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For many years, the human being has been trying, in all ways, to recreate the complex mechanisms that form the human body. Such task is extremely complicated and the results are not totally satisfactory. However, with increasing technological advances based on theoretical and experimental researches, man gets, in a way, to copy or to imitate some systems of the human body. These researches not only intended to create humanoid robots, great part of them constituting autonomous systems, but also, in some way, to offer a higher knowledge of the systems that form the human body, objectifying possible applications in the technology of rehabilitation of human beings, gathering in a whole studies related not only to Robotics, but also to Biomechanics, Biomimmetics, Cybernetics, among other areas. This book presents a series of researches inspired by this ideal, carried through by various researchers worldwide, looking for to analyze and to discuss diverse subjects related to humanoid robots. The presented contributions explore aspects about robotic hands, learning, language, vision and locomotion.

Androids. --- Humanoid robots --- Humanoids (Androids) --- Robots --- Virtual humans (Artificial intelligence) --- Automatic control engineering

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Robotics --- Androids --- Humanoid robots --- Humanoids (Androids) --- Robots --- Virtual humans (Artificial intelligence)

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Robotics --- Androids --- Humanoid robots --- Humanoids (Androids) --- Robots --- Virtual humans (Artificial intelligence)

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Robotics --- Androids --- Humanoid robots --- Humanoids (Androids) --- Robots --- Virtual humans (Artificial intelligence)

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Humanoid robots are developed to use the infrastructures designed for humans, to ease the interactions with humans, and to help the integrations into human societies. The developments of humanoid robots proceed from building individual robots to establishing societies of robots working alongside with humans. This book addresses the problems of constructing a humanoid body and mind from generating walk patterns and balance maintenance to encoding and specifying humanoid motions and the control of eye and head movements for focusing attention on moving objects. It provides methods for learning motor skills and for language acquisition and describes how to generate facial movements for expressing various emotions and provides methods for decision making and planning. This book discusses the leading researches and challenges in building humanoid robots in order to prepare for the near future when human societies will be advanced by using humanoid robots.

Androids. --- Robotics. --- Automation --- Machine theory --- Humanoid robots --- Humanoids (Androids) --- Robots --- Virtual humans (Artificial intelligence) --- Automatic control engineering