Purpose – This paper presents an evolutionary algorithm (EA) for Sony legged robots to learn good walking behaviours with little or no interaction with the designers. Once the learning method is put into place, the module can learn through its interaction with the real world....

Purpose – The paper's purpose is to propose a localization algorithm for topological maps constituted by nodes and edges in a graph form. The focus is to develop a robust localization algorithm that works well even under various dynamic noises. Design/methodology/approach – For robust...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to present the non‐model‐based multiple impedance control (NMIC) law for object manipulation tasks, which can be implemented with reasonable limited on‐line computations. Design/methodology/approach – The multiple impedance control (MIC) is a...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a minimum time algorithm to intercept an object on a conveyor belt by a robotic manipulator. The goal is that the robot is able to intercept objects on a conveyor line moving at a given speed in minimum time. Design/methodology/approach – In...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop an efficient method for solving a vehicle scheduling problem (VSP) in 2D industrial environments. An autonomous vehicle is requested to serve a set of work centers in the shop floor providing transport and delivery tasks while avoiding...

Purpose – Shadows, the common phenomena in most outdoor scenes, bring many problems in practical image processing. Shadow detection and removal, especial in uncalibrated outdoor image, is still a difficult problem. The purpose of this paper is to detect and to remove shadows in single outdoor...

Purpose – The control of weld penetration in gas tungsten‐arc welding (GTAW) is required for fully automated systems to overcome variations in the welding process. The surface depression of weld pool, or weld pool height, has a close relationship with width of the backside bead in the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present an adaptive numerical algorithm for forward kinematics analysis of general Stewart platform. Design/methodology/approach – Unlike the convention of developing a set of kinematic equations and then solving them, an alternative numerical...