The problem of controlling locomotion is an area in which neuroscience and robotics can
fruitfully interact. In this article, I will review research carried out on locomotor central pattern …

This paper provides a comprehensive introduction to the design of the minimally expressive
robot KASPAR, which is particularly suitable for human–robot interaction studies. A low‐cost …

Shimon is a interactive robotic marimba player, developed as part of our ongoing research
in Robotic Musicianship. The robot listens to a human musician and continuously adapts its …

In this article, we propose a bio-inspired architecture for a quadruped robot that is able to
initiate/stop locomotion; generate different gaits, and to easily select and switch between the …

Motor primitives are fundamental building blocks of a controller which enable dynamic robot
behavior with minimal high-level intervention. By treating motor primitives as basic …

Interactive behavior among humans is governed by the dynamics of movement
synchronization in a variety of repetitive tasks. This requires the interaction partners to …

Vertebrates are able to quickly adapt to new environments in a very robust, seemingly
effortless way. To explain both this adaptivity and robustness, a very promising perspective …

Since several years dynamic movement primitives (DMPs) are more and more getting into
the center of interest for flexible movement control in robotics. In this study we introduce …

Navigation in biological mechanisms represents a set of skills needed for the survival of
individuals, including target acquisition and obstacle avoidance. In this article, we focus on …

Movement generation in humans appears to be processed through a three-layered
architecture, where each layer corresponds to a different level of abstraction in the …