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Imitation learning of whole-body grasps (2005) read it

Contact sensing--a sequential decision approach to sensing manipulation contact features

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Parallel methods for synthesizing whole-hand grasps from generalized prototypes

Pollard, Nancy S (1994)

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Robot manipulation in human environments

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Grasp gaits for planar object manipulation

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Visually guided research for an autonomous Mars rover

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Pushing with a physics-based model

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Locomotion of jointed figures over complex terrain

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Natural communication with robots

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Performing overhead tasks with supernumerary robotic limbs

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Optimal shape and motion planning for dynamic planar manipulation

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Relatively robust grasping (2009) read it

Task level strategies for robots

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  • Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Distributed reinforcement learning for self-reconfiguring modular robots

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  • Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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On probabilistic strategies for robot tasks

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  • Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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On learning task-directed motion plans

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Sample-based motion planning in high-dimensional and differentially-constrained systems

Shkolnik, Alexander C (2010)

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Learning a strategy for whole-arm grasping

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Interactive Bayesian identification of kinematic mechanisms

Barragán, Patrick R (2015)

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Decentralized control of multi-robot systems using partially observable Markov Decision Processes and belief space macro-actions

Omidshafiei, Shayegan (2015)

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Efficient model learning for dialog management

Doshi, Finale (Finale P.) (2007)

  • Advisor: Gaiano, Nicholas R. (Nicholas Roger)
  • Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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A robust motion planning approach for autonomous driving in urban areas

Fiore, Gaston A (2008)

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