Exploration behaviors, body representations, and simulation processes for the development of cognition in artificial agents

G Schillaci, VV Hafner, B Lara - Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2016‏ - frontiersin.org
Sensorimotor control and learning are fundamental prerequisites for cognitive development
in humans and animals. Evidence from behavioral sciences and neuroscience suggests that …

Evaluating the effect of saliency detection and attention manipulation in human-robot interaction

G Schillaci, S Bodiroža, VV Hafner - International Journal of Social …, 2013‏ - Springer
The ability to share the attention with another individual is essential for having intuitive
interaction. Two relatively simple, but important prerequisites for this, saliency detection and …

Simulation-based internal models for safer robots

C Blum, AFT Winfield, VV Hafner - Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2018‏ - frontiersin.org
In this paper, we explore the potential of mobile robots with simulation-based internal
models for safety in highly dynamic environments. We propose a robot with a simulation of …

Guidelines for robot-to-human handshake from the movement nuances in human-to-human handshake

JJ Cabibihan, A El-Noamany, AMRM Ahmed… - Frontiers in Robotics …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
The handshake is the most acceptable gesture of greeting in many cultures throughout
many centuries. To date, robotic arms are not capable of fully replicating this typical human …

Coupled inverse-forward models for action execution leading to tool-use in a humanoid robot

G Schillaci, VV Hafner, B Lara - Proceedings of the seventh annual ACM …, 2012‏ - dl.acm.org
We propose a computational model based on inverse-forward model pairs for the simulation
and execution of actions. The models are implemented on a humanoid robot and are used …

Internal simulations for behaviour selection and recognition

G Schillaci, B Lara, VV Hafner - International workshop on human …, 2012‏ - Springer
In this paper, we present internal simulations as a methodology for human behaviour
recognition and understanding. The internal simulations consist of pairs of inverse forward …

Online learning of visuo-motor coordination in a humanoid robot. a biologically inspired model

G Schillaci, VV Hafner, B Lara - 4th International Conference …, 2014‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Coordinating vision with movements of the body is a fundamental prerequisite for the
development of complex motor and cognitive skills. Visuo-motor coordination seems to rely …

How does a robot develop its reaching ability like human infants do?

D Luo, F Hu, T Zhang, Y Deng… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we address the issue robots develo** a reaching ability, as human infants
do. Specifically, a novel infant-inspired framework is proposed based on recent findings that …

[PDF][PDF] Anticipation in robotics

AFT Winfield, VV Hafner - … : Theoretical and Applied Aspects of the …, 2018‏ - researchgate.net
In this chapter, we introduce anticipatory robotic systems. We show how intelligent robots
can anticipate the future, by outlining two broad approaches; the first shows how robots can …

[HTML][HTML] From field of view to field of reach-could pointing emerge from the development of gras**

VV Hafner, G Schillaci - Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, 2011‏ - frontiersin.org
Pointing behaviour is an important skill that develops during early infancy. It starts with
imperative pointing around the age of 9 months [1]. This form of pointing is exhibited by the …