Development of humanoid robot for research of bootstrap conditions for multimodal learning in cognitive robotics

• Grant number: 17/18154-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: January 01, 2018
• End date: December 31, 2018
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Electrical Engineering - Industrial Electronics, Electronic Systems and Controls
• Principal Investigator: Alexandre da Silva Simões
• Grantee: Larissa Gimenes Salaro
• Host Institution: Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia. Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Sorocaba. Sorocaba , SP, Brazil

Abstract

In the context of the project IBM-FAPESP n. 2016/18819-4, this proposal is related to the implementation of 1 (one) of the granted Scientific Initiation Scholarship to be supervised by Associate Researcher of the project at Unesp. In order to allow experiments with the proposed cognitive architecture, this Scientific Initiation aims to build a humanoid robot typically with 25/27 degrees of freedom (DOF). Previous models of humanoid robots built by the team will be used as reference. However, in order to meet the requirements of multimodal sensing and interactive behavior, the platform will be adapted to support new sensors and additional movements. (AU)