Humanoids; a most intriguing subject to behold by both the engineers and the world at large.
With the introduction of humanoid robot NAO by Aldebaran-Robotics in 2008, a performant …

The paper introduces and compares the use of current robotics kits developed by different
companies in Japan for education purposes. These kits are targeted to a large audience …

In this paper, a human–robot interaction system based on a novel combination of sensors is
proposed. It allows one person to interact with a humanoid social robot using natural body …

This paper introduces Free Gait, a software framework for the control of robust, versatile, and
task-oriented control of legged robots. In contrast to common hardware abstraction layers …

Early school years are an important period to lay out the foundation for learning a second
language. In addition to mastering the basic language skills and keeping the learning …

This paper proposes a novel user interface for creating whole body motions of biped
humanoid robots just by giving key poses. Although such an interface is popular for CG …

Robotic technologies will continue to enter new applications in addition to automated
manufacturing and logistics. Once mobile robots can also operate outside of today's special …

This article offers a literature review of goalkeeper robots in the context of the
RoboCupSoccer competition. The latter is one of the various league categories hosted by …

Prior Publication Data A system and a method for editing and controlling actions of US
2012/0136481 A1 May 31, 2012 a mobile robot allowing for the creation and modification of …

In this paper, we introduce an integrated approach that enables a humanoid robot to plan
and robustly execute whole body motions including stepping over, climbing up or down …