THE Hand Embodied

December 14, 2011 Palazzo Reale, Pisa, Italy
Science Open Day
Taming the Complexity of Artificial Manipulation and Sensing: The Role of Haptic Synergies Antonio Bicchi (UNIPI) [PDF]

December 7-11, 2011 Phuket Island, Thailand
2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (IEEE-ROBIO)
Tele-Impedance: Preliminary Results on Measuring and Replicating Human Arm Impedance in Tele Operated Robots
A. Ajoudani (UNIPI)

November 8-9, 2011 University of Twente, The Netherlands
4th International Workshop on Human-Friendly Robotics (HFR 2011)
Tele-impedance: an approach for skill based body-machine interface, A. Ajoudani (UNIPI), N.G. Tsagarakis, A. Bicchi (UNIPI) [Abstract]
Invited talk Design and control of robots with variable stiffness actuation, Alin Albu-Schäffer (DLR) [Abstract]

November 21-22, 2011 German Aereospace Center, Germany
Challenges in Robotics: To space and Down to Earth
Invited talk  Taming the Complexity of Artificial Manipulation and Sensing: The Role of Haptic Synergies
Antonio Bicchi (UNIPI) [Video]

September 16, 2011 Technical University of Munich, Germany
50th anniversary of the Institute of Automatic Control Engineering
Invited presentation New Haptic Transducers Vincent Hayward (UPMC)

September 7-9, 2011 Pisa, Italy
Automatica.it Conference (National Conference of the Italian Society of Researchers in Automation)
Mapping synergies from human to robotic hands with dissimilar kinematics: an approach in the object domain, G. Gioioso, G. Salvietti, M. Malvezzi, D. Prattichizzo (UNISI)
Poster presentation Modeling and animating a synergy-based hand avatar for haptic grasping,  S. Mulatto, A. Formaglio, M. Malvezzi, D. Prattichizzo (UNISI)
Poster presentation Haptic interfaces: new strategies to convey tactile information M. Bianchi, E. P. Scilingo, and A. Bicchi. (UNIPI) [PDF]
Poster presentation The Hand Embodied A. Serio, M. G. Catalano, G. Grioli, M. Gabiccini, and A. Bicchi. (UNIPI) [PDF]

August 30 - September 3, 2011 Boston, USA
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Towards a complete description of grasping kinematics: a framework for quantifying human grasping and manipulation Marco Santello (ASU) [PDF]
Characterization of an Air Jet Haptic Lump Display M. Bianchi (UNIPI), J. C. Gwilliam, A. Degirmenci, and A. M. Okamura

August 29 - September 1, 2011 Toulouse, France
European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP)
Illusory rotation in the haptic perception of a moving bar A. M. Kappers, Z. M. Kluit (UU)  [Abstract]
The material-size illusion - The influence of material properties on haptic perception of volume M. Kahrimanovic, W Bergmann Tiest, A Kappers (UU) [Abstract]
Knowing the error of our ways yet being unable to correct for it L. van Dam, M. Ernst (UNIBI) [Abstract]

July 25-27, 2011 Technical University of Munich
Germany Inst. for Advanced Study Workshop on Multimodal and Sensorimotor Bionics
invited talk Mechanisms of haptic and tactile interactions, Vincent Hayward (UPMC) [Abstract]
invited talk Biomimetics: towards the next generation robotics, Patrick van der Smagt (DLR) [Abstract]

July 24-29, 2011 Bavaria, Germany
STIFF/VIACTORS summer school
Soft Robotics Design and Control Alin Albu-Schäffer, (DLR) [VideoPart1] [VideoPart2]
Controlling and Measuring Impedance in Variable Stiffness Actuators for Robotics Antonio Bicchi, (UNIPI) [VideoPart1] [VideoPart2]
From human to robot impedance: lessons learned Patrick van der Smagt, (DLR) [Video]

July 19-21, 2011 Sestri Levante
Workshop on Multi-sensory space perception
Recalibration makes (the) perfect sense Marc Ernst (UNIBI)

July 4, 2011 Università di Roma "La Sapienza", Italy
Seminar The geometry of haptic synergies in artificial touch and manipulation
Antonio Bicchi (UNIPI)

June 21-24, 2011 Istanbul, Turkey
Worldhaptics 2011
On the 1/f Noise and Non-Integer Harmonic Decay of the Interaction of a Finger Sliding on Flat and Sinusoidal Surfaces V. Hayward (UPMC)
Hand Movement Investigations Inspired by Yarbus Kappers, A.M.L., Douw, F.T (UU)
Using Kinect for Hand Tracking and Rendering in Wearable Haptics V. Frati, D. Prattichizzo (UNISI)
Bimanual Volume Perception of 3-D Objects M. Kahrimanovic, A. M.L Kappers, T. Wouter Bergmann (UU)
Noise-Free Haptic Interaction with a Bowed-String Acoustic Model V. Hayward (UPMC)
The Influence of Edges As Salient Features in Haptic Shape Perception of 3D Objects V. Panday, T. Wouter Bergmann A. M.L Kappers (UU)
Cutaneous and Kinaesthetic Perception of Traversed Distance T. Wouter Bergmann, L. M. A. van der Hoff, A. M.L Kappers (UU)
Weak Spatial Constancy in Touch Vincent Hayward (UPMC)
Session “Texture Perception”, Astrid M.L Kappers (UU) chair international

June 21, 2011 Istanbul, Turkey
Workshop on Haptics in Surgical Robotics, World Haptics Conference 2011
There is more to haptic feedback than force feedback V. Hayward (UPMC)

June 21, 2011 Instanbul, Turkey
Workshop on Vibrotactile Haptics for Touch Screens, World Haptics Conference 2011
New results with vibrating surfaces V. Hayward (UPMC)

June 20-22, 2011 Tallinn, Estonia
ICAR – Conference on Advanced Robotics
Learning in and from humans: Recalibration makes (the) perfect sense M. O. Ernst (UNIBI), plenary speaker

June 17, 2011 Villa Guastavillani - Bologna, Italy
Dalla teoria del controllo all'automazione pervasiva: come la ricerca accademica abilita la tecnologia al servizio dell'uomo
invited talk Il corpo della mano. Esperienze di ricerca tra robotica e neuroscienze
A. Bicchi (UNIPI) [PDF]

June 14-15, 2011 Università di Pisa, Italy
Workshop New Frontiers of Robotics Science and Technology: a Brainstorming Jam Session [Programme]
"Embodied Intelligence" and Variable Impedance Actuation, Antonio Bicchi (UNIPI)
Modeling Human and Robot Hands, Marco Gabiccini (UNIPI) [PDF]
Mapping human postural synergies to robots, Domenico Prattichizzo (UNISI)

June 12-15, 2011 Cancun, Mexico
Sensorimotor Integration for the Control of Grasp Kinematics and Kinetics: Potential Applications to Brain-Machine Interfaces
Invited presentation Marco Santello (ASU) [PDF]

June 2011 Singapore
Seminar, Institute for Infocomm Research, A*Star
Vincent Hayward (UPMC)

May 26-28, 2011 Trolleholm, Sweden
Workshop on Cerebellum to commemorate the retirement of Carl-Fredrik Ekerot

May 26, 2011 Polytech’Nice – Sophia, France
DeViNT 2011: Neuvième journée Déficients Visuels et Nouvelles Technologies
Rendu tactile de figures graphiques piloté par ordinateur
Invited presentation Vincent Hayward (UPMC)

May 26-27, 2011 London, UK
Sensorimotor Integration for Learning Dexterous Manipulation Invited presentation Marco Santello (ASU) [PDF]

May 13, 2011 Shangai, China
Workshop in the framework of ICRA 2011 “Manipulation under uncertainity”
Mapping Synergies from Human to Robotic Hands with Dissimilar Kinematics: An Object Based Approach G. Gioioso, G. Salvietti, M. Malvezzi and D. Prattichizzo (UNISI)
From Actively Impedance Controlled Light-weight Robot Hands to Intrinsically Compliant Systems T. Wimboeck, M. Grebenstein, M. Chalon, W. Friedl, Ch. Ott, A. Albu-Schaeffer and Gerd Hirzinger (DLR)

May 13, 2011 Shanghai, China
Workshop “Towards Autonomous Physical Human-Robot Interaction” in the framework of ICRA2011
Soft Robotics Control Concepts for Robots Interacting with Humans and their Environment Alin Albu-Schaeffer (DLR) Abstract
Tele-Impedance: preliminary results on measuring and replicating human arm impedance in robots Antonio Bicchi (UNIPI) Abstract

May 09-13, 2011 Shanghai, China
ICRA 2011
On the Effect of Human Arm Manipulability in 3D Force Tasks: Towards Force-controlled Exoskeletons Panagiotis K. Artemiadis, Pantelis T. Katsiaris, Minas V. Liarokapis, and Kostas J. Kyriakopoulos (NTUA)
Dynamic Optimization of Tendon Tensions in Biomorphically Designed Hands with Rolling Constraints M. Gabiccini, M. Branchetti, and A. Bicchi
A Real-time Parametric Stiffness Observer for VSA devices G. Grioli and A. Bicchi
A decoupled Impedance observer for a Variable Stiffness Robot A. Serio, G. Grioli, I. Sardellitti, N. G. Tsagarakis, and A. Bicchi
The DLR Hand Arm System M. Grebenstein, A. Albu-Schaeffer, T. Bahls, M. Chalon, O. Eiberger, W. Friedl, R. Gruber, S. Haddadin,U. Hagn, R. Haslinger, H. Hoeppner, S. Joerg, M. Nickl, A. Nothhelfer, F. Petit, J. Reill, N. Seitz, T. Wimboeck, S. Wolf, T. Wuesthoff, and G. Hirzinger

May 6, 2011 Budapest, Hungary
fet11 – Future Emerging Technologies
EMBODY session “Robots Interacting with Humans – Embodied Intelligence for Better Robots”.
speakers Alin Albu-Schäffer, (DLR) Antonio Bicchi (UNIPI)

April 27, 2011 Saarbrucken, Germany
INM - Leibniz-Institut fur Neue Materialien INM Colloquium
Exploring the physical foundations of haptic perception Vincent Hayward (UPMC)

April 26 - May 1, 2011 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Annual meeting of the Society for the Neural Control of Movement (NCM)

April 2011 Genoa, Italy
Italian Institute of Technology, Genova, Italy Seminar Advanced Robotics Group
Vincent Hayward (UPMC) International

April 6-8, 2011 Nantes, France
International Workshop on bio-inspired Robotics
Biomimetics for a new generation robots Presentation and Poster. P.van der Smagt (DLR)

April 8, 2011 Eindhoven, The Netherlands
University of Technology, Dag van de Perceptie (Day of Perception)
Our senses deceive us: two haptic illusions and the influence of visual cues M.Kahrimanovic, W.M.B.Tiest, A. M.L. Kappers (UU)
Haptic pop-out of movable stimuli V. van Polanen, W. B. Tiest, A. M.L. Kappers (UU)
Nattigheid voelen– haptic perception of wetness W. B. Tiest, N. D. Kosters, H. A. M. Daanen, A. M.L. Kappers (UU)
Influence of Edges as Salient Features in Haptic Shape Perception of 3D Objects V. Panday, W. B. B. Tiest, A. M.L. Kappers (UU)

March 27 - April 1, 2011 Dagstuhl, Germany
Dagstuhl Seminar, Exploration and Curiosity in Robot Learning and Inference
Invited speaker Patrick van der Smagt (DLR)

February 24, 2011 John Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
JHU Talk
A New Paradigm for Haptic Displays Design: Mathematical Modelling and Applications Matteo Bianchi (UNIPI)

February, 2011 Universität zu Lübeck, Germany
invited talk Exploring the physical foundations of haptic perception
V. Hayward (UPMC)

January 31 – February 2, 2011 London, UK
Theo Murphy Meeting , Royal society “Active Touch Sensing”
Shape from Touch, Astrid Kappers (UU)  - Audio
Touch and the Interaction with Other Senses, Marc Ernst (MPS-BC)
The Geometry of Haptic Synergies in Artificial Manipulation and sensing, Antonio Bicchi (UNIPI) - Audio [PDF]
Mechanism of Haptic Interaction and their Application for the design of tactile Interfaces, Vincent Hayward (UPMC) - Audio

January 9 -16, 2011 Obergurgl, Austria
FENS-Hertie Winter School
The systems neuroscience of primate hand function: models, mechanisms, rehabilitation and mirror systems, Marco Santello (ASU) [PDF]

January, 2011 Ecole Centrale de Nantes, France
European Master on Advanced Robotics (EMARO)
seminar Les interfaces haptiques
V. Hayward (UPMC)

December, 2010 University of Sheffield, UK
talk Exploring the physical foundations of haptic perception
V. Hayward (UPMC)

November, 2010 Nantes, France
Seminar
V. Hayward (UPMC)

November 13 -17, 2010 San Diego, USA
40th Annual Meeting in Neuroscience (SFN2010)
Control of a robotic arm using intracortical motor signal by an individual with tetraplegia in the BrainGate2 trial
DLR

October, 2010 Lille, France
Talk Robotics and haptic feedback
V. Hayward (UPMC)

October 28-29, 2010 Tübingen, Germany
HFR - 3rd Workshop for Young Researchers on Human-Friendly Robotics

October 16,2010 Tempe, AZ, USA
IEEE Symposium on Haptic Audio-Visual Environments and Games.
Marco Santello (ASU) [PDF]

October, 15, 2010 Venice, Italy
1st International Conference on Applied Bionics and Biomechanics ICABB-2010
Plenary session: Grasping and Manipulating with an Embodied Hand
Antonio Bicchi, UNIPI

October 7-8, 2010 Heidelberg, Germany
International Symposium Scientific Computing for the Cognitive Sciences, IWH
The many facets of haptic sense
Invited Speaker: Vincent Hayward, UPMC

September 27-29, 2010 Tokyo, Japan
Workshop Bridging Human Hand Research and the Development of Robotic Technology for Hands, IEEE BioRobotics Conference
UNIPI invited speaker: Marco Santello [PDF]

September 21-24, 2010 Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
Virtual Prototyping summer school
Vincent Hayward (UPMC)
Multisensory Integration as Optimal Percepts, Marc Ernst (MPS-BC)

September 13-15, 2010 L'Aquila, Italy
SIDRA (Italian Society of Researchers in Automation)
Real-time estimation of the Impedance of a Variable Stiffness Actuator
A. Serio, G. Grioli & A. Bicchi, UNIPI
Mobile Robotics, D. Prattichizzo UNISI [PDF]
Hands, haptics and synergies, D. Prattichizzo & A. Bicchi UNISI/UNIPI [PDF]

September 2010 Copenhagen, Denmark
Haptic Audio Interaction Design 2010
Keynote speaker, V. Hayward (UPMC)

August 31 - September 4, 2010 Buenos Aires, Argentina
32nd Annual Int. Conf. of the IEEE Eng. in Medicine and Biology Society
The many facets of the haptic sense
Plenary Speaker: Vincent Hayward, UPMC

August 1- 4, 2010 Singapore, China
6th World Congress on Biomechanics, ‘Hand and Finger Coordination’ Symposium
UNIPI Invited Keynote Speaker: Marco Santello

July 26-August 7, 2010 Shanghai, China
World Expo 2010 - meeting "Italia degli Innovatori", Italian Pavilion in Shanghai (August, 1st)
presentation SIRSLab [PDF]
presentation THE hand Embodied [PDF]
F. Chinello, L. Meli, C. Pacchierotti, G. Salvietti, UNISI

July 12, 2010 Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
UNIPI Invited Speaker: Marco Santello [PDF]

July 8-11, 2010 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Conference Eurohaptics 2010
Validation of a Virtual Reality Environment to Study Anticipatory Modulation of Digit Forces  and Position [PDF] M. Bianchi, G. Grioli, E. P. Scilingo, M. Santello, A. Bicchi, UNIPI/ASU
Touch teaching Perception: Optimal Integration for Action. Marc Ernst (MPS-BC)

July 7-9, 2010 Budapest, Hungary
International Symposium on the Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems
LQR and H2 control problems D. Prattichizzo, UNISI [PDF]

July 2010 Lewiston, ME, USA
GRC Conference on Sensory Coding
Presentation on Human Sensorimotor Learning, MPS-BC

June 27-June 30, 2010 Zaragoza, Spain
Robotics, Science and Systems Conference – RSS 2010
Poster Presentation: A Non-invasive Real-Time Method for Measuring Variable Stiffness [PDF]
Giorgio Grioli and Antonio Bicchi, UNIPI

June 27-June 30, 2010 Zaragoza, Spain
Robotics, Science and Systems Conference – RSS 2010
Paper presentation On the Role of Hand Synergies in the Optimal Choice of Grasping Forces
M. Gabiccini and A. Bicchi (UNIPI)

June 27-June 30, 2010 Zaragoza, Spain
Robotics, Science and Systems Conference – RSS 2010
Paper presentation On motion and force controllability of grasping hands with postural synergies
D. Pratichizzo, M. Malvezzi, and A. Bicchi (UNIPI/UNISI)

June 27, 2010 Zaragoza, Spain
Workshop: Grasp Acquisition: How to Realize Good Grasps - in the framework of RSS Conference
presentation UNIPI: “Grasping Basics” (Marco Gabiccini and Antonio Bicchi) [PDF]
presentation DLR: “Considerations of grasp dynamics” (Thomas Wimboeck- DLR) [PDF]
presentation UNISI: “Human hand grasping from a robotics perspective” (D. Prattichizzo) [PDF]

June 9-10, 2010 Brussels, Belgium
SCIENCE & POLICY FORUM on FET Flagships' Workshop
presentation: Of Men and Robots: Embodying Intelligence in Manufacts [PDF]
Antonio Bicchi, UNIPI

May 5-6, 2010 Orsay, France
Joint European Meeting, EuroVR-EVE
Invited Keynote Speaker: Vincent Hayward, UPMC

May 3, 2010 Anchorage, Alaska
VIA Workshop
Measuring Variable Stiffness [PDF]
Giorgio Grioli and Antonio Bicchi, UNIPI

May 2010 Naples, Fl, USA
Vision Science Society Meeting
Mapping Shape to Visuomotor Mapping: Generalization to Novel Shapes. Marc Ernst (MPS-BC)

April 29, 2010 Brussels, Belgium
Workshop Assessing  economic impact of emerging robot technologies and competitiveness of the EU ICT industry
Antonio Bicchi, UNIPI

April, 2010 Laval, France
Laval Virtual
Recent Advances In Haptic Interaction, V. Hayward (UPMC)

March 25-26, 2010 Waltham,Massachusetts, USA
Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environments and Teleoperator Systems
paper presentation A new fabric based softness display
M. Bianchi, A. Serio, E. P. Scilingo, and A. Bicchi (UNIPI)

March, 2010 University of Zürich Switzerland
Physically based Haptics, V. Hayward (UPMC)

March 2010 Frankfurt, Germany
Workshop Using Interactive Technology to Study Human Perception and Action
Marc Ernst (MPS-BC)