David Devereux
Papers
6
Total Citations
158
H-Index
5
About
David Devereux is a pioneering researcher in the field of anthropomimetic robotics, an approach that seeks to replicate the inner mechanical structures of the human body—muscles, tendons, bones, and joints—rather than merely its outward form. His major contributions center on the design, construction, and simulation of musculoskeletal torsos, most notably through the CRONOS and ECCEROBOT projects. His most cited work, "Toward Anthropomimetic Robotics" (87 citations), details over three years of development in building and controlling a compliant, human-like torso, while his foundational paper "Anthropomimetic Robots: Concept, Construction and Modelling" (33 citations) establishes the core principles of this bio-inspired engineering. Devereux has also explored how such complex, compliant robots can use body language for social interaction and how tools like the Microsoft Kinect can model their environments. By tackling the immense control challenges of multiarticular, tendon-driven systems, his research has laid essential groundwork for creating robots that move and interact with the world in a profoundly human-like way.
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- 2Anthropomimetic Robots: Concept, Construction and Modelling33 citations · 2012
- 3Real and apparent biological inspiration in cognitive architectures23 citations · 2012
- 4Humanoid Upper Torso Complexity for Displaying Gestures8 citations · 2012
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- 6Control Strategies for Whole Arm Grasping2 citations · 2010