Recent Publications

Gijsberts, A.; Metta, G. Incremental Learning of Robot Dynamics using Random Features. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, May 9-13, 2011, Shanghai, China. pp.951-956 (2011)

Metta G.; Natale L.; Nori F.; Sandini G.; Vernon D.; Fadiga L.; von Hofsten C.; Rosander K.; Santos-Victor J.; Bernardino A.; Montesano L. The iCub Humanoid Robot: An Open-Systems Platform for Research in Cognitive Development. Neural Networks, special issue on Social Cognition: From Babies to Robots. vol.23 issue: 8-9 pp.1125-1134 ISBN:0893-6080 (2010)

Dahiya, R.S.; Metta, G.; Valle, M.; Sandini, G. Tactile Sensing: From Humans to Humanoids. IEEE Transactions on Robotics. vol.26 issue: 1 pp.1-20 (2010)

Mohan, V.; Morasso, P.; Metta, G.; Sandini,G. A biomimetic, force-field based computational model for motion planning and bimanual coordination in humanoid robots. Autonomous Robots. vol.27 pp.291-307 (2009)

Fitzpatrick, P.; Metta, G.; Natale, L. Towards Long-Lived Robot Genes. Robotics and Autonomous Systems. vol.56 issue: 1 pp.29-45 (2008)

Vernon, D.; Metta, G.; Sandini, G. A Survey of Cognition and Cognitive Architectures: Implications for the Autonomous Development of Mental Capabilities in Computational Systems. IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation. vol.11 issue: 2 (2007)
A detailed list of publications can also be found here

Dissertations

2010

Maurizio Biso Carbon Nanomaterial Based Actuators

Matteo Fumagalli Increasing Perceptual Skills of Robot Trough Proximal Force/Torque Sensors

Arjan Gijsberts Incremental Learning for Robotics with Constant Update Complexity

Serena Ivaldi From humans to humanoids: a study on optimal motor control for the iCub

Ugo Pattacini Modular Cartesian Controllers for Humanoid Robots: Design and Implementation on the iCub

Alexander Schmitz A Distributed Tactile System for Humanoid Robot Hands 2009

Francesco Campanella What observation of action reveals about object features

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

2008

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

Boris A. Duràn Nonlinear Dynamical Systems and applications to Robotics

Marco Maggiali Artificial Skin for Humanoid Robots

Vishwanathan Mohan &Cognitive Robots& From Affordance to Action & back

Jayathu G. Samarawickrama Bio-inspired Computational Solutions for Humanoids: A Real-Time Binocular Visuo-Motor Controller

Marco Randazzo Multilayer Dielectric Elastomer Actuators