A robot that will execute everyday object manip- ulation tasks needs a competent body that can handle as many different objects as possible in as many ways as possible. To accomplish this, we must design the robot body ...

Currently one of the most important challenges is to bring robots out of factory floors to work alongside humans. Because these environments are characterized by a very large variety of objects, a key factor is to provide ...

Competent assistant robots need to understand their environment to be able to perform skilled manipulation tasks. One way of achieving it is to have knowledge about the physical behaviour of objects and how they respond ...