The iCub project: An open source platform for research in embodied cognition

Author

Metta, Giorgio ; Natale, Lorenzo ; Nori, Francesco ; Sandini, Giulio

Author_Institution

Dept. of Robot., Ist. Italiano di Tecnol., Genoa, Italy

fYear

2011

fDate

2-4 Oct. 2011

Firstpage

24

Lastpage

26

Abstract

This short paper describes the iCub robot, an endeavor supported mainly by the European Commission to develop a common platform for researchers interested in the study of artificial embodied cognitive systems. The iCub is a humanoid robot of the approximate size of a three years old child, equipped with sensors ranging from cameras, microphones, inertial, force and tactile and distributed fully under the GPL license. It is adopted by about 20 laboratories worldwide and a variety of research is carried out often in collaboration. A support middleware favors sharing of software modules and complex behaviors.

Keywords

artificial intelligence; cognition; control engineering computing; humanoid robots; middleware; mobile robots; European Commission; GPL license; artificial embodied cognitive systems; humanoid robot; iCub project; iCub robot; middleware; open source platform; software modules; Brushless motors; Force; Joints; Kinematics; Robot sensing systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advanced Robotics and its Social Impacts (ARSO), 2011 IEEE Workshop on

Conference_Location

Half-Moon Bay, CA

ISSN

2162-7568

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0795-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ARSO.2011.6301975

Filename

6301975