| Title Page | 2 |
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| Preface | 5 |
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| Organization | 6 |
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| Table of Contents | 9 |
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| Humanoid Robotics | 9 |
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| Time-Varying Affective Response for Humanoid Robots | 13 |
| Introduction | 13 |
| Related Work | 13 |
| Cognitive Basis of TAME | 14 |
| Overview | 14 |
| Psychological and Mathematical Foundations | 15 |
| Architectural Design and Implementation | 19 |
| References | 20 |
| The Co-simulation of Humanoid Robot Based on Solidworks, ADAMS and Simulink | 22 |
| Introduction | 22 |
| The Control System Model of Humanoid Robot | 22 |
| Humanoid Robot Model | 23 |
| Robot Reality | 23 |
| Entironment of Robot | 25 |
| Controller of Robot | 25 |
| The Motion Trajectory Planning of Humanoid Robot | 26 |
| The Design of Adaptive Controller of Humanoid Robot | 27 |
| The Simulation Example of Adaptive Controller | 28 |
| Conclusions | 29 |
| References | 30 |
| From RoboNova to HUBO: Platforms for Robot Dance | 31 |
| Introduction | 31 |
| Prior Work | 32 |
| Beat Predictor | 32 |
| Robot Platforms | 33 |
| Experiment | 35 |
| Future Work | 35 |
| Conclusion | 36 |
| References | 36 |
| BunnyBot: Humanoid Platform for Research and Teaching | 37 |
| Introduction | 37 |
| Purpose | 37 |
| Overview of BunnyBot | 38 |
| Distributed Processing | 38 |
| Mainboard Cluster | 39 |
| Sensors and Actuators | 40 |
| Novel Foot Pressure Sensor | 40 |
| Inertial Measurement Unit with Complementary Filter | 41 |
| Robust Gripper Design | 43 |
| Kinematic Model | 43 |
| Conclusion | 44 |
| References | 44 |
| Teen Sized Humanoid Robot: Archie | 46 |
| Introduction | 46 |
| Hardware Description | 47 |
| Modular Joint Design | 47 |
| Brush-Less Motor Controller | 49 |
| DC Motor Controller | 49 |
| Decentralized Controller | 49 |
| Spinal Processing Unit (SPU) | 50 |
| Communication Protocol | 51 |
| Position Encoders on Start Up | 51 |
| Contact-Free Position Encoders for Brushless Motors | 52 |
| Conclusion | 53 |
| References | 53 |
| Interdisciplinary Construction and Implementation of a Human Sized Humanoid Robot by Master Students | 54 |
| Introduction | 54 |
| Management | 55 |
| Mechanical Construction | 56 |
| Kinematic and Inverse Dynamic Analyses | 56 |
| Force Torque Sensor (FTS) | 58 |
| Constructions | 59 |
| Electrical Instrumentation and Modeling | 59 |
| Data Infrastructure | 59 |
| Program Structure | 61 |
| Modeling and Verification | 61 |
| Verification, Planning and Control | 61 |
| Educational Findings | 62 |
| Conclusion | 62 |
| References | 63 |
| Human Robot Interaction | 9 |
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| Safety Aspects in a Human-Robot Interaction Scenario: A Human Worker Is Co-operating with an Industrial Robot | 65 |
| Introduction | 65 |
| Initial Situation, Objectives and Approach | 66 |
| Motivation | 67 |
| Setup Description | 68 |
| Hardware Setup | 68 |
| Assembly Product Description | 69 |
| Assembly Process | 70 |
| Safety Aspects | 71 |
| Conclusion and Outlook | 73 |
| References | 73 |
| Integration of a RFID System in a Social Robot | 75 |
| Introduction | 75 |
| Maggie: The Social Robot | 76 |
| Software Architecture | 76 |
| RFID Skills in a Social Robot | 78 |
| Hardware Requirements | 78 |
| Software Requirements | 78 |
| Software Architecture of RFID Skills | 79 |
| Reading Skill {\tt CRFID_ReadSkill} | 80 |
| Writing {\tt Skill CRFID WriteSkill} | 80 |
| Experimental Results | 81 |
| Tags Detection and Data Reception | 81 |
| Application of RFID Skills in the Social Robot Maggie: Medicines Recognition | 82 |
| Conclusions | 83 |
| References | 83 |
| A Practical Study on the Design of a User-Interface Robot Application | 86 |
| Introduction | 86 |
| Designing an RUI | 87 |
| Natural Interaction | 87 |
| Balancing Framework | 88 |
| Balance the Dimensions for an RUI | 89 |
| Case Stidies | 91 |
| Conversation Bot | 91 |
| Waiter Application | 93 |
| Discussion | 95 |
| Conclusion | 96 |
| References | 96 |
| Infrared Remote Control with a Social Robot | 98 |
| Introduction | 98 |
| Related Previous Works | 99 |
| Goals | 100 |
| Frame of the Work | 100 |
| Automatic-Deliberative Architecture | 101 |
| System Implementation | 101 |
| Human-Robot Interface | 102 |
| Robot-Appliance Interface | 102 |
| Integration in AD Architecture | 103 |
| Testing the System | 105 |
| Conclusions | 105 |
| References | 106 |
| BlogRobot: Mobile Terminal for Blog Browse Using Physical Representation | 108 |
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