Czech scientists are working to improve robots – this was the title of a segment on the main Czech Television news program Události on December 11. The broadcast link is here, and the segment begins at 50:12.
Matěj Hoffmann and Jakub Rozlivek discussed their experiment, which involves playing a board game with the humanoid robot iCub. In addition to being equipped with vision and hearing, the robot is capable of perceiving touch thanks to tactile sensors embedded in its electronic skin.
The scientists have developed a new algorithm that allows the humanoid robot to move naturally and safely among people. Their scientific article on the development of the Harmonious controller was published in the prestigious journal IEEE Transactions on Robotics.
More information about the research and the scientific article is available on the FEL website. There is also a webpage dedicated to HARMONIOUS.
The full text of the scientific article is available via this link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.02711.