In the past two years, five EU-funded projects (BALANCE, Biomot, H2R, Koroibot and WALK-MAN ), all dealing with the topic of locomotion in various domains, have launched a promising initiative on benchmarking for bipedal locomotion. Thanks to motivated and skilled contributors,
Normal healthy walking patterns are characterized by symmetric steps taken with each leg. Individuals with a stroke or lower-limb prosthesis inherently have different force and motion capabilities on each leg, which leads to asymmetric gaits. Achieving gait symmetry is a
The main goal of the FP7 project BALANCE (balance-fp7.eu) is to explore the possibility to support postural stability of a human, through the use of exoskeletons, focusing on control approaches. An important aspect of such an exercise is how to
When Kepler choose the title “Harmonices Mundi” (The Harmony of the Word) for his book of 1619 reporting the discover of the third law of planetary motion, he aimed at discussing physical phenomena through the lens of an intrinsic harmony
Venue and Dates: September 14-18, 2015, Intur Bonaire Hotel , Benicàssim, Castellón, Spain This Summer School is organized by the IEEE-RAS Technical Committee on Performance Evaluation & Benchmarking of Robotic and Automation Systems (TC PEBRAS) as part of the IEEE
Organizers: Fabio BONSIGNORIO, The BioRobotics Institute, SSSA and Heron Robots, Italy Jan VENEMAN, Tecnalia, Spain (jan.veneman@tecnalia.com) Content: The still ongoing internet revolution, including the ‘internet of things’, is mainly focused on information management. Robotics Science and Technologies enable
Venue: ISEK 2014 Conference, Rome Date: Wednesday 16th July, 2014, 9-11 a.m. The development of human-like robots is arousing interest in the bioengineering and health care communities, due to the high potential of bio-inspired robots to serve as test bed
Benchmarking human performance will serve to different purposes: – Humans still represent the golden standard for most of robotic applications. The understanding and quantification of human abilities is a crucial process for comparing robotic performance with the human counterpart. The
