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Grasping and manipulation in humanoid robotics
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Humanoid robotics is attracting the interest of many research groups world-wide. In particular, developing humanoids requires the implementation of manipulation capabilities, which is still a most complex problem in robotics . This paper presents an overview of current
Petitag : A case study in developmental robotics
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In the present paper we describe several autonomous agent architectures developed in the last 5 years, and inspired by mostly by Piagets genetic epistemology. In the introduction part we give an overview of the developments in AI and robotics after the behaviorist turn in theImagine a flock of birds migrating south before winter. The flock is composed of identical birds, but no one bird is the leader, nor can any one bird always see all the other birds. The birds obviously have a common objective to fly from one general area to another specified
The Urbi universal platform for robotics
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Robots can free humankind from everyday chores, they can entertain us, and even educate our children. They can carry loads, walk, dance, sing, and express emotions. Hundreds of different robots are already sold in shops, and complex applications are being developed
ENGAGING STUDENTS: A FRAMEWORK USING LEGO ROBOTICS TO TEACH PROBLEM SOLVING.
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Problem Solving Using LEGOs is a three-credit hour course offered at Pace University of Pleasantville, New York and New York City. The class uses a project-based learning environment and teaches robotics , computer programming concepts, and problem solving
Introduction to intelligent robotics
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A large part of your life, you are moving around and manipulating objects: preparing a meal, typing a text, washing the dishes, building a house, assembling a bicycle, etc. Take a closer look at these actions, and youll notice that they require a huge number of skills: recognizing
25 years of space automation and robotics at NASA: an historical perspective
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The path from research to implementation in Space Automation and Robotics , as in all technologies, is neither easy nor well-defined. Space Automation and Robotics technologists can enhance their chances of successful implementation by becoming more
Co-evolutionary design: Implications for evolutionary robotics
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Abstract Genetic Algorithms (GAs) typically work on static tness landscapes. In contrast, natural evolution works on tness landscapes that change over evolutionary time as a result of (amongst other things) co-evolution. The attractions of co-evolutionary design techniques
Introduction to robotics : a systems approach
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Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems 4-Google Books Result AbeBooks. com: Introduction to Robotics : A Systems Approach: first editionthird printing book is tight with no markings, light bumping to top corners, boards have Introduction to robotics : a systems
DEOS the German robotics approach to secure and de-orbit malfunctioned satellites from low earth orbits
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There are many concepts how to serve and lift malfunctioning satellites from their operational orbit to avoid large scale damage caused by uncontrollable satellites. For many years now Germany has been developing robotic techniques especially to handle itsAdvanced software engineering is the key factor in the design of future complex cognitive robots. It will decide about their robustness,(run-time) adaptivity, cost-effectiveness and usability. We present a novel overall vision of a model-driven engineering approach for
Spatial navigation algorithms: Applications to mobile robotics
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Human navigational principles for catching are researched and applied to mobile robotic applications. Two principles, constant optical rate and angular constancy, can be used by a fielder or mobile robot to define a trajectory for interception of a projectile without knowledge
Investigating open source software and educational robotics
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We investigate the role of open source software in the learning, teaching, utilization, and development of educational robotics and its corresponding core technologies. First, we present a survey of current open source solutions for the LEGO MindStorms Robotics
Children learning from team robotics : Robocup junior 2000
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Abstract RoboCup Junior (Jr) is a division of the international RoboCup initiative. It involves children participating in various competitive and cooperative robot challenges. Experience at three international venues shows that these challenges generate great excitement and
Some didactic aspects of teaching robotics
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The contemporary robotics is an excellent tool for teaching science and engineering and an attractive topic for students of all ages. Problems of robotics are fundamentally about the couple sensing action, the two parallel activities bounded by the robots dynamics. It is just Medical robotics is an interdisciplinary field, with methods from computer science, mathematics, mechanical engineering, and medicine. The field emerged in the 1980s as a new branch of robotics . Robotics itself was then a branch of artificial intelligence. However, a
Technology and cost-effectiveness in knee arthroplasty: computer navigation and robotics
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Our aim in this article is to describe the impact that navigation technology has had on the market share of a community hospital and, specifically, to determine whether a high-volume surgeon using these technologies actually costs the hospital more than other surgeons at
Artbotics: Combining Art and Robotics to Broaden Participation in Computing.
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The Artbotics program is a collaboration between artists and computer scientists which uses robotics technologies to teach computer science to undergraduates and high school students. Project-based courses culminate in public exhibitions at a local museum. This
From ants to a (ge) nts: A special issue on ant- robotics
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Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.(Proverbs vi 6 8) Indeed, ants are most fascinating social insects. These tiny
An international view of robotics as an educational medium
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This paper introduces the Trinity College Fire-Fighting Home Robot Contest and describes the curricular impact of the contest in colleges and high schools. We present and discuss student work motivated by the contest. Finally, we evaluate the educational impact of the CSE PROJECTS