Recent advances in bipedal walking robots: Review of gait, drive, sensors and control systems

T Mikolajczyk, E Mikołajewska, HFN Al-Shuka… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Currently, there is an intensive development of bipedal walking robots. The most known
solutions are based on the use of the principles of human gait created in nature during …

Bipedal humanoid hardware design: A technology review

G Ficht, S Behnke - Current Robotics Reports, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review As new technological advancements are made, humanoid
robots that utilise them are being designed and manufactured. For optimal design choices, a …

DeepWalk: Omnidirectional bipedal gait by deep reinforcement learning

D Rodriguez, S Behnke - 2021 IEEE international conference …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Bipedal walking is one of the most difficult but exciting challenges in robotics. The difficulties
arise from the complexity of high-dimensional dynamics, sensing and actuation limitations …

Advancements in humanoid robots: A comprehensive review and future prospects

Y Tong, H Liu, Z Zhang - IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

A comprehensive survey on humanoid robot development

S Saeedvand, M Jafari, HS Aghdasi… - The Knowledge …, 2019 - cambridge.org
The development of a versatile, fully-capable humanoid robot as envisioned in science
fiction books is one of the most challenging but interesting issues in the robotic field …

Touch technology in affective human–, robot–, and virtual–human interactions: A survey

T Olugbade, L He, P Maiolino, D Heylen… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Given the importance of affective touch in human interactions, technology designers are
increasingly attempting to bring this modality to the core of interactive technology. Advances …

AI: a key enabler of sustainable development goals, part 1 [industry activities]

A Khamis, H Li, E Prestes… - IEEE Robotics & …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We are witnessing a paradigm shift regarding how people purchase, access, consume, and
utilize products and services as well as how companies operate, grow, and deal with …

Nicol: A neuro-inspired collaborative semi-humanoid robot that bridges social interaction and reliable manipulation

M Kerzel, P Allgeuer, E Strahl, N Frick… - IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robotic platforms that can efficiently collaborate with humans in physical tasks constitute a
major goal in robotics. However, many existing robotic platforms are either designed for …

Constructing the meaning of humanoid sex robots

DG Johnson, M Verdicchio - International Journal of Social Robotics, 2020 - Springer
Humanoid sex robots seem to challenge the human–machine distinction because one way
to engage with them is to entertain the illusion that they are human and appropriate for …

Teaching NICO how to grasp: An empirical study on crossmodal social interaction as a key factor for robots learning from humans

M Kerzel, T Pekarek-Rosin, E Strahl… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
To overcome novel challenges in complex domestic environments, humanoid robots can
learn from human teachers. We propose that the capability for social interaction should be a …