UPMC iCub project
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Here are details of the UPMC iCub project : MACSi.
The iCub (the first one) has been delivered to Paris. Here's a photo showing some initial testing.
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Preliminary steps
Assembly - July 2008
Our robot was assembled in July 2008 at IIT. Damien Zaremba, an engineer related to our Lab., supervised the assembly. Pictures, videos and documentation (some of it being in French) are currently hosted on a svn server which will be made accessible soon. Meanwhile, Vincent Padois was attending the VVV08 summer school to learn the basics about yarp and the iCub software.
Delivery - October 08th 2008
After two months of testing at IIT, the robot left Genova on the 29th of September and arrived in the lab. on the 08th of October.
First start-up - October 14th 2008
Marco Maggiali and Davide Dellepiane came to Paris to help us set-up and start our robot. Everything was done in less than one day.
First steps
Supporting structure
We have built a supporting structure for the robot quite similar to the one used by IIT. We will transfer the robot from the temporary structure to this one soon.
Starting iCub alone
We have started the robot following the procedures shown during the first start-up. {Aside from our own network problems} -> SOLVED, everything went well. {We still can't connect to the cameras but this should be solved soon} -> SOLVED. {We also have a small problem with the proximal motion of the left thumb as well as with the right eye which a bit diverging on the right after calibration.} -> partly SOLVED.
A list of the steps needed to run the robot is available and updated as often as possible here.
Events
iCub at VES 2008
iCub was doing some demos on the ISIR-UPMC stand at the European city of Science expo. in Paris from the 14th to the 16th of November 2008. Pictures available on request. Here is a video (with French comments) we prepared for this occasion.
iCub at ICT 2008
iCub joined its cousin from IIT at ICT 2008 in Lyon from the 25th to the 27th of November.
