As we witnessed in recent major disasters, the functionalities of robots in disaster
environments do not appear to meet the high level of expectation from the public. This paper …

The pursuit of constructing humanoid robots to replicate the anatomical structures and
capabilities of human beings has been a long‐standing significant undertaking and …

In this paper, we present the avatar system of using an avatar robot with a human-like
appearance and of being able to naturally mimic human motion. The proposed avatar …

To ensure that a humanoid robot can walk in complex environments, a robust walking
pattern that responds to disturbances is essential. When generating the walking pattern …

Enabling a humanoid robot to drive a car requires the development of a set of basic primitive
actions. These include walking to the vehicle, manually controlling its commands (eg …

The compliant motion of humanoid robots is one of their most important characteristics for
interacting with humans and various environments in the real world. During walking …

This study presents the design and system integration of the 13-degree-of-freedom legged
platform, GAZELLE. The goal of this research is to develop a fast and reliable biped platform …

Actuator modules of humanoid robots have relatively higher joint elasticity than those of
industrial robots. Such joint elasticity could lead to negative effects on both the tracking …

This paper presents the development of the JET humanoid robot, which is based on the
existing THORMANG platform developed in 2015. Application in the industrial and service …

Avatar robots enable the teleoperation and telepresence of an operator with a rich and
meaningful sense of existence in another location. Robotic avatar systems rely on intuitive …