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SOCROB
2010
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13 years 9 months ago
Using the Interaction Rhythm as a Natural Reinforcement Signal for Social Robots: A Matter of Belief
Abstract. In this paper, we present the results of a pilot study of a human robot interaction experiment where the rhythm of the interaction is used as a reinforcement signal to le...
Antoine Hiolle, Lola Cañamero, Pierre Andry...
ICRA
2010
IEEE
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13 years 9 months ago
Human-guided grasp measures improve grasp robustness on physical robot
— Humans are adept at grasping different objects robustly for different tasks. Robotic grasping has made significant progress, but still has not reached the level of robustness ...
Ravi Balasubramanian, Ling Xu, Peter D. Brook, Jos...
AISB
2008
Springer
14 years 26 days ago
A Modelling Framework for Functional Imagination
Imagination is generally regarded as a very powerful and advanced cognitive ability. In this paper we propose a modelling framework for what we call functional imagination: the ab...
Hugo Gravato Marques, Owen Holland, Richard Newcom...
IROS
2008
IEEE
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14 years 5 months ago
Viability and predictive control for safe locomotion
— The problem of safe locomotion of legged and wheeled robots, when trying to avoid falling, tipping over or hitting obstacles, appears to be a problem of viability and not of Ly...
Pierre-Brice Wieber
AUSAI
2004
Springer
14 years 4 months ago
A Time and Energy Optimal Controller for Mobile Robots
We present a time and energy optimal controller for a two-wheeled differentially driven robot. We call a mission the task of bringing the robot from an initial state to a desired f...
Sebastien Ancenay, Frédéric Maire