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09/09/2023
RICO-MR: An Open-Source Architecture for Robot Intent Communication through Mixed Reality
This article presents an open-source architecture for conveying robots' ...
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08/29/2023
In-hand manipulation planning using human motion dictionary
Dexterous in-hand manipulation is a peculiar and useful human skill. Thi...
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05/10/2023
Safe motion planning with environment uncertainty
We present an approach for safe motion planning under robot state and en...
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05/02/2023
Revisiting the Minimum Constraint Removal Problem in Mobile Robotics
The minimum constraint removal problem seeks to find the minimum number ...
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04/28/2023
Embodiment perception of a smart home assistant
Demographic growth and rise in the average age of the population is incr...
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03/01/2023
A Framework to Generate Neurosymbolic PDDL-compliant Planners
The problem of integrating high-level task planning in the execution loo...
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02/14/2023
Computational Tradeoff in Minimum Obstacle Displacement Planning for Robot Navigation
In this paper, we look into the minimum obstacle displacement (MOD) plan...
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01/19/2023
An Ergonomic Role Allocation Framework for Dynamic Human-Robot Collaborative Tasks
By incorporating ergonomics principles into the task allocation processe...
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10/24/2022
If You Are Careful, So Am I! How Robot Communicative Motions Can Influence Human Approach in a Joint Task
As humans, we have a remarkable capacity for reading the characteristics...
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08/03/2022
Robots with Different Embodiments Can Express and Influence Carefulness in Object Manipulation
Humans have an extraordinary ability to communicate and read the propert...
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07/08/2022
Gestural and Touchscreen Interaction for Human-Robot Collaboration: a Comparative Study
Close human-robot interaction (HRI), especially in industrial scenarios,...
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06/30/2022
Mixed Reality as Communication Medium for Human-Robot Collaboration
Humans engaged in collaborative activities are naturally able to convey ...
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04/27/2022
Minimum Displacement Motion Planning for Movable Obstacles
This paper presents a minimum displacement motion planning problem where...
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03/29/2022
Synthesis and Execution of Communicative Robotic Movements with Generative Adversarial Networks
Object manipulation is a natural activity we perform every day. How huma...
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01/25/2022
Gesture-based Human-Machine Interaction: Taxonomy, Problem Definition, and Analysis
The possibility for humans to interact with physical or virtual systems ...
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12/31/2021
OWLOOP: A Modular API to Describe OWL Axioms in OOP Objects Hierarchies
OWLOOP is an Application Programming Interface (API) for using the Ontol...
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11/05/2021
Dynamic Human-Robot Role Allocation based on Human Ergonomics Risk Prediction and Robot Actions Adaptation
Despite cobots have high potential in bringing several benefits in the m...
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10/12/2021
Exact and Bounded Collision Probability for Motion Planning under Gaussian Uncertainty
Computing collision-free trajectories is of prime importance for safe na...
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10/08/2021
Task Allocation for Multi-Robot Task and Motion Planning: a case for Object Picking in Cluttered Workspaces
We present an AND/OR graph-based, integrated multi-robot task and motion...
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09/01/2021
From Movement Kinematics to Object Properties: Online Recognition of Human Carefulness
When manipulating objects, humans finely adapt their motions to the char...
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06/08/2021
Property-Aware Robot Object Manipulation: a Generative Approach
When transporting an object, we unconsciously adapt our movement to its ...
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05/05/2021
Human Activity Recognition Models in Ontology Networks
We present Arianna+, a framework to design networks of ontologies for re...
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04/10/2021
MPTP: Motion-Planning-aware Task Planning for Navigation in Belief Space
We present an integrated Task-Motion Planning (TMP) framework for naviga...
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04/04/2021
Probabilistic Collision Constraint for Motion Planning in Dynamic Environments
Online generation of collision free trajectories is of prime importance ...
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04/04/2021
A Task-Motion Planning Framework Using Iteratively Deepened AND/OR Graph Networks
We present an approach for Task-Motion Planning (TMP) using Iterative De...
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03/02/2021
Careful with That! Observation of Human Movements to Estimate Objects Properties
Humans are very effective at interpreting subtle properties of the partn...
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01/27/2021
An Integrated Localisation, Motion Planning and Obstacle Avoidance Algorithm in Belief Space
As robots are being increasingly used in close proximity to humans and o...
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11/13/2020
Collaborative Robotic Manipulation: A Use Case of Articulated Objects in Three-dimensions with Gravity
This paper addresses two intertwined needs for collaborative robots oper...
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10/02/2020
Manipulation of Articulated Objects using Dual-arm Robots via Answer Set Programming
The manipulation of articulated objects is of primary importance in Robo...
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10/01/2020
Towards Multi-Robot Task-Motion Planning for Navigation in Belief Space
Autonomous robots operating in large knowledgeintensive domains require ...
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09/14/2020
A Task Allocation Approach for Human-Robot Collaboration in Product Defects Inspection Scenarios
The presence and coexistence of human operators and collaborative robots...
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09/06/2020
A Hierarchical Architecture for Human-Robot Cooperation Processes
In this paper we propose FlexHRC+, a hierarchical human-robot cooperatio...
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07/13/2020
Deployment and Evaluation of a Flexible Human-Robot Collaboration Model Based on AND/OR Graphs in a Manufacturing Environment
The Industry 4.0 paradigm promises shorter development times, increased ...
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06/29/2020
Multi-sensory Integration in a Quantum-Like Robot Perception Model
Formalisms inspired by Quantum theory have been used in Cognitive Scienc...
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06/04/2020
A Preliminary Study for a Quantum-like Robot Perception Model
Formalisms based on quantum theory have been used in Cognitive Science f...
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10/24/2019
Task-Motion Planning for Navigation in Belief Space
We present an integrated Task-Motion Planning (TMP) framework for naviga...
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08/27/2019
Task-assisted Motion Planning in Partially Observable Domains
We present an integrated Task-Motion Planning framework for robot naviga...
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10/29/2018
Long-term area coverage and radio relay positioning using swarms of UAVs
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are becoming increasingly useful for tas...
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10/26/2018
Online Human Gesture Recognition using Recurrent Neural Networks and Wearable Sensors
Gestures are a natural communication modality for humans. The ability to...
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09/21/2018
Contact modelling and tactile data processing for robot skin
Tactile sensing is a key enabling technology to develop complex behaviou...
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09/21/2018
Arianna+: Scalable Human Activity Recognition by Reasoning with a Network of Ontologies
Aging population ratios are rising significantly. Meanwhile, smart home ...
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05/22/2018
A 2D laser rangefinder scans dataset of standard EUR pallets
In the past few years, the technology of automated guided vehicles (AGVs...
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03/29/2018
Detection, localisation and tracking of pallets using machine learning techniques and 2D range data
The problem of autonomous transportation in industrial scenarios is rece...
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03/22/2018
A framework for Culture-aware Robots based on Fuzzy Logic
Cultural adaptation, i.e., the matching of a robot's behaviours to the c...
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01/05/2018
On the manipulation of articulated objects in human-robot cooperation scenarios
Articulated and flexible objects constitute a challenge for robot manipu...
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11/28/2017
The robot skin placement problem: a new technique to place triangular modules inside polygons
Providing robots with large-scale robot skin is a challenging goal, espe...
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10/27/2017
Towards a new paradigm for assistive technology at home: research challenges, design issues and performance assessment
Providing elderly and people with special needs, including those sufferi...
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09/27/2017
Scene learning, recognition and similarity detection in a fuzzy ontology via human examples
This paper introduces a Fuzzy Logic framework for scene learning, recogn...
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07/09/2017
Detection of bimanual gestures everywhere: why it matters, what we need and what is missing
Bimanual gestures are of the utmost importance for the study of motor co...
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06/30/2017