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An open-source simulator for cognitive robotics research: the prototype of the iCub humanoid robot simulator
Vadim Tikhanoff,Angelo Cangelosi,Paul Fitzpatrick,Giorgio Metta,Lorenzo Natale,Francesco Nori +5 more
- pp 57-61
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The prototype of a new computer simulator for the humanoid robot iCub, developed as part of a joint effort with the European project "ITALK" on the integration and transfer of action and language knowledge in cognitive robots.Abstract:
This paper presents the prototype of a new computer simulator for the humanoid robot iCub. The iCub is a new open-source humanoid robot developed as a result of the "RobotCub" project, a collaborative European project aiming at developing a new open-source cognitive robotics platform. The iCub simulator has been developed as part of a joint effort with the European project "ITALK" on the integration and transfer of action and language knowledge in cognitive robots. This is available open-source to all researchers interested in cognitive robotics experiments with the iCub humanoid platform.read more
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Self-supervised learning of grasp dependent tool affordances on the iCub Humanoid robot
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Autonomous online learning of reaching behavior in a humanoid robot
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2012 Special Issue: The grounding of higher order concepts in action and language: A cognitive robotics model
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Dealing With Large-Scale Spatio-Temporal Patterns in Imitative Interaction Between a Robot and a Human by Using the Predictive Coding Framework
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