The unique musculoskeletal structure of the human hand brings in wider dexterous
capabilities to grasp and manipulate a repertoire of objects than the non-human primates. It …

The contribution of the body to cognition and control in natural and artificial agents is
increasingly described as “offloading computation from the brain to the body,” where the …

This article presents strategies for the passive path and morphological adaptation of a plant-
inspired growing robot that can build its own body by an additive manufacturing process. By …

An undeniable part of a smart city is its use of smart agents. These agents can vary a lot in
sizes, shapes, and functionalities. Embodied artificial intelligence is the field of study that …

The following preface is the one that we published in Volume 1 of the Springer Handbook of
Auditory Research back in 1992. As anyone reading the original preface, or the many users …

Animal robots have outstanding advantages over traditional robots in their own energy
supplies, orientation, and natural concealment, delivering significant value in the theories …

In this brief contribution I argue that an apparent dichotomy between information behavior
seen as the behavior of individuals and their respective information styles and information …

When humans are asked to palpate a soft tissue to locate a hard nodule, they regulate the
stiffness, speed, and force of the finger during examination. If we understand the relationship …

Humans and animals undergo morphological development (MD) processes from infancy to
adulthood that have been shown to facilitate learning. However, most of the work on …

Recent advances in fine manipulation have led to increased interest in both scientific
research works and engineering applications. Robot manipulation at a level approaching …