Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method performed by an electronic device, an electronic device, a storage medium and a program product, relating to the field of computer vision, image processing and artificial intelligence. The method includes: extracting at least one object center area and at least one object boundary area from a first image; and aligning the extracted object center area with the object boundary area to obtain an object segmentation result of the first image.

Abstract: A bidirectional energy storage device for a joint includes: a sleeve comprising two, opposite open ends; a first sliding member and a second sliding member that are slidably disposed at the open ends of the sleeve, respectively; an elastic member comprising two, opposite ends that are respectively in contact with the first sliding member and the second sliding member; a first telescopic link comprising a first end and an opposite, second end, the first end of the first telescopic link pivotally connected to the first sliding member, the first telescopic link configured to rotate to drive the first sliding member to slide; a second telescopic link comprising a first end and an opposite, second end, the first end of the second telescopic link pivotally connected to the second sliding member, the second telescopic link configured to rotate to drive the second sliding member to slide.

Abstract: A method performed by an electronic device and an electronic device are provided. The method includes acquiring a first image, determining restoration style information of the first image, and restoring the first image based on the restoration style information by using an artificial intelligence (AI) network to obtain a restored image.

Abstract: A path planning method and a biped robot using the same are provided. The method includes: generating a candidate node set for a next foot placement based on a biped robot's own parameters and joint information of a current node, adding valid candidate nodes in the candidate node set to a priority queue so as to select optimal nodes for realizing next node expansion. These optimal nodes are output to generate a foot placement sequence from an initial node to a target node, which can greatly reduce the search amount for path nodes when the robot's legs intersect and touch the ground, thereby improving the efficiency of path planning.

Abstract: A control method for a robot includes: determining a desired zero moment point (ZMP) of the robot; obtaining a position of a left foot and a position of a right foot of the robot, and calculating desired support forces of the left foot and the right foot according to the desired ZMP, the positions of the left foot and the right foot; obtaining measured support forces of the left foot and the right foot, and calculating an amount of change in length of the left leg and an amount of change in length of the right leg according to the desired support forces of the left foot and the right foot, the measured support forces of the left foot and the right foot; and controlling the robot to walk according to the amount of change in length of the left leg and the right leg.

Abstract: A robot control method includes: determining a planned capture point and a measured capture point of the robot so as to calculate a capture point error of the robot; obtaining positions of a left foot and a right foot of the robot, and a planned zero moment point (ZMP) of the robot so as to calculate desired support forces of the left foot and the right foot; calculating desired torques of the left foot and the right foot according to the capture point error, the desired support forces of the left foot and the right foot; obtaining measured torques of the left foot and the right foot so as to calculate desired poses of the left foot and the right foot; and controlling the robot to walk according to the desired poses of the left foot and the desired pose of the right foot.

Abstract: A bidirectional energy storage device for a joint includes: a sleeve comprising two, opposite open ends; a first sliding member and a second sliding member that are slidably disposed at the open ends of the sleeve, respectively; an elastic member comprising two, opposite ends that are respectively in contact with the first sliding member and the second sliding member; a first telescopic link comprising a first end and an opposite, second end, the first end of the first telescopic link pivotally connected to the first sliding member, the first telescopic link configured to rotate to drive the first sliding member to slide; a second telescopic link comprising a first end and an opposite, second end, the first end of the second telescopic link pivotally connected to the second sliding member, the second telescopic link configured to rotate to drive the second sliding member to slide.

Abstract: A dynamic footprint set generation method, a biped robot using die same, and a computer readable storage medium are provided. The method includes: obtaining preset footprint calculation parameters; calculating a landing point position based on the preset footprint calculation parameters; determining a landing point range based on a landing point position, and performing a collision detection on the landing point range; recording the corresponding landing point position in a footprint set in response to the detection result representing there being no collision; obtaining a preset adjustment amplitude to update a preset displacement angle after the recording is completed; and returning to the calculating the landing point position until the footprint set is generated.

Abstract: Method, computer program product, and computer system are provided. Questions are extracted from a chat in real-time during an online meeting and are aggregated into groups of duplicate questions. The groups are presented to a subset of attendees whose question is in the group. Feedback is received and applied to the group from the subset of attendees. Whether a question is answerable is predicted. For answerable questions an amount of time to answer the question is predicted. The answerable questions are sequenced, filtered, prioritized, and presented to an attendee interface and a presenter interface.

Abstract: Method, computer program product, and computer system are provided. A model is trained, in real-time to identify likely duplicate questions. A level of duplication is identified between a question and a previously asked question in a meeting transcript. An asker is pointed to where in the meeting transcript the question was the previously asked. All duplicate questions are arranged in a single point question by topic. A new meeting transcript is generated and displayed to attendees, including each individual question and each single point question.

Abstract: A robot control method includes: acquiring distances between a center of mass (COM) of the biped robot and each of preset key points of feet of the biped robot, and acquiring an initial position of the COM of the biped robot; calculating a position offset of the COM based on the distances; adjusting the initial position of the COM based on the position offset of the COM to obtain a desired position of the COM of the biped robot; and determining desired walking parameters of the biped robot based on the desired position of the COM by using a preset inverse kinematics algorithm, wherein the desired walking parameters are configured to control the biped robot to walk.

Abstract: A biped robot gait control method as well as a robot and a computer readable storage medium are provided. During the movement, the system obtains a current supporting pose of a current supporting leg of the biped robot, and calculates a relative pose between the supporting legs based on the current supporting pose and a preset ideal supporting pose of a next step. The system further calculates modified gait parameters of the next step based on the relative pose between the two supporting legs and a joint distance between left and right ankle joints in an initial state of the biped robot when standing. Finally, the system controls the next supporting leg to move according to the modified gait parameters.

Abstract: A robot step length control method, a robot controller, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided. The method includes: if it detects that a humanoid robot is not in a balanced state at a current time, it correspondingly obtains a torso deflection posture parameter, a lower limb parameter and a leg swing frequency of the legs of the humanoid robot at the current time; and it calculates, using a swinging leg capture point algorithm, a calculated step length for maintaining a stable state of the humanoid robot that meets a posture balance requirement of the robot at the current time based on the torso deflection posture parameter, the lower limb parameter, and the leg swing frequency, so that the humanoid robot can be restored to the balanced state after moving with the calculated step length, thereby improving the anti-interference ability of the robot.

Abstract: A robot calibration method, a robot, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided. The method includes: obtaining operation space information of the execution end of the robot; obtaining operation space points after gridding an operation space of the robot by gridding the operation space based on the operation space information; obtaining calibration data by controlling the execution end to move to the operation space points meeting a preset requirement; and calibrating the hand and the image detection device of the robot based on the obtained calibration data. In this manner, the operation space points are determined by gridding the operation space based on the operation space information, and the execution end can be automatically controlled to move to the operation space points that meet the preset requirements so as to obtain the calibration data in an automatic and accurate manner, thereby simplifying the calibration process and improving the efficiency.

Abstract: A center of mass (COM) planning method includes: obtaining a planning position of the COM and a planning speed of the COM of a robot, and calculating a planning capture point of the robot according to the planning position of the COM and the planning speed of the COM; obtaining a measured position of the COM and a measured speed of the COM, and calculating a measured capture point of the robot according to the measured position the measured speed; calculating a desired zero moment point (ZMP) of the robot based on the planning capture point and the measured capture point; obtaining a measured ZMP of the robot, and calculating an amount of change in a position of the COM according to the desired ZMP and the measured ZMP; and correcting the planning position of the COM according to the amount of change in the position of the COM.

Abstract: A linkage mechanism includes: a base member; a first link rotatably connected to the base member, the first link defining a first arc-shaped guide groove centered on a pivot axis about which the first link rotates relative to the base member; a second link rotatably connected to the first link; a connecting member rotatably connected to the base member and the second link; an actuating mechanism including a linear actuator and a transmission member that is driven by the linear actuator, the transmission member having a first end rotatably connected to the output shaft, and a second end slidably received in the first arc-shaped guide groove. When the linear actuator drives the connecting member to extend and move, the second end of the transmission member abuts against one end of the first arc-shaped guide groove, which drives the first link to rotate relative to the base member.

Abstract: An energy storing assistive mechanism includes a barrel having a first pivot end and an open end, a rod having a first end that passes through the open end and is received in the barrel, an elastic structure including two ends that abut against the first end of the rod and the first pivot end, a uni-directional gear rack having a second pivot end away from the barrel, and a locking mechanism fixed to the rod, the locking mechanism comprising a locking member and an actuator assembly that is to drive the locking member to move between a first position where the locking member is engaged with the gear rack, and a second position where the locking member is disengaged from the gear rack.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for controlling an arm of a robot, including obtaining obstacle information relating to the arm of the robot by at least one sensor, obtaining current posture information of the arm of the robot by a least one detector and obtaining an expected posture information of an end-portion of the arm of the robot, determining an expected trajectory of the end-portion of the arm of the robot, determining an expected speed of the end-portion of the arm of the robot in accordance with the expected trajectory of the end-portion, determining a virtual speed of a target point on the arm of the robot, and configuring a target join speed corresponding to a joint of the arm of the robot. Such that the redundant arm of the robot may be configured to prevent from contacting the obstacles in the complex environment while performing corresponding tasks.

Abstract: Object overlay for vehicle occupants includes determining that visibility of an object in a view of a vehicle occupant through a transparent surface of the vehicle is degraded, the object being in an environment in which the vehicle travels, selecting from an image repository a reference image of the object, extracting, from the reference image, an image portion comprising an image of a least a portion of the object, transforming the extracted image portion to correspond to the view of the vehicle occupant, the transforming producing a transformed image portion, and displaying the transformed image portion on the transparent surface and interposed in a line-of-sight of the vehicle occupant to the object in the environment such that the transformed image portion overlays at least a portion of the vehicle occupant's view through the transparent surface to the object in the environment.

Abstract: A robot state estimation method, a computer-readable storage medium, and a legged robot are provided. The method includes: obtaining force information of a left leg of a robot and a right leg of the robot; calculating a ZMP of the robot in a world coordinate system based on the force information of the left leg and the force information of the right leg; and calculating a position of a center of mass (CoM) of the robot based on a preset linear inverted pendulum model. In this manner, a brand-new linear inverted pendulum model is constructed in advance, which uses the ZMP of the robot as a supporting point of the model, thereby fully considering the influence of the change of the position of the ZMP of the robot on the position of the CoM.