A dataset for tactile textures on uneven surfaces collected using a BioIn-Tacto sensing moduleMendeley Data by Maliheh Marzani, Soheil Khatibi, Ruslan Masinjila, Vinicius Prado da Fonseca, Thiago Eustaquio Alves de Oliveira

“…Effective human-like manipulation in robots depends on their capacity to recognize and identify textures in different environments. …”
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Structural Parameters Optimization of R&(2-RPR)+UPS Parallel Mechanical Legs by Li Zhen, Wang Xiaolei, Li Xiaodan

“…Finally, the main structural parameters of the robotic leg are optimized by the particle swarm optimization algorithm. …”
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New Joint Design to Create a More Natural and Efficient Biped by Giuseppina Gini, Umberto Scarfogliero, Michele Folgheraiter

“…This paper presents a human-oriented approach to design the mechanical architecture and the joint controller for a biped robot. Starting from the analysis of the human lower limbs, we figured out which features of the human legs are fundamental for a correct walking motion, and can be adopted in the mechanical design of a humanoid robot. …”
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USING VOICE COMMANDS TO OBTAIN EXPRESSIVE STATES FOR ANIMATRONIC STRUCTURES by Marian IONESCU

“…This paper presents an experiment that uses voice control applied to animatronic structures as well as a robotic structure. Voice control is applied in order to obtain biomimetic / expressive states through animatronic structures (CHIMPANZEE ALIVE and ELVIS ALIVE), using a interactive protocol with the robotic structure (LOBOT uHand). …”
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An android can show the facial expressions of complex emotions by Alexander Diel, Wataru Sato, Chun-Ting Hsu, Alexander Bäuerle, Martin Teufel, Takashi Minato

“…Abstract Trust and rapport are essential abilities for human–robot interaction. Producing emotional expressions in the robots’ faces is an effective way for that purpose. …”
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Delayed Bilateral Teleoperation of Mobile Manipulators With Hybrid Mapping: Rate/Nonlinear-Position Modes by FERNANDO A. CHICAIZA, EMANUEL SLAWINSKI, VICENTE MUT

“…Mobile manipulators find versatile applications across various fields, leveraging the combination of autonomous functionalities and bilateral teleoperation schemes to enhance the effectiveness of these robotic mechanisms. Regarding teleoperation, command generation involves a leader robot with a few degrees of freedom in a bounded workspace, accompanied by a redundant follower robot operating in an unbounded workspace. …”
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Design, Kinematic Optimization, and Evaluation of a Teleoperated System for Middle Ear Microsurgery by Mathieu Miroir, Yann Nguyen, Jérôme Szewczyk, Olivier Sterkers, Alexis Bozorg Grayeli

“…Here, we describe a method to design a teleoperated assistance robotic system dedicated to the middle ear surgery. …”
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Coordinated Compliance Control Method of Five-Axis Redundant Industrial Manipulator Based on Monocular Vision by Hua Cen

“…In order to improve the accuracy of the five-axis redundant industrial robot arm in grasping static objects and shorten the grasping time, a coordinated compliance control method based on a monocular vision for the five-axis redundant industrial robot arm is proposed in this paper. …”
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Dynamics Model Abstraction Scheme Using Radial Basis Functions by Silvia Tolu, Mauricio Vanegas, Rodrigo Agís, Richard Carrillo, Antonio Cañas

“…System dynamics depend on an unobserved external context, for example, work load of a robot manipulator. The dynamics of a robot arm change as it manipulates objects with different physical properties, for example, the mass, shape, or mass distribution. …”
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Development and Test Analysis of the RV Reducer Comprehensive Performance Test Platform by Yi Qiu, Yijing Guo, Fengqiang Gao

“…The control accuracy of industrial robot depends on the comprehensive performance of RV reducer， which is the core component of industrial robot. …”
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Task-related errors as a catalyst for empathy towards embodied pedagogical agents by Oliver Rehren, Oliver Rehren, Sebastian Jansen, Sebastian Jansen, Martina Seemann, Martina Seemann, Peter Ohler, Peter Ohler

“…This study investigates how task-related errors and language cues from a robot influence human perception, specifically examining their impact on anthropomorphism and subsequent empathy, and whether these perceptions affect persuasion.MethodsThirty-nine participants interacted with a NAO robot during a quiz. …”
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Detection of Gait Perturbations Based on Proprioceptive Information. Application to Limit Cycle Walkers by J. A. Gallego, A. Forner-Cordero, J. C. Moreno, E. A. Turowska, J. L. Pons

“…Up to date, their ability to cope with gait disturbances is far less successful than humans’: Neither trajectory controlled robots, nor dynamic walking machines (Limit Cycle Walkers) are able to handle them satisfactorily. …”
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Physical embodiment and anthropomorphism of AI tutors and their role in student enjoyment and performance by Helene Ackermann, Anja Henke, Johann Chevalère, Hae Seon Yun, Verena V. Hafner, Niels Pinkwart, Rebecca Lazarides

“…The ITS’ agents were either depicted as on-screen robots (condition A) or as both on-screen avatars and physical robots (condition B). …”
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Design and Analysis of a Bioinspired Foot Mechanism based on Tensegrity Structure by Jianwei Sun, Lü Jiale, Jinrong Sun, Guangsheng Song, Xiaodong Li

“…Traditional feet robots have shortcomings of mechanism flexibility insufficient in adaptive walking on complex terrain. …”
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NPQ-RRT∗: An Improved RRT∗ Approach to Hybrid Path Planning by Zihan Yu, Linying Xiang

“…In recent years, the path planning of robot has been a hot research direction, and multirobot formation has practical application prospect in our life. …”
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EMIKNet: Expanding Multiple-Instance Inverse Kinematics Network for Multiple End-Effector and Multiple Solutions by Youn-Jae Go, Jun Moon

“…Inverse Kinematics (IK) is essential for robot control but suffers from computational complexity as the number of links and end-effectors increases, thereby affecting real-time control accuracy and performance. …”
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Gravity Compensation and Feedback of Ground Reaction Forces for Biped Balance Control by Satoshi Ito, Shingo Nishio, Yuuki Fukumoto, Kojiro Matsushita, Minoru Sasaki

“…This paper considers the balance control of a biped robot under a constant external force or on a sloped ground. …”
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Contact Load and Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication Analysis of Eccentric Bearings in RV Reducer Considering the Effects of Roller Profile Modification by Xinyue Zhang, Gang Wang, Daqi Wu, Jian Guan, Wenjie Chen

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Design of Dexterous Hand for Massage and Its Position Analysis and Simulation by Zhou Runsheng, Yin Xiaoqin, Zhu Hejun

“…In order to improve the automation degree of the massage robot,the structure design and kinematics analysis of a four fingered,motor-driven robotic hand for massage robot is completed. …”
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A Novel Flexible Virtual Fixtures for Teleoperation by Guanglong Du, Ping Zhang

“…The safe pipe constructs the safe workspace dynamically for the robot, which makes it possible to detect the potential collision between the robot and the obstacles. …”
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