Robot control based on motor primitives: A comparison of two approaches

MC Nah, J Lachner, N Hogan - The International Journal of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Motor primitives are fundamental building blocks of a controller which enable dynamic robot
behavior with minimal high-level intervention. By treating motor primitives as basic …

Divide et Impera: Learning impedance families for peg-in-hole assembly

J Lachner, F Tessari, AM West Jr, MC Nah… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
This paper addresses robotic peg-in-hole assembly using the framework of Elementary
Dynamic Actions (EDA). Inspired by motor primitives in neuromotor control research, the …

All Models are Wrong, Simple Models Provide Insight: A Study of Human Manipulation

AM West Jr - 2024 - dspace.mit.edu
Humans possess a unique ability to manipulate tools, facilitated by the dexterity of our
hands. Unfortunately, millions lose this capability annually due to conditions like limb …