Man and Robot

Tactile Man-Robot Interaction for an Industrial Service Robot

The Walk-Man Robot Software Architecture

ion layer The Ethercat-Master exposes the robot sensors and actuators in a YARP network by remotizing the robot with a set of YARP communication channels (this is achieved in YARP using special objects called network wrappers). An additional set of libraries, named WholeBodyInterface, hides YARP channels from control modules, and relieves the developers from the bureaucracy required to prepare ...

Enhancing Man-Portable Robot Functionality through Integration

The Technology Transfer project of the Unmanned Systems Branch at Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego seeks to improve the functionality and autonomy of small mobile robot systems by harvesting prior and ongoing developments for insertion into current programs. Over the past year, we have been working with the Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technologies (CCAT) to integra...

Corrigendum: The Walk-Man Robot Software Architecture

Alberto Cardellino, Alessio Rocchi, Enrico Migo Hoffman, Corrado Pavan and Dimitrios Kanoulas were not included as authors in the published article. Here is the updated Author contributions: MF, LM, AS, AR, EMH, AC, DK, CP, and LN worked on the design of the global architecture and on the network. LM, MF, AR, EMH, AC, and NT designed and developed GYM and the HAL. AS and CP developed the operat...

Man-Robot Cooperation - New Technologies and New Solutions

In this paper we present technologies that enable man-robot cooperation. Several robots are presented that are capable of working safely around humans. Software and sensor-based safety systems are also discussed. We review the regulations and robot standards which determine the construction of today’s robot solutions. Finally, we present a few concept man-robot solutions in assembly cells from ...