In this paper we discuss some aspects related to the practical assessment of the quality of a grasp by a robotic hand on objects of unknown shape, based on sensorial feedback from...
Domenico Prattichizzo, John Kenneth Salisbury Jr.,...
Most robot designers make the mechanical interface between an actuator and its load as stiff as possible[9][10]. This makes sense in traditional position-controlled systems, becau...
Gill A. Pratt, Matthew M. Williamson, Peter Dilwor...
We present an active approach for discriminating different materials by impulsively contacting (hitting) them, and sensing and interpreting the resulting sounds. In theory, the an...