This overview presents computational algorithms for generating 3D object grasps with
autonomous multi-fingered robotic hands. Robotic grasping has been an active research …

To describe phenomena that occur at different time scales, computational models of the
brain must incorporate different levels of abstraction. At time scales of approximately 1/3 of a …

Robot PbD started about 30 years ago, growing importantly during the past decade. The
rationale for moving from purely preprogrammed robots to very flexible user-based …

Human Hand Function is a multidisciplinary book that reviews the sensory and motor
aspects of normal hand function from both neurophysiological and behavioral perspectives …

Synergy discusses a general problem in biology: The lack of an adequate language for
formulating biologically specific problems. Written for an inquisitive reader who is not …

Complex human behavior is organized around temporally distal outcomes. Behavioral
studies based on tasks such as normal prehension, multi-step object use and imitation …

We studied the functional properties of the hand manipulation task-related neurons (N= 136)
in the posterior bank of the intraparietal sulcus (IPS) using four kinds of objects for …

Since robotic prehension is widely used in all sectors of manufacturing industry, this book
fills the need for a comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of the topic. As such, this is the first …

A fundamental problem in action research is to determine how the motor system selects
among alternative methods for achieving specific goals. We suggest that a useful approach …

A class of neurons specifically related to hand movements was studied in the posterior
parietal cortex while the monkeys manipulated different types of objects. We examined the …