Building the iCub Mindware: Open-source Software for Robot Intelligence and Autonomy
Author | : Daniele Pucci |
Publisher | : Frontiers Media SA |
Total Pages | : 108 |
Release | : 2020-02-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 9782889635412 |
ISBN-13 | : 2889635414 |
Rating | : 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Download or read book Building the iCub Mindware: Open-source Software for Robot Intelligence and Autonomy written by Daniele Pucci and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intelligence and autonomy are among the most extraordinary capacities blossomed by human evolution. Yet, endowing humanoid robots with these two crucial capabilities is still one of the biggest problems for the robotics community, despite decades of research. On the software side, algorithms for artificial intelligence are still at an embryonic stage. On the hardware side, robotic actuators are a far cry from the muscular human system in terms of flexibility and adaptability, which in turn reduces autonomy and robustness. Underneath the nature of algorithms for intelligence and technology for autonomy, the importance of efficient, scalable implementations of robust software goes without saying. Among the large variety of humanoid robots, the iCub has emerged as one of the most diffused research platforms. It has been developed as part of the RobotCub EU project and subsequently adopted by more than 35 laboratories worldwide. Collaborations across laboratories are encouraged by writing code and libraries openly available. As a consequence, iCub is considered to be the ideal platform for experimenting and advancing open-source software for research in several domains, ranging from motor control to cognitive systems.