7 papers
Alter-Art: Exploring Embodied Artistic Creation through a Robot Avatar
Do Won Park, Samuele Bordini, Giorgio Grioli +2
As with every emerging technology, new tools in the hands of artists reshape the nature of artwork creation. Current frameworks for robotics in arts deploy the robot as an autonomo…
Agonist-Antagonist Neural Coordination without Mechanical Coupling after Targeted Muscle Reinnervation
Laura Ferrante, Anna Boesendorfer, Benedikt Baumgartner +4
Following limb amputation and targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR), nerves that originally innervated agonist and antagonist muscles are rerouted into one or more residual target mu…
Introducing V-Soft Pro: a Modular Platform for a Transhumeral Prosthesis with Controllable Stiffness
Giuseppe Milazzo, Giorgio Grioli, Antonio Bicchi +1
Current upper limb prostheses aim to enhance user independence in daily activities by incorporating basic motor functions. However, they fall short of replicating the natural movem…
Preliminary Analysis and Simulation of a Compact Variable Stiffness Wrist
Giuseppe Milazzo, Manuel G. Catalano, Antonio Bicchi +1
Variable Stiffness Actuators prove invaluable for robotics applications in unstructured environments, fostering safe interactions and enhancing task adaptability. Nevertheless, the…
A General Control Method for Human-Robot Integration
Maddalena Feder, Giorgio Grioli, Manuel G. Catalano +1
This paper introduces a new generalized control method designed for multi-degrees-of-freedom devices to help people with limited motion capabilities in their daily activities. The…
Soft Adaptive Feet for Legged Robots: An Open-Source Model for Locomotion Simulation
Matteo Crotti, Luca Rossini, Balint K. Hodossy +4
In recent years, artificial feet based on soft robotics and under-actuation principles emerged to improve mobility on challenging terrains. This paper presents the application of t…