In this paper, we propose a definition of goal achievability: given a basic action theory describing an initial state of the world and some primitive actions available to a robot...
Constructing the controller of a mobile robot has several issues to be addressed: how to automate behavior generation procedure, how to insert available domain knowledge effective...
In this paper, we compare the performance of hierarchical GP methods (Automatically Defined Functions, Module Acquisition, Adaptive Representation through Learning) with the canon...
A magnetic resonance (MR) compatible surgical assist robot system under preclinical evaluation is described. It is designed to coexist, and cooperate, with a surgeon, and to positi...
Kiyoyuki Chinzei, Nobuhiko Hata, Ferenc A. Jolesz,...
We describe the first instance of an approach for control programming of humanoid robots, based on evolution as the main adaptation mechanism. In an attempt to overcome some of th...