A hybrid spiking neural network reinforcement learning agent for energy-efficient object manipulation

KM Oikonomou, I Kansizoglou, A Gasteratos - Machines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Due to the wide spread of robotics technologies in everyday activities, from industrial
automation to domestic assisted living applications, cutting-edge techniques such as deep …

The MATLAB toolbox SciXMiner: User's manual and programmer's guide

R Mikut, A Bartschat, W Doneit, JÁG Ordiano… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2017 - arxiv.org
The Matlab toolbox SciXMiner is designed for the visualization and analysis of time series
and features with a special focus to classification problems. It was developed at the Institute …

Reflex control of the pisa/iit softhand during object slippage

A Ajoudani, E Hocaoglu, A Altobelli… - … on Robotics and …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work, to guarantee the Pisa/IIT SoftHand's grasp robustness against slippage, three
reflex control modes, namely Current, Pose and Impedance, are implemented and …

Touch-based grasp primitives for soft hands: Applications to human-to-robot handover tasks and beyond

M Bianchi, G Averta, E Battaglia… - … on Robotics and …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recently, the avenue of adaptable, soft robotic hands has opened simplified opportunities to
grasp different items; however, the potential of soft end effectors (SEEs) is still largely …

Development of a self-adaptive gripper and implementation of a gripping reflex to increase the dynamic payload capacity

M Manz, S Bartsch, M Simnofske… - Proceedings of ISR …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper describes the development of a two finger self-adaptive gripper and the
implementation of a gripping reflex to increase the payload-to-weight ratio. The self-adaptive …

Human-like manipulation planning for articulated manipulator

Y Gan, X Dai - Journal of Bionic Engineering, 2012 - Elsevier
A new method based on human-likeness assessment and optimization concept to solve the
problem of human-like manipulation planning for articulated robot is proposed in this paper …

Self-protective motion planning for mobile manipulators in a dynamic door-closing workspace

C Liu, B Gao, C Yu, A Tapus - Industrial Robot: the international …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose Many work conditions require manipulators to open cabinet doors and then gain
access to the desired workspace. However, after opening, the unlocked doors can easily …

Towards a balancing safety against performance approach in human–robot co-manipulation for door-closing emergencies

C Liu, C Yu, B Gao, SA Ali Shah, A Tapus - Complex & Intelligent Systems, 2022 - Springer
Telemanipulation in power stations commonly require robots first to open doors and then
gain access to a new workspace. However, the opened doors can easily close by …

Self-protective whole body motion for humanoid robots based on synergy of global reaction and local reflex

T Shimizu, R Saegusa, S Ikemoto, H Ishiguro, G Metta - Neural Networks, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper describes a self-protective whole body motor controller to enable life-long
learning of humanoid robots. In order to reduce the damages on robots caused by physical …

Learning from Humans How to Grasp: A Reactive-Based Approach

G Averta - Human-Aware Robotics: Modeling Human Motor Skills …, 2022 - Springer
Recently, the avenue of adaptable, soft robotic hands has opened simplified yet effective
opportunities to grasp different items; however, the potential of soft end effectors (SEEs) is …