work we focus on a domestic chore deemed dull by a majority of the population, the task of ironing.
Balaguer, Carlos +3 more
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A Developmental Neuro-Robotics Approach for Boosting the Recognition of Handwritten Digits [PDF]
, 2020 Developmental psychology and neuroimaging research identified a close link between numbers and fingers, which can boost the initial number knowledge in children.
Di Nuovo, Alessandro
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Material Recognition CNNs and Hierarchical Planning for Biped Robot Locomotion on Slippery Terrain
, 2017 In this paper we tackle the problem of visually predicting surface friction for environments with diverse surfaces, and integrating this knowledge into biped robot locomotion planning.
Brandao, Martim +3 more
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"Involving Interface": An Extended Mind Theoretical Approach to Roboethics [PDF]
, 2010 In 2008 the authors held Involving Interface, a lively interdisciplinary event focusing on issues of biological, sociocultural, and technological interfacing (see Acknowledgments).
Anderson, Miranda +2 more
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Surface Optimal Path Planning Using an Extended Dijkstra Algorithm
IEEE Access, 2020 Extensive studies have been conducted on the Dijkstra algorithm owing to its bright prospect. However, few of them have studied the surface path planning of mobile robots.
Min Luo, Xiaorong Hou, Jing Yang
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Comparing trotting and turning strategies on the quadrupedal Oncilla Robot [PDF]
, 2013 In this paper, we compare three different trotting techniques and five different turning strategies on a small, compliant, biologically inspired quadrupedal robot, the Oncilla.
Burm, Michaël +4 more
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Don't break a leg: Running birds from quail to ostrich prioritise leg safety and economy in uneven terrain [PDF]
, 2009 Cursorial ground birds are paragons of bipedal running that span a 500-fold mass range from quail to ostrich. Here we investigate the task-level control priorities of cursorial birds by analysing how they negotiate single-step obstacles that create a ...
Birn-Jeffery, A V +6 more
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The Visual Social Distancing Problem [PDF]
, 2020 One of the main and most effective measures to contain the recent viral outbreak is the maintenance of the so-called Social Distancing (SD). To comply with this constraint, workplaces, public institutions, transports and schools will likely adopt ...
Cristani, Marco +4 more
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Social Robots in the Wild and the Novelty Effect
, 2023 We designed a wine recommendation robot and deployed it in a small supermarket. In a study aimed to evaluate our design we found that people with no intent to buy wine were interacting with the robot rather than the intended audience of wine-buying customers. Behavioural data, moreover, suggests a very different evaluation of the robot than the surveys
Reimann, Merle +12 more
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Data-Driven Robot Perception in the Wild
, 2023 As technology continues to advance, the interest in the relief of humans from tedious or dangerous tasks through automation increases. Some of the tasks that have received increasing attention are autonomous driving, disaster relief, and forestry inspection.
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