A bio-inspired mechanism for learning robot motion from mirrored human demonstrations

O Zahra, S Tolu, P Zhou, A Duan… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Different learning modes and mechanisms allow faster and better acquisition of skills as
widely studied in humans and many animals. Specific neurons, called mirror neurons, are …

Spiking neural networks for visual place recognition via weighted neuronal assignments

S Hussaini, M Milford, T Fischer - IEEE Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Spiking neural networks (SNNs) offer both compelling potential advantages, including
energy efficiency and low latencies and challenges including the non-differentiable nature of …

VPRTempo: A fast temporally encoded spiking neural network for visual place recognition

AD Hines, PG Stratton, M Milford… - 2024 IEEE International …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) are at the forefront of neuromorphic computing thanks to
their potential energy-efficiency, low latencies, and capacity for continual learning. While …

A biological-like controller using improved spiking neural networks

JP Fernández, MA Vargas, JMV García, JAC Carrillo… - Neurocomputing, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper is devoted to developing a biological-based algorithm to simulate the control of a
human arm by means of a Spiking Neural Network (SNN) with a pre-set structure similar to …

[HTML][HTML] A spiking network classifies human sEMG signals and triggers finger reflexes on a robotic hand

JCV Tieck, S Weber, TC Stewart, J Kaiser… - Robotics and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The interaction between robots and humans is of great relevance for the field of
neurorobotics as it can provide insights on how humans perform motor control and sensor …

Applications of spiking neural networks in visual place recognition

S Hussaini, M Milford, T Fischer - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In robotics, spiking neural networks (SNNs) are increasingly recognized for their largely
unrealized potential energy efficiency and low latency particularly when implemented on …

Ensembles of compact, region-specific & regularized spiking neural networks for scalable place recognition

S Hussaini, M Milford, T Fischer - 2023 IEEE International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Spiking neural networks have significant potential utility in robotics due to their high energy
efficiency on specialized hardware, but proof-of-concept implementations have not yet …

Bio-inspired control system for fingers actuated by multiple SMA actuators

GI Uleru, M Hulea, A Burlacu - Biomimetics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Spiking neural networks are able to control with high precision the rotation and force of
single-joint robotic arms when shape memory alloy wires are used for actuation. Bio …

Soft-grasping with an anthropomorphic robotic hand using spiking neurons

JCV Tieck, K Secker, J Kaiser… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Evolution gave humans advanced grasping capabilities combining an adaptive hand with
efficient control. Grasping motions can quickly be adapted if the object moves or deforms …

Learning inverse kinematics using neural computational primitives on neuromorphic hardware

J Zhao, M Monforte, G Indiveri, C Bartolozzi, E Donati - npj Robotics, 2023 - nature.com
Current low-latency neuromorphic processing systems hold great potential for developing
autonomous artificial agents. However, the variable nature and low precision of the …