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abstract: 'This paper presents the prototype of a new computer simulator for the humanoid robot iCub. The iCub is a new open-source humanoid robot developed as a result of the “RobotCub” project, a collaborative European project aiming at developing a new open-source cognitive robotics platform. The iCub simulator has been developed as part of a joint effort with the European project “ITALK” on the integration and transfer of action and language knowledge in cognitive robots. This is available open-source to all researchers interested in cognitive robotics experiments with the iCub humanoid platform.'
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  - family: Tikhanoff
    given: Vadim
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  - family: Cangelosi
    given: Angelo
    honourific: ''
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  - family: Fitzpatrick
    given: Paul
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  - family: Metta
    given: Giorgio
    honourific: ''
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  - family: Natale
    given: Lorenzo
    honourific: ''
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  - family: Nori
    given: Francesco
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date: 2008-08
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datestamp: 2008-10-22 01:17:17
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  - family: 'Madhavan '
    given: R
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  - family: Messina
    given: E.R.
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keywords: 'Open-Source, Simulator, iCub humanoid robot, cognitive robotics'
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publication: Proceedings of IEEE Workshop on Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems Workshop (PerMIS’08)
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  - comp-sci-robot
  - comp-sci-art-intel
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title: 'An Open-Source Simulator for Cognitive Robotics Research: The Prototype of the iCub Humanoid Robot Simulator'
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