Abstract
The techniques described herein relate to systems, apparatus, articles of manufacture, and methods for training robots for dexterous manipulation tasks. An example apparatus for training a robotic system includes an end effector configured to manipulate an object, a passive exoskeleton configured to be manipulated by a portion of a user's body to change one or more parameters of the end effector, one or more linkages coupling the end effector to the passive exoskeleton, wherein the one or more linkages transmit forces applied to the end effector, due to interactions of the end effector with a surrounding environment comprising the object, to the portion of the user's body through the passive exoskeleton, and one or more sensors coupled to the end effector and configured to sense the one or more parameters of the end effector, and output one or more signals indicative of the one or more parameters.