In this paper, we will explore possibilities of dynamic interactions between human and neurocognitive robots especially focusing on the psychological problems of joint attentions and turn-taking. Firstly, we will show that movement patterns of a joystick-type haptic device which are driven by a simple attractor-based memory dynamics of recurrent neural network (RNN) can introduce novel interact...

This review article presents an in-depth examination of research and development in the fields rehabilitation, assistive technologies, humanoid robots. It focuses on parallel robots designed for human body joints with three degrees freedom, specifically neck, shoulder, wrist, hip, ankle. A systematic search was conducted across multiple databases, including Scopus, Web Science, PubMed, IEEE Xpl...

The conceptual design of parallel robots can be dated back to the time when Gough established the basic principles of a device with a closed-loop kinematic structure (Gough 1956), that can generate specified position and orientation of a moving platform so as to test tire wear and tear. Based on this principle, Stewart designed a platform for use as an aircraft simulator in 1965 (Stewart 1965)....

Legged robots are often used in a large variety of tasks, in different environments. The large number of degrees-of-freedom, to be controlled during these tasks, turns the online generation of trajectories in these robots very complex. In this paper, we consider a modular approach to online generation of trajectories, based on biological concepts, namely Central Pattern Generators (CPGs). We in...

Currently, the access to knowledge of stiffness values is typically constrained a-priori identified models or datasheet information, which either do not usually take into account full range possible need extensive experiments. This work tackles challenge estimation in articulated soft manipulators, and it proposes an innovative solution adding value previous research by removing necessity for f...

In this paper, we introduce our algorithms for simulating humanoid robots, in particular the parallel linear-time forward dynamics algorithm and constraint-based contact model. Using a small humanoid robot as an example, we also demonstrate that our simulator provides results qualitatively similar to experiments even with high-gain joint servo model, which can be simulated without precise joint...

In this paper, to analyze the transport of autonomous robots, an artificial Capital market is used. Capital market is considered as a pier which loading and unloading of cargo is done. Autonomous robots load and unload from the ship to the warehouse wharf or vice versa. All the robots have the ability of transporting the loads, but depending on loads and the location of unloading (or loading) a...

In this paper we address the design of robots that can be successful partners to humans in joint activity. The paper outlines an approach to achieving adjustable autonomy during execution– and hence to achieve resilient multi-actor joint action – based on both temporal and epistemic situation projection. The approach is based on non-deterministic planning techniques based on the sit-

This article presents a 3D odometry algorithm for statically stable walking robots that only uses proprioceptive data delivered by joint angle and joint torque sensors embedded within the legs. The algorithm intrinsically handles each kind of emerging statically stable gait and is independent of predefined gait patterns. Additionally, the algorithm can be equally applied to stiff robots as well...