8 accepted papers
As the population continues to age, a shortage of caregivers is expected in the future. Dressing assistance, in particular, is crucial for opportunities for social participation. Especially dressing close-fitting garments, such as socks, remains challenging due to the need for fine force adjustments
Tactile sensors are indispensable in robotic systems because they deliver vital contact information during environmental interactions. In our work, we leverage the variable compliance of a porous material—where different interaction forces induce varying degrees of compliance—to achieve self-adaptin
Caregiving is a vital role for domestic robots, especially the repositioning care has immense societal value, critically improving the health and quality of life of individuals with limited mobility. However, repositioning task is a challenging area of research, as it requires robots to adapt their
Humanoid robots encounter considerable difficulties in autonomously recovering from falls, especially within dynamic and unstructured environments. Conventional control methodologies are often inadequate in addressing the complexities associated with high-dimensional dynamics and the contact-rich na
Mobile manipulators enable a wide range of operations with mobility and advanced manipulation capabilities. Despite their potential, existing approaches typically treat the mobile base and the manipulator separately, thereby limiting the optimality of the system for composite whole-body behaviors. I
Tactile sensors are crucial in robotics as they enable robots to perceive and interact with their environment through touch, akin to the human sense of touch. Adjustable sensors that can adapt to various tasks by functional or structural modification have not been extensively explored. In terms of s…
Synthetic fibre ropes have high tensile strength, a lower friction coefficient and are more flexible than steel ropes, and are therefore increasingly used in robotics. However, their characteristics are not well studied. In particular, previous work investigated the long-term behaviour only under st…
For robots that act outside of tightly controlled environments, force control is often better suited than position control. Series clutch actuators, used without an elastic element, can achieve excellent position control or can be used as a force/torque source. Clutches based on different physical p