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Human-Like Arm Motion Generation: A Review

Version 1 : Received: 12 October 2020 / Approved: 13 October 2020 / Online: 13 October 2020 (15:34:20 CEST)
Version 2 : Received: 9 November 2020 / Approved: 10 November 2020 / Online: 10 November 2020 (10:38:49 CET)

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Gulletta, G.; Erlhagen, W.; Bicho, E. Human-Like Arm Motion Generation: A Review. Robotics 2020, 9, 102. Gulletta, G.; Erlhagen, W.; Bicho, E. Human-Like Arm Motion Generation: A Review. Robotics 2020, 9, 102.

Abstract

In the last decade, the objectives outlined by the needs of personal robotics have led to the rise of new biologically-inspired techniques for arm motion planning. This paper presents a literature review of the most recent research on the generation of human-like arm movements in humanoid and manipulation robotic systems. Search methods and inclusion criteria are described. The studies are analysed taking into consideration the sources of publication, the experimental settings, the type of movements, the technical approach, and the human motor principles that have been used to inspire and assess human-likeness. Results show that there is a strong focus on the generation of single-arm reaching movements and biomimetic-based methods. However, there has been poor attention to manipulation, obstacle-avoidance mechanisms, and dual-arm motion generation. For these reasons, human-like arm motion generation may not fully respect human behavioural and neurological key features and may result restricted to specific tasks of human-robot interaction. Limitations and challenges are discussed to provide meaningful directions for future investigations.

Keywords

human-like motion; humanoid robots; arm motion planning; literature review

Subject

Computer Science and Mathematics, Robotics

Comments (1)

Comment 1
Received: 10 November 2020
Commenter: Gianpaolo Gulletta
Commenter's Conflict of Interests: Author
Comment: Dear Editor,
the paper has been improved as follows:
1. Figure 1, 7, 8 and 10 have been added. 
2. The images in Figure 4 are aligned.
3. The paper now focuses on more recent publications on human-like arm motion generation in robotics. 
4. A brief discussion on direct and indirect augmentation of human capabilities has been added.

Thank you.
Best Regards,
Gianpaolo Gulletta
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