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ArticleFrontiers in neurorobotics2019

Tactile Decoding of Edge Orientation With Artificial Cuneate Neurons in Dynamic Conditions.

Udaya Bhaskar Rongala, Alberto Mazzoni, Marcello Chiurazzi, Domenico Camboni, Mario Milazzo, Luca Massari, Gastone Ciuti, Stefano Roccella, Paolo Dario, Calogero Maria Oddo

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Article in Frontiers in neurorobotics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Udaya Bhaskar RongalaScuola Superiore Sant'Anna, The BioRobotics Institute, Pisa, Italy.
Alberto MazzoniScuola Superiore Sant'Anna, The BioRobotics Institute, Pisa, Italy.
Marcello ChiurazziScuola Superiore Sant'Anna, The BioRobotics Institute, Pisa, Italy.
Domenico CamboniScuola Superiore Sant'Anna, The BioRobotics Institute, Pisa, Italy.
Mario MilazzoScuola Superiore Sant'Anna, The BioRobotics Institute, Pisa, Italy.
Luca MassariScuola Superiore Sant'Anna, The BioRobotics Institute, Pisa, Italy.
Gastone CiutiScuola Superiore Sant'Anna, The BioRobotics Institute, Pisa, Italy.
Stefano RoccellaScuola Superiore Sant'Anna, The BioRobotics Institute, Pisa, Italy.
Paolo DarioScuola Superiore Sant'Anna, The BioRobotics Institute, Pisa, Italy.
Calogero Maria OddoScuola Superiore Sant'Anna, The BioRobotics Institute, Pisa, Italy.
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna · ITCa' Foscari University of Venice · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Generalization ability in tactile sensing for robotic manipulation is a prerequisite to effectively perform tasks in ever-changing environments. In particular, performing dynamic tactile perception is currently beyond the ability of robotic devices. A biomimetic approach to achieve this dexterity is to develop machines combining compliant robotic manipulators with neuroinspired architectures displaying computational adaptation. Here we demonstrate the feasibility of this approach for dynamic touch tasks experimented by integrating our sensing apparatus in a 6 degrees of freedom robotic arm via a soft wrist. We embodied in the system a model of spike-based neuromorphic encoding of tactile stimuli, emulating the discrimination properties of cuneate nucleus neurons based on pathways with differential delay lines. These strategies allowed the system to correctly perform a dynamic touch protocol of edge orientation recognition (ridges from 0 to 40°, with a step of 5°). Crucially, the task was robust to contact noise and was performed with high performance irrespectively of sensing conditions (sensing forces and velocities). These results are a step forward toward the development of robotic arms able to physically interact in real-world environments with tactile sensing.

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biologically-inspired robotsconduction delayscuneate neuronsforce and tactile sensingmechanoreceptorsneuro-roboticsspiking neural networks

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PMID31312132
PMCPMC6614200
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