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Matthew M. Williamson
Researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Publications - 21
Citations - 4607
Matthew M. Williamson is an academic researcher from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Humanoid robot & Robot. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 21 publications receiving 4379 citations.
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Series elastic actuators
TL;DR: It is proposed that for natural tasks, zero motion force bandwidth isn't everything, and incorporating series elasticity as a purposeful element within the actuator is a good idea.
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The cog project: building a humanoid robot
Rodney A. Brooks,Cynthia Breazeal,Matthew Marjanović,Brian Scassellati,Matthew M. Williamson +4 more
TL;DR: This chapter gives a background on the methodology that the authors have used in investigations, highlights the research issues that have been raised during this project, and provides a summary of both the current state of the project and the long-term goals.
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Neural control of rhythmic arm movements
TL;DR: An approach to robot arm control based on exploiting the dynamical properties of a simple neural network oscillator circuit coupled to the joints of an arm to achieve complex behaviors with a very simple system.
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Alternative essences of intelligence
Rodney A. Brooks,Cynthia Breazeal,Robert Eiichi Irie,Charles C. Kemp,Matthew Marjanović,Brian Scassellati,Matthew M. Williamson +6 more
TL;DR: This paper presents a novel methodology for building humanlike artificially intelligent systems which are not masters of a single domain, but, like humans, are adept at performing a variety of complex tasks in the real world.
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Stiffness Isn't Everything
TL;DR: This paper proposes that for natural tasks where small-motion bandwidth is not of paramount concern, actuator to load interfaces should be significantly less stiff than in most present designs.