• closedAccess   A 3D grasping system based on multimodal visual and tactile processing 

      Grzyb, Beata J.; Chinellato, Eris; Morales, Antonio; del Pobil, Angel P. Emerald Group Publishing (2009)
      urpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a novel multimodal approach to the problem of planning and performing a reliable grasping action on unmodeled objects. Design/methodology/approach – The robotic system is ...
    • openAccess   A Biologically Inspired Approach for Robot Depth Estimation 

      Martínez Martín, Ester; del Pobil, Angel P. Hindawi (2018)
      Aimed at building autonomous service robots, reasoning, perception, and action should be properly integrated. In this paper, the depth cue has been analysed as an early stage given its importance for robotic tasks. So, ...
    • closedAccess   A deep hybrid learning model for customer repurchase behavior 

      Kim, Jina; Ji, honggeun; Oh, Soyoung; Hwang, Syjung; Park, Eunil; del Pobil, Angel P. Elsevier (2020-11-28)
      Smartphones have become an integral part of our daily lives, which has led to the rapid growth of the smartphone market. As the global smartphone market tends to remain stable, retaining existing customers has become a ...
    • openAccess   A framework for compliant physical interaction : the grasp meets the task 

      Prats Sánchez, Mario; Sanz, Pedro J; del Pobil, Angel P. Springer Verlag (2010)
      Although the grasp-task interplay in our daily life is unquestionable, very little research has addressed this problem in robotics. In order to fill the gap between the grasp and the task, we adopt the most successful ...
    • openAccess   A General Qualitative Spatio-Temporal Model Based on Intervals 

      Martínez Martín, Ester; Escrig Monferrer, María Teresa; del Pobil, Angel P. J.UCS (2012)
      Many real-world problems involve qualitative reasoning about space and/or time. Actually, it is an adequate tool for dealing with situations in which information is not sufficiently precise. However, despite its numerous ...
    • openAccess   A gripper for delicate edible manipulation 

      Cardin-Catalan, Daniel; Morales, Antonio; Llop-Harillo, Immaculada; Pérez-González, Antonio; del Pobil, Angel P. Elsevier (2023-09-25)
      The general manipulation of delicate edible products requires of specific grippers able to firmly grasp these kind of products without damaging them. To address this problem we follow a soft and variable-stiffness approach. ...
    • openAccess   A hierarchical system for a distributed representation of the peripersonal space of a humanoid robot 

      Antonelli, Marco; Durán Bosch, Angel Juan; del Pobil, Angel P. IEEE Transactions on Autonomous Mental Development (2014-06-26)
      Reaching a target object in an unknown and unstructured environment is easily performed by human beings. However, designing a humanoid robot that executes the same task requires the implementation of complex abilities, ...
    • openAccess   A Model of Artificial Genotype and Norm of Reaction in a Robotic System 

      Durán Bosch, Angel Juan; del Pobil, Angel P. Springer (2016-08-10)
      The genes of living organisms serve as large stores of information for replicating their behavior and morphology over generations. The evolutionary view of genetics that has inspired artificial systems with a Mendelian ...
    • openAccess   A Pilot Study on Saccadic Adaptation Experiments with Robots 

      Chinellato, Eris; Antonelli, Marco; del Pobil, Angel P. Springer Berlin Heidelberg (2012)
      Despite the increasing mutual interest, robotics and cognitive sciences are still lacking common research grounds and comparison methodologies, for a more efficient use of modern technologies in aid of neuroscience research. ...
    • openAccess   A Practical Approach for Picking Items in an Online Shopping Warehouse 

      Nechyporenko, Nataliya; Morales, Antonio; Cervera, Enric; del Pobil, Angel P. MDPI (2021-06-23)
      Commercially viable automated picking in unstructured environments by a robot arm remains a difficult challenge. The problem of robot grasp planning has long been around but the existing solutions tend to be limited when ...
    • openAccess   A Qualitative Acceleration Model Based on Intervals 

      Martínez Martín, Ester; Escrig Monferrer, María Teresa; del Pobil, Angel P. Universidad de Salamanca (2013)
      On the way to autonomous service robots, spatial reasoning plays a main role since it properly deals with problems involving uncertainty. In particular, we are interested in knowing people's pose to avoid collisions. With ...
    • openAccess   An Active System for Visually-Guided Reaching in 3D across Binocular Fixations 

      Martínez Martín, Ester; del Pobil, Angel P.; Chessa, Manuela; Solari, Fabio; Sabatini, Silvio P. Hindawi Publishing Corporation (2014-02)
      Based on the importance of relative disparity between objects for accurate hand-eye coordination, this paper presents a biological approach inspired by the cortical neural architecture. So, the motor information is coded ...
    • closedAccess   An Autonomous Drone for Image-Based Inspection of Bookshelves 

      Martinez-Martin, Ester; Ferrer, Eric; Vasilev, Ilia; del Pobil, Angel P. IEEE (2021)
      This article introduces the UJI aerial library robot. It uses visual techniques to self-locate and navigate autonomously to find books and make automated inventories. A control strategy for navigating along library ...
    • openAccess   An Omnidirectional Platform for Education and Research in Cooperative Robotics 

      Kassawat, Majd; Cervera, Enric; del Pobil, Angel P. MDPI (2022-02-08)
      In this paper we present a new, affordable, omnidirectional robot platform which is suitable for research and education in cooperative robotics. We design and implement the platform for the purpose of multi-agent object ...
    • openAccess   Antecedents of Behavioral Intention to Use Mobile Telecommunication Services: Effects of Corporate Social Responsibility and Technology Acceptance 

      Lee, Sanghoon; Park, Eunil; Kwon, Sang Jib; del Pobil, Angel P. MDPI (2015-08)
      The concepts of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and user experience have been identified as core determinants of the success of service providers. Accordingly, practitioners and researchers have investigated the ...
    • openAccess   Between comments and repeat visit: capturing repeat visitors with a hybrid approach 

      Kim, Jina; Jang, Yeonju; Bae, Kunwoo; Oh, Soyoung; Nam, Jeong Jeong; Park, Eunil; Han, JinYoung; del Pobil, Angel P. Emerald (2021-08-05)
      Purpose Understanding customers' revisiting behavior is highlighted in the field of service industry and the emergence of online communities has enabled customers to express their prior experience. Thus, purpose of this ...
    • openAccess   Biologically-Inspired 3D Grasp Synthesis Based on Visual Exploration 

      Recatalá Ballester, Gabriel; Chinellato, Eris; del Pobil, Angel P.; Mezouar, Youcef; Martinet, Philippe Springer Verlag (2008)
      Object grasping is a typical human ability which is widely studied from both a biological and an engineering point of view. This paper presents an approach to grasp synthesis inspired by the human neurophysiology of ...
    • closedAccess   Can AI be a content generator? Effects of content generators and information delivery methods on the psychology of content consumers 

      Kim, Jina; Shin, Soyeon; Bae, Kunwoo; Oh, Soyoung; Park, Eunil; del Pobil, Angel P. Elsevier (2020)
      Considering the rapidly improving technologies in artificial intelligence (AI), researchers in masscommunication and journalism have paid attention to the use of AI technologies. However, thereare still notable concerns ...
    • openAccess   Can Large Educational Institutes Become Free from Grid Systems? Determination of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems in Thailand 

      Park, Eunil; Kwon, Sang Jib; del Pobil, Angel P. MDPI (2019-06-05)
      In some countries, renewable energy resources have become one of the mainstreams of energy savings and sustainable development. Thailand is one of the major countries to use renewable energy generation facilities in public ...
    • closedAccess   Deep learning model based on expectation-confirmation theory to predict customer satisfaction in hospitality service 

      Oh, Soyoung; Ji, honggeun; Kim, Jina; Park, Eunil; del Pobil, Angel P. Springer (2022-02-15)
      Customer satisfaction is one of the most important measures in the hospitality industry. Therefore, several psychological and cognitive theories have been utilized to provide appropriate explanations of customer perception. ...