Biological systems, including human beings, have the innate ability to perform complex
tasks in a versatile and agile manner. Researchers in sensorimotor control have aimed to …

The concept of affordances appeared in psychology during the late 60s as an alternative
perspective on the visual perception of the environment. It was revolutionary in the intuition …

Humans use signs, eg, sentences in a spoken language, for communication and thought.
Hence, symbol systems like language are crucial for our communication with other agents …

Tools have coined human life, living conditions, and culture. Recognizing the cognitive
architecture underlying tool use would allow us to comprehend its evolution, development …

When a robot has to imitate an observed action sequence, it must first understand the
inherent characteristic features of the individual actions. Such features need to reflect the …

In this paper we focus on extracting a parametrization of asymmetrical bimanual tasks from
human demonstration. Two arms coordinate while being in physical contact and fulfilling …

Understanding continuous human actions is a non-trivial but important problem in computer
vision. Although there exists a large corpus of work in the recognition of action sequences …

We propose an approach for instructing a robot using natural language to solve complex
tasks in a dynamic environment. In this study, we elaborate on a framework that allows a …

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 …

Abstract Purpose of Review The ability to autonomously manipulate the physical world is the
key capability needed to fulfill the potential of cognitive robots. Humanoid robots, which offer …