Humanoid robots have been considered ideal for automating daily tasks, though most research has centered on bipedal locomotion. Many activities we do routinely, such as driving a car, require real-time system manipulation as well as substantial field-specific knowledge. Recent breakthroughs in natural language processing, particularly with large language models (LLMs), are … [Read more...] about Toward Fully Autonomous Aviation: PIBOT, a Humanoid Robot Pilot for Human-Centric Aircraft Cockpits
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Touching the Sound: Audible Features Enable Haptics for Robot Control
Haptic control interfaces can significantly improve the quality of teleoperation in robotic and mechatronic systems. However, the required force feedback introduces new challenges when highly constrained environments and systems hinder the use of conventional force sensors. In this article, we propose a haptic control method that provides feedback to the operator when force … [Read more...] about Touching the Sound: Audible Features Enable Haptics for Robot Control
Biomimetic Force and Impedance Adaptation Based on Broad Learning System in Stable and Unstable Tasks
This article presents a novel biomimetic force and impedance adaption framework based on the broad learning system (BLS) for robot control in stable and unstable environments. Different from iterative learning control, the adaptation process is realized by a neural network (NN)-based framework, similar to a BLS, to realize a varying learning rate for feedforward force and … [Read more...] about Biomimetic Force and Impedance Adaptation Based on Broad Learning System in Stable and Unstable Tasks