Abstract: A data collection system that performs data collection of human-driven robot actions for robot learning. The data collection system includes: i) a wearable computation subsystem that is worn by a human data collector and that controls the data collection process and ii) a human-machine operation interface subsystem that allows the human data collector to use the human-machine operation interface to operate an attached robotic gripper to perform one or more actions. A user interface subsystem receives instructions from the wearable computation subsystem that direct the human data collector to perform the one or more actions using the human-machine operation interface subsystem. A visual sensing subsystem includes one or more cameras that collect raw visual data related to the pose and movement of the robotic gripper while performing the one or more actions. A data collection subsystem receives collected data related to the one or more actions.

Abstract: A data collection system that performs data collection of human-driven robot actions for robot learning. The data collection system includes: i) a wearable computation subsystem that is worn by a human data collector and that controls the data collection process and ii) a human-machine operation interface subsystem that allows the human data collector to use the human-machine operation interface to operate an attached robotic gripper to perform one or more actions. A user interface subsystem receives instructions from the wearable computation subsystem that direct the human data collector to perform the one or more actions using the human-machine operation interface subsystem. A visual sensing subsystem includes one or more cameras that collect raw visual data related to the pose and movement of the robotic gripper while performing the one or more actions. A data collection subsystem receives collected data related to the one or more actions.

Abstract: A data collection system that performs data collection of human-driven robot actions for robot learning. The data collection system includes: i) a wearable computation subsystem that is worn by a human data collector and that controls the data collection process and ii) a human-machine operation interface subsystem that allows the human data collector to use the human-machine operation interface to operate an attached robotic gripper to perform one or more actions. A user interface subsystem receives instructions from the wearable computation subsystem that direct the human data collector to perform the one or more actions using the human-machine operation interface subsystem. A visual sensing subsystem includes one or more cameras that collect raw visual data related to the pose and movement of the robotic gripper while performing the one or more actions. A data collection subsystem receives collected data related to the one or more actions.

Abstract: A gear arrangement for actuating the fingers of a grasping device is disclosed. The gear arrangement distributes torque and/or rotational motion from a drive interface, such as an input gear or pulley, to three or more output shafts that are axially aligned. The gear arrangements can distribute torque and/or rotational motion to two output shafts that are axially aligned and co-extensive. These gear arrangements can utilise nested differentials, where the output from an outer differential is used as input to one or more inner differentials. The output from the differential is coupled to the fingers of a grasping device by a network of artificial tendons.

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle comprising a frame, one or more propulsion units disposed on the frame and a grasping apparatus for grasping a payload. The grasping apparatus is reconfigurable between a first configuration and a second configuration and/or any position between the first and second configuration. In the second configuration the grasping apparatus corresponds to a grasping configuration to grasp the payload and the first configuration corresponds to an ungrasping configuration not grasping the pay load.