Advancements in humanoid robots: A comprehensive review and future prospects

Y Tong, H Liu, Z Zhang - IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper provides a comprehensive review of the current status, advancements, and future
prospects of humanoid robots, highlighting their significance in driving the evolution of next …

Stair-climbing robots: A review on mechanism, sensing, and performance evaluation

T Seo, S Ryu, JH Won, Y Kim, HS Kim - IEEE Access, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Indoor service robots have been widely introduced in the fields of cleaning, delivery,
education, guidance, and healthcare, etc. in indoor environments. The mobility of an indoor …

A structured prediction approach for robot imitation learning

A Duan, I Batzianoulis, R Camoriano… - … Journal of Robotics …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
We propose a structured prediction approach for robot imitation learning from
demonstrations. Among various tools for robot imitation learning, supervised learning has …

NimbRo wins ANA Avatar XPRIZE immersive telepresence competition: human-centric evaluation and lessons learned

C Lenz, M Schwarz, A Rochow, B Pätzold… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Robotic avatar systems can enable immersive telepresence with locomotion, manipulation,
and communication capabilities. We present such an avatar system, based on the key …

Embodied robot teleoperation based on high-fidelity visual-haptic simulator: Pipe-fitting example

T Zhou, P Xia, Y Ye, J Du - Journal of Construction Engineering and …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
Robot teleoperation, a control method allowing human operators to manipulate robotic
systems remotely, has become increasingly popular in construction applications. A …

A cybernetic avatar system to embody human telepresence for connectivity, exploration, and skill transfer

R Cisneros-Limón, A Dallard, M Benallegue… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
This paper describes the cybernetic avatar system developed by Team JANUS for
connectivity, exploration, and skill transfer: the core domains targeted by the ANA Avatar …

Learning human-to-humanoid real-time whole-body teleoperation

T He, Z Luo, W Xiao, C Zhang, K Kitani, C Liu… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
We present Human to Humanoid (H2O), a reinforcement learning (RL) based framework that
enables real-time whole-body teleoperation of a full-sized humanoid robot with only an RGB …

Hover: Versatile neural whole-body controller for humanoid robots

T He, W Xiao, T Lin, Z Luo, Z Xu, Z Jiang… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Humanoid whole-body control requires adapting to diverse tasks such as navigation, loco-
manipulation, and tabletop manipulation, each demanding a different mode of control. For …

Team Northeastern's approach to ANA XPRIZE Avatar final testing: A holistic approach to telepresence and lessons learned

R Luo, C Wang, C Keil, D Nguyen… - 2023 IEEE/RSJ …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reports on Team Northeastern's Avatar system for telepresence, and our holistic
approach to meet the ANA Avatar XPRIZE Final testing task requirements. The system …

Towards new-generation of intelligent welding manufacturing: A systematic review on 3D vision measurement and path planning of humanoid welding robots

P Chi, Z Wang, H Liao, T Li, X Wu, Q Zhang - Measurement, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, intelligent welding technology has emerged as a prominent focus within the
welding domain, amalgamating a diverse array of sophisticated technologies, including …