Using human tools can significantly benefit robots in many application domains. Such ability
would allow robots to solve problems that they were unable to without tools. However, robot …

As the global population rapidly ages with longer life expectancy and declining birth rates,
the need for healthcare services and caregivers for older adults is increasing. Current …

Human–robot object handover is one of the most primitive and crucial capabilities in human–
robot collaboration. It is of great significance to promote robots to truly enter human …

This paper explores the application of the Talos humanoid robot in supporting sit-to-stand or
stand-to-sit tasks that require humans to exert significant force within a short time frame …

This paper presents a study on the use of the Talos humanoid robot for performing assistive
sit-to-stand or stand-to-sit tasks. In such tasks, the human exerts a large amount of force (100 …

Using human tools can significantly benefit robots in many application domains. It will
endow a home robot with the ability to carry out everyday household activities such as …

The fluency of handover between two agents is important to ensure safety and success of
handover. In this work, we study the relationships between the timings of giver and receiver …

As the global population rapidly ages with longer life expectancy and declining birth rates,
the need for healthcare services and caregivers for older adults is increasing. Current …

Tool-use ability has long been considered a huge discrepancy between between humans
and non-human animals. However, contemporary scientific research has revealed that many …