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ICRA
2003
IEEE
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Stair descent in the simple hexapod 'RHex'
We present the first controller that allows our small hexapod robot, RHex, to descend a wide variety of regular sized, “real-world” stairs. After selecting one of two sets of ...
D. Campbell, Martin Buehler
ICRA
2003
IEEE
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Visual transformations in gesture imitation: what you see is what you do
We propose an approach for a robot to imitate the gestures of a human demonstrator. Our framework consists solely of two components: a Sensory-Motor Map (SMM) and a View-Point Tra...
Manuel Cabido-Lopes, José Santos-Victor
ICRA
2003
IEEE
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Multi-robot team response to a multi-robot opponent team
Adversarial multi-robot problems, where teams of robots compete with one another, require the development of approaches that span all levels of control and integrate algorithms ra...
James Bruce, Michael H. Bowling, Brett Browning, M...
ICRA
2003
IEEE
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Motion planning for a three-limbed climbing robot in vertical natural terrain
This paper presents a general framework for planning the quasi-static motion of a three-limbed climbing robot in vertical natural terrain. The problem is to generate a sequence of...
Timothy Bretl, Stephen M. Rock, Jean-Claude Latomb...
ICRA
2003
IEEE
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An atlas framework for scalable mapping
Abstract— This paper describes Atlas, a hybrid metrical/topological approach to SLAM that achieves efficient mapping of large-scale environments. The representation is a graph o...
Michael Bosse, Paul M. Newman, John J. Leonard, Ma...
ICRA
2003
IEEE
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DLR hand II: experiments and experiences with an anthropomorphic hand
Abstract— At our institute, two generations of antropomorphic hands have been designed. In quite a few experiments and demonstrations we could show the abilities of our hands and...
Christoph Borst, Max Fischer, Steffen Haidacher, H...
ICRA
2003
IEEE
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TopBot: automated network topology detection with a mobile robot
Abstract— We have demonstrated that a properlyequipped mobile robot can easily construct a detailed map of the wireless coverage of an urban environment. The Autonomous Vehicle f...
Paul Blaer, Peter K. Allen
ICRA
2003
IEEE
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On the force capability of underactuated fingers
This paper studies the force capability of a particular class of underactuated fingers. Force capability is defined as the ability to create an external wrench onto a fixed obj...
Lionel Birglen, Clément Gosselin
ICRA
2003
IEEE
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Mechatronic design of innovative fingers for anthropomorphic robot hands
— In this paper, a novel design approach for the development of robot hands is presented. This approach, that can be considered alternative to the “classical” one, takes into...
Luigi Biagiotti, Fabrizio Lotti, Claudio Melchiorr...