Publications

2023

Journal Articles

139.

Joao Bimbo, Minas Liarokapis, Monica Malvezzi, Gionata Salvietti

Robotic Grasping and Manipulation of Deformable Objects Journal Article

Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 9 , pp. 362, 2023.

BibTeX | Tags: FRONTIERS-RAI

138.

Mojtaba Shahmohammadi, Bonnie Guan, Ricardo V Godoy, Anany Dwivedi, Poul Nielsen, Minas Liarokapis

On lightmyography based muscle-machine interfaces for the efficient decoding of human gestures and forces Journal Article

Scientific Reports, 13 (1), pp. 327, 2023.

BibTeX | Tags: Scientific-Reports

137.

Joao Buzzatto, Minas Liarokapis

The Omnirotor Platform: A Versatile, Multi-Modal, Coaxial, All-Terrain Vehicle Journal Article

IEEE Access, 11 , pp. 27928–27941, 2023.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-ACCESS

Conference Papers

136.

Nathan Elangovan, Ricardo V Godoy, Felipe Sanches, Ke Wang, Tom White, Patrick Jarvis, Minas Liarokapis

On Human Grasping and Manipulation in Kitchens: Automated Annotation, Insights, and Metrics for Effective Data Collection Conference Paper

IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2023.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-ICRA

135.

David Valencia, John Jia, Raymond Li, Alex Hayashi, Megan Lecchi, Reuel Terezakis, Trevor Gee, Minas Liarokapis, Bruce A MacDonald, Henry Williams

Comparison of Model-Based and Model-Free Reinforcement Learning for Real-World Dexterous Robotic Manipulation Tasks Conference Paper

IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2023.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-ICRA

134.

Geng Gao, Anany Dwivedi, Minas Liarokapis

The New Dexterity Adaptive Humanlike Robot Hand: Employing a Reconfigurable Palm for Robust Grasping and Dexterous Manipulation Conference Paper

IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2023.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-ICRA

133.

Bonnie Guan, Ricardo V Godoy, Felipe Sanches, Anany Dwivedi, Yongje Kwon, Minas Liarokapis

Electromyography and Potential Fields Based Shared Control Framework for Robotic Telemanipulation Conference Paper

IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2023.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-ICRA

132.

Ricardo V Godoy, Bonnie Guan, Anany Dwivedi, Mojtaba Shahmohammadi, Mahonri Owen, Minas Liarokapis

Multi-Grasp Classification for the Control of Robot Hands Employing Transformers and Lightmyography Signals Conference Paper

45th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2023.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-EMBC

131.

Bryan Busby, Geng Gao, Minas Liarokapis

An Adaptive, Lightweight, Body-Powered System for Prosthetic Hands Equipped with a Selectively Lockable Differential Mechanism Conference Paper

45th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2023.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-EMBC

Miscellaneous

130.

Patrick Mckinley Jarvis, Ke Wang, Minas Liarokapis, Jayden Chapman, Che-ming Chang

Wearable Robot Data Collection System with Human-Machine Operation Interface Miscellaneous

2023, (US Patent App. 17/940,844).

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2022

Journal Articles

129.

Vatsal V Patel, Minas V Liarokapis, Aaron M Dollar

Open Robot Hardware: Progress, Benefits, Challenges, and Best Practices Journal Article

IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, 2022.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-RAM

128.

Ricardo V Godoy, Gustavo JG Lahr, Anany Dwivedi, Tharik JS Reis, Paulo H Polegato, Marcelo Becker, Glauco AP Caurin, Minas Liarokapis

Electromyography-based, robust hand motion classification employing temporal multi-channel vision transformers Journal Article

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 7 (4), pp. 10200–10207, 2022.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-RAL

127.

Ricardo V Godoy, Anany Dwivedi, Minas Liarokapis

Electromyography based decoding of dexterous, in-hand manipulation motions with temporal multichannel vision transformers Journal Article

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 30 , pp. 2207–2216, 2022.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-TNSRE

126.

Ricardo V Godoy, Anany Dwivedi, Bonnie Guan, Amber Turner, Dasha Shieff, Minas Liarokapis

On emg based dexterous robotic telemanipulation: Assessing machine learning techniques, feature extraction methods, and shared control schemes Journal Article

IEEE Access, 10 , pp. 99661–99674, 2022.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-ACCESS

125.

Jiawei Meng, Joao Buzzatto, Yuanchang Liu, Minas Liarokapis

On Aerial Robots with Grasping and Perching Capabilities: A Comprehensive Review Journal Article

Frontiers in Robotics and AI, pp. 405, 2022.

BibTeX | Tags: FRONTIERS-RAI

124.

Nathan Elangovan, Che-Ming Chang, Geng Gao, Minas Liarokapis

An Accessible, Open-Source Dexterity Test: Evaluating the Grasping and Dexterous Manipulation Capabilities of Humans and Robots Journal Article

Frontiers in Robotics and AI, pp. 53, 2022.

BibTeX | Tags: FRONTIERS-RAI

123.

Joao Buzzatto, Minas Liarokapis

A Benchmarking Platform and a Control Allocation Method for Improving the Efficiency of Coaxial Rotor Systems Journal Article

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 7 (2), pp. 5302–5309, 2022.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-RAL

Conference Papers

122.

Gal Gorjup, Lucas Gerez, Geng Gao, Minas Liarokapis

On the Efficiency, Usability, and Intuitiveness of a Wearable, Affordable, Open-Source, Generic Robot Teaching Interface Conference Paper

30th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED), 2022.

BibTeX | Tags: MED

121.

Che-Ming Chang, Felipe Sanches, Geng Gao, Samantha Johnson, Minas Liarokapis

An Adaptive, Affordable, Humanlike Arm Hand System for Deaf and DeafBlind Communication with the American Sign Language Conference Paper

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2022.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE/RSJ-IROS

120.

Mojtaba Shahmohammadi, Bonnie Guan, Minas Liarokapis

An Adaptive, Prosthetic Training Gripper with a Variable Stiffness, Compact Differential and a Vision Based Shared Control Scheme Conference Paper

IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 2022.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-SMC

119.

Geng Gao, Junbang Liang, Minas Liarokapis

Mechanically Programmable Jamming Based on Articulated Mesh Structures for Variable Stiffness Robots Conference Paper

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2022.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE/RSJ-IROS

118.

Joao Buzzatto, Jayden Chapman, Mojtaba Shahmohammadi, Felipe Sanches, Mahla Nejati, Saori Matsunaga, Rintaro Haraguchi, Toshisada Mariyama, Bruce MacDonald, Minas Liarokapis

On Robotic Manipulation of Flexible Flat Cables: Employing a Multi-Modal Gripper with Dexterous Tips, Active Nails, and a Reconfigurable Suction Cup Module Conference Paper

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2022.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE/RSJ-IROS

117.

Joao Buzzatto, Mojtaba Shahmohammadi, Junbang Liang, Felipe Sanches, Saori Matsunaga, Rintaro Haraguchi, Toshisada Mariyama, Bruce MacDonald, Minas Liarokapis

Soft, Multi-Layer, Disposable, Kirigami Based Robotic Grippers: On Handling of Delicate, Contaminated, and Everyday Objects Conference Paper

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2022.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE/RSJ-IROS

116.

Jayden Chapman, Anany Dwivedi, Minas Liarokapis

A Dexterous, Adaptive, Affordable, Humanlike Robot Hand: Towards Prostheses with Dexterous Manipulation Capabilities Conference Paper

IEEE International Conference on Humanoid Robots, 2022.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-HUMANOIDS

115.

Nathan Elangovan, Che-Ming Chang, Ricardo V Godoy, Felipe Sanches, Ke Wang, Patrick Jarvis, Minas Liarokapis

Comparing Human and Robot Performance in the Execution of Kitchen Tasks: Evaluating Grasping and Dexterous Manipulation Skills Conference Paper

IEEE International Conference on Humanoid Robots, 2022.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-HUMANOIDS

114.

Zane Imran, Adam Scott, Joao Buzzatto, Minas Liarokapis

On the Development of Tethered, Modular, Self-Attaching, Reconfigurable Vehicles for Aerial Grasping and Package Delivery Conference Paper

IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics, 2022.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-SSRR

113.

Shaoqian Lin, Joao Buzzatto, Junbang Liang, Minas Liarokapis

An Adaptive, Reconfigurable, Tethered Aerial Grasping System for Reliable Caging and Transportation of Packages Conference Paper

IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics, 2022.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-SSRR

112.

Peter Mitchell, Reuben O’Brien, Minas Liarokapis

On the Development of Waterjet-Powered Robotic Speedboats: An Open-Source, Low-Cost Platform for Education and Research Conference Paper

IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics, 2022.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-SSRR

111.

Ricardo V Godoy, Anany Dwivedi, Mojtaba Shahmohammadi, Minas Liarokapis

Lightmyography Based Decoding of Human Intention Using Temporal Multi-Channel Transformers Conference Paper

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2022.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE/RSJ-IROS

110.

Lucas Gerez, Gal Gorjup, Yuran Zhou, Minas Liarokapis

A Hybrid, Soft Robotic Exoskeleton Glove with Inflatable, Telescopic Structures and a Shared Control Operation Scheme Conference Paper

IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2022.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-ICRA

109.

Che-Ming Chang, Jayden Chapman, Ke Wang, Patrick Jarvis, Minas Liarokapis

On Wearable, Lightweight, Low-Cost Human Machine Interfaces for the Intuitive Collection of Robot Grasping and Manipulation Data Conference Paper

IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2022.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-ICRA

Miscellaneous

108.

Lucas Ferrari Gerez, Minas Liarokapis

An underactuated soft robotic grasping device Miscellaneous

2022, (US Patent App. 17/625,473).

BibTeX | Tags: PATENT

2021

Journal Articles

107.

Gal Gorjup, Geng Gao, Anany Dwivedi, Minas Liarokapis

A Flexible Robotic Assembly System Combining CAD Based Localization, Compliance Control, and a Multi-Modal Gripper Journal Article

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2021.

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106.

Yongje Kwon, Anany Dwivedi, Andrew J McDaid, Minas Liarokapis

Electromyography-Based Decoding of Dexterous, In-Hand Manipulation of Objects: Comparing Task Execution in Real World and Virtual Reality Journal Article

IEEE Access, 9 , pp. 37297–37310, 2021.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-ACCESS

105.

Gal Gorjup, Lucas Gerez, Minas Liarokapis

Leveraging Human Perception in Robot Grasping and Manipulation Through Crowdsourcing and Gamification Journal Article

Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 8 , 2021.

BibTeX | Tags: FRONTIERS-RAI

104.

Nathan Elangovan, Lucas Gerez, Geng Gao, Minas Liarokapis

Improving Robotic Manipulation without Sacrificing Grasping Efficiency: A Multi-Modal, Adaptive Gripper with Reconfigurable Finger Bases Journal Article

IEEE Access, 2021.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-ACCESS

103.

Geng Gao, Che-Ming Chang, Lucas Gerez, Minas Liarokapis

A Pneumatically Driven, Disposable, Soft Robotic Gripper Equipped with Multi-Stage, Retractable, Telescopic Fingers Journal Article

IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics, 2021.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-TMRB

102.

Geng Gao, Mojtaba Shahmohammadi, Lucas Gerez, George Kontoudis, Minas Liarokapis

On Differential Mechanisms for Underactuated, Lightweight, Adaptive Prosthetic Hands Journal Article

Frontiers in Neurorobotics, pp. 106, 2021.

BibTeX | Tags: FRONTIERS-NEUROROBOTICS

Conference Papers

101.

Enrique Rey del Castillo, Yang Zhou, Minas Liarokapis, Xiaofei Yang, Feng Wang, Kevin Walsh, Liam Wotherspoon, Jason Ingham

Rapid, automated, post-earthquake building assessment using a swarm of drones and machine learning techniques Conference Paper

New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2021.

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100.

Mojtaba Shahmohammadi, Minas Liarokapis

A Series Elastic, Compact Differential Mechanism: On the Development of Adaptive, Lightweight Robotic Grippers and Hands Conference Paper

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2021.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE/RSJ-IROS

99.

Geng Gao, Anany Dwivedi, Minas Liarokapis

An Anthropomorphic Prosthetic Hand with an Active, Selectively Lockable Differential Mechanism: Towards Affordable Dexterity Conference Paper

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2021.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE/RSJ-IROS

98.

Caleb Probine, Gal Gorjup, Joao Buzzatto, Minas Liarokapis

A Shared Control Teleoperation Framework for Robotic Airships: Combining Intuitive Interfaces and an Autonomous Landing System Conference Paper

IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 2021.

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97.

Dasha Shieff, Amber Turner, Anany Dwivedi, Gal Gorjup, Minas Liarokapis

An Electromyography Based Shared Control Framework for Intuitive Robotic Telemanipulation Conference Paper

International Conference on Advanced Robotics, 2021.

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96.

Gal Gorjup, Che-Ming Chang, Geng Gao, Lucas Gerez, Anany Dwivedi, Ruobing Yu, Patrick Jarvis, Minas Liarokapis

The ARoA Platform: An Autonomous Robotic Assistant with a Reconfigurable Torso System and Dexterous Manipulation Capabilities Conference Paper

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2021.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE/RSJ-IROS

95.

Jayden Chapman, Anany Dwivedi, Minas Liarokapis

A Wearable, Open-Source, Lightweight Forcemyography Armband: On Intuitive, Robust Muscle-Machine Interfaces Conference Paper

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2021.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE/RSJ-IROS

94.

Joao Buzzatto, Pedro H Mendes, Navin Perera, Karl Stol, Minas Liarokapis

The New Dexterity Omnirotor Platform: Design, Modeling, and Control of a Modular, Versatile, All-Terrain Vehicle Conference Paper

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2021.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE/RSJ-IROS

93.

Nathan Elangovan, Lucas Gerez, Geng Gao, Minas Liarokapis

A Multi-Modal Robotic Gripper with a Reconfigurable Base: Improving Dexterous Manipulation without Compromising Grasping Efficiency Conference Paper

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2021.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE/RSJ-IROS

92.

Geng Gao, Jayden Chapman, Saori Matsunaga, Toshisada Mariyama, Bruce MacDonald, Minas Liarokapis

A Dexterous, Reconfigurable, Adaptive Robot Hand Combining Anthropomorphic and Interdigitated Configurations Conference Paper

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2021.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE/RSJ-IROS

91.

Amber Turner, Dasha Shieff, Anany Dwivedi, Minas Liarokapis

Comparing Machine Learning Methods and Feature Extraction Techniques for the EMG Based Decoding of Human Intention Conference Paper

43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2021.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-EMBC

90.

Mojtaba Shahmohammadi, Anany Dwivedi, Poul Nielsen, Andrew Taberner, Minas Liarokapis

On Lightmyography: A New Muscle Machine Interfacing Method for Decoding Human Intention and Motion Conference Paper

43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2021.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-EMBC

89.

Samantha Johnson, Geng Gao, Todd Johnson, Minas Liarokapis, Chiara Bellini

An Adaptive, Affordable, Open-Source Robotic Hand for Deaf and Deaf-Blind Communication Using Tactile American Sign Language Conference Paper

43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2021.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-EMBC

88.

Jayden Chapman, Gal Gorjup, Anany Dwivedi, Saori Matsunaga, Toshisada Mariyama, Bruce MacDonald, Minas Liarokapis

A Locally-Adaptive, Parallel-Jaw Gripper with Clamping and Rolling Capable, Soft Fingertips for Fine Manipulation of Flexible Flat Cables Conference Paper

IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2021.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-ICRA

87.

Francesco De Pace, Gal Gorjup, Huidong Bai, Andrea Sanna, Minas Liarokapis, Mark Billinghurst

Leveraging Enhanced Virtual Reality Methods and Environments for Efficient, Intuitive, and Immersive Teleoperation of Robots Conference Paper

IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2021.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-ICRA

86.

Anany Dwivedi, Dasha Shieff, Amber Turner, Gal Gorjup, Yongje Kwon, Minas Liarokapis

A Shared Control Framework for Robotic Telemanipulation Combining Electromyography Based Motion Estimation and Compliance Control Conference Paper

IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2021.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-ICRA

85.

Minas Liarokapis, George P Kontoudis

Teaching Robotic and Biomechatronic Concepts with a Gripper Design Project and a Grasping and Manipulation Competition Conference Paper

IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2021.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-ICRA

84.

Gal Gorjup, Lucas Gerez, Minas Liarokapis

Enhancing Robot Perception in Grasping and Dexterous Manipulation through Crowdsourcing and Gamification Conference Paper

IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2021.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-ICRA

Miscellaneous

83.

Minas Liarokapis

Grasping Apparatus and a Vehicle Including a Grasping Apparatus Miscellaneous

2021, (US Patent App. 16/954,163).

BibTeX | Tags: PATENT

82.

Charalampos Tassakos, Minas Liarokapis, Andreas Demopoulos

Tendon slider for use in a robotic hand or other tendon-controlled system Miscellaneous

2021, (DE102020123892A1).

BibTeX | Tags: PATENT

81.

Lucas Gerez, Minas Liarokapis

An Underactuated Soft Robotic Grasping Device Miscellaneous

2021, (PCT/NZ2020/050073).

BibTeX | Tags: PATENT

2020

Journal Articles

80.

Gal Gorjup, Minas Liarokapis

A Low-Cost, Open-Source, Robotic Airship for Education and Research Journal Article

IEEE Access, 2020.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-ACCESS

79.

Geng Gao, Gal Gorjup, Ruobing Yu, Patrick Jarvis, Minas Liarokapis

Modular, Accessible, Sensorized Objects for Evaluating the Grasping and Manipulation Capabilities of Grippers and Hands Journal Article

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 5 (4), pp. 6105–6112, 2020.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-RAL

78.

Lucas Gerez, Geng Gao, Anany Dwivedi, Minas Liarokapis

A Hybrid, Wearable Exoskeleton Glove Equipped with Variable Stiffness Joints, Abduction Capabilities, and a Telescopic Thumb Journal Article

IEEE Access, 8 , pp. 173345–173358, 2020.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-ACCESS

77.

Lucas Gerez, Che-Ming Chang, Minas Liarokapis

Employing Pneumatic, Telescopic Actuators for the Development of Soft and Hybrid Robotic Grippers Journal Article

Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 7 , pp. 169, 2020.

BibTeX | Tags: FRONTIERS-RAI

Conference Papers

76.

Jiawei Meng, Lucas Gerez, Jayden Chapman, Minas Liarokapis

A Tendon-Driven, Preloaded, Pneumatically Actuated, Soft Robotic Gripper with a Telescopic Palm Conference Paper

IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics, 2020.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-ROBOSOFT

75.

Anany Dwivedi, Jaime Lara, Leo K Cheng, Niranchan Paskaranandavadivel, Minas Liarokapis

High-Density Electromyography Based Control of Robotic Devices: On the Execution of Dexterous Manipulation Tasks Conference Paper

IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2020.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-ICRA

74.

Lucas Gerez, Anany Dwivedi, Minas Liarokapis

A Hybrid, Soft Exoskeleton Glove Equipped with a Telescopic Extra Thumb and Abduction Capabilities Conference Paper

IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2020.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-ICRA

73.

Lucas Gerez, Minas Liarokapis

A Pneumatically Driven, Disposable, Soft Robotic Gripper Equipped with Retractable, Telescopic Fingers Conference Paper

IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2020.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-BIOROB

72.

Lucas Gerez, Geng Gao, Minas Liarokapis

Laminar Jamming Flexure Joints for the Development of Variable Stiffness Robot Grippers and Hands Conference Paper

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2020.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE/RSJ-IROS

71.

Gal Gorjup, Geng Gao, Anany Dwivedi, Minas Liarokapis

Combining Compliance Control, CAD Based Localization, and a Multi-Modal Gripper for Rapid and Robust Programming of Assembly Tasks Conference Paper

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2020.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE/RSJ-IROS

70.

Waris Hasan, Lucas Gerez, Minas Liarokapis

Model-Free, Vision-Based Object Identification and Contact Force Estimation with a Hyper-Adaptive Robotic Gripper Conference Paper

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2020.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE/RSJ-IROS

69.

Gal Gorjup, George P Kontoudis, Anany Dwivedi, Geng Gao, Saori Matsunaga, Toshisada Mariyama, Bruce MacDonald, Minas Liarokapis

Combining Programming by Demonstration with Path Optimization and Local Replanning to Facilitate the Execution of Assembly Tasks Conference Paper

IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 2020.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-SMC

68.

Anany Dwivedi, Yongje Kwon, Minas Liarokapis

EMG-Based Decoding of Manipulation Motions in Virtual Reality: Towards Immersive Interfaces Conference Paper

IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 2020.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-SMC

67.

Nathan Elangovan, Geng Gao, Che-Ming Chang, Minas Liarokapis

A Modular, Accessible, Affordable Dexterity Test for Evaluating the Grasping and Manipulation Capabilities of Robotic Grippers and Hands Conference Paper

IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics, 2020.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-SSRR

66.

Joao Buzzatto, Minas Liarokapis

An Agile, Coaxial, Omnidirectional Rotor Module: On the Development of Hybrid, All Terrain Robotic Rotorcrafts Conference Paper

IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics, 2020.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-SSRR

65.

Francesco De Pace, Gal Gorjup, Huidong Bai, Andrea Sanna, Minas Liarokapis, Mark Billinghurst

Assessing the Suitability and Effectiveness of Mixed Reality Interfaces for Accurate Robot Teleoperation Conference Paper

26th ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology, pp. 1–3, 2020.

BibTeX | Tags: ABSTRACT, ACM-VRST

64.

Lydia Hingston, Jonathan Mace, Joao Buzzatto, Minas Liarokapis

Reconfigurable, Adaptive, Lightweight Grasping Mechanisms for Aerial Robotic Platforms Conference Paper

IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics, 2020.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-SSRR

63.

Lucas Gerez, Che-Ming Chang, Minas Liarokapis

A Hybrid, Encompassing, Three-Fingered Robotic Gripper Combining Pneumatic Telescopic Mechanisms and Rigid Claws Conference Paper

IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics, 2020.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-SSRR

2019

Journal Articles

62.

Minas Liarokapis, Aaron M Dollar

Combining Analytical Modeling and Learning to Simplify Dexterous Manipulation With Adaptive Robot Hands Journal Article

IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 2019.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-TASE

61.

Lucas Gerez, Junan Chen, Minas Liarokapis

On the Development of Adaptive, Tendon-Driven, Wearable Exo-Gloves for Grasping Capabilities Enhancement Journal Article

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2019.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-RAL

60.

George P Kontoudis, Minas Liarokapis, Kyriakos G Vamvoudakis, Tomonari Furukawa

An Adaptive Actuation Mechanism for Anthropomorphic Robot Hands Journal Article

Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 6 , pp. 47, 2019.

BibTeX | Tags: FRONTIERS-RAI

59.

Anany Dwivedi, Lucas Gerez, Waris Hasan, Chi-Hung Yang, Minas Liarokapis

A Soft Exoglove Equipped with a Wearable Muscle-Machine Interface Based on Forcemyography and Electromyography Journal Article

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 4 (4), pp. 3240–3246, 2019.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-RAL

58.

Anany Dwivedi, Yongje Kwon, Andrew J McDaid, Minas Liarokapis

A Learning Scheme for EMG Based Decoding of Dexterous, In-Hand Manipulation Motions Journal Article

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 27 (10), pp. 2205–2215, 2019.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-TNSRE

57.

Che-Ming Chang, Lucas Gerez, Nathan Elangovan, Agisilaos Zisimatos, Minas Liarokapis

On Alternative Uses of Structural Compliance for the Development of Adaptive Robot Grippers and Hands Journal Article

Frontiers in neurorobotics, 13 , pp. 91, 2019.

BibTeX | Tags: FRONTIERS-NEUROROBOTICS

Book Chapters

56.

Philipp Beckerle, Steffen Willwacher, Minas Liarokapis, Matthew P Bowers, Marko B Popovic

Prosthetic Limbs Book Chapter

Biomechatronics, pp. 235, Academic Press, 2019.

BibTeX | Tags: BOOK-CHAPTER

55.

Minas Liarokapis, Kathleen A Lamkin-Kennard, Marko B Popovic

Biomechatronics: A New Dawn Book Chapter

Biomechatronics, Elsevier, 2019.

BibTeX | Tags: BOOK-CHAPTER

Conference Papers

54.

Tom Bewley, Minas Liarokapis

On the Combination of Gamification and Crowd Computation in Industrial Automation and Robotics Applications Conference Paper

IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2019.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-ICRA

53.

Geng Gao, Anany Dwivedi, Nathan Elangovan, Yige Cao, Lucy Young, Minas Liarokapis

The New Dexterity Adaptive, Humanlike Robot Hand Conference Paper

IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2019.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-ICRA, VIDEO

52.

Geng Gao, Lucas Gerez, Minas Liarokapis

Adaptive, Tendon-Driven, Affordable Prostheses for Partial Hand Amputations: On Body-Powered and Motor Driven Implementations Conference Paper

41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2019.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-EMBC

51.

George P Kontoudis, Minas Liarokapis, Kyriakos G Vamvoudakis

A Compliant, Underactuated Finger for Anthropomorphic Hands Conference Paper

IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), 2019.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-ICORR

50.

Anany Dwivedi, Gal Gorjup, Yongje Kwon, Minas Liarokapis

Combining Electromyography and Fiducial Marker Based Tracking for Intuitive Telemanipulation with a Robot Arm Hand System Conference Paper

IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, 2019.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-ROMAN

49.

Lucas Gerez, Minas Liarokapis

An Underactuated, Tendon-Driven, Wearable Exo-Glove With a Four-Output Differential Mechanism Conference Paper

41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2019.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-EMBC

48.

Gal Gorjup, Anany Dwivedi, Nathan Elangovan, Minas Liarokapis

An Intuitive, Affordances Oriented Telemanipulation Framework for a Dual Robot Arm Hand System: On the Execution of Bimanual Tasks Conference Paper

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2019.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE/RSJ-IROS

47.

Andrew McLaren, Zak Fitzgerald, Geng Gao, Minas Liarokapis

A Passive Closing, Tendon Driven, Adaptive Robot Hand for Ultra-Fast, Aerial Grasping and Perching Conference Paper

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2019.

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46.

George P Kontoudis, Minas Liarokapis, Kyriakos G Vamvoudakis

An Adaptive, Humanlike Robot Hand with Selective Interdigitation: Towards Robust Grasping and Dexterous, In-Hand Manipulation Conference Paper

IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, 2019.

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45.

Lucas Gerez, Geng Gao, Minas Liarokapis

Employing Magnets to Improve the Force Exertion Capabilities of Adaptive Robot Hands in Precision Grasps Conference Paper

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), pp. 7630–7635, IEEE 2019.

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44.

Che-Ming Chang, Lucas Gerez, Nathan Elangovan, Agisilaos Zisimatos, Minas Liarokapis

Unconventional Uses of Structural Compliance in Adaptive Hands Conference Paper

28th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), pp. 1–7, IEEE 2019.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-ROMAN

43.

Nathan Elangovan, Anany Dwivedi, Lucas Gerez, Che-Ming Chang, Minas Liarokapis

Employing IMU and ArUco Marker Based Tracking to Decode the Contact Forces Exerted by Adaptive Hands Conference Paper

IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, 2019.

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2018

Journal Articles

42.

Vasilis Kostakis, Kostas Latoufis, Minas Liarokapis, Michel Bauwens

The Convergence of Digital Commons with Local Manufacturing from a Degrowth Perspective: Two Illustrative Cases Journal Article

Journal of Cleaner Production, 197 , pp. 1684–1693, 2018.

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41.

Minas Liarokapis, Aaron M Dollar

Post-Contact, In-Hand Object Motion Compensation with Adaptive Hands Journal Article

IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 2018.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-TASE

Conference Papers

40.

Yongje Kwon, Anany Dwivedi, Andrew J McDaid, Minas Liarokapis

On Muscle Selection for EMG Based Decoding of Dexterous, In-Hand Manipulation Motions Conference Paper

40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2018.

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39.

Anany Dwivedi, Yongje Kwon, Andrew J McDaid, Minas Liarokapis

EMG Based Decoding of Object Motion in Dexterous, In-Hand Manipulation Tasks Conference Paper

7th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2018.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-BIOROB

38.

Zak Flintoff, Bruno Johnston, Minas Liarokapis

Single-Grasp, Model-Free Object Classification using a Hyper-Adaptive Hand, Google Soli, and Tactile Sensors Conference Paper

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2018.

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37.

Lucas Gerez, Minas Liarokapis

A Compact Ratchet Clutch Mechanism for Fine Tendon Termination and Adjustment Conference Paper

IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), pp. 1390–1395, IEEE 2018.

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2017

Journal Articles

36.

Minas Liarokapis, Charalampos P Bechlioulis, Panagiotis K Artemiadis, Kostas J Kyriakopoulos

Deriving Humanlike Arm Hand System Poses Journal Article

Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, 9 (1), pp. 011012, 2017.

BibTeX | Tags: ASME-JMR

Conference Papers

35.

Minas Liarokapis, Aaron M Dollar

Learning the Post-Contact Reconfiguration of the Hand Object System for Adaptive Grasping Mechanisms Conference Paper

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2017.

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34.

Minas Liarokapis, Aaron M Dollar

Deriving Dexterous, In-Hand Manipulation Primitives for Adaptive Robot Hands Conference Paper

2017 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), pp. 1951–1958, IEEE 2017.

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2016

Journal Articles

33.

Adam Spiers, Minas Liarokapis, Berk Calli, Aaron Dollar

Single-Grasp Object Classification and Feature Extraction with Simple Robot Hands and Tactile Sensors Journal Article

IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 9 (2), pp. 207–220, 2016.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-TH

32.

Yongqiang Huang, Matteo Bianchi, Minas Liarokapis, Yu Sun

Recent Data Sets on Object Manipulation: A Survey Journal Article

Big Data, 4 (4), pp. 197–216, 2016.

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Book Chapters

31.

Minas V Liarokapis, Charalampos P Bechlioulis, George I Boutselis, Kostas J Kyriakopoulos

A Learn by Demonstration Approach for Closed-Loop, Robust, Anthropomorphic Grasp Planning Book Chapter

Human and Robot Hands, pp. 127–149, Springer, Cham, 2016.

BibTeX | Tags: BOOK-CHAPTER

Conference Papers

30.

Minas Liarokapis, Aaron M Dollar

Post-Contact, In-Hand Object Motion Compensation for Compliant and Underactuated Hands Conference Paper

2016 25th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), pp. 986–993, IEEE 2016.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-ROMAN

29.

Minas V Liarokapis, Aaron M Dollar

Learning Task-Specific Models for Dexterous, In-Hand Manipulation with Simple, Adaptive Robot Hands Conference Paper

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), pp. 2534–2541, IEEE 2016.

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2015

Conference Papers

28.

Christoforos I Mavrogiannis, Minas V Liarokapis, Kostas J Kyriakopoulos

Quantifying Anthropomorphism of Robot Arms Conference Paper

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 4084–4089, IEEE 2015.

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27.

Minas V Liarokapis, Berk Calli, Adam J Spiers, Aaron M Dollar

Unplanned, Model-Free, Single Grasp Object Classification with Underactuated Hands and Force Sensors Conference Paper

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 5073–5080, IEEE 2015.

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26.

George P Kontoudis, Minas V Liarokapis, Agisilaos G Zisimatos, Christoforos I Mavrogiannis, Kostas J Kyriakopoulos

Open-Source, Anthropomorphic, Underactuated Robot Hands with a Selectively Lockable Differential Mechanism: Towards Affordable Prostheses Conference Paper

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 5857–5862, IEEE 2015.

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25.

Minas V Liarokapis, Aaron M Dollar, Kostas J Kyriakopoulos

Humanlike, Task-Specific Reaching and Grasping with Redundant Arms and Low-Complexity Hands Conference Paper

2015 International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR), pp. 490–497, IEEE 2015.

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Technical Reports

24.

George P Kontoudis, Minas V Liarokapis, Agisilaos G Zisimatos, Christoforos I Mavrogiannis, Kostas J Kyriakopoulos

How to Create Affordable, Anthropomorphic, Personalized, Light-Weight Prosthetic Hands Technical Report

Control Systems Lab, National Technical University of Athens 2015.

BibTeX | Tags: TECHNICAL-REPORT

2014

Book Chapters

23.

Minas Liarokapis, Kostas J Kyriakopoulos, Panagiotis Artemiadis

A Learning Scheme for EMG Based Interfaces: On Task Specificity in Motion Decoding Domain Book Chapter

Neuro-Robotics, pp. 3–36, Springer, Dordrecht, 2014.

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Conference Papers

22.

George I Boutselis, Charalampos P Bechlioulis, Minas V Liarokapis, Kostas J Kyriakopoulos

Task Specific Robust Grasping for Multifingered Robot Hands Conference Paper

2014 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 858–863, IEEE 2014.

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21.

Agisilaos G Zisimatos, Minas V Liarokapis, Christoforos I Mavrogiannis, Kostas J Kyriakopoulos

Open-Source, Affordable, Modular, Light-Weight, Underactuated Robot Hands Conference Paper

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 3207–3212, IEEE 2014.

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20.

Minas V Liarokapis, Agisilaos G Zisimatos, Melina N Bousiou, Kostas J Kyriakopoulos

Open-Source, Low-Cost, Compliant, Modular, Underactuated Fingers: Towards Affordable Prostheses for Partial Hand Amputations Conference Paper

2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, pp. 2541–2544, IEEE 2014.

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19.

Shahab Heshmati-Alamdari, Charalampos P Bechlioulis, Minas V Liarokapis, Kostas J Kyriakopoulos

Prescribed Performance Image Based Visual Servoing Under Field of View Constraints Conference Paper

2014 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 2721–2726, IEEE 2014.

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18.

Christoforos I Mavrogiannis, Charalampos P Bechlioulis, Minas V Liarokapis, Kostas J Kyriakopoulos

Task-Specific Grasp Selection for Underactuated Hands Conference Paper

IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pp. 3676–3681, IEEE 2014.

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17.

George I Boutselis, Charalampos P Bechlioulis, Minas V Liarokapis, Kostas J Kyriakopoulos

An Integrated Approach Towards Robust Grasping with Tactile Sensing Conference Paper

IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pp. 3682–3687, IEEE 2014.

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16.

Charalampos P Bechlioulis, Minas V Liarokapis, Kostas J Kyriakopoulos

Robust Model Free Control of Robotic Manipulators with Prescribed Transient and Steady State Performance Conference Paper

2014 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 41–46, IEEE 2014.

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PhD Theses

15.

Minas V Liarokapis

EMG Based Interfaces for Human Robot Interaction in Structured and Dynamic Environments PhD Thesis

National Technical University of Athens, 2014.

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Technical Reports

14.

Agisilaos G Zisimatos, Minas V Liarokapis, Christoforos I Mavrogiannis, George P Kontoudis, Kostas J Kyriakopoulos

How to Create Affordable, Modular, Light-Weight, Underactuated, Compliant Robot Hands Technical Report

Control Systems Lab, National Technical University of Athens 2014.

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Workshops

13.

Minas V Liarokapis, Agisilaos G Zisimatos, Christoforos I Mavrogiannis, Kostas J Kyriakopoulos

OpenBionics: An Open-Source Initiative for the Creation of Affordable, Modular, Light-Weight, Underactuated Robot Hands and Prosthetic Devices Workshop

2nd ASU Rehabilitation Robotics Workshop, 2014.

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2013

Journal Articles

12.

Minas V Liarokapis, Panagiotis K Artemiadis, Kostas J Kyriakopoulos, Elias S Manolakos

A Learning Scheme for Reach to Grasp Movements: On EMG-Based Interfaces Using Task Specific Motion Decoding Models Journal Article

IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 17 (5), pp. 915–921, 2013.

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Conference Papers

11.

Minas V Liarokapis, Panagiotis K Artemiadis, Kostas J Kyriakopoulos

Quantifying Anthropomorphism of Robot Hands Conference Paper

IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pp. 2041–2046, IEEE 2013.

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10.

Minas V Liarokapis, Panagiotis K Artemiadis, Kostas J Kyriakopoulos

Task Discrimination from Myoelectric Activity: A Learning Scheme for EMG-Based Interfaces Conference Paper

IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), pp. 1–6, IEEE 2013.

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9.

Minas V Liarokapis, Panagiotis K Artemiadis, Kostas J Kyriakopoulos

Telemanipulation with the DLR/HIT II Robot Hand Using a Dataglove and a Low Cost Force Feedback Device Conference Paper

IEEE Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED), pp. 431–436, IEEE 2013.

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8.

Minas V Liarokapis, Panagiotis K Artemiadis, Kostas J Kyriakopoulos

Mapping Human to Robot Motion with Functional Anthropomorphism for Teleoperation and Telemanipulation with Robot Arm Hand Systems Conference Paper

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), pp. 2075–2075, IEEE 2013.

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Technical Reports

7.

Minas V Liarokapis, Panagiotis K Artemiadis, Charalampos P Bechlioulis, Kostas J Kyriakopoulos

Directions, Methods and Metrics for Mapping Human to Robot Motion with Functional Anthropomorphism: A Review Technical Report

Control Systems Lab, National Technical University of Athens 2013.

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Workshops

6.

Matteo Bianchi, Minas V Liarokapis

HandCorpus, a New Open-Access Repository for Sharing Experimental Data and Results on Human and Artificial Hands Workshop

IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC), 2013.

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2012

Conference Papers

5.

Minas V Liarokapis, Panagiotis K Artemiadis, Pantelis T Katsiaris, Kostas J Kyriakopoulos, Elias S Manolakos

Learning Human Reach-to-Grasp Strategies: Towards EMG-based Control of Robotic Arm-Hand Systems Conference Paper

IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pp. 2287–2292, IEEE 2012.

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4.

Minas V Liarokapis, Panagiotis K Artemiadis, Pantelis T Katsiaris, Kostas J Kyriakopoulos

Learning Task-Specific Models for Reach to Grasp Movements: Towards EMG-based Teleoperation of Robotic Arm-Hand Systems Conference Paper

IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), pp. 1287–1292, IEEE 2012.

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3.

Minas V Liarokapis, Panagiotis K Artemiadis, Kostas J Kyriakopoulos

Functional Anthropomorphism for Human to Robot Motion Mapping Conference Paper

IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), pp. 31–36, IEEE 2012.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-ROMAN

2011

Conference Papers

2.

Panagiotis K Artemiadis, Pantelis T Katsiaris, Minas V Liarokapis, Kostas J Kyriakopoulos

On the Effect of Human Arm Manipulability in 3D Force Tasks: Towards Force-Controlled Exoskeletons Conference Paper

IEEE International Conference on and Automation (ICRA), pp. 3784–3789, IEEE 2011.

BibTeX | Tags: IEEE-ICRA

2010

Conference Papers

1.

Panagiotis K Artemiadis, Pantelis T Katsiaris, Minas V Liarokapis, Kostas J Kyriakopoulos

Human Arm Impedance: Characterization and Modeling in 3D Space Conference Paper

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), pp. 3103–3108, IEEE 2010.

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