Category: frontiersin
Skill Learning by Autonomous Robotic Playing Using Active Learning and Exploratory Behavior Composition
We consider the problem of autonomous acquisition of manipulation skills where problem-solving strategies are initially available only for a narrow range of situations. We propose to extend the range of […]
Guiding the Self-Organization of Cyber-Physical Systems
Self-organization offers a promising approach for designing adaptive systems. Given the inherent complexity of most cyber-physical systems, adaptivity is desired, as predictability is limited. Here I summarize different concepts and […]
Scalable and Robust Fabrication, Operation, and Control of Compliant Modular Robots
A major goal of autonomous robot collectives is to robustly perform complex tasks in unstructured environments by leveraging hardware redundancy and the emergent ability to adapt to perturbations. In such […]
Swarm Robotic Behaviors and Current Applications
In swarm robotics multiple robots collectively solve problems by forming advantageous structures and behaviors similar to the ones observed in natural systems, such as swarms of bees, birds, or fish. […]
Unsupervised Learning Facilitates Neural Coordination Across the Functional Clusters of the C. elegans Connectome
Modeling of complex adaptive systems has revealed a still poorly understood benefit of unsupervised learning: when neural networks are enabled to form an associative memory of a large set of […]
A Robust Screen-Free Brain-Computer Interface for Robotic Object Selection
Brain signals represent a communication modality that can allow users of assistive robots to specify high-level goals, such as the object to fetch and deliver. In this paper, we consider […]
Collaborative Research Project: Developing and Testing a Robot-Assisted Intervention for Children With Autism
The present work is a collaborative research aimed at testing the effectiveness of the robot-assisted intervention administered in real clinical settings by real educators. Social robots dedicated to assisting persons […]
Phenotypic Plasticity Provides a Bioinspiration Framework for Minimal Field Swarm Robotics
The real world is highly variable and unpredictable, and so fine-tuned robot controllers that successfully result in group-level “emergence” of swarm capabilities indoors may quickly become inadequate outside. One response […]
Which Body Would You Like to Have? The Impact of Embodied Perspective on Body Perception and Body Evaluation in Immersive Virtual Reality
In this experiment, we aimed to measure the conscious internal representation of one’s body appearance and allow the participants to compare this to their ideal body appearance and to their […]
Re-association of Body Parts: Illusory Ownership of a Virtual Arm Associated With the Contralateral Real Finger by Visuo-Motor Synchrony
Illusory ownership can be induced in a virtual body by visuo-motor synchrony. Our aim was to test the possibility of a re-association of the right thumb with a virtual left […]