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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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Kinematic and Dynamic Simulations for the Design of iCub Upper-Body Structure
TL;DR: Simulations validated the manipulation performance of iCub under dynamic conditions and may suggest that further design improvements are possible for iCub.