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GECCO
2006
Springer
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Evolutionary motion design for humanoid robots
We propose a new approach to generating the motion of humanoid robots intuitively by means of Interactive Evolutionary Computation (IEC). In our system, novice users are able to d...
Toshihiko Yanase, Hitoshi Iba
HRI
2007
ACM
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Incremental learning of gestures by imitation in a humanoid robot
We present an approach to teach incrementally human gestures to a humanoid robot. The learning process consists of first projecting the movement data in a latent space and encodin...
Sylvain Calinon, Aude Billard
EPIA
2009
Springer
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Towards a Spatial Model for Humanoid Social Robots
This paper presents an approach to endow a humanoid robot with the capability of learning new objects and recognizing them in an unstructured environment. New objects are learnt, w...
Dario Figueira, Manuel Lopes, Rodrigo M. M. Ventur...
ICRA
2000
IEEE
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Planning of Joint Trajectories for Humanoid Robots Using B-Spline Wavelets
The formulation and optimization of joint trajectories for humanoid robots is quite different from this same task for standard robots because of the complexity of the humanoid rob...
Ales Ude, Christopher G. Atkeson, Marcia Riley
ISRR
2001
Springer
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OpenHRP: Open Architecture Humanoid Robotics Platform
This paper introduces an open architecture humanoid robotics platform (OpenHRP for short) on which various building blocks of humanoid robotics can be investigated. OpenHRP is a v...
Hirohisa Hirukawa, Fumio Kanehiro, Shuuji Kajita
ICRA
2002
IEEE
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Adapting Human Motion for the Control of a Humanoid Robot
Using pre-recorded human motion and trajectory tracking, we can control the motion of a humanoid robot for free-space, upper body gestures. However, the number of degrees of freed...
Nancy S. Pollard, Jessica K. Hodgins, Marcia Riley...
ICRA
2002
IEEE
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Open Architecture Humanoid Robotics Platform
This paper introduces an open architecture humanoid robotics platform (OpenHRP for short) on which various building blocks of humanoid robotics can be investigated. OpenHRP is a v...
Fumio Kanehiro, Kiyoshi Fujiwara, Shuuji Kajita, K...
ICRA
2002
IEEE
185views Robotics» more  ICRA 2002»
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Development and Evaluation of an Interactive Humanoid Robot "Robovie"
In this paper, we report about a new interactionoriented robot, which communicates with humans and will participate in human society as our partner. For realizing such a robot, we...
Takayuki Kanda, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Tetsuo Ono, Mich...
ICRA
2002
IEEE
111views Robotics» more  ICRA 2002»
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Running Pattern Generation for a Humanoid Robot
A method of running pattern generation for a humanoid robot using the dynamics of a simple inverted pendulum is proposed. Dynamic simulation using a model of an actual humanoid ro...
Shuuji Kajita, Takashi Nagasaki, Kazuhito Yokoi, K...
ICRA
2002
IEEE
99views Robotics» more  ICRA 2002»
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A Tele-Operated Humanoid Robot Drives a Lift Truck
We have been developing new abilities of humanoid robot to realize proxy drives of a lift truck. Construction machines such as a lift truck play an important role in many tasks, b...
Hitoshi Hasunuma, Masami Kobayashi, Hisashi Moriya...