This paper proposes a new concept of the genetic robot which has its own robot genome, in which each chromosome consists of many genes that contribute to defining the robotpsilas personality. The large number of genes also allows for a highly complex system, however it becomes increasingly difficult and time-consuming to ensure reliability, variability and consistency for the robotpsilas personality while manually initializing values for the individual genes. To overcome this difficulty, this paper proposes an evolutionary algorithm for a genetic robotpsilas personality (EAGRP). EAGRP evolves a gene pool that customizes the robotpsilas genome so that it closely matches a simplified set of features desired by the user. It does this using several new techniques. It acts on a 2 dimensional individual upon which a new masking method, the Eliza-Meme scheme, is used to derive a plausible individual given the restricted preference settings desired by the user. The proposed crossover method allows reproduction for the 2-dimensional genome. Finally, the evaluation procedure for individuals is carried out in a virtual environment using tailored perception scenarios.

The standardized data may easily move within a network and connect to other systems without any time or geographical limitations. This concept is fundamental to the idea of the ubiquitous robot. But the definitions of the ubiquitous robot or networked robot appear in different forms all over the world. This paper discusses those definitions briefly including the approach of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd (SEC). Here we present a ubiquitous robotic S/W platform, AnyRobot Studio which covers all the aspects of this ubiquitous robot system. Based on the concepts of RUPI, URC, and Web 2.0, AnyRobot Studio aims to standardize the platforms and protocols, and to strongly encourage the participation of users and contents providers (CPs). AnyKids Service is made to test the feasibility of the AnyRobot based on the AnyRobot Studio platform.

The standardized data may easily move within a network and connect to other systems without any time or geographical limitations. This concept is fundamental to the idea of the ubiquitous robot. Here we present a ubiquitous robot S/W platform, AnyRobot Studio which covers all the aspects of this ubiquitous robot system. Based on the concepts of RUPI, URC, and Web 2.0, AnyRobot Studio aims to standardize the platforms and protocols, and to strongly encourage the participation of users and contents providers (CPs). AnyKids Service is made to test the feasibility of the AnyRobot based on the AnyRobot Studio platform.

In this paper, a four-posture control for nonholonomic mobile robots is proposed. Based upon posture velocity error dynamics, the empirical kinematic motion requirements of a mobile robot are proposed, and the four-posture control is designed in order to generate the robustly required moving trajectory with posture error reduction. The controller is designed with four possible moving directions of linear and angular velocities. The robustness of the controller is confirmed using Lyapunov stability theory. The proposed controller is experimentally demonstrated under high velocity and acceleration conditions with different control parameters. It is shown that the four-posture control algorithm is effective and feasible, even if an unsophisticated velocity controller is used as the deriving unit of a mobile robot.

The structure of OmniKity-I (OK-I), the miniature omni-directional mobile robot, and its kinematics and dynamics models are presented. OK-I has three DOFs in the plane. A conventional two wheeled mobile robot (2-WMR) serves as the base of OK-I for translational motion. The robot body is on top of the base. The third motor controls angular motion of the body as the base turns according to the translational motion. The circular surface connector (CSC) is devised to transfer signals from the base to the body without constraining angular motion of the body. Experimental results show proper omni-directional features of OK-I.

A design of the action level in a hybrid control structure for a vision-based soccer robot system is proposed. The hybrid control structure is composed of four levels namely, the role, action, behavior and execution levels. The control structure, which is a combination of hierarchical and behavioral structures, can meet the behavior and the design specifications of a soccer robot system. In order to increase the system reliability and the degree of achievement in the control structure, the action level should be designed so that the actions of each agent, which is necessary in robot soccer, are assigned properly.

The soccer robot system consists of multi agents, with highly coordinated operation and movements so as to fulfill specific objectives, even under adverse situation. The coordination of the multi-agents is associated with a lot of supplementary work in advance. The associated issues are the position correction, prevention of communication congestion, local information sensing in addition to the need for imitating the human-like decision making. A control structure for a soccer robot is designed and several behaviors and actions for a soccer robot are proposed. Modified zone defense as a basic strategy and several special strategies for fouls are applied to SOTY and MIRO teams for MIROSOT (Micro-Robot World Cup Soccer Tournament).

A variable structure controller (VSC) for a nonholonomic wheeled mobile robot is proposed for tracking desired trajectories. Although the matching condition for VSC is not satisfied due to nonholonomic property of the robot having two drive wheels, the proposed algorithm guarantees bounded tracking errors by choosing the sliding surface gain properly. Yet the robot tracks its given trajectory without error if there is no initial posture and velocity errors. Simulation results show the effectiveness of the proposed controller.