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Humanoid Robotics: A Reference provides a comprehensive compilation of developments in the conceptualization, design and development of humanoid robots and related technologies. Human beings have built the environment they occupy (living spaces, instruments and vehicles) to suit two-legged systems. Building systems, especially in robotics, that are compatible with the well established, human-based surroundings and which could naturally interact with humans is an ultimate goal for all researches and engineers. Humanoid Robots are systems (i.e. robots) which mimic human behaviour. Humanoids provide a platform to study the construction of systems that behave and interact like humans. A broad range of applications ranging from daily housework to complex medical surgery, deep ocean exploration, and other potentially dangerous tasks are possible using humanoids. In addition, the study of humanoid robotics provides a platform to understand the mechanisms and offers a physical visual of how humans interact, think, and react with the surroundings and how such behaviours could be reassembled and reconstructed. Currently, the most challenging issue with bipedal humanoids is to make them balance on two legs, The purportedly simple act of finding the best balance that enables easy walking, jumping and running requires some of the most sophisticated development of robotic systems- those that will ultimately mimic fully the diversity and dexterity of human beings. Other typical human-like interactions such as complex thought and conversations on the other hand, also pose barriers for the development of humanoids because we are yet to understand fully the way in which we humans interact with our environment and consequently to replicate this in humanoids.

Robotics. --- Androids. --- Artificial intelligence. --- Mechanical engineering.

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Biped robots represent a very interesting research subject, with several particularities and scope topics, such as: mechanical design, gait simulation, patterns generation, kinematics, dynamics, equilibrium, stability, kinds of control, adaptability, biomechanics, cybernetics, and rehabilitation technologies. We have diverse problems related to these topics, making the study of biped robots a very complex subject, and many times the results of researches are not totally satisfactory. However, with scientific and technological advances, based on theoretical and experimental works, many researchers have collaborated in the evolution of the biped robots design, looking for to develop autonomous systems, as well as to help in rehabilitation technologies of human beings. Thus, this book intends to present some works related to the study of biped robots, developed by researchers worldwide.

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

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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

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Ce livre expose les toutes récentes avancées technologiques en matière de robotique humanoïde. Après un rappel des notions mathématiques et physiques fondamentales, il expose les modèles et les techniques actuellement utilisées pour générer un mouvement humanoïde simple et propose des exemples de programmation en code Matlab® pour réaliser des mouvements de base (marche bipède, stabilisation, préhension d'un objet). L'ensemble de ces applications sont validées sur le robot japonais HRP-2.

Androids. --- Robots --- Control systems. --- Motion. --- Movement of robots --- Robot motion --- Motion --- Robot control --- Robotics --- Humanoid robots --- Humanoids (Androids) --- Virtual humans (Artificial intelligence)

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Human-robot interaction. --- Gaze --- Robotics --- Androids. --- Humanoid robots --- Humanoids (Androids) --- Robots --- Virtual humans (Artificial intelligence) --- Automation --- Machine theory --- Body language --- Social perception --- HRI (Human-robot interaction) --- Robot-human interaction --- Human engineering --- Psychological aspects. --- Social aspects.