Active Teaching in Robot Programming by Demonstration

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In various robotics applications, the selection of function approximation methods greatly influences the feasibility and computational efficiency of algorithms. Tensor Networks (TNs), also referred to as tensor decomposition techniques, present a versatile ...

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Active Teaching in Robot Programming by Demonstration

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Exact Obstacle Avoidance for Robots in Complex and Dynamic Environments Using Local Modulation

Online Multicontact Receding Horizon Planning via Value Function Approximation

Hitting with Different Joints of a Robotic Manipulator

Memento Mori: Reliable robustness in self-reconfigurable modular robots

Investigating neural resource allocation in the sensorimotor control of extra limbs

Gas Sensing with Rotary-Wing Nano Aerial Vehicles

Robot Learning using Tensor Networks

Sense in Motion with Belief Clustering: Efficient Gas Source Localization with Mobile Robots

Small-scale robotic devices for medical interventions in the brain

Distributed Predictive Formation Control of Autonomous Rotary-Wing Micro Aerial Vehicles

Quantifying the biomimicry gap in biohybrid robot-fish pairs

Avoidance of Concave Obstacles Through Rotation of Nonlinear Dynamics

Soft Robotics: A Route to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity in Robotics

How to support students to develop coaching and peer teaching skills

A Biohybrid Superorganism - Investigating honeybees' collective behaviors via interactive robotics

Educational Soft Underwater Robot with an Electromagnetic Actuation

How to Support Students to Cultivate Psychological Safety in their Teams

Edible Soft Actuators based on Konjac Glucomannan for Underwater Operation

Generative AI-Enabled Conversational Interaction to Support Self-Directed Learning Experiences in Transversal Computational Thinking

Identifying important sensory feedback for learning locomotion skills