The iCub is
the humanoid robot developed at IIT as part of the EU project
RobotCub and subsequently adopted by more than 20 laboratories worldwide. It
has 53 motors that move the head, arms & hands, waist, and legs. It can see
and hear, it has the sense of proprioception (body
configuration) and movement (using accelerometers and gyroscopes). We are
working to improve on this in order to give the iCub the sense of touch and to
grade how much force it exerts on the environment.
New life is being injected into the iCub platform through
the development of force control. This new skill enables safe and gentle
interaction of the robot with human teachers.
iCub grasping skills have been recently improved as a result
of the Poeticon EU project. Simple actions such as grasping are combined
through the use of spoken language tools developed by the Poeticon teams. In
this example, the iCub pours cereals in a cup.
New visual skills of the iCub. Independent motion tracking
for the iCub using optical flow. See how we can easily track objects or people
that move independently of the iCub.
The iCub met the Italian President in 2010 during a visit to
Genoa and IIT. Here the President is asking about the robot after receiving the
latest IIT leaflet from the hand of the iCub.
The iCub was in Hannover in April 2010 as part of the
Italian delegation to the international fair and exhibit. Here's interacting
with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel while showing its movement
coordination skills and software reliability. The iCub ran uninterrupted for
three full days attracting thousands of curious visitors.
The iCub can be obtained from the Italian Institute of
Technology for a fee (indicative prices are shown). We do not make a
profit from this activity but nonetheless we strive to provide the best
possible quality and first class support to all iCub owners. We need you for
doing this even better!
For more information or for a formal quotation please
contact Giorgio Metta at: info@icub.org
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