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The iCub IROS '10 workshop
A full day workshop on the iCub will be held at IROS 2010 in Taipei on October 18th, 2010.
iCub meet Angela Merkel
At the opening of Hannover Messe 2010, German Chancellor Angela Merkel enjoyed playing with the iCub.
Italian President meets the iCub
The Italian President Giorgio Napolitano meets the iCub during a visit at the Italian Istitute of Technology on May 2010.
Humanoid Robotics Symposium
The Robotcub Project and the iCub Humanoid Platform - 08 March 2010. watch the video
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Humanoids Lab Publications

2009
Bentaleb, T.; Sakka, S.; Metta, G.; Sandini, G., Using Whole Body Captured Human Motion to Control a Humanoid Robot, 2009, In Proceedings of the Journees Nationales de la Robotique Humanoide (JNRH'09). Nantes, France, May 5-6, 2009
Dahiya, R.S.; Metta, G.; Valle, M., Development of Fingertip Tactile Sensing Chips for Humanoid Robots, 2009, 5th IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics, 1-6
Dahiya, R.S.; Metta, G.; Valle, M.; Lorenzelli, L.; Adami, A., Piezoelectric Polymer Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (POSFET) Touch Sensing Devices, 2009, Applied Physics Letters (accepted with minor revision), 1-3
Dahiya, R.S.; Metta, G.; Valle, M.; Sandini, G., Tactile Sensing: From Humans to Humanoids, 2009, IEEE Transactions on Robotics (accepted), 1-20
Dahiya, R.S.; Valle, M.; Metta, G., Touch Sensing by Piezoelectric Polymer Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (POSFET) Devices, 2009, 2nd IEEE International Workshop on Electron Devices and Semiconductor Technology, 1-5
Dahiya, R.S.; Valle, M.; Metta, G.; Lorenzelli, L., Bio-inspired Tactile Sensing Arrays, 2009, Bioengineered and Bioinspired Systems, SPIE Europe Conference on Microtechnologies for new Millennium, 7365, 1-9
Dahiya, R.S.; Valle, M.; Metta, G.; Lorenzelli, L.; Adami, A., Design and Fabrication of POSFET Devices for Tactile Sensing, 2009, TRANSDUCERS 2009, The 15th IEEE International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, 1-4
Dahiya, R.S.; Valle, M.; Metta, G.; Lorenzelli, L.; Adami, A., Piezo-polymer-FET Devices Based Tactile Sensors for Humanoid Robots, 2009, AISEM 2009, 14th Annual Conference on Sensors and Microsystems
Dahiya, R. S., Metta, G., Sandini, G., Valle, M., Lorenzelli, L., Adami, A., Collini, C., Improvements of tactile sensor devices, based on integration of a piezoelectric transducer film and a local signal conditioning FET transistor, 2009, Patent, Patent Application n. TO2009A000269, 1-32
Ivaldi, S.; Baglietto, M.; Metta, G.; Zoppoli, R., An application of receding-horizon neural control in humanoid robotics, 2009, L. Magni et al. (Eds.): Nonlinear Model Predictive Control, LNCIS 384, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, , 541-550
Morasso, P.; Mohan, V.; Metta, G.; Sandini, G., Motion planning and bimanual coordination in humanoid robots, 2009, Computational Intelligence and Bioengineering
Saegusa, R.; Metta, G.; Sandini, G., Active Learning for Sensorimotor Coordination of Autonomous Robots, 2009, Proc. of 2nd International Conference on Human System Interaction
2008
Arbib, M.; Metta, G.; Van der Smagt, P., Neurorobotics: From Vision to Action, 2008, Handbook of Robotics Chapter, 64
Cannata, G.; Maggiali, M.; Metta, G.; Sandini, G., An Embedded Artificial Skin for Humanoid Robots, 2008, International Conference on Multi-sensor Fusion and Integration
Cheng, G.; Metta, G.; Cannata, G.; Sandini, G., Humanoid technologies: “Know-how”, 2008, Journal of Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 56, 1-3
Dahiya, R.S.; Valle, M.; Lorenzelli, L.; Metta, G., Tactile Sensing Arrays for Humanoid Robots using Piezo-Polymer-FET devices, 2008, AISEM 2008, The 13th National Conference on Sensors and Microsystems
Dahiya, R.S.; Valle, M.; Lorenzelli, L.; Metta, G.; Pedrotti, S., Deposition Processing and Characterization of PVDF-TrFE Thin Films for Sensing Applications, 2008, IEEE Sensors 2008, 490-493
Dahiya, R.S.; Valle, M.; Metta, G., System Approach-A paradigm for Robotic Tactile Sensing, 2008, The 10th IEEE International Workshop on Advanced Motion Control, 1, 110-115
Dahiya, R.S.; Valle, M.; Metta, G.; Lorenzelli, L., Modeling of Lossy Piezoelectric Polymers in SPICE, 2008, SPIE Symposium on The 15th International Symposium on: Smart Structures and Materials & Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 6926, 69260y, 1-9
Dahiya, R.S.; Valle, M.; Metta, G.; Lorenzelli, L., Piezoelectric Polymer – FET Devices Based Touch Sensors, 2008, 1st National Conference on Bioengineering, 757-758
Dahiya, R.S.; Valle, M.; Metta, G.; Lorenzelli, L., SPICE Model of Lossy Piezoelectric Polymers, 2008, IEEE- ISAF 2008, The 17th Int. Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics, 3, 1-4
Degallier; Righetti, L.; Natale, L.; Nori, F.; Metta, G.; Ijspeert, A., A modular bio-inspired architecture for movement generation for the infant-like robot iCub, 2008, Proceedings of the second IEEE RAS / EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob)
Dominey, P.F.; Metta, G.; Natale, L.; Nori, F., Anticipation and Initiative in Dialog and Behavior During Cooperative Human-Humanoid Interaction, 2008, Proceedings of Humanoids 2008, IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots
Dominey, P.F.; Metta, G.; Nori, F.; Natale, L., Learning Through Coaching in Cooperative Side-by-Side Human-Humanoid Interaction, 2008, Workshop Imitation and Coaching in Humanoid Robots, IEEE-RAS Conference on Humanoid Robots
Fitzpatrick, P.; Metta, G.; Natale, L., Towards Long-Lived Robot Genes, 2008, Journal of Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 56, 1-3
Fitzpatrick, P., Needham, A.; Natale, L.; Metta, G., Shared Challenges in Object Perception for Robots and Infants, 2008, Infant and Child Development, 17, 7-24
Gijsberts, A.; Metta, G.; Rothkrantz, L., Evolutionary Optimization of Least-Squares Support Vector Machines, 2008, SUBMITTED TO Annals of Information Systems
Grimaldi, M.; Gili Fivela, B.; Sigona, F.; Tavella, M.; Fitzpatrick, P.; Craighero, L.; Fadiga, L.; Sandini, G.; Metta, G., New Technologies for Simultaneous Acquisition of Speech Articulatory Data: 3D Articulograph, Ultrasound and Electroglottograph, 2008, In proceedings of LangTech
Ivaldi, S.; Baglietto, M.; Metta, G.; Zoppoli, R., An application of receding horizon neural control in humanoid robotics, 2008, SIDRA annual conference
Ivaldi, S.; Baglietto, M.; Metta, G.; Zoppoli, R., An application of receding-horizon neural control in humanoid robotics, 2008, Int. Workshop on Assessment and future directions of Nonlinear Model Predictive Control
Ivaldi, S.; Baglietto, M.; Metta, G.; Zoppoli, R.: Sandini, G., A finite and receding horizon neural controller in humanoid robotics, 2008, IEEE/RSJ 2008 Int. Conf. on Intelligent RObots and Systems (IROS). Workshop : Robotics Challenges for Machine Learning II
Jamone, L.; Natale, L; Metta, G.; Sandini, G., Autonomous on-line learning of reaching behavior in a humanoid robot, 2008, IROS 2008 Workshop: Robotics Challenges for Machine Learning, Nice, France.
Maggiali, M.; Cannata, G.; Maiolino, P.; Metta, G.; Randazzo, M.; Sandini, G., Embedded Distributed Capacitive Tactile Sensor, 2008, Mechatronics 2008
Metta, G.; Sandini, G.; Vernon, D.; Natale, L.; Nori, F., iCub: the open humanoid robot designed for learning and developing complex cognitive tasks, 2008, ITALK Roadmap meeting, 22-24 September 2008, CNR, Rome
Metta, G.; Sandini, G.; Vernon, D.; Natale, L.; Nori, F., The RobotCub Approach to the Development of Cognition, 2008, IROS workshop From Motor to Interaction Learning in Robot
Metta, G.; Vernon, D.; Natale, L.; Nori, F.; Sandini, G., The iCub humanoid robot: an open platform for research in embodied cognition, 2008, Workshop on Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems
Morasso, P.; Casadio, M.; Masia, L.; Metta, G.; Mohan, V.; Sandini, G.; Sanguineti, V.; Squeri, V., Bimanual interactions in humans and humanoid robots, 2008, IROS 2008 September 26, Nice, France
Nava Rodriguez, N.E.; Metta, G.; Sandini, G., Kinematic and Dynamic Simulations for The Design of iCub Upper-Body Structure, 2008, Proceedings of the 9th Biennial ASME Conference on Engineering System Design and Analysis ESDA 2008
Nori, F.; Metta, G.; Sandini, G., Exploiting Motor Modules in Modular Contexts, 2008, Robust Intelligent Systems, XII 299, 81
Randazzo, M.; Buzio, R.; Metta, G.; Sandini, G.; Valbusa, U., Architecture for the Semiautomatic Fabrication and Assembly of thin-film based Dielectric Elastomer Actuators., 2008, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2008
Randazzo, M.; Buzio, R.; Metta, G.; Sandini, G.; Valbusa,U., An Architecture For the Semiautomatic Fabrication of Multilayer Stacked Contractile and Expanding Dielectric Elastomer Actuators, 2008, 11th International Conference on New Actuators (ACTUATOR 2008)
Saegusa, R.; Metta, G.; Sandini, G.; Sakka, S., Active motor babbling for sensorimotor learning, 2008, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO2008)
Saegusa, R.; Sakka, S.; Metta, G.; Sandini, G., Autonomous learning evaluation toward evolutive motor babbling, 2008, IEEE/RSJ 2008 International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2008) Workshop: From motor to interaction learning in robot.
Saegusa, R.; Sakka, S.; Metta, G.; Sandini, G., Sensory Prediction Learning – How to Model the Self and Environment -, 2008, Proceedings of the 12th IMEKO TC1-TC7 joint Symposium on “Man Science and Measurement” (IMEKO2008), 269-275
Samarawickrama, J.G.; Sabatini, S.P.; Metta, G., A Biologically Motivated Visuo-motor Controller for Composite Eye Movements in Fixation Tasks, 2008, COGSYS 2008
Schmitz, A.; Maggiali, M.; Randazzo, M.; Natale, L.; Metta, G., A Prototype Fingertip with High Spatial Resolution Pressure Sensing for the Robot iCub, 2008, 8th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots
Sciutti, A.; Nori, F.; Metta, G.; Pozzo, T.; Sandini, G., A study on the perceptual and motor bases of prediction, 2008, Proceedings of the First National Conference on Bioengineering
Sciutti, A.; Nori, F.; Metta, G.; Pozzo, T.; Sandini, G., Motor and perception-based prediction, 2008, Perception 37 ECVP Abstract Supplement
Tikhanoff ,V.; Cangelosi, A.; Fitzpatrick,P.; Metta, G.; Natale, L.; Nori, F., An open-source simulator for cognitive robotics research: The prototype of the iCub humanoid robot simulator., 2008, Proceedings of IEEE Workshop on Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems Workshop (PerMIS08)
Tikhanoff, V.; Cangelosi, A.; Tani, J.; Metta, G., Towards language acquisition in autonomous robots, 2008, SUBMITTED A-Life 2008
Tikhanoff, V.; Fitzpatrick, P.; Nori, F., Natale, L., Metta, G.; Cangelosi, A., The iCub humanoid robot simulator., 2008, IROS Workshop on Robot Simulators
Theses 2008
Vishwanathan Mohan ‘Cognitive Robots’ From Affordance to Action & back
Marco Maggiali Artificial Skin for Humanoid Robots
Ravinder S. Dahiya Touch Sensor for Active Exploration and Visuo-Haptic Integration
if you'd like to receive a copy of this manuscript please contact <Ravinder.Dahiya[at]iit.it>
Jayathu G. Samarawickrama Bio-inspired Computational Solutions for Humanoids: A Real-Time Binocular Visuo-Motor Controller
Boris A. Duràn Nonlinear Dynamical Systems and applications to Robotics
Theses 2009
Enrico Chiovetto Study of the temporal muscle organization in highly redundant multi goal-oriented movements: experimental and modeling approaches
Angelo Emanuele Fiorilla Identification of force and stiffness during manipulation in humans
Lorenzo Jamone Autonomous sensori-motor learning in a humanoid robot
Alberto Parmiggiani Torque Control: A Study On The iCub Humanoid Robot
Alessandra Sciutti Study of human predictive abilities and their links with action and perception
Francesco Campanella What observation of action reveals about object features