Search results for "Robot"

AbstractUnderwater cooperative robotics offers the possibility to perform challenging intervention applications, such as recovering archeological objects as within the context of the MERBOTS research project, or grasping, transporting and assembly of big objects, using more than one mobile manipulator, as faced by the TWINBOT project. In order to enhance safety during the intervention, it is reasonable to avoid the umbilical, also giving more mobility to the robots, and enabling a broader set of cooperative movements. Several solutions, based on acoustic, radiofrequency (RF) or Visual Light Communication (VLC) have been proposed for underwater communications in the literature. This paper pr…

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Integrative Biomimetics of Autonomous Hexapedal Locomotion

2019

Despite substantial advances in many different fields of neurorobotics in general, and biomimetic robots in particular, a key challenge is the integration of concepts: to collate and combine research on disparate and conceptually disjunct research areas in the neurosciences and engineering sciences. We claim that the development of suitable robotic integration platforms is of particular relevance to make such integration of concepts work in practice. Here, we provide an example for a hexapod robotic integration platform for autonomous locomotion. In a sequence of six focus sections dealing with aspects of intelligent, embodied motor control in insects and multipedal robots-ranging from comp…

Robotics and AI570internal modelCompliance; Internal model; Leg coordination; Load sensing; Motor control; Motor learning; Proprioception; WalkingLoad sensingMotor learningproprioceptionWalkingReviewProprioceptioncompliancewalkingLeg coordinationMotor controlload sensingmotor controlleg coordinationInternal modelmotor learningComplianceFrontiers in Neurorobotics

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Real Virtuality: A Code of Ethical ConductRecommendations for Good Scientific Practice and the Consumers of VR-Technology

2016

The goal of this article is to present a first list of ethical concerns that may arise from research and personal use of virtual reality (VR) and related technology, and to offer concrete recommendations for minimizing those risks. Many of the recommendations call for focused research initiatives. In the first part of the article, we discuss the relevant evidence from psychology that motivates our concerns. In Section “Plasticity in the Human Mind,” we cover some of the main results suggesting that one’s environment can influence one’s psychological states, as well as recent work on inducing illusions of embodiment. Then, in Section “Illusions of Embodiment and Their Lasting Effect,” we go …

Robotics and AIEthicsInformed Consentdual uselcsh:Mechanical engineering and machinerydepersonalization disorderAvataraugmented realitylcsh:QA75.5-76.95derealizationvirtual realitylcsh:TJ1-1570lcsh:Electronic computers. Computer sciencesubstitutional realityFrontiers in Robotics and AI

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A probabilistic approach to learning a visually grounded language model through human-robot interaction

2010

A Language is among the most fascinating and complex cognitive activities that develops rapidly since the early months of infants' life. The aim of the present work is to provide a humanoid robot with cognitive, perceptual and motor skills fundamental for the acquisition of a rudimentary form of language. We present a novel probabilistic model, inspired by the findings in cognitive sciences, able to associate spoken words with their perceptually grounded meanings. The main focus is set on acquiring the meaning of various perceptual categories (e. g. red, blue, circle, above, etc.), rather than specific world entities (e. g. an apple, a toy, etc.). Our probabilistic model is based on a varia…

Robotics Machine Learning Human-Robot InteractionComputer sciencebusiness.industryProbabilistic logicLanguage acquisitionSemanticscomputer.software_genreHuman–robot interactionHuman–computer interactionArtificial intelligenceLanguage modelSet (psychology)Hidden Markov modelbusinesscomputerMotor skillHumanoid robotNatural language processingNatural language2010 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems

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HIGHER-ORDER ROBOT PERCEPTION LOOP

2008

Robotics perception

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ART Azzurra Robot Team

1999

Azzurra Robot Team is the result of a joint effort of seven Italian research groups from Univ. of Brescia, Univ. of Genoa, Politecnico of Milano, Univ. of Padua, Univ. of Palermo, Univ. of Parma, Univ. of Roma "La Sapienza", and the Consorzio Padova Ricerche which has provided resources and a set up of the soccer field in its Center in Padua. Our goal at Robocup 1998 has been to provide a exible and low-cost experimental team to make experience before undertaking a larger project. Our long term goal is to foster the development of research and education projects on autonomous mobile robots by exploiting the RoboCup challenge.

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