Understanding the Human Hand for Advancing Robotic Manipulation
Workshop at Robotics: Science and Systems Conference, 2009
Tentative Schedule

Ravi Balasubramanian and Yoky Matsuoka


Time Event Speaker Presentation Title
8:20 AM Welcome Ravi Balasubramanian  
Topic: Physiology of Hand
8:30 AM Presentation Francisco Valero-Cuevas The neuromuscular systems does ordinary manipulation tasks the ``hard'' way: Lessons for robotic manipulators?
9:00 AM Presentation Marco Santello Synergistic Control of Hand Muscles Through Common Neural Input
9:30 AM Presentation Derek Kamper Transmission of musculotendon forces to the index finger
10:00 AM Presentation Ravi Balasubramanian Hand Research at University of Washington
10:30 AM Coffee Break
Topic: Studying Human Hand Behavior
11:00 AM Presentation Lynette Jones Human Hand Function: The Coupling of Sensory and Motor Systems
11:30 AM Presentation Luigi Villani Original approaches to interpretation learning, and modelling, from the observation of human manipulation
12:00 PM Poster One-Minute Madness Poster presenters  
12:30 PM Lunch
1:15 PM Poster Presentation Poster presenters  
Topic: Human-like Robotic Sensing
2:00 PM Presentation Gerald Loeb Robust Biomimetic Tactile Sensing and Grip Control
2:30 PM Presentation Veronica Santos Development of artificial grip reflexes that utilize the adduction/abduction capabilities of human fingers
3:00 PM Presentation Haruhisa Kawasaki Force Sensation of the Human Finger when Using a Multi-Fingered Haptic Interface
3:30 PM Coffee Break
Topic: Human-like Robotic Hands
4:00 PM Presentation George Bekey The history of grasping with robotic and prosthetic hands
4:30 PM Presentation Peter Allen Low-Dimensional Data-Driven Grasping
5:00 PM Rock Turning !deas All participants  
5:35 PM Rock Turning Presentations All participants  
Note: Unfortunately, Prof. Susan Lederman is unable to attend the workshop.