The Robot Programming Network
AbstractThe Robot Programming Network (RPN) is an initiative for creating a network of robotics education laboratories with remote programming capabilities. It consists of both online open course...
View ArticleAn Ever-Developing Research Framework
AbstractThis chapter presents a number of issues and developments related to possible extensions of the model in Chaps. 4, 5 and 6. Some aspects are controversial and need additional neuroscience data...
View ArticleExtraction of Grasp-Related Visual Features
AbstractThis chapter describes how we model the integration of on-line, action-oriented visual information (dorsal pathway) with knowledge about the target object and memories of previous grasping...
View ArticleIntelligent Robotic Grasping?
AbstractMutual interest between the fields of robotics and cognitive sciences has been steadily growing in the recent years, especially through the bridging of artificial intelligence research....
View ArticleVisuomotor Transformations for Grasp Planning and Execution
AbstractThis chapter deals with the tasks of transforming object properties, relevant for grasping purposes, into suitable hand configurations, and executing an appropriate grasping action on the...
View ArticleVision-Based Grasping, Where Robotics Meets Neuroscience
AbstractThis chapter describes how we model the integration of on-line, action-oriented visual information (dorsal pathway) with knowledge about the target object and memories of previous grasping...
View ArticleThe Neuroscience of Action and Perception
AbstractThe visual cortex of humans and other primates is composed of two main information pathways, called ventral stream and dorsal stream in relation to their location in the brain. The traditional...
View ArticleIntroduction
AbstractThis book introduces a full framework of the sequence of sensorimotor transformations required to plan and execute hand movements suitable to grasp nearby objects. Present day research on...
View ArticleDeterminants for the success of regional ICT ventures: a close examination of...
AbstractBackgroundThis study identifies the key motivational factors in enhancing economic performance and increasing new job opportunities for information and communication technology ventures (ICTVs)...
View ArticleA Model of Artificial Genotype and Norm of Reaction in a Robotic System
AbstractThe genes of living organisms serve as large stores of information for replicating their behavior and morphology over generations. The evolutionary view of genetics that has inspired artificial...
View ArticleDiscovering the Relationship Between the Morphology and the Internal Model in...
AbstractSupervised machine learning techniques have proven very effective to solve the problems arising from model learning in robotics. A significant limitation of such approaches is that internal...
View ArticleAn RGB-D Visual Application for Error Detection in Robot Grasping Tasks
AbstractThe ability to grasp is a fundamental requirement for service robots in order to perform meaningful tasks in ordinary environments. However, its robustness can be compromised by the inaccuracy...
View ArticlePersonal Robot Assistants for Elderly Care: An Overview
AbstractThe world’s population is ageing and, with that, new social issues arise, especially in terms of healthcare and daily activities. Despite the preference for human professional healthcare, the...
View ArticleAnalysis of Variable-Stiffness Soft Finger Joints
AbstractThis paper addresses the problem of designing an artificial finger with variable stiffness in its joints. Our approach is based on the principle of combining different means of actuation. Two...
View ArticleGrasping Strategies for Picking Items in an Online Shopping Warehouse
AbstractThe purpose of this study is to investigate the most effective methodologies for the grasping of items in an environment where success, robustness and time of the algorithmic computation and...
View ArticleMultiple Path Planner Integration for Obstacle Avoidance: MoveIt! and...
AbstractNowadays, robots are more and more autonomous, they are able to investigate autonomously the surrounding environment, take decisions, and, of course, accomplish elaborated tasks receiving...
View ArticleMulti-robot User Interface for Cooperative Transportation Tasks
AbstractIn this research we attempt to build a user interface for controlling a group of omnidirectional robots to realize the transportation of convex shape edge objects. Our method establishes a...
View ArticleDeep learning model based on expectation-confirmation theory to predict...
AbstractCustomer satisfaction is one of the most important measures in the hospitality industry. Therefore, several psychological and cognitive theories have been utilized to provide appropriate...
View ArticleBenchmarking Variable-Stiffness Grippers
AbstractDesigns for grippers using variable-stiffness principles have become common in recent years. Researchers have developed various tests and setups to measure and validate the properties of their...
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