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Willow Garage

About: Willow Garage is a based out in . It is known for research contribution in the topics: Robot & Mobile robot. The organization has 76 authors who have published 191 publications receiving 28617 citations.

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03 Mar 2013
TL;DR: An analysis of household chore lists is presented with an eye towards building a comprehensive tasks lists for domestic robots and the necessity for end-user programming of domestic robots at different levels is discussed.
Abstract: We present an analysis of household chore lists with an eye towards building a comprehensive tasks lists for domestic robots. We identify the common structures of cleaning and organizing tasks, and characterize properties of their targets. Based on this analysis, we discuss the necessity for end-user programming of domestic robots at different levels.

48 citations

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TL;DR: There were no substantive main effects, but all three variables exhibited two-way interactions, indicating that design strategies must be grounded in a multi-dimensional understanding of these variables.
Abstract: One critical question suggested by Web 2.0 is as follows: When is it better to leverage the knowledge of other users vs. rely on the product characteristic-based metrics for online product recommenders? Three recent and notable changes of recommender systems have been as follows: (1) a shift from characteristic-based recommendation algorithms to social-based recommendation algorithms; (2) an increase in the number of dimensions on which algorithms are based; and (3) availability of products that cannot be examined for quality before purchase. The combination of these elements is affecting users' perceptions and attitudes regarding recommender systems and the products recommended by them, but the psychological effects of these trends remain unexplored. The current study empirically examines the effects of these elements, using a 2 (recommendation approach: content-based vs. collaborative-based, within)x2 (dimensions used to generate recommendations: 6 vs. 30, between)x2 (product type: experience products (fragrances) vs. search products (rugs), between) Web-based study (N=80). Participants were told that they would use two recommender systems distinguished by recommendation approach (in fact, the recommendations were identical). There were no substantive main effects, but all three variables exhibited two-way interactions, indicating that design strategies must be grounded in a multi-dimensional understanding of these variables. The implications of this research for the psychology and design of recommender systems are presented.

47 citations

Proceedings ArticleDOI
03 Dec 2010
TL;DR: A manipulator design combining accelerometer-based sensing with low-cost actuation is presented, and the utility of consumer-grade accelerometers even on high-precision manipulators is demonstrated.
Abstract: We present a series of experiments which explore the use of consumer-grade accelerometers as joint position sensors for robotic manipulators. We show that 6- and 7-dof joint angle estimation is possible by using one 3-d accelerometer for each pair of joints. We demonstrate two calibration approaches and experimental results using accelerometer-based control in both position-control and torque-control regimes. We present a manipulator design combining accelerometer-based sensing with low-cost actuation, and conclude by demonstrating the utility of consumer-grade accelerometers even on high-precision manipulators.

45 citations

Proceedings ArticleDOI
05 Dec 2011
TL;DR: A novel multi-resolution approach to efficiently mapping 3D environments that models the environment as a hierarchy of probabilistic 3D maps, in which each submap is updated and transformed individually.
Abstract: In this paper, we present a novel multi-resolution approach to efficiently mapping 3D environments. Our representation models the environment as a hierarchy of probabilistic 3D maps, in which each submap is updated and transformed individually. In addition to the formal description of the approach, we present an implementation for tabletop manipulation tasks and an information-driven exploration algorithm for autonomously building a hierarchical map from sensor data. We evaluate our approach using real-world as well as simulated data. The results demonstrate that our method is able to efficiently represent 3D environments at high levels of detail. Compared to a monolithic approach, our maps can be generated significantly faster while requiring significantly less memory.

44 citations

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Steve Cousins1
TL;DR: This column is designed to introduce you and help track this important community effort and to help decide whether or not to download and try the ROS system.
Abstract: Robot operating system (ROS) is a free and opensource system that has grown out of a novel collaboration between industry and academia. This column is designed to introduce you and help track this important community effort. The latest information about ROS will always be available on the Web (http://ros.org). My goal is to help you decide whether or not to download and try the system. In future columns, I'll write about the latest developments in ROS and its progress in the ROS community.

44 citations


Authors

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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Ian Goodfellow85137135390
Kurt Konolige6417124749
Andreas Paepcke501409405
Gunter Niemeyer4715317135
Radu Bogdan Rusu439715008
Mike J. Dixon421828272
Gary Bradski418223763
Leila Takayama34904549
Sachin Chitta34564589
Wendy Ju341843861
Maya Cakmak341114452
Brian P. Gerkey32517923
Caroline Pantofaru26654116
Matei Ciocarlie25913176
Kaijen Hsiao24292366
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
20172
20164
20152
201414
201336
201239