Kinematic Analysis of the Human Thumb with Foldable Palm
There have been numerous attempts to develop anthropomorphic robotic hands with varying levels of dexterous capabilities. However, these robotic hands often suffer from a lack of comprehensive understanding of the musculoskeletal behavior of the human thu
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Lyuba Alboul Dana Damian Jonathan M. Aitken (Eds.)
Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems 17th Annual Conference, TAROS 2016 Sheffield, UK, June 26 – July 1, 2016 Proceedings
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Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence Subseries of Lecture Notes in Computer Science
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Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems 17th Annual Conference, TAROS 2016 Sheffield, UK, June 26 – July 1, 2016 Proceedings
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Editors Lyuba Alboul Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield UK
Jonathan M. Aitken University of Sheffield Sheffield UK
Dana Damian University of Sheffield Sheffield UK
ISSN 0302-9743 ISSN 1611-3349 (electronic) Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence ISBN 978-3-319-40378-6 ISBN 978-3-319-40379-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-40379-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016940896 LNCS Sublibrary: SL7 – Artificial Intelligence © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Preface
These proceedings contain the papers presented at TAROS 2016, the 17th edition of the conference Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems, held in Sheffield, UK from the 28th to the 30th June 2016. The conference was held earlier in the year than previously, to coincide with the inaugural UK Robotics Week (25th June–1st July). TAROS 2016 included an academic conference, industry talks, robot demonstrations, and other satellite events organized by the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University,
