Robots that look like humans: A brief look into humanoid robotics
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https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.9.11405Keywords:
humanoid robots, robotics, biped humanoids, Humanoid Research Project, human-robot interaction
Abstract
This article provides a brief overview of the technology of humanoid robots. First, historical development and hardware progress are presented mainly on human-size full-body biped humanoid robots, together with progress in pattern generation of biped locomotion. Then, «whole-body motion» – coordinating leg and arm movements to fully leverage humanoids’ high degrees of freedom – is presented, followed by its applications in fields such as device evaluation and large-scale assembly. Upper-body humanoids with a mobile base, which are mainly utilized for research on human-robot interaction and cognitive robotics, are also introduced before addressing current issues and perspectives.
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Eiichi Yoshida, Joint-Robotics Laboratory (JRL) of the CNRS (France).
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