— We consider systems of mobile robots that execute a transportation task and periodically recharge from a docking station. The location of the docking station has a considerable...
Aiming to reduce cycle time and improving the accuracy on tracking, a modified adaptive control was developed, which adapts autonomously to changing dynamic parameters. The platfor...
Fernando Ribeiro, Ivo Moutinho, Nino Pereira, Fern...
Human-Robot Physical Interaction is an important attribute for robots operating in human environments. The authors illustrate some basic physically interactive behaviors with dyna...
Umashankar Nagarajan, George Kantor, Ralph L. Holl...
— We describe a system in which autonomous robots assemble two-dimensional structures out of square building blocks. A fixed set of local control rules is sufficient for a grou...
Justin Werfel, Yaneer Bar-Yam, Daniela Rus, Radhik...
Service robots which should perform human-like operation will penetrate into a great number of applications in the future. Requirements for this is high flexibility, autonomy and ...