Category: frontiersin
Effective Viscous Damping Enables Morphological Computation in Legged Locomotion
Muscle models and animal observations suggest that physical damping is beneficial for stabilization. Still, only a few implementations of physical damping exist in compliant robotic legged locomotion. It remains unclear […]
Customization Methodology for Conformable Grasping Posture of Soft Grippers by Stiffness Patterning
Soft grippers with soft and flexible materials have been widely researched to improve the functionality of grasping. Although grippers that can grasp various objects with different shapes are important, a […]
Are You Still With Me? Continuous Engagement Assessment From a Robot's Point of View
Continuously measuring the engagement of users with a robot in a Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) setting paves the way toward in-situ reinforcement learning, improve metrics of interaction quality, and can guide […]
Improving Health Monitoring With Adaptive Data Movement in Fog Computing
Pervasive sensing is increasing our ability to monitor the status of patients not only when they are hospitalized but also during home recovery. As a result, lots of data are […]
Control Architecture for Human-Like Motion With Applications to Articulated Soft Robots
Human beings can achieve a high level of motor performance that is still unmatched in robotic systems. These capabilities can be ascribed to two main enabling factors: (i) the physical […]
A Novel User Control for Lower Extremity Rehabilitation Exoskeletons
Lower extremity exoskeletons offer the potential to restore ambulation to individuals with paraplegia due to spinal cord injury. However, they often rely on preprogrammed gait, initiated by switches, sensors, and/or […]