In this paper we discuss some aspects related to the practical assessment of the quality of a grasp by a robotic hand on objects of unknown shape, based on sensorial feedback from...
Domenico Prattichizzo, John Kenneth Salisbury Jr.,...
Most robot designers make the mechanical interface between an actuator and its load as stiff as possible[9][10]. This makes sense in traditional position-controlled systems, becau...
Gill A. Pratt, Matthew M. Williamson, Peter Dilwor...
We present an active approach for discriminating different materials by impulsively contacting (hitting) them, and sensing and interpreting the resulting sounds. In theory, the an...
We apply sensitivity analysis to the design and control of a tendon transmission. With this approach, some prefered values for the system parameters and a feedback compensator can...
In this paper we discuss a robotic task requiring dynamicalsafety in the face of an intermittent environment. We define and offer examples of this notion. We then construct a dyna...
Robert R. Burridge, Alfred A. Rizzi, Daniel E. Kod...
Minimalism pursues the following agenda: For a given robotics task, nd the minimal con guration of resources required to solve the task. Thus, minimalism attempts to reduce the re...
We review the current state of research in autonomous mobile robots and conclude that there is an inadequate basis for predicting the reliability and behavior of robots operating ...