Bio
Giorgio Metta is senior scientist at the IIT (RBCS) and director of the iCub Facility. He is on leave of absence from the University of Genoa where he used to teach courses on anthropomorphic robotics and intelligent systems for the bioengineering curricula. He holds a MS cum laude (in 1994) and PhD (in 2000) in electronic engineering both from the University of Genoa. From 2001 to 2002 he was postdoctoral associate at the MIT AI-Lab where he worked on various humanoid robotic platforms. He is assistant professor at the University of Genoa since 2005 and with IIT since 2006.
Giorgio Metta research activities are in the fields of biologically motivated and humanoid robotics and, in particular, in building life-long developing artificial systems that show adaptation and learning. His research developed in collaboration with leading European and international scientists from different disciplines like neuroscience, psychology, and robotics.
Giorgio Metta is author of approximately 200 publications. He has been working as principal investigator and research scientist in several international and national funded projects. He has been reviewer for international journals and the European Commission.
Projects
Giorgio Metta is principal investigator on:
RobotCub is a 5 years long project funded by the European Commission through Unit E5 Cognitive Systems, Interaction & Robotics. The main goal is to study cognition through the implementation of a humanoid robot the size of a 3.5 year old child: the iCub. This is an open project in many different ways: we distribute the platform openly, we develop software open-source, and we are open to including new partners and form collaboration worldwide.
The ITALK project aims to develop artificial embodied agents able to acquire complex behavioural, cognitive, and linguistic skills through individual and social learning. This will be achieved through experiments with the iCub humanoid robot to learn to handle and manipulate objects and tools autonomously, to cooperate and communicate with other robots and humans, and to adapt to changing internal, environmental, and social conditions.
The CHRIS project will address the fundamental issues which would enable safe Human Robot Interaction (HRI). Specifically this project addresses the problem of a human and a robot performing co-operative tasks in a co-located space, such as in the kitchen where your service robot stirs the soup as you add the cream. These issues include communication of a shared goal (verbally and through gesture), perception and understanding of intention (from dextrous and gross movements), cognition necessary for interaction, and active and passive compliance.
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IIT Publications
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Iterative Learning of Grasp Adaptation through Human Corrections Robotics and Autonomous Systems
Sauser E. L., Argall, Metta G. and Billard A. G.
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
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A comparison between joint level torque sensing and proximal F/T sensor torque estimation: implementation on the iCub
Randazzo M., Fumagalli M., Nori F., Natale L., Metta G. and Sandini G.
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2011, San Francisco 25-30 settembre 2011
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Active learning for action mirroring
Saegusa R., Natale L., Metta G. and Sandini G.
International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN), IJCNN 2011 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, San Jose, California, USA, July 31 - August 5, 2011, 1098-7576
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Adaptive Self-Protective Motion based on Reflex Control
Shimizu T., Saegusa R., Ikemoto S., Ishiguro H. and Metta G.
International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, 2011, IJCNN 2011 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, San Jose, California, USA, July 31 - August 5, 2011
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Bent Leg Walking Gait Design for Humanoid Robotic Child-iCub Based on Key State Switching Control
Lu Z., Lallée S., Metta G., Tikhanoff V. and Dominey P. F.
IEEE International Conference on Computer and Network Technology 2011, IEEE, Taiyuan, China
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Cognitive Robotics - Active Perception of the Self and Others
Saegusa R., Natale L., Metta G. and Sandini G.
4th International Conference on Human System Interaction (HSI2011), Yokohama, Japan, May 19-21, 2011
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Embedded neuromorphic vision for humanoid robots
Bartolozzi C., Fasnacht, Rea, Hafstaertter, Clercq, Metta G. and Indiveri G.
Seventh IEEE Workshop on Embedded Computer Vision (ECVW2011), Colorado Springs, USA, June 20, 2011
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Event-driven vision for the iCub
Bartolozzi C., Metta G., Hafstaertter and Indiveri G.
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2011), Shangai, China, May 9-13, 2011
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Force control and reaching movements on the iCub humanoid robot
Metta G., Natale L., Nori F. and Sandini G.
15th International Symposium on Robotics Research, Flagstaff, AZ
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Human and robotic goal oriented actions evoke motor resonance – a gaze behavior study
Sciutti A., Nori F., Jacono M., Metta G., Sandini G. and Fadiga L.
41st Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (Neuroscience 2011), Washington, DC, USA
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Improvement of tactile capacitive sensors of the humanoid robot iCub’s fingertips
Ascia A., Biso M., Ansaldo A., Schmitz A., Ricci D., Natale L., Metta G. and Sandini G.
IEEE SENSORS 2011, pp. 4, Limerick, Ireland
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In humanoids, as in humans, bipedal standing should come before bipedal walking: implementing the Functional Reach Test
Mohan V., Zenzeri J., Metta G. and Morasso P.
Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
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Incremental Learning of Robot Dynamics using Random Features
Gijsberts A. and Metta G.
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation ICRA 2011, Shanghai, China, May 9-13, 2011
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Integration of speech and action in humanoid robots: iCub simulation experiments
Tikhanoff V., Cangelosi A. and Metta G.
IEEE Transactions of Autonomous Mental Development, vol. 3, (no. 1), pp. 17-29
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Methods and Technologies for the Implementation of Large Scale Robot Tactile Sensors
Schmitz A., Maiolino P., Maggiali M., Natale L., Cannata G. and Metta G.
IEEE Transactions on Robotics, vol. 27, (no. 3), pp. 389-400, 1552-3098
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On the role of muscle cocontraction in planning movements: implications on novel robotic actuators
Berret B., Nori F., Metta G. and Sandini G.
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation ICRA 2011, Shanghai, China, May 9-13, 2011
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Online Multiple Instance Learning Applied to Hand Detection in a Humanoid Robot
Ciliberto C., Smeraldi F., Natale L. and Metta G.
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2011, San Francisco 25-30 settembre 2011
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Own body definition based on visuomotor correlation
Saegusa R., Metta G. and Sandini G.
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
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Proactive Gaze Behavior: Which Observed Action Features Do Influence The Way We Move Our Eyes?
Sciutti A., Nori F., Jacono M., Metta G., Sandini G. and Fadiga L.
Journal of Vision, vol. 11, pp. 509, 11th Vision Sciences Society Annual Meeting (VSS 2011), Naples, Florida
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Reexamining Lucas-Kanade Method for Real-Time Independent Motion Detection: Application to the iCub Humanoid Robot
Ciliberto C., Pattacini U., Natale L., Nori F. and Metta G.
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2011, San Francisco 25-30 settembre 2011
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Skin Spatial Calibration Using Force/Torque Measurements
Del Prete A., Denei, Natale L., Mastrogiovanni F., Nori F., Cannata G. and Metta G.
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2011, San Francisco 25-30 settembre 2011
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Teaching a humanoid robot to draw 'Shapes'
Mohan V., Morasso P., Zenzeri J., Metta G., Chakravarthy V. S. and Sandini G.
Autonomous Robots
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The distribution of rewards in growing sensorimotor maps acquired by Cognitive robots through exploration
Mohan V., Morasso P., Metta G. and Kasderidis S.
Neurocomputing
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The use of phonetic motor invariants can improve automatic phoneme discrimination
Castellini C., Badino L., Metta G., Sandini G., Tavella M., Grimaldi M. and Fadiga L.
PLoS ONE, vol. 6, pp. e24055, 1932-6203
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Towards a Platform-Independent Cooperative Human-Robot Interaction System: II. Perception, Execution and Imitation of Goal Directed Act
Lallée S., Pattacini U., Boucher, Lemaignan S., Lenz A., Melhuish C., Natale L., Skachek S., Hamann K., Steinwender J., Sisbot A. E., Metta G., Alami R., Warnier, Guitton, Warneken F. and Dominey P. F.
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2011, San Francisco 25-30 settembre 2011
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What does learning to ‘draw a circle’ have to do with driving, cycling, unwinding and screwing?
Mohan V., Morasso P. and Metta G.
IEEE ICDL-Epirob 2011, Frankfurt, Germany, 24-27 august 2011
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A Tactile Sensor for the Fingertips of the Humanoid Robot iCub
Schmitz A., Maggiali M., Natale L., Bonino B. and Metta G.
2010 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems IROS 2010, Taipei, Taiwan, October 18-22, 2010
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Actions & Imagined Actions in Cognitive Robots
Mohan V., Morasso P., Kasderidis S. and Metta G.
Perception-Reason-Action cycle: Models, algorithms and systems, vol. -, (no. 1), pp. 1-32, Springer Series in Cognitive and Neural Systems, Springer, USA, 978-1-4419-1451-4
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An Experimental Evaluation of a Novel Minimum-Jerk Cartesian Controller for Humanoid Robots
Pattacini U., Nori F., Natale L., Metta G. and Sandini G.
2010 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 1668-1674, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems IROS 2010, Taipei, Taiwan, October 18-22, 2010
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Approximate optimal control for reaching and trajectory planning in a humanoid robot
Ivaldi S., Fumagalli M., Nori F., Baglietto M., Metta G. and Sandini G.
2010 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems IROS 2010, Taipei, Taiwan, October 18-22, 2010
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Closed loop control of a rotational joint driven by two antagonistic dielectric elastomer actuators
Randazzo M., Fumagalli M., Metta G. and Sandini G.
Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2010, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2010, San Diego, USA, March 6-12, 2010
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CMOS Implementation of POSFET Tactile Sensing Arrays with On Chip Readout
Dahiya R. S., Adami A., Valle M., Lorenzelli L. and Metta G.
SensorComm 2010, The Fourth International Conference on Sensor Technologies and Applications, pp. 80-83, The Fourth International Conference on Sensor Technologies and Applications SensorComm 2010, Venice, Italy, July 18 - 25, 2010
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Design, Realization and Sensorization of the Dexterous iCub Hand
Schmitz A., Pattacini U., Nori F., Natale L., Metta G. and Sandini G.
10th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, pp. 186-191, 10th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, Nashville, TN, December 6-8, 2010
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Evolutionary Optimization of Least-Squares Support Vector Machines
Gijsberts A., Metta G. and Rothkrantz L.
Annals of Information Systems, vol. 8, (no. Special Issue on Data Mining), pp. 277-297, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1934-3221
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Exploiting Proximal F/T Measurements for the iCub Active Compliance
Fumagalli M., Randazzo M., Nori F., Natale L., Metta G. and Sandini G.
2010 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems IROS 2010, Taipei, Taiwan, October 18-22, 2010
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Force control of a tendon driven joint actuated by dielectric elastomers
Randazzo M., Fumagalli M., Nori F., Metta G. and Sandini G.
12th International Conference on New Actuators (Actuator 2010), 12th International Conference on New Actuators (Actuator 2010), Bremen, Germany, 14-16 June, 2010
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Human-Robot Cooperation Based on Interaction Learning
Lallée S., Yoshida E., Mallet A., Nori F., Natale L., Metta G., Warneken F. and Dominey P. F.
From Motor Learning to Interaction Learning in Robots, pp. 508-556, Springer-Verlag, 978-3-642-05180-7
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Integrating Tactile Sensors into the Hands of the Humanoid Robot iCub
Schmitz A., Maggiali M., Natale L. and Metta G.
ICRA 2010, International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2010, workshop on Representations for Object Grasping and Manipulation, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
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Integration of Action and Language Knowledge: A Roadmap for Developmental Robotics
Cangelosi A., Metta G., Sagerer G., Nolfi S., Nehaniv C., Fischer K., Tani J., Belpaeme T., Sandini G., Nori F., Fadiga L., Wrede B., Rohlfing K., Tuci E., Dautermann C., Saunders J. and Zeschel A.
IEEE Transactions on Autonomous Mental Development, vol. 2, (no. 4), pp. 167-195, 1943-0604
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Interface Electronics Design for POSFET Devices Based Tactile Sensing Systems
Barboni L., Dahiya R. S., Metta G. and Valle M.
19th IEEE International Symposium in Robot and Human Interactive Communication 2010, pp. 686-690, 19th IEEE International Symposium in Robot and Human Interactive Communication 2010, IEEE, Viareggio, Italy
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Learning the Skill of Archery by a Humanoid Robot iCub
Kormushev P., Calinon S., Saegusa R. and Metta G.
IEEE RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, HUMANOIDS 2010, pp. 417-423, Nashville, TN, USA
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Learning to Exploit Proximal Force Sensing: a Comparison Approach
Fumagalli M., Gijsberts A., Ivaldi S., Jamone L., Metta G., Natale L., Nori F. and Sandini G.
From Motor Learning to Interaction Learning in Robots, pp. 159-177, Springer-Verlag, 978-3-642-05180-7
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Machine-Learning Based Control of a Human-like Tendon-driven Neck
Jamone L., Fumagalli M., Natale L., Nori F., Metta G. and Sandini G.
2010 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2010 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Anchorage, Alaska, May 3-8, 2010
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Object Recognition using Visuo-Affordance Maps
Gijsberts A., Tommasi T., Metta G. and Caputo B.
2010 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 1572-1578, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems IROS 2010, Taipei, Taiwan, October 18-22, 2010
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Own body perception based on visuomotor correlation
Saegusa R., Metta G. and Sandini G.
2010 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 1044-1051, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems IROS 2010, Taipei, Taiwan, October 18-22, 2010
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Piezo-polymer-FET Devices Based Tactile Sensors for Humanoid Robots
Dahiya R. S., Valle M., Metta G., Lorenzelli L. and Adami A.
Sensors and Microsystems - AISEM 2009 Proceedings, vol. 1, (no. 1), pp. 369 - 372, Springer-Verlag, 978-90-481-3605-6
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POSFET Devices Based Tactile Sensing Arrays
Dahiya R. S., Lorenzelli L., Metta G. and Valle M.
IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems IEEE-ISCAS 2010, pp. 893-896, IEEE, Paris, France, May 2010
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Safe and Effective Learning: a Case Study
Metta G., Natale L., Pathak S., Pulina L. and Tacchella A.
2010 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2010 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Anchorage, Alaska, May 3-8, 2010
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Safe learning with real-time constraints: a case study
Metta G., Natale L., Pathak S., Pulina L. and Tacchella A.
23th International Conference On Industrial, Engineering & Other Applications of Applied Intelligent Systems, 23th International Conference On Industrial, Engineering & Other Applications of Applied Intelligent Systems, Springer LNAI, Cordoba, Spain, June 1-4, 2010
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Self-body Discovery Based on Visuomotor Coherence
Saegusa R., Metta G. and Sandini G.
Proc. of 3rd International Conference on Human System Interaction, pp. 356-362, 3rd International Conference on Human System Interaction (HSI2010), Rzeszow, Poland, May 13-15, 20
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Tactile Sensing: From Humans to Humanoids
Dahiya R. S., Metta G., Valle M. and Sandini G.
IEEE Transactions on Robotics, vol. 26 (1), (no. 1), pp. 1-20, IEEE, 1552-3098
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Teaching baby humanoid iCub to write 'iCub' and beyond
Mohan V., Morasso P., Metta G., Zenzeri J. and Sandini G.
Fourth International Conference on Cognitive Science, pp. 1-3, Fourth International Conference on Cognitive Science 2010, Tomsk, Russia, June 22-26, 2010
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Teaching Humanoids to Imitate 'Shapes' of movements
Mohan V., Zenzeri J., Metta G. and Morasso P.
20th International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks-ICANN2010, pp. 1-10, 20th International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks ICANN2010, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS), Springer Berlin Heidelberg., Thessaloniki, Greece, September 15-18, 2010
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The iCub Humanoid Robot: An Open-Systems Platform for Research in Cognitive Development
Metta G., Natale L., Nori F., Sandini G., Vernon D., Fadiga L., Rosander K., Santos-Victor J., Bernardino A. and Montesano L.
Neural Networks, vol. 23, (no. 8-9), pp. 1125-1134, Elsevier, 1879-2782
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Touch Sensors for Humanoid Hands
Schmitz A., Maggiali M., Natale L. and Metta G.
IEEE International Symposium on Robots and Human Interactive Communications, IEEE International Symposium on Robots and Human Interactive Communications, Viareggio, Italy, September 12-15, 2010
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A biomimetic, force-field based computational model for motion planning and bimanual coordination in humanoid robots
Mohan V., Morasso P., Metta G. and Sandini G.
Autonomous Robots, vol. 27, pp. 291-307, Springer Science + Business Media B.V.
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A Force Sensor for the Control of a Human-like Tendon Driven Neck
Fumagalli M., Jamone L., Metta G., Natale L., Nori F., Parmiggiani A., Randazzo M. and Sandini G.
9th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, pp. 478-485, 9th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots 2009, Paris, December 7-10, 2009
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Active learning for multiple sensorimotor coordinations based on state confidence
Saegusa R., Metta G. and Sandini G.
Proc. the 2009 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2009), pp. 2598-2603, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent RObots and Systems IROS 2009, St.Louis, MO, USA.,October 11 - 15, 2009
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Active Learning for Sensorimotor Coordination of Autonomous Robots
Saegusa R., Metta G. and Sandini G.
Proc. of 2nd International Conference on Human System Interaction, pp. 701-706, The 2nd International Conference on Human System Interaction, Catania, Italy, May 21-23, 2009
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An application of receding-horizon neural control in humanoid robotics
Ivaldi S., Baglietto M., Metta G. and Zoppoli R.
Nonlinear Model Predictive Control. Towards New Challenging Applications, vol. 384, pp. 541-550, Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, 978-3-642-01093-4
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Better Manipulation with Human Inspired Tactile Sensing
Dahiya R. S., Gori M., Metta G. and Sandini G.
Robotics Science and Systems 2009, pp. 1-2, RSS, Seattle, USA
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Bio-inspired Tactile Sensing Arrays
Dahiya R. S., Valle M., Metta G. and Lorenzelli L.
Bioengineered and Bioinspired Systems, SPIE Europe Conference on Microtechnologies for new Millennium, vol. 7365, pp. 1-9, Bioengineered and Bioinspired Systems, SPIE Europe Conference on Microtechnologies for new Millennium, SPIE, Dresden, Germany
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Cognitive Systems Platforms using Open Source
Courtney P., Michel O., Cangelosi A., Tikhanoff V., Metta G., Natale L., Nori F. and Kernbach S.
Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking of Intelligent Systems, pp. 139-160, International Workshop on Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking of Intelligent Systems, Springer, 978-1-4419-0491-1
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Composing and coordinating body models of arbitrary complexity and redundancy: A biomimetic field computing approach
Mohan V., Zenzeri J., Morasso P. and Metta G.
Proc. the 2009 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2009), pp. 1-7, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent RObots and Systems IROS 2009, St.Louis, MO, USA.,October 11 - 15, 2009
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Design and Fabrication of POSFET Devices for Tactile Sensing
Dahiya R. S., Valle M., Metta G., Lorenzelli L. and Adami A.
Proceedings of TRANSDUCERS 2009, The 15th IEEE International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, pp. 1881-1884, The 15th IEEE International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems TRANSDUCERS 2009, IEEE, Denver, CO, USA
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Development of Fingertip Tactile Sensing Chips for Humanoid Robots
Dahiya R. S., Metta G. and Valle M.
Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics, pp. 1-6, 5th IEEE-IES International Conference on Mechatronics ICM 2009, IEEE, Malaga, Spain
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Embodiment in Cognitive Systems: on the Mutual Dependence of Cognition & Robotics
Vernon D., Metta G. and Sandini G.
Embodied Cognitive Systems, J. Gray and S. Nefti-Meziani
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Equilibrium Point Hypothesis Revisited: Advances in the computational framework of Passive Motion Paradigm
Mohan V., Morasso P., Metta G. and Zenzeri J.
Advances in Computational Motor Control, Symposium at the Society for Neuroscience Meeting ACMC 2009, pp. 1-3, Chicago, USA, October 16, 2009.
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Improvements of tactile sensor devices, based on integration of a piezoelectric transducer film and a local signal conditioning
Dahiya R. S., Metta G., Sandini G., Valle M., Lorenzelli L., Adami A. and Collini C.
, vol. Patent Application n. TO2009A000269, pp. 1-32
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In humanoid robots, as in humans, bipedal standing should come before bipedal walking.
Metta G., Mohan V., Morasso P. and Zenzeri J.
9th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, pp. 1-3, 9th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots 2009, Paris, December 7-10, 2009
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Joint torque sensing for the upper-body of the iCub humanoid robot
Parmiggiani A., Randazzo M., Natale L., Metta G. and Sandini G.
9th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, 9th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots 2009, Paris, December 7-10, 2009
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Motion planning and bimanual coordination in humanoid robots
Morasso P., Mohan V., Metta G. and Sandini G.
Computational Intelligence and Bioengineering, pp. 1-17, IOS press
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PiezoelectricOxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor Touch Sensing Devices
Dahiya R. S., Metta G., Valle M., Adami A. and Lorenzelli L.
Applied Physics Letters, vol. 95 (3), (no. 3), pp. 034105(1-3), American Institute of Physics, 00036951
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Proprioception of the hand contributes to visual recognition speed and accuracy: Evidence from the Multi-Modal Convergence Map model of Parietal Cortex Area 5
Lallée S., Metta G., Natale L., Pattacini U. and Dominey P. F.
Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience 2009, Washington, DC, USA
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Robot hand discovery based on visuomotor coherence
Saegusa R., Metta G. and Sandini G.
2009 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO 2009), pp. 1732-1737, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO 2009), Guilin, China, December 19-23, 2009
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Speech and Action Integration in Humanoid Robots: Simulation Experiments with iCub
Tikhanoff V., Cangelosi A. and Metta G.
International Conference on Knowledge Intentsive Multi agent systems (KIMAS 09), International Conference on Knowledge Intentsive Multi agent systems (KIMAS 09)
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Touch Sensing by Piezoelectric Polymer Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (POSFET) Devices
Dahiya R. S., Valle M. and Metta G.
2nd IEEE International Workshop on Electron Devices and Semiconductor Technology IEDST 2009, pp. 1-5, IEEE, Mumbai, India
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A Biologically Motivated Visuo-motor Controller for Composite Eye Movements in Fixation Tasks
Samarawickrama J. G., Sabatini S. P. and Metta G.
International Conference on Cognitive Systems COGSYS 2008, International Conference on Cognitive Systems COGSYS 2008
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A finite and receding horizon neural controller in humanoid robotics
Ivaldi S., Baglietto M., Metta G., Zoppoli R. and Sandini G.
International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems 2008, IEEE/RSJ 2008 International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2008) Workshop: Robotics Challenges for Machine Learning II, Nice, France, September 22-26, 2008
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A modular bio-inspired architecture for movement generation for the infant-like robot iCub
Degallier S., Righetti L., Natale L., Nori F., Metta G. and Ijspeert A.J.
IEEE RAS / EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, pp. 795-800, IEEE RAS / EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob 2008), Scottsdale, Arizona, October 19-22, 2008
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A Prototype Fingertip with High Spatial Resolution Pressure Sensing for the Robot iCub
Schmitz A., Maggiali M., Randazzo M., Natale L. and Metta G.
Humanoid Robots, 2008, 8th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, Daejeon, Korea, December 1-3, 2008
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Active motor babbling for sensorimotor learning
Saegusa R., Metta G., Sandini G. and Sakka S.
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO2008), pp. 794-799, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO2008), Bangkok, Thailand, December 14-17, 2008
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An application of receding-horizon neural control in humanoid robotics
Ivaldi S., Baglietto M., Metta G. and Zoppoli R.
International Workshop on Assessment and future directions of Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (NMPC 2008), Pavia, Italy
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An Embedded Artificial Skin for Humanoid Robots
Cannata G., Maggiali M., Metta G. and Sandini G.
International Conference on Multi-sensor Fusion and Integration, pp. 434-438, Seoul, Korea, August 20 - 22, 2008
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An open-source simulator for cognitive robotics research: The prototype of the iCub humanoid robot simulator
Tikhanoff V., Cangelosi A., Fitzpatrick P., Metta G., Natale L. and Nori F.
IEEE Workshop on Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems Workshop, IEEE Workshop on Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems 2008, Washington DC, USA, August 19-21, 2008
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Anticipation and Initiative in Human-Humanoid Interaction
Dominey P. F., Metta G., Natale L. and Nori F.
Humanoid Robots, 2008, pp. 693-699, 8th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, Daejeon, Korea, December 1-3, 2008
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Architecture for the Semiautomatic Fabrication and Assembly of thin-film based Dielectric Elastomer Actuators.
Randazzo M., Buzio R., Metta G., Sandini G. and Valbusa U.
Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices EAPAD 2008
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Autonomous on-line learning of reaching behavior in a humanoid robot
Jamone L., Natale L., Metta G. and Sandini G.
International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems 2008, IROS 2008 Workshop on Robotics Challenges for Machine Learning, Nice, France, September 22, 2008
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Bimanual interactions in humans and humanoid robots
Morasso P., Casadio M., Masia L., Metta G., Mohan V., Sandini G., Sanguineti V. and Squeri V.
International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems 2008, pp. 1-8, International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems 2008, Nice, France, September 22-26, 2008
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Chapter 62, Neurorobotics: From Vision to Action
Arbib M., Metta G. and Van der Smagt P.
Handbook of Robotics, pp. 1453-1480, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 978-3-540-23957-4 (Print) 978-3-540-30301-5 (Online)
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Deposition Processing and Characterization of PVDF-TrFE Thin Films for Sensing Applications
Dahiya R. S., Valle M., Lorenzelli L., Metta G. and Pedrotti S.
IEEE Sensors 2008, pp. 490-493, IEEE Sensors 2008, IEEE, Lecce, Italy
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Embedded Distributed Capacitive Tactile Sensor
Maggiali M., Cannata G., Maiolino P., Metta G., Randazzo M. and Sandini G.
Mechatronics 2008, Mechatronics 2008, June 23 – 25, University of Limerick, Ireland
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Exploiting Motor Modules in Modular Contexts
Nori F., Metta G. and Sandini G.
Robust Intelligent Systems, vol. XII 299, pp. 209-229, Springer, 978-1-84800-260-9
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Humanoid technologies: “Know-how”
Cheng G., Metta G., Cannata G. and Sandini G.
Journal of Robotics and Autonomous Systems, vol. 56, (no. Humanoid Technologies), pp. 1-3
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Kinematic and Dynamic Simulations for The Design of iCub Upper-Body Structure
Nava Rodriguez N. E., Tikhanoff V., Metta G. and Sandini G.
Proceedings of the 9th Biennial ASME Conference on Engineering System Design and Analysis ESDA 2008, 9th Biennial ASME Conference on Engineering System Design and Analysis ESDA 2008
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Modeling of Lossy Piezoelectric Polymers in SPICE
Dahiya R. S., Valle M., Metta G. and Lorenzelli L.
SPIE Symposium on The 15th International Symposium on: Smart Structures and Materials & Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Mon, vol. 6926, 69260y, pp. 1-9, SPIE Symposium on The 15th International Symposium on: Smart Structures and Materials & Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, SPIE, San Diego, CA, USA
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Sensory Prediction Learning - How to Model the Self and Environment
Saegusa R., Sakka S., Metta G. and Sandini G.
Proceedings of the 12th IMEKO TC1-TC7 joint Symposium on "Man Science and Measurement" (IMEKO2008), pp. 269-275, IMEKO TC1-TC7 joint Symposium on “Man Science and Measurement” IMEKO2008, Annecy, France, September 3-5, 2008
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Shared Challenges in Object Perception for Robots and Infants
Fitzpatrick P., Needham A., Natale L. and Metta G.
Infant and Child Development, vol. 17, (no. 1), pp. 7-24, Wiley
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System Approach-A paradigm for Robotic Tactile Sensing
Dahiya R. S., Valle M. and Metta G.
10th IEEE International Workshop on Advanced Motion Control, vol. 1, pp. 110-115, 10th IEEE International Workshop on Advanced Motion Control, IEEE, Trento, Italy
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Tactile Sensing Arrays for Humanoid Robots using Piezo-Polymer-FET devices
Dahiya R. S., Valle M., Lorenzelli L. and Metta G.
Sensors and Microsystems, vol. 1, pp. 301-306, World Scientific Publishing Co., 978-981-283-597-0
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The iCub humanoid robot simulator
Tikhanoff V., Fitzpatrick P., Nori F., Natale L., Metta G. and Cangelosi A.
IROS 2008 workshop on robot simulators: available software, scientific applications and future trends, pp. 22-26, IROS 2008 workshop on robot simulators: available software, scientific applications and future trends, Nice, France, September 22, 2008
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The iCub humanoid robot: an open platform for research in embodied cognition
Metta G., Sandini G., Vernon D., Natale L. and Nori F.
IEEE Workshop on Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems Workshop, IEEE Workshop on Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems Workshop 2008, Washington, USA, August 19-21, 2008
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The RobotCub Approach to the Development of Cognition
Metta G., Sandini G., Vernon D., Natale L. and Nori F.
International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems 2008, 2008 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Workshop: From motor to interaction learning in robots, Nice, France, September 25th, 2008
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Towards language acquisition in autonomous robots
Tikhanoff V., Cangelosi A., Tani J. and Metta G.
Artificial Life XI: Eleventh International Conference on the Simulation and Synthesis of Living Systems, pp. 808, Artificial Life XI: Eleventh International Conference on the Simulation and Synthesis of Living Systems, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, Cambridge, MA, USA
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Towards Long-Lived Robot Genes
Fitzpatrick P., Metta G. and Natale L.
Robotics and Autonomous Systems, vol. 56, (no. 1), pp. 29-45, Elsevier B.V.
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A Proto-Object Based Visual Attention Model
Orabona F., Metta G. and Sandini G.
Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, vol. 4840, pp. 198 - 215, Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, 978-3-540-77342-9
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A Survey of Cognition and Cognitive Architectures: Implications for the Autonomous Development of Mental Capabilities in Computational Systems
Vernon D., Metta G. and Sandini G.
IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, vol. 11/2, (no. AMD), IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation
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Accurate control of a human-like tendon-driven neck
Nori F., Jamone L., Sandini G. and Metta G.
Proceedings of 7th International Conference on Humanoid Robots, pp. 371-378, 7th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, November 29 - December 1, 2007
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Autonomous learning of 3D reaching in a humanoid robot
Nori F., Natale L., Sandini G. and Metta G.
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 1142-1147, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems 2007, San Diego, California, October 29-November 2, 2007
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Emergence of smooth pursuit using chaos.
Sandini G., Duran B. and Metta G.
International Conference on Self-organizing and Self-adaptive systems
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iCub - The Design and Realization of an Open Humanoid Platform for Cognitive and Neuroscience Research
Tsagarakis N. G., Metta G., Sandini G., Vernon D., Beira R., Becchi F., Righetti L., Santos-Victor J., Ijspeert A.J., Carrozza M.C. and Caldwell D. G.
Advanced Robotics, vol. 21, (no. 10), pp. 1151-1175
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Internal models of reaching and grasping
Castellini C., Orabona F., Metta G. and Sandini G.
Advanced Robotics, vol. 21, (no. 13), pp. 1545-1564
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Learning precise 3D reaching in a humanoid robot
Natale L., Nori F., Metta G. and Sandini G.
Proceedings of 6th IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning, pp. 324 - 329, 6th IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning, London, UK, July 11-13, 2007
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POSFET Based Tactile Sensor Arrays
Dahiya R. S., Valle M., Metta G. and Lorenzelli L.
Proceedings of IEEE ICECS'07, The 14th International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems, pp. 1075-1078, The 14th International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems IEEE ICECS'07, IEEE, Marrakech, Marocco
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Self-body definition based on visuomotor correlation
Saegusa R., Metta G. and Sandini G.
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 6, (no. 1)
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Sensorimotor coordination in a "baby" robot: learning about objects through grasping
Natale L., Orabona F., Metta G. and Sandini G.
Progress in Brain Research, From Action to Cognition, vol. 164, (no. From Action to Cognition), Elsevier Science, 978-0-444-53016-5
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Sensory Prediction for Autonomous Robots
Saegusa R., Nori F., Sandini G., Metta G. and Sakka S.
Proceedings of 7th International Conference on Humanoid Robots, pp. 102-108, 7th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, November 29 - December 1, 2007
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Tactile Sensing Arrays for Humanoid Robots
Dahiya R. S., Valle M., Metta G. and Lorenzelli L.
Proceedings of RSS 2007 Manipulation Workshop: Sensing and Adapting to the Real World, pp. 1-6, RSS 2007 Manipulation Workshop: Sensing and Adapting to the Real World, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Tactile Sensor Arrays for Humanoid Robot
Dahiya R. S., Valle M., Metta G., Lorenzelli L. and Collini C.
Proceedings of IEEE PRIME'07, The 3rd International Conference on PhD Research in Microelectronics and Electronics, pp. 201-204, The 3rd International Conference on PhD Research in Microelectronics and Electronics, IEEE, Denver, CO, USA
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The iCub Cognitive Architecture: Interactive Development in a Humanoid Robot
Vernon D., Metta G. and Sandini G.
IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning - ICDL 2007, IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning – ICDL 2007
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The iCub Cognitive Humanoid Robot: An Open-System Research Platform for Enactive Cognition
Sandini G., Metta G. and Vernon D.
50 Years of Artificial Intelligence, vol. 4850, (no. Dedicated to the 50th Anniversary of Artificial In), pp. 358-369, Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, 978-3-540-77295-8
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The Mirror-Neurons System: data and models.
Craighero L., Metta G., Sandini G. and Fadiga L.
Progress in Brain Research, vol. 164, pp. 39-59
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Towards a chaotic smooth pursuit
Sandini G., Metta G. and Duran B.
7th IEEE/RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots (HUMANOIDS 2007)
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Una panoramica sui sistemi cognitivi artificiali
Vernon D., Metta G. and Sandini G.
Sistemi Intelligenti, (no. 2), pp. 259-312, 1120-9550
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James: A humanoid robot acting over an unstructured world
Jamone L., Metta G., Nori F. and Sandini G.
6th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, HUMANOIDS 2006, pp. 143-150, Genoa, Italy
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Performance assessment of a 3 DOF differential based waist joint for the "iCub" baby humanoid robot
Hinojosa W. M., Tsagarakis N. G., Metta G., Becchi F., Sandini G. and Caldwell D. G.
The 15th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2006, pp. 195-201, Hatfield, UK
Other Publications
M. Arbib, G. Metta, P. Van der Smagt. Handbook of Robotics Chapter 62: Neurorobotics: From Vision to Action. Siciliano, Bruno; Khatib, Oussama (Eds.) 2008, LX, 1611 p. 1375 ISBN: 978-3-540-23957-4.
L. Craighero, G. Metta, G. Sandini, L. Fadiga. The Mirror-Neurons System: data and models. In Progress in Brain Research, 164 From Action to Cognition. von Hofsten C. & Rosander K. editors. ISBN: 978-0-444-53016-5. Elsevier. 2007.
P. Fitzpatrick, A. Needham, L. Natale, G. Metta. Shared Challenges in Object Perception for Robots and Infants. In Infant and Child Development. Vol 17 Issue 1. pp. 7-24. 2008.
D. Vernon, G. Metta, G. Sandini. A Survey of Cognition and Cognitive Architectures: Implications for the Autonomous Development of Mental Capabilities in Computational Systems. In IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, special issue on AMD. Vol. 11, No. 2, April 2007.
G.Metta, G. Sandini, L. Natale, L. Craighero, L. Fadiga. Understanding mirror neurons: a bio-robotic approach. In Interaction Studies. Volume 7 Issue 2. pp. 197-232, 2006.
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