Robot Cognition: a research trip towards Intelligent Loco-Manipulation

Attaining animal-like loco-manipulation in uncertain environments is a largely open problem. New advancements in mechatronics have enabled robots with limbs to complete some impressive complex tasks, especially in structured environments. Moving in more complex settings, where reliable contacts with unstructured and uncertain environment surfaces and objects are necessary, new methods are required. It will eventually require moving from robotic perception to embodied robotic cognition. This talk will focus on some of our latest results for locomotion and manipulation, that were applied on several real-world robots, including quadrupeds, animaloids, and humanoids.