Learning inverse kinematics and dynamics of a robotic manipulator using generative adversarial networks

H Ren, P Ben-Tzvi - Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2020 - Elsevier
Obtaining inverse kinematics and dynamics of a robotic manipulator is often crucial for robot
control. Analytical models are typically used to approximate real robot systems, and various …

Goal-directed tactile exploration for body model learning through self-touch on a humanoid robot

F Gama, M Shcherban, M Rolf… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An early integration of tactile sensing into motor coordination is the norm in animals, but still
a challenge for robots. Tactile exploration through touches on the body gives rise to first …

Intelligent Control of Robots with Minimal Power Consumption in Pick-and-Place Operations

V Vodovozov, Z Raud, E Petlenkov - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
In many industries, such as assembling, welding, packaging, quality control, loading, and
wrapping, a specific operation is requested, which is to pick processed objects in a given …

Interest-driven exploration with observational learning for developmental robots

R Rayyes, H Donat, J Steil… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
It has been emphasized for a long time that real-world applications of developmental robots
require lifelong and online learning. A major challenge in this field is the high sample …

Efficient online interest-driven exploration for developmental robots

R Rayyes, H Donat, J Steil - IEEE Transactions on Cognitive …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A major challenge for online and data-driven model learning in robotics is the high sample
complexity. This hinders its efficiency and practical feasibility for lifelong learning, in …

Active inverse model learning with error and reachable set estimates

D Driess, S Schmitt, M Toussaint - 2019 IEEE/RSJ International …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work, we propose a framework to learn an inverse model of redundant systems. We
address three problems. By formalizing what it actually means to learn an inverse model, we …

Hierarchical interest-driven goal babbling for efficient bootstrapping of sensorimotor skills

R Rayyes, H Donat, J Steil - 2020 IEEE International …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose a novel hierarchical online learning scheme for fast and efficient bootstrapping
of sensorimotor skills. Our scheme permits rapid data-driven robot model learning in a" …

Data-Driven Estimation of Forces Along the Backbone of Concentric Tube Continuum Robots

H Donat, P Mohammadi, J Steil - 2023 IEEE International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Concentric tube continuum robots (CTCRs) belong to the family of continuum robots with
applications in minimally invasive surgeries. Because of this application domain, measuring …

Control of Pick-and-Place Robots with Reduced Power Consumption

V Vodovozov, Z Raud… - 2023 IEEE 64th …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In such industries as assembling, welding, packaging, quality control, loading, and
wrapping, the specific robot operation is requested, which is to pick processing objects to a …

Online associative multi-stage goal babbling toward versatile learning of sensorimotor skills

R Rayyes, J Steil - … Joint IEEE 9th International Conference on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We develop an online learning scheme inspired by the versatility of the human learning
system to bootstrap several sensorimotor skills in “Learning while Behaving” fashion. Our …