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Robotics in the home, office, and playing field
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M Asada ,INTERNATIONAL JOINT CONFERENCE , 1999 ,cc.gatech.edu
Abstract Robots are gradually entering into diverse application domains such as home, office, and playing field. This article presents advanced research activities related to these domains. First is RoboCup which is an attempt to promote AI and robotics research by
The robotics path to AGI using servo stacks
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JS Hall ,Proceedings of the Second Conference on Artificial , 2009 ,mol-eng.com
Abstract The case is made that the path to AGI through cognitive and developmental robotics is compelling. Beyond the familiar argument that it keeps researchers honest by forcing their systems to cope with the real world, it encourages them to recapitulate the evolutionary
Break-through visual pattern recognition for robotics and automation
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ME Munich, P Pirjanian , on Robotics and , 2005 ,evolutionrobots.com
Visual recognition of patterns is a basic capability of most advanced species in nature. A big percentage of the human brain is devoted to visual processing with a substantial portion of this area used for pattern recognition. Visual pattern recognition enables a variety of tasks
A Unified Ground Control and Programming Methodology for Space Robotics Applications-Demonstrations on ETS-VII
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K Landzettel, B Brunner, G Hirzinger , on Robotics, 2000 ,robotic.dlr.de
Abstract The paper outlines the main features of DLR’s ground control station for space robotics applications. It combines sensorbased task-level teleprogramming with the features of teleoperation and shared autonomy. The teaching by showing approach is the key to a
Robotics, technology, and the future of surgery
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MS Kavic ,JOURNAL-SOCIETY OF LAPAROENDOSCOPIC , 2000 ,biomedsearch.com
Consequently, little question exists that the future demands a new approach to these problems. It should be noted that just as medicine transitioned from an agrarian age to the Industrial age a century ago, a transition from the Industrial Age to the Information Age is
From Reactive Robotics to Situated Multiagent Systems
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Engineering Societies in the Agents World VI, 2006 ,Springer
Historically, the idea of situated multiagent systems—in which the environment gets a prominent role—originates from the domain of reactive robotics. In this paper, we give a historical perspective of research on agency that devotes pertinent attention to the
ORO, a knowledge management platform for cognitive architectures in robotics
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on Intelligent Robots , 2010 ,homepages.laas.fr
Abstract—This paper presents an embeddable knowledge processing framework, along with a common-sense ontology, designed for robotics. We believe that a direct and explicit integration of cognition is a compulsory step to enable humanrobots interaction in
Kobot: A mobile robot designed specifically for swarm robotics research
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AE Turgut, F Gokce, H Celikkanat , , Turkey, Tech. Rep, 2007 ,kovan.ceng.metu.edu.tr
Abstract The requirements of a mobile robot to be used as part of a swarm robotic system differs from that of a mobile robot to be used as stand-alone. In this paper, we first provide a wishlist of requirements that would be sought for in mobile robot platforms to be used in
Analysis and characterization of the PMD camera for application in mobile robotics
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M Wiedemann, M Sauer, F Driewer ,Proc. 17th IFAC World , 2008 ,nt.ntnu.no
Abstract: Three-dimensional perception of the environment offers significant potential to improve navigation solutions for mobile systems. The Pixel-Mixed-Device Technology (PMD) offers here a small, light-weight camera generating 3-D images, based on time-of-
Emulating empathy in socially assistive robotics
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A Tapus , Collaboration for Socially Assistive Robotics, 2004 ,aaai.org
Abstract Evidence from psychology indicates that perceived empathy has a host of beneficial effects on attitudes and social behavior. Empathy plays a key role in patient-centered therapy, because it implies the apprehension of another’s inner world and a joint
Fluidic stochastic modular robotics: Revisiting the system design
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V Zykov ,Proceedings of Robotics Science and Systems , 2006 ,cs.rice.edu
Here we present a new design of a system for stochastic self-assembly and reconfiguration of zero dof lattice modular robots in the fluid. The Fluidic Stochastic Modular Robotics (FSMR) system is envisioned to serve as a prototype for future sub-millimeter scale
Recent trends in online learning for cognitive robotics
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Proc. ESANN, 2006 ,cs.umu.se
Abstract. We present a review of recent trends in cognitive robotics that deal with online learning approaches to the acquisition of knowledge, control strategies and behaviors of a cognitive robot or agent. Along this line we focus on the topics of object recognition in
Long term requirements for cognitive robotics
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Robotics: Papers from the , 2006 ,aaai.org
Abstract This paper discusses some of the long term objectives of cognitive robotics and some of the requirements for meeting those objectives that are still a very long way off. These include requirements for visual perception, for architectures, for kinds of learning,
Motion planning and related geometric algorithms in robotics
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JT Schwartz ,Proc. Int. Congress of Mathematicians, 1986 ,mathunion.org
1. Introduction. Research on theoretical problems in robotics looks ahead to a future generation of robots substantially more autonomous than present robotic systems, whose algorithmic and software capabilities remain rather primitive. The capabilities which this
Fast re-parameterisation of Gaussian mixture models for robotics applications
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S Kumar, M Ridley, LL Ong , on Robotics and , 2004 ,paloma.isr.uc.pt
Abstract Autonomous navigation and picture compilation tasks require robust feature descriptions or models. Given the non-Gaussian nature of sensor observations, it will be shown that Gaussian mixture models provide a general probabilistic representation
An approach to evolutionary robotics using a genetic algorithm with a variable mutation rate strategy
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Y Katada, K Ohkura , Problem Solving from Nature-PPSN VIII, 2004 ,Springer
Neutral networks, which occur in fitness landscapes containing neighboring points of equal fitness, have attracted much research interest in recent years. In recent papers [20, 21], we have shown that, in the case of simple test functions, the mutation rate of a genetic
USARSim: a validated simulator for research in robotics and automation
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B Balaguer, S Balakirsky, S Carpin , and Future Trends , 2008 robotics.ucmerced.edu
In this paper we present the Unified System for Automation and Robotics Simulation (USARSim), a popular simulation system that can be used to study a variety of tasks related to mobile robotics. Originally designed with a focus on Urban Search and Rescue,
Bipedal dynamic walking in robotics
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E Nicholls ,EE Honours Dissertation, 1998 robotics.ee.uwa.edu.au
Abstract It is easier for bipedal robots to exist in a human oriented environment than for other types of robots. Furthermore, dynamic walking is more efficient than static walking. For a biped robot achieve dynamic balance while walking, a dynamic gait must be developed.
Automation and robotics in the german space programunmanned on-orbit servicing (oos)the tecsas mission
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B Sommer ,The 55th International Astronautical Congress, , 2004 robotics.estec.esa.int
• Currently envisioned missions and applications with OOS relevance• Technology needs derived from these application scenarios• Technical developments to provide the means OOS• Progressive logistics on-orbit and on-ground, ie infrastructure elements,
Development: is it the right way towards humanoid robotics
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R Manzotti, F Panerai ,Proc. IAS, 2000 ,liralab.it
Abstract: The studies presented in this paper stem from an in-terdisciplinary approach covering aspects of “brain sciences” and robotics, with the goal of answering several questions, namely: is it possible to test hypotheses of the brain functions involved in a
A navigation algorithm for swarm robotics inspired by slime mold aggregation
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T Schmickl ,Swarm robotics, 2007 ,Springer
This article presents a novel bio-inspired navigation principle for swarm robotics that is based on a technique of signal propagation that was inspired by slime mold. We evaluated this strategy in a variety of simulation experiments that simulates a collective cleaning
Least action principles and their application to constrained and task-level problems in robotics and biomechanics
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V De Sapio, O Khatib ,Multibody System Dynamics, 2008 ,Springer
Abstract Least action principles provide an insightful starting point from which problems involving constraints and task-level objectives can be addressed. In this paper, the principle of least action is first treated with regard to holonomic constraints in multibody systems. A
Robotics contests and Modern heuristic techniques for combinatorial problems. Advanced topics in computer science
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Decision Tree and Ensemble Learning Based on Ant Colony Optimization Google Books Result Modern heuristic techniques for combinatorial problems . Faculty library sciences Series: Advanced topics in computer science series; Alternative call (PDF) Modern Heuristic Search Methods
Software Agents Michael R. Genesereth Logic Group Computer Science Department Stanford University
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The software world is one of great richness and diversity. Many thousands of software products are available to users today, providing a wide variety of information and services in a wide variety of domains. While most of these programs provide their users with significant Classical complexity theory analyzes and classifies problems by the amount of a resource, usually time or space, that is required by algorithms solving them. It was a fundamental idea, going back to the work of Hartmanis and Stearns in the early 1960s, to measure the required
The combinatorics of network reliability, International Series of Monographs on Computer Science
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This book develops combinatorial tools which are useful for reliability analysis, as demonstrated with a probabilistic network model. Basic results in combinatorial enumeration are reviewed, along with classical theorems on connectivity and cutsets. More developed
Languages and machines: an introduction to the theory of computer science
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Languages and machines : an introduction to the theory of computer . Theory of Computing 2015/2016 (FUB MSc in Computer Science ) Languages and Machines, which is intended for computer scientists in the theoretical foundations of their subject, gives a mathematically sound In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the concepts of graph transformation and graph grammars started to become of interest in picture processing and computer science . The main idea was to generalize well-known rewriting techniques from strings and trees to Parsing is the process of structuring a linear representation in accordance with a given grammar. This definition has been kept abstract on purpose to allow as wide an interpretation as possible. The linear representation may be a sentence, a computer
The Cambridge distributed computing system. International computer science series
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The Development of Component-based Information Systems Google Books Result The Cambridge Distributed Computing System is an early discontinued distributed operating system, . (International computer science series) Bibliography: p. The 100 Best Computer Science Programs in the
Logic and the challenge of computer science
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Nowadays computer science is surpassing mathematics as the primary field of logic applications, but logic is not tuned properly to the new role. In particular, classical logic is preoccupied mostly with infinite static structures whereas many objects of interest in
Computer science unplugged
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For kids ages 7 to 14: This educational 50 minute show is an action-packed, zany time exploring neat ideas in computer science . It has been performed for over 20 years in classrooms, science museums, science festivals, and at educational events. Kids, and the
The Profession of IT, Is Computer Science Science
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COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM draw on the same fundamental principles. In 1989, we used the term computing instead of computer science , mathematics, and engineering. Today, computing science, engineering, mathematics, art
Discrete mathematical structures with applications to computer science
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The objectives of the course are: To develop Professional Skills through effective communication To introduce a number of Mathematical Foundation to be serving as tools even today in the development of theoretical computer science To gain some confidence on
Bringing computational thinking to K-12: what is Involved and what is the role of the computer science education community
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When Jeanette Wing [13] launched a discussion regarding the role of computational thinking across all disciplines, she ignited a profound engagement with the core questions of what computer science is and what it might contribute to solving problems across the
Modern DC-to-DC Switchmode Power Converter Circuits (Van Nostrand Reinhold Electrical/ Computer Science and Engineering Series)
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As each area of technology with a potential for significantly impacting any major segment of the electronics industry evolves, it often is accompanied by the development of a succession of new circuits. Each new circuit indeed appears different, employing different components
Information technology research: A practical guide for computer science and informatics
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Information Technology Research: A Practical Guide for Computer
Scientific methods in computer science
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ABSTRACT This paper analyzes scientific aspects of Computer Science . First it defines science and scientific method in
Active learning and its use in computer science
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Student learning and the depth of the students knowledge increase when active learning methods are employed in the classroom. Active learning strategies are discussed in general computer science course work and as used in a theory of computation course. Difficulties
Why the high attrition rate for computer science students: some thoughts and observations
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1. Introduction At our university, there are over four hundred declared majors in Computer Science . Each semester, however, only about fifteen to twenty students graduate in this field. The freshman courses comprise overflowing multiple sections, but the upper level courses make
Form and content in computer science
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The trouble with computer science today is an obsessive concern with form instead of content. No, that is the wrong way to begin. By any previous standard the vitality of computer science is enormous; what other intellectual area ever advanced so far in twenty years
Why women avoid computer science
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COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM did these numbers drop, and why more sharply for women than for men For men, the explanation is obvious. Traditional paths to wealth like law, medicine, and business are more certain, and over the
and engineering education
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CJ Chung ,Frontiers in Education Conference, 2003 ,sl.epinnovations.com
Abstract-Autonomous robotics systems encompass the rich nature of integrated systems that includes mechanical, electrical, and computational components. Robotics has been used as a carrot to attract students to the science and engineering career and there have been
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