We present an architecture to gener­ ate behavior for anthropomorphic robots. The goal is to equip the robots with the capacity to interact naturally with a human sharing the same interaction-channels. Motivated by the research on biological sys­ tems, our basic assumption is that the behavior to perform determines the external and internal structure of the behaving system. We describe the anth...

Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) images of a novel anthropomorphic breast phantom (UPenn phantom) acquired on two breast tomosynthesis systems were analyzed in terms of their power spectra (PS). The β and κ power law coefficients were estimated from 2D planar, tomosynthesis projection images and reconstructed planes. These data were compared to the PS characteristics as retrieved from a group...

OBJECTIVE The present study was aimed at evaluating the effective radiation dose in patients submitted to PET/CT for the diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment. MATERIALS AND METHODS TLD-100 detectors inserted into an Alderson Rando® anthropomorphic phantom were utilized to measure the absorbed dose coming from the CT imaging modality. The anthropomorphic phantoms (male and female adult versi...

Imprecise-information processing is an important component of artificial intelligence (including computational intelligence). With the development of information and intelligence sciences and technologies as well as the rise in social requirements, imprecise-information processing is becoming more and more important and urgent, and it will play an indispensable role in intelligent systems, espe...

Recent findings have demonstrated that explanations provided by scientists are deemed better when they are supplemented with scientific evidence even when that evidence is irrelevant (Weisberg, Keil, Goodstein, Rawson, & Gray, 2008). In the present study, participants were asked to solve a syllogistic reasoning task. Two kinds of irrelevant explanations were provided: mechanistic explanations (...

Representations of an AI agent’s mental states and processes are necessary to enable metareasoning, i.e. thinking about thinking. However, the formulation of suitable representations remains an outstanding AI research challenge, with no clear consensus on how to proceed. This paper outlines an approach involving the formulation of anthropomorphic self-models, where the representations that are ...

BACKGROUND: An artificial fingertip with mechanical features and appearance similar to the human fingertip could represent a significant step forward towards the development of the next generation artificial hands. However, so far, a fingertip showing a good trade-off among mechanical features, appearance and anthropomorphism, along with its 3D computational model, is still

Many biases in decision-making and reasoning are a result of ignoring logical rules and relevant information while focusing on irrelevant cues present within an argument. In the present study we examine explanatory schemata – a set of interrelated concepts that are deemed relevant to participants. Participants were first trained in a syllogistic reasoning task and were then presented descriptio...

The ultimate task for today’s autonomous robots is the problem of man-machine interaction. This task sets high standards with respect to flexibility, stability, safety and efficiency of the generated robot behavior. We present a control architecture which is capable of both: the generation and organization of stable elementary behaviors based on low-level sensor information and the implementati...

In this project, a tele-operated anthropomorphic robotic arm and hand is designed and built as a versatile robotic arm system. The robot has the ability to manipulate objects such as pick and place operations. It is also able to function by itself, in standalone mode. Firstly, the robotic arm is built in order to interface with a personal computer via a serial servo controller circuit board. Th...