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Research output per year
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Research interests
Research interests: deformable robotics, stochasticity of manipulation and locomotion, biological motor control and motor learning, and machine learning.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Primitives for motor adaptation reflect correlated neural turning to position and velocity
Sing, G. C., Joiner, W., Nanayakkara, T., Brayanov, J. & Smith, M., 2009, In: Neuron. 64, 4, p. 575 - 589 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dominant Sources of Variability in Passive Walking
Nanayakkara, T., Byl, K., Liu, H., Song, X. & Villabona, T., 2012, 2012 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). New York: IEEE, p. 1003-1010 8 p. (IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation; vol. 2012).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper
16 Citations (Scopus) -
A Two Party Haptic Guidance Controller Via a Hard Rein
Dissanayake Mudiyanselage, A., Penders, J., Dasgupta, P., Althoefer, K. & Nanayakkara, T., 4 Nov 2013, 2013 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) . Tokyo, Japan, p. 116 122 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper
4 Citations (Scopus) -
Stable walking on variable visco-elastic terrains using meta-parameters for passive state migration
Pereno, V., Shoar, K., Bartoli, G., Bianchi, F. & Nanayakkara, T., 4 Nov 2013, 2013 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). IEEE, p. 3126-3131 6 p. 6696800Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)6 Downloads (Pure) -
Adaptive internal impedance control for stable walking on uncertain visco-elastic terrain
Bianchi, F., Bartoli, G., Shoar, K., Fernandez, M. R. A., Pereno, V., Zirjakova, J., Jiang, A. & Nanayakkara, T., 7 Oct 2012, 2012 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). N/A ed. Piscataway: IEEE, Vol. N/A. p. 2465 - 2470 6 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper
3 Citations (Scopus)
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SCARECROW - SoCial Attention development and REsources Control in RobOtic World
Nanayakkara, T. (Primary Investigator)
1/10/2016 → 30/09/2020
Project: Research
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Morphological COmputation of PercepTion and actION (MOTION)
Nanayakkara, T. (Primary Investigator)
EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
11/07/2016 → 31/01/2017
Project: Research
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User Interaction Through Soft Remote Proxies - SOFTIES
Nanayakkara, T. (Primary Investigator), Althoefer, K. (Co-Investigator), Dohler, M. (Co-Investigator), Heath, C. (Co-Investigator), Howard, M. (Co-Investigator) & Luff, P. (Co-Investigator)
15/01/2016 → 14/01/2019
Project: Research
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Robotic companion for walking nursing home residents (Wanderer)
Nanayakkara, T. (Primary Investigator) & academic, A. (Co-Investigator)
1/01/2016 → 31/12/2018
Project: Research
Activities
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BBC 3 live discussion on Hands, Physiology and Art, the History of Science
Nanayakkara, T. (Interviewee)
21 Jun 2016Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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Financial Times documentary on "My colleague, the robot"
Nanayakkara, T. (Interviewee)
21 May 2016Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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Frontiers in mechanical engineering (Journal)
Nanayakkara, T. (Editor)
May 2016 → Dec 2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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Panel discussion at Underground Film Club
Nanayakkara, T. (Interviewee)
Nov 2015Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Robotics workshop series for Newham Sixth Form Collegiate
Nanayakkara, T. (Interviewee)
Oct 2015 → Nov 2015Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Schools engagement