Obstacle Avoidance in Groping Locomotion of a Humanoid Robot

This paper describes the development of an autonomous obstacle-avoidance method that operates in conjunction with groping locomotion on the humanoid robot Bonten-Maru II. Present studies on groping locomotion consist of basic research in which humanoid robot recognizes its surroundings by touching a...

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Main Authors: Masahiro Ohka, Kazuhisa Mitobe, Yasuo Nasu, Mitsuhiro Yamano, Hanafiah Yussof
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2008-11-01
Series:International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
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Online Access:http://www.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/obstacle_avoidance_in_groping_locomotion_of_a_humanoid_robot