Robot Contact Reflexes: Adaptive Maneuvers in the Contact Reflex Space

Jonathan Vorndamme,Luis Figueredo,Sami Haddadin,Jonathan Vorndamme,Luis Figueredo,Sami Haddadin

In order to transform a robot into an intelligent machine it needs to be enabled to react to unforeseen events (most importantly collisions) during task execution and have a plan on how to continue the task afterwards. This requires a flexible operational framework that allows to define adaptive reactions and interactions with the motion generation and task planning stage. Within this work we firs...