Indoor service robots have been widely introduced in the fields of cleaning, delivery,
education, guidance, and healthcare, etc. in indoor environments. The mobility of an indoor …

We present an avatar system designed to facilitate the embodiment of humanoid robots by
human operators, validated through iCub3, a humanoid developed at the Istituto Italiano di …

We propose a structured prediction approach for robot imitation learning from
demonstrations. Among various tools for robot imitation learning, supervised learning has …

This paper reports on Team Northeastern's Avatar system for telepresence, and our holistic
approach to meet the ANA Avatar XPRIZE Final testing task requirements. The system …

Robot teleoperation, a control method allowing human operators to manipulate robotic
systems remotely, has become increasingly popular in construction applications. A …

This paper provides a comprehensive review of the current status, advancements, and future
prospects of humanoid robots, highlighting their significance in driving the evolution of next …

This paper describes the cybernetic avatar system developed by Team JANUS for
connectivity, exploration, and skill transfer: the core domains targeted by the ANA Avatar …

We present Human to Humanoid (H2O), a reinforcement learning (RL) based framework that
enables real-time whole-body teleoperation of a full-sized humanoid robot with only an RGB …

Robotic avatar systems can enable immersive telepresence with locomotion, manipulation,
and communication capabilities. We present such an avatar system, based on the key …

Many humanoid and multi-legged robots are controlled in positions rather than in torques,
which prevents direct control of contact forces, and hampers their ability to create multiple …