Learning-based legged locomotion: State of the art and future perspectives

S Ha, J Lee, M van de Panne, Z **e… - … Journal of Robotics …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Legged locomotion holds the premise of universal mobility, a critical capability for many real-
world robotic applications. Both model-based and learning-based approaches have …

Understanding the sense of self through robotics

TJ Prescott, K Vogeley, A Wykowska - Science robotics, 2024 - science.org
Robotics can play a useful role in the scientific understanding of the sense of self, both
through the construction of embodied models of the self and through the use of robots as …

A structured prediction approach for robot imitation learning

A Duan, I Batzianoulis, R Camoriano… - … Journal of Robotics …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
We propose a structured prediction approach for robot imitation learning from
demonstrations. Among various tools for robot imitation learning, supervised learning has …

NimbRo wins ANA Avatar XPRIZE immersive telepresence competition: human-centric evaluation and lessons learned

C Lenz, M Schwarz, A Rochow, B Pätzold… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Robotic avatar systems can enable immersive telepresence with locomotion, manipulation,
and communication capabilities. We present such an avatar system, based on the key …

Embodied robot teleoperation based on high-fidelity visual-haptic simulator: Pipe-fitting example

T Zhou, P **a, Y Ye, J Du - Journal of Construction Engineering and …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
Robot teleoperation, a control method allowing human operators to manipulate robotic
systems remotely, has become increasingly popular in construction applications. A …

Hover: Versatile neural whole-body controller for humanoid robots

T He, W **ao, T Lin, Z Luo, Z Xu, Z Jiang… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Humanoid whole-body control requires adapting to diverse tasks such as navigation, loco-
manipulation, and tabletop manipulation, each demanding a different mode of control. For …

Advancements in humanoid robots: A comprehensive review and future prospects

Y Tong, H Liu, Z Zhang - IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper provides a comprehensive review of the current status, advancements, and future
prospects of humanoid robots, highlighting their significance in driving the evolution of next …

A cybernetic avatar system to embody human telepresence for connectivity, exploration, and skill transfer

R Cisneros-Limón, A Dallard, M Benallegue… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
This paper describes the cybernetic avatar system developed by Team JANUS for
connectivity, exploration, and skill transfer: the core domains targeted by the ANA Avatar …

Learning human-to-humanoid real-time whole-body teleoperation

T He, Z Luo, W **ao, C Zhang, K Kitani, C Liu… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
We present Human to Humanoid (H2O), a reinforcement learning (RL) based framework that
enables real-time whole-body teleoperation of a full-sized humanoid robot with only an RGB …

Team Northeastern's approach to ANA XPRIZE Avatar final testing: A holistic approach to telepresence and lessons learned

R Luo, C Wang, C Keil, D Nguyen… - 2023 IEEE/RSJ …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reports on Team Northeastern's Avatar system for telepresence, and our holistic
approach to meet the ANA Avatar XPRIZE Final testing task requirements. The system …