We publish results of our work in scientific journals and make presentations at research conferences with topics ranging from neurophysiology, robotics, and machine learning.

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2024

Design and Control of a Climbing Robot for Autonomous Vertical Gardening

Jamšek, Marko; Sajko, Gal; Krpan, Jurij; Babič, Jan

Design and Control of a Climbing Robot for Autonomous Vertical Gardening Journal Article

In: Machines, vol. 12, iss. 2, pp. 141, 2024, ISSN: 2075-1702.

Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Compliance and Impedance Control, Kinematics, Robot Design | Links:

2023

Assistive Upper-Limb Control using a Novel Measure of Human Muscular Manipulability based on Force Envelopes

Escarabajal, Rafael J.; París, Elena; Petrič, Tadej; Valera, Ángel; Mata, Vicente; Babič, Jan

Assistive Upper-Limb Control using a Novel Measure of Human Muscular Manipulability based on Force Envelopes Proceedings Article

In: 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), pp. 1-8, IEEE, 2023, ISBN: 979-8-3503-2570-6.

Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Compliance and Impedance Control, Exoskeleton Design and Control, Human-in-the-Loop Control, Muscle Mechanics | Links:

2022

Human Stiffness Perception and Learning in Interacting With Compliant Environments

Takahashi, Chie; Azad, Morteza; Rajasekaran, Vijaykumar; Babič, Jan; Mistry, Michael

Human Stiffness Perception and Learning in Interacting With Compliant Environments Journal Article

In: Frontiers in Neuroscience, vol. 16, no. June, pp. 1–13, 2022, ISSN: 1662-453X.

Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Compliance and Impedance Control, Human Motor Control, Neuromusculoskeletal Modelling, Physical Human Robot Interaction, Sensorimotor Learning | Links:

2020

Active Compliance Control Reduces Upper Body Effort in Exoskeleton-Supported Walking

Ugurlu, Barkan; Oshima, Hironori; Sariyildiz, Emre; Narikiyo, Tatsuo; Babič, Jan

Active Compliance Control Reduces Upper Body Effort in Exoskeleton-Supported Walking Journal Article

In: IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems, vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 144–153, 2020, ISSN: 2168-2291.

Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Compliance and Impedance Control, Exoskeleton Design and Control, Physical Human Robot Interaction, Postural Balance | Links:

2019

Assistive Arm-Exoskeleton Control Based on Human Muscular Manipulability

Petrič, Tadej; Peternel, Luka; Morimoto, Jun; Babič, Jan

Assistive Arm-Exoskeleton Control Based on Human Muscular Manipulability Journal Article

In: Frontiers in Neurorobotics, vol. 13, pp. 30, 2019, ISSN: 1662-5218.

Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Compliance and Impedance Control, Human Performance Augmentation, Optimal Control | Links:

2018

Human-In-The-Loop Control and Task Learning for Pneumatically Actuated Muscle Based Robots

Teramae, Tatsuya; Ishihara, Koji; Babič, Jan; Morimoto, Jun; Oztop, Erhan

Human-In-The-Loop Control and Task Learning for Pneumatically Actuated Muscle Based Robots Journal Article

In: Frontiers in Neurorobotics, vol. 12, pp. 71, 2018, ISSN: 1662-5218.

Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Compliance and Impedance Control, Human-in-the-Loop Control, Sensorimotor Learning | Links:

The CoDyCo Project Achievements and Beyond: Toward Human Aware Whole-Body Controllers for Physical Human Robot Interaction

Romano, Francesco; Nava, Gabriele; Azad, Morteza; Camernik, Jernej; Dafarra, Stefano; Dermy, Oriane; Latella, Claudia; Lazzaroni, Maria; Lober, Ryan; Lorenzini, Marta; Pucci, Daniele; Sigaud, Olivier; Traversaro, Silvio; Babič, Jan; Ivaldi, Serena; Mistry, Michael; Padois, Vincent; Nori, Francesco

The CoDyCo Project Achievements and Beyond: Toward Human Aware Whole-Body Controllers for Physical Human Robot Interaction Journal Article

In: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 516–523, 2018, ISSN: 2377-3766.

Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Compliance and Impedance Control, Physical Human Robot Interaction | Links:

Robotic assembly solution by human-in-the-loop teaching method based on real-time stiffness modulation

Peternel, Luka; Petrič, Tadej; Babič, Jan

Robotic assembly solution by human-in-the-loop teaching method based on real-time stiffness modulation Journal Article

In: Autonomous Robots, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 1–17, 2018, ISSN: 0929-5593.

Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Compliance and Impedance Control, Force Control, Human-in-the-Loop Control | Links:

2017

Whole-body multi-contact motion in humans and humanoids: Advances of the CoDyCo European project

Padois, Vincent; Ivaldi, Serena; Babič, Jan; Mistry, Michael; Peters, Jan; Nori, Francesco

Whole-body multi-contact motion in humans and humanoids: Advances of the CoDyCo European project Journal Article

In: Robotics and Autonomous Systems, vol. 90, pp. 97–117, 2017, ISSN: 09218890.

Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Compliance and Impedance Control, Physical Human Robot Interaction | Links:

2016

Special issue on whole-body control of contacts and dynamics for humanoid robots

Ivaldi, Serena; Babič, Jan; Mistry, Michael; Murphy, Robin

Special issue on whole-body control of contacts and dynamics for humanoid robots Journal Article

In: Autonomous Robots, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 425–428, 2016, ISSN: 0929-5593.

BibTeX | Tags: Compliance and Impedance Control, Dynamic Motion, Force Control | Links:

A shared control method for online human-in-the-loop robot learning based on Locally Weighted Regression

Peternel, Luka; Oztop, Erhan; Babič, Jan

A shared control method for online human-in-the-loop robot learning based on Locally Weighted Regression Proceedings Article

In: 2016 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), pp. 3900–3906, IEEE, Daejeon, 2016, ISBN: 978-1-5090-3762-9.

Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Compliance and Impedance Control, Human-in-the-Loop Control, Machine Learning | Links:

Autonomous Learning of Internal Dynamic Models for Reaching Tasks

Petrič, Tadej; Ude, Aleš; Ijspeert, Auke J

Autonomous Learning of Internal Dynamic Models for Reaching Tasks Book Section

In: Borangiu, Theodor (Ed.): Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol. 371, pp. 439–447, Springer, 2016, ISSN: 21945357.

Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Compliance and Impedance Control, Human Motor Control, Machine Learning | Links:

Learning Compliant Movement Primitives Through Demonstration and Statistical Generalization

Deniša, Miha; Gams, Andrej; Ude, Aleš; Petrič, Tadej

Learning Compliant Movement Primitives Through Demonstration and Statistical Generalization Journal Article

In: IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, vol. 21, no. 5, pp. 2581–2594, 2016, ISSN: 1083-4435.

Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Compliance and Impedance Control, Machine Learning | Links:

2015

Bio-inspired learning and database expansion of Compliant Movement Primitives

Petrič, Tadej; Colasanto, Luca; Gams, Andrej; Ude, Aleš; Ijspeert, Auke J

Bio-inspired learning and database expansion of Compliant Movement Primitives Proceedings Article

In: 2015 IEEE-RAS 15th International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids), pp. 346–351, IEEE, Seoul, 2015, ISSN: 21640580.

Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Compliance and Impedance Control, Kinematics, Machine Learning | Links:

Human-in-the-loop approach for teaching robot assembly tasks using impedance control interface

Peternel, Luka; Petrič, Tadej; Babič, Jan

Human-in-the-loop approach for teaching robot assembly tasks using impedance control interface Proceedings Article

In: 2015 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pp. 1497–1502, IEEE, Seattle, 2015, ISSN: 10504729.

Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Compliance and Impedance Control, Human-in-the-Loop Control, Machine Learning | Links:

Generalization of discrete Compliant Movement Primitives

Deniša, Miha; Gams, Andrej; Ude, Aleš; Petrič, Tadej

Generalization of discrete Compliant Movement Primitives Proceedings Article

In: 2015 International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR), pp. 565–572, IEEE, Istanbul, 2015, ISBN: 978-1-4673-7509-2.

Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Compliance and Impedance Control, Optimal Control | Links:

2014

Teaching robots to cooperate with humans in dynamic manipulation tasks based on multi-modal human-in-the-loop approach

Peternel, Luka; Petrič, Tadej; Oztop, Erhan; Babič, Jan

Teaching robots to cooperate with humans in dynamic manipulation tasks based on multi-modal human-in-the-loop approach Journal Article

In: Autonomous Robots, vol. 36, no. 1-2, pp. 123–136, 2014, ISSN: 0929-5593.

Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Compliance and Impedance Control, Human-in-the-Loop Control, Machine Learning, Sensorimotor Learning | Links:

2013

Learning of compliant human–robot interaction using full-body haptic interface

Peternel, Luka; Babič, Jan

Learning of compliant human–robot interaction using full-body haptic interface Journal Article

In: Advanced Robotics, vol. 27, no. 13, pp. 1003–1012, 2013, ISSN: 0169-1864.

Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Compliance and Impedance Control, Human-in-the-Loop Control, Physical Human Robot Interaction | Links:

Control approaches for robotic knee exoskeleton and their effects on human motion

Petrič, Tadej; Gams, Andrej; Debevec, Tadej; Žlajpah, Leon; Babič, Jan

Control approaches for robotic knee exoskeleton and their effects on human motion Journal Article

In: Advanced Robotics, vol. 27, no. 13, pp. 993–1002, 2013, ISSN: 0169-1864.

Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Compliance and Impedance Control, Exoskeleton Design and Control, Human Performance Augmentation | Links:

Synthesizing compliant reaching movements by searching a database of example trajectories

Deniša, Miha; Petrič, Tadej; Asfour, Tamim; Ude, Aleš

Synthesizing compliant reaching movements by searching a database of example trajectories Proceedings Article

In: 2013 13th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids), pp. 540–546, IEEE, Atlanta, 2013, ISBN: 978-1-4799-2617-6.

Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Compliance and Impedance Control, Kinematics | Links:

2011

Multilayer control of skiing robot

Petrič, Tadej; Nemec, Bojan; Babič, Jan; Žlajpah, Leon

Multilayer control of skiing robot Proceedings Article

In: 2011 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 4832–4837, IEEE, San Francisco, 2011, ISBN: 978-1-61284-454-1.

Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Compliance and Impedance Control, Dynamic Motion | Links: