— Many surgical robots use cable-conduit pairs in a pull-pull configuration to actuate the instruments and transmit power into the patient’s body. Friction between the cable an...
Abstract— Researchers have addressed the localization problem for mobile robots using many different kinds of sensors, including rangefinders, cameras, and odometers. In this pa...
Lawrence H. Erickson, Joseph Knuth, Jason M. O'Kan...
Abstract— This work presents a multimodal bottom-up attention system for the humanoid robot iCub where the robot’s decisions to move eyes and neck are based on visual and acous...
Jonas Ruesch, Manuel Lopes, Alexandre Bernardino, ...
—We propose a new egomotion estimation algorithm for a compound omnidirectional camera. Image features are detected by a conventional feature detector and then quickly classified...
Trung Ngo Thanh, Hajime Nagahara, Ryusuke Sagawa, ...
This paper describes the development and experimental evaluation of a novel vision-based Autonomous Surface Vehicle with the purpose of performing coordinated docking manoeuvres w...