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    Robonaut 2 - Initial activities on-board the ISS by Diftler, M. A., Ahlstrom, T. D., Ambrose, R. O., Radford, N. A., Joyce, C. A., De La Pena, N., Parsons, A. H., Noblitt, A. L.

    Published in 2012 IEEE Aerospace Conference (01-03-2012)
    “…Robonaut 2, or R2, arrived on the International Space Station in February 2011 and is currently undergoing testing in preparation for it to become, initially,…”
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    Robonaut hand: a dextrous robot hand for space by Lovchik, C S, Diftler, M A

    “…A highly anthropomorphic human scale robot hand designed for space based operations is presented. This five finger hand combined with its integrated wrist and…”
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    Tactile gloves for autonomous grasping with the NASA/DARPA Robonaut by Martin, T.B., Ambrose, R.O., Diftler, M.A., Platt, R., Butzer, M.J.

    “…Tactile data from rugged gloves are providing the foundation for developing autonomous grasping skills for the NASA/DARPA Robonaut, a dexterous humanoid robot…”
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    Experiments in aligning threaded parts using a robot hand by Diftler, M.A., Walker, I.D.

    “…Techniques for determining and correcting threaded part alignment using force and angular position data are developed to augment currently limited techniques…”
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    Ground control testbed for Space Station Freedom robot manipulators by Askew, R.S., Diftler, M.A.

    “…The Robotic Systems Technology Branch at the NASA/Johnson Space Center has completed a baseline ground control testbed for use in developing and evaluating…”
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    Evolution of the NASA/DARPA Robonaut control system by Diftler, M.A., Culbert, C.J., Ambrose, R.O., Platt, R., Bluethmann, W.J.

    “…The NASA/DARPA Robonaut system is evolving from a purely teleoperator controlled anthropomorphic robot towards a humanoid system with multiple control…”
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    The Robonaut 2 hand - designed to do work with tools by Bridgwater, L. B., Ihrke, C. A., Diftler, M. A., Abdallah, M. E., Radford, N. A., Rogers, J. M., Yayathi, S., Askew, R. S., Linn, D. M.

    “…The second generation Robonaut hand has many advantages over its predecessor. This mechatronic device is more dexterous and has improved force control and…”
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    Robonaut 2 - The first humanoid robot in space by Diftler, M.A., Permenter, F.A., Hargrave, B.K., Platt, R., Savely, R.T., Ambrose, R.O., Mehling, J.S., Abdallah, M.E., Radford, N.A., Bridgwater, L.B., Sanders, A.M., Askew, R.S., Linn, D.M., Yamokoski, J.D.

    “…NASA and General Motors have developed the second generation Robonaut, Robonaut 2 or R2, and it is scheduled to arrive on the International Space Station in…”
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    Robonaut Mobile Autonomy: Initial Experiments by Diftler, M.A., Ambrose, R.O., Goza, S.M., Tyree, K.S., Huber, E.L.

    “…A mobile version of the NASA/DARPA Robonaut humanoid recently completed initial autonomy trials working directly with humans in cluttered environments. This…”
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    A space construction humanoid by Diftler, M.A., Mehling, J.S., Strawser, P.A., Doggett, W.R., Spain, I.M.

    “…A mobile humanoid robot is reconfiguring NASA modular truss structures at the Johnson Space Center. Until recently these structures could only be effectively…”
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    A mobile autonomous humanoid assistant by Diftler, M.A., Ambrose, R.O., Tyree, K.S., Goza, S.M., Huber, E.L.

    “…A mobile autonomous humanoid robot is assisting human co-workers at the Johnson Space Center with tool handling tasks. This robot combines the upper body of…”
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    The minimum form of strength in serial, parallel and bifurcated manipulators by Ambrose, R.O., Diftler, M.A.

    “…The described mathematical formulations answer the questions "how strong is enough?", "strong in which direction?", and "where is the weakest link?" that robot…”
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    Aligning threaded parts using a robot hand by Diftler, M.A., Walker, I.D.

    “…Techniques for determining and correcting threaded part alignment using minimal force and angular position data are developed to augment currently limited…”
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    The Robonaut hand: a dexterous robot hand for space by Lovchik, C.S., Diftler, M.A.

    “…A highly anthropomorphic human scale robot hand designed for space based operations is presented. This five finger hand combined with its integrated wrist and…”
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    Mobile manipulation using NASA's Robonaut by Ambrose, R.O., Savely, R.T., Goza, S.M., Strawser, P., Diftler, M.A., Spain, I., Radford, N.

    “…The Johnson Space Center has developed a new mobile manipulation system with the combination of a Robonaut upper body mounted onto a Segway mobile base. The…”
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