Vision Based Motion Planning of Humanoid Robots

Abstract

Vision is the most effective sensing form for humans in understanding their environment, recognition of the objects around them and navigating from one point to another. Humanoid robots mimic human behaviour and they are mainly intended for applications where robots need to work in an environment designed for humans. Naturally, computer vision serves as a dominating sensing unit for them. Computer vision is a powerful tool. In addition to steering the robot, it can also play a key role in achieving robot’s intelligence and its interaction with outside world. This paper discusses various aspects of exploiting computer vision in humanoid robots.