Self-supervised learning of grasp dependent tool affordances on the iCub Humanoid robot

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn 2015-June, Issue June, 2015, Pages 3200-3206

  Mar, Tanis ^a   Tikhanoff, Vadim ^a   Metta, Giorgio ^a   Natale, Lorenzo ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; ROBOTICS;

AFFORDANCES; FUNCTIONAL FEATURES; HUMANOID ROBOT; TOOL USE;

ANTHROPOMORPHIC ROBOTS;

EID: 84938261296     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICRA.2015.7139640     Document Type: Conference Paper

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