Robust execution of robotic tasks is a difficult problem. In many situations, these tasks involve complex behaviors combining different functionalities (e.g. perception, localizat...
Abstract— This paper discusses the design and current capabilities of a new software tool, dVC, capable of simulating planar systems of bodies experiencing unilateral contacts wi...
Stephen Berard, Jeffrey C. Trinkle, Binh Nguyen, B...
This paper presents an approach for generating steering behaviors of groups of characters based on the space colonization algorithm, that has been used in the past for generating l...
— A central challenging problem in humanoid robotics is to plan and execute dynamic tasks in dynamic environments. Given that the environment is known, sampling-based online moti...
—Robotic surgical assistants are enhancing physician performance, enabling physicians to perform more delicate and precise minimally invasive surgery. However, these devices are ...