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Fountas, Spyros, Nikos Mylonas, Ioannis Malounas, Efthymios Rodias, Christoph Hellmann Santos, and Erik Pekkeriet. "Agricultural Robotics for Field Operations." Sensors 20, no. 9 (May 7, 2020): 2672. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s20092672.
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Modern agriculture is related to a revolution that occurred in a large group of technologies (e.g., informatics, sensors, navigation) within the last decades. In crop production systems, there are field operations that are quite labour-intensive either due to their complexity or because of the fact that they are connected to sensitive plants/edible product interaction, or because of the repetitiveness they require throughout a crop production cycle. These are the key factors for the development of agricultural robots. In this paper, a systematic review of the literature has been conducted on research and commercial agricultural robotics used in crop field operations. This study underlined that the most explored robotic systems were related to harvesting and weeding, while the less studied were the disease detection and seeding robots. The optimization and further development of agricultural robotics are vital, and should be evolved by producing faster processing algorithms, better communication between the robotic platforms and the implements, and advanced sensing systems.
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Koyachi, Noriho, Jian Huang, Junya Tatsuno, Atsushi Shirai, Mizuho Shibata, Nobuyasu Tomokuni, Masaharu Tagami, and Yuki Matsutani. "Kindai University: Advanced Robotic Technology Research Center in Fundamental Technology for Next Generation Research Institute." Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics 34, no. 1 (February 20, 2022): 6–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.20965/jrm.2022.p0006.
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An outline of the Advanced Robotic Technology Research Center, Kindai University Fundamental Technology for Next Generation Research Institute is given. The research activities of the Advanced Robotic Technology Research Center are classified into the following five fields, field robotics, medical and welfare robot, dynamics controlled robot, soft-robotics, and parallel link robot.
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Hillman, M. "Introduction to the special issue on rehabilitation robotics." Robotica 16, no. 5 (September 1998): 485. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0263574798000629.
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This special issue of “Robotica” gives an opportunity to present a cross-section of the wide range of research and development projects in rehabilitation robotics. Rehabilitation Robotics (RR) is the application of robotic technology to the rehabilitative needs of people with disabilities as well as the growing elderly population. The papers were originally presented at the ICORR'97 conference, organised by the Bath Institute of Medical Engineering and held in April 97 at the University of Bath. ICORR'97 was the fifth in the series of International Conferences on Rehabilitation Robotics and, after a break of three years, was a welcome and overdue time for sharing of ideas between workers in the field.
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Zhao, Yibo. "Research status and prospect of robotic systems in the field of aerospace engineering." Highlights in Science, Engineering and Technology 23 (December 3, 2022): 276–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.54097/hset.v23i.3278.
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Technology has undergone major changes in the field of aerospace engineering. One major field is robotics. Robotics plays an important role in the field of aerospace and has received more and more attention and attention from scholars at home and abroad. This paper reviews the development of robotic systems from the application of robotics in aerospace engineering, the advantages and disadvantages of robotic systems, and how to improve their effectiveness for better use in the future. The research results found that in terms of its application, it mainly includes welding, inspection, painting, space exploration, drilling and so on. Benefits include high precision, low operating costs and high productivity. On the other hand, it has the disadvantage of requiring a lot of space, balancing speed and accuracy, requiring skilled labor, and being prone to remote control and misuse. Its effectiveness can be increased by minimizing energy consumption to reduce operating costs and improving coordination to reduce collisions. In the future, the use of robotics seems promising as it may be used in transportation to reduce carbon emissions and transportation costs. The research in this paper can provide a reference for the future development of robotic systems.
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Abbott, Jake J., Eric Diller, and Andrew J. Petruska. "Magnetic Methods in Robotics." Annual Review of Control, Robotics, and Autonomous Systems 3, no. 1 (May 3, 2020): 57–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-control-081219-082713.
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The goal of this article is to provide a thorough introduction to the state of the art in magnetic methods for remote-manipulation and wireless-actuation tasks in robotics. The article synthesizes prior works using a unified notation, enabling straightforward application in robotics. It begins with a discussion of the magnetic fields generated by magnetic materials and electromagnets, how magnetic materials become magnetized in an applied field, and the forces and torques generated on magnetic objects. It then describes systems used to generate and control applied magnetic fields, including both electromagnetic and permanent-magnet systems. Finally, it surveys work from a variety of robotic application areas in which researchers have utilized magnetic methods, including microrobotics, medical robotics, haptics, and aerospace.
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Dissanayake, Gamini. "Introduction." Robotica 19, no. 5 (August 29, 2001): 465–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s026357470100340x.
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Field robotics is the use of autonomous robotic systems in highly challenging applications areas including; mining, construction, cargo handling, agriculture, subsea and aerospace systems. The focus of field robotics research is on large-scale outdoor autonomous systems in applications that are characterised by relatively unstructured, difficult and often hazardous environments. It draws together the most advanced research areas in robotics, including; navigation and control, sensing and data fusion, safety and reliability, and planning and logistics.
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Argall, Brenna D. "Autonomy in Rehabilitation Robotics: An Intersection." Annual Review of Control, Robotics, and Autonomous Systems 1, no. 1 (May 28, 2018): 441–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-control-061417-041727.
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Within the field of human rehabilitation, robotic machines are used both to rehabilitate the body and to perform functional tasks. Robotics autonomy that would enable perception of the external world and reasoning about high-level control decisions, however, is seldom present in these machines. For functional tasks in particular, autonomy could help to decrease the operational burden on the human and perhaps even increase access, and this potential only grows as human motor impairments become more severe. There are, however, serious and often subtle considerations for incorporating clinically feasible robotics autonomy into rehabilitation robots and machines. Today, the fields of robotics autonomy and rehabilitation robotics are largely separate, and the topic of this article is at the intersection of these fields: the incorporation of clinically feasible autonomy solutions into rehabilitation robots and the opportunities for autonomy within the rehabilitation domain.
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MURAKAMI, Hiroki. "Challenge to Field Robotics." Proceedings of Mechanical Engineering Congress, Japan 2019 (2019): K15100. http://dx.doi.org/10.1299/jsmemecj.2019.k15100.
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Nasir, Muhammad, Marwati Marwati, and Muh Ajwad Musdar. "Gedung Robotika dengan Pendekatan Ekspos Struktur di Makassar." TIMPALAJA : Architecture student Journals 3, no. 1 (June 30, 2021): 37–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.24252/timpalaja.v3i1a5.
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Abstrak_ Perancangan gedung robotika merupakan suatu kegiatan yang akan menghidupkan fungsi teknologi dan robotika di Indonesia sebagai aset edukasi, dan hobi serta mengangkat daya tarik pecinta robotika, pertunjukan kompetisi berkala, dan juga edukasi dalam bidang teknologi robotika. Lokasi project rancangan tepatnya di Makassar, Jl. Urip Sumoharjo, pemilihan lokasi di pertimbangkan dari pemerataan fasilitas robotika di Indonesia, selain itu mempertimbangkan dari daerahnya dimana daerah tersebut adalah daerah komersil, pendidikan dan industri bisnis. Pada perancangan gedung robotika mengangkat tema ekspos struktur, menurut Colin Davis sebagai suatu aliran arsitektur yang bermuara pada ide gerakan arsitektur modern yang membesar-besarkan kesan struktur dan teknologi suatu bangunan. Dalam rancangan ini mengambil studi banding dari studi lapangan yang berada di kota surabaya, sedangkan studi literatur mengambil referensi internet, studi banding memberikan wawasan akan rancangan gedung robotik dan mengkaji tema ekspos struktur, perancangan ini tedapat suatu program ruang yang telah di susun pada bab program rancangan yang akan menjadikan rancangan ini tertata dengan baik dan sesuai standar ruang. Gedung robotika mengambil konsep transformasi bentuk bangunan dari transformasi bentuk kepala dan logo robot, yang diolah sehingga membentuk suatu bangunan yang menarik dan dinamis, dari hasil rancangan tatanan lahan menghasilkan zonifikasi yang mempengaruhi penataan massa dan sirkulasi yang komunikatif, hasil rancangan ruang mengambil dari konsep ekspresif yang membuat ruangan menarik dan berestetika sama halnya seperti sifat robot yang menonjolkan ekspresif.Kata kunci: Ekspos; Gedung; Robotika; Struktur. Abstract_ Robotics building design is an activity that will revive the function of technology and robotics in Indonesia as educational assets and hobbies as well as raise the appeal of robotics lovers, regular competition performances, and also education in the field of robotics technology. The location of the design project is precisely in Makassar, Jl. Urip Sumoharjo, the choice of location is considered from the equal distribution of robotics facilities in Indonesia, besides considering the area where the area is a commercial area, education and business industry. In building robotics design, the theme is structural exposure, according to Colin Davis as an architectural flow that leads to the idea of modern architectural movements that exaggerate the impression of the structure and technology of a building. In this design, it takes a comparative study from a field study in the city of Surabaya, while the literature study takes internet references, the comparative study provides insight into the robotic building design and examines the theme of structural exposure, this design is a space program that has been compiled in the design program chapter. which will make this design well organized and according to room standards. The robotics building takes the concept of transforming the shape of the building from the transformation of the robot's head and logo, which is processed to form an attractive and dynamic building, from the results of the land layout design produces zoning that affects communicative mass arrangement and circulation, the results of the spatial design take from the expressive concept make the room attractive and aesthetic as well as the character of a robot that accentuates expressiveness.Keywords: Exposure; Building; Robotics; Structure.
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Norris, William R., and Albert E. Patterson. "System-Level Testing and Evaluation Plan for Field Robots: A Tutorial with Test Course Layouts." Robotics 8, no. 4 (September 22, 2019): 83. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/robotics8040083.
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Field robotics is a very important sub-field of robotic systems, focusing on systems which need to navigate in open, unpredictable terrain and perform non-repetitive missions while monitoring and reacting to their surroundings. General testing and validation standards for larger robotic systems, including field robots, have not been developed yet due to a variety of factors including disagreement over terminology and functional/performance requirements. This tutorial presents a generalized, step-by-step system-level test plan for field robots under manual, semi-autonomous/tele-operated, and autonomous control schemes; this includes a discussion of the requirements and testing parameters, and a set of suggested safety, communications, and behavior evaluation test courses. The testing plan presented here is relevant to both commercial and academic research into field robotics, providing a standardized general testing procedure.
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Pransky, Joanne. "The Pransky interview: Gianmarco Veruggio, Director of Research, CNR-IEIIT, Genoa Branch; Robotics Pioneer and Inventor." Industrial Robot: An International Journal 44, no. 1 (January 16, 2017): 6–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ir-10-2016-0271.
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Purpose The following paper is a “Q&A interview” conducted by Joanne Pransky of Industrial Robot journal as a method to impart the combined technological, business and personal experience of a prominent, robotic industry engineer-turned successful innovator and leader, regarding the challenges of bringing technological discoveries to fruition. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach The interviewee is Gianmarco Veruggio who is responsible for the Operational Unit of Genoa of the Italian National Research Council Institute of Electronics, Computer and Telecommunication Engineering (CNR-IEIIT). Veruggio is an early pioneer of telerobotics in extreme environments. Veruggio founded the new applicative field of Roboethics. In this interview, Veruggio shares some of his 30-year robotic journey along with his thoughts and concerns on robotics and society. Findings Gianmarco Veruggio received a master’s degree in electronic engineering, computer science, control and automation from Genoa University in 1980. From 1980 to 1983 he worked in the Automation Division of Ansaldo as a Designer of fault-tolerant multiprocessor architectures for fail-safe control systems and was part of the development team for the new automation of the Italian Railway Stations. In 1984, he joined the CNR-Institute of Naval Automation (IAN) in Genoa as a Research Scientist. There, he worked on real-time computer graphics for simulation, control techniques and naval and marine data-collection systems. In 1989, he founded the CNR-IAN Robotics Department (Robotlab), which he headed until 2003, to develop missions on experimental robotics in extreme environments. His approach utilized working prototypes in a virtual lab environment and focused on robot mission control, real-time human-machine interfaces, networked control system architectures for tele-robotics and Internet Robotics. In 2000, he founded the association “Scuola di Robotica” (School of Robotics) to promote this new science among young people and society at large by means of educational robotics. He joined the CNR-IEIIT in 2007 to continue his research in robotics and to also develop studies on the philosophical, social and ethical implications of Robotics. Originality/value Veruggio led the first Italian underwater robotics campaigns in Antarctica during the Italian expeditions in 1993, 1997 and 2001, and in the Arctic during 2002. During the 2001-2002 Antarctic expedition, he carried out the E-Robot Project, the first experiment of internet robotics via satellite in the Antarctica. In 2002, he designed and developed the Project E-Robot2, the first experiment of worldwide internet robotics ever carried out in the Arctic. During these projects, he organized a series of “live-science” sessions in collaboration with students and teachers of Italian schools. Beginning with his new “School of Robotics”, Veruggio continued to disseminate and educate young people on the complex relationship between robotics and society. This led him to coin the term and propose the concept of Roboethics in 2002, and he has since made worldwide efforts at dedicating resources to the development of this new field. He was the General Chair of the “First International Symposium on Roboethics” in 2004 and of the “EURON Roboethics Atelier” in 2006 that produced the Roboethics Roadmap. Veruggio is the author of more than 150 scientific publications. In 2006, he was presented with the Ligurian Region Award for Innovation, and in 2009, for his merits in the field of science and society, he was awarded the title of Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, one of Italy’s highest civilian honors.
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Stauffer, Taylor P., Billy I. Kim, Caitlin Grant, Samuel B. Adams, and Albert T. Anastasio. "Robotic Technology in Foot and Ankle Surgery: A Comprehensive Review." Sensors 23, no. 2 (January 6, 2023): 686. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s23020686.
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Recent developments in robotic technologies in the field of orthopaedic surgery have largely been focused on higher volume arthroplasty procedures, with a paucity of attention paid to robotic potential for foot and ankle surgery. The aim of this paper is to summarize past and present developments foot and ankle robotics and describe outcomes associated with these interventions, with specific emphasis on the following topics: translational and preclinical utilization of robotics, deep learning and artificial intelligence modeling in foot and ankle, current applications for robotics in foot and ankle surgery, and therapeutic and orthotic-related utilizations of robotics related to the foot and ankle. Herein, we describe numerous recent robotic advancements across foot and ankle surgery, geared towards optimizing intra-operative performance, improving detection of foot and ankle pathology, understanding ankle kinematics, and rehabilitating post-surgically. Future research should work to incorporate robotics specifically into surgical procedures as other specialties within orthopaedics have done, and to further individualize machinery to patients, with the ultimate goal to improve perioperative and post-operative outcomes.
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Yamato, Masayuki, Ryo Takagi, Makoto Kondo, Daisuke Murakami, Takeshi Ohki, Hidekazu Sekine, Tatsuya Shimizu, et al. "Grand Espoir: Robotics in Regenerative Medicine." Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics 19, no. 5 (October 20, 2007): 500–505. http://dx.doi.org/10.20965/jrm.2007.p0500.
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Here, we overlook the brief history of regenerative medicine, and summarize the expectation to breakthroughs achieved by robotics in the field. One expected application of robotics is an automatic cell culture system, which can dramatically reduce the cost for manufacturing bioengineered tissues conventionally requiring GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) facility for Cell Processing Center. The other is a robotic surgery system for less invasive transplantation of cells and fabricated tissues. To show the feasibility of robotic surgery-assisted transplantation, we have shown the success of cell sheet transplantation to luminal surface of living canine esophagus by endoscopy. Thus, the contribution of robotics to regenerative medicine has been wanted to realize the greatest success of tissue engineering and cell-based medicine.
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Fukao, Takanori. "Field Robotics: Applications and Fundamentals." Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics 33, no. 6 (December 20, 2021): 1216–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.20965/jrm.2021.p1216.
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Field robotics is an area that is impelled by an application-driven approach by its nature. In this paper, I first review certain actual application areas of field robotics. Then, I discuss the current status of the application of field robotics in three common technologies: (1) mapping and path planning; (2) self-localization, recognition, and decision-making; and (3) dynamics and control. I then conclude by presenting future perspectives.
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Barca, Jan Carlo, and Y. Ahmet Sekercioglu. "Swarm robotics reviewed." Robotica 31, no. 3 (July 3, 2012): 345–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s026357471200032x.
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SUMMARYWe present a review of recent activities in swarm robotic research, and analyse existing literature in the field to determine how to get closer to a practical swarm robotic system for real world applications. We begin with a discussion of the importance of swarm robotics by illustrating the wide applicability of robot swarms in various tasks. Then a brief overview of various robotic devices that can be incorporated into swarm robotic systems is presented. We identify and describe the challenges that should be resolved when designing swarm robotic systems for real world applications. Finally, we provide a summary of a series of issues that should be addressed to overcome these challenges, and propose directions for future swarm robotic research based on our extensive analysis of the reviewed literature.
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Yamamoto, Masahito, Takashi Kawakami, and Keitaro Naruse. "Special Issue on Machine Learning for Robotics and Swarm Systems." Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics 31, no. 4 (August 20, 2019): 519. http://dx.doi.org/10.20965/jrm.2019.p0519.
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In recent years, machine-learning applications have been rapidly expanding in the fields of robotics and swarm systems, including multi-agent systems. Swarm systems were developed in the field of robotics as a kind of distributed autonomous robotic systems, imbibing the concepts of the emergent methodology for extremely redundant systems. They typically consist of homogeneous autonomous robots, which resemble living animals that build swarms. Machine-learning techniques such as deep learning have played a remarkable role in controlling robotic behaviors in the real world or multi-agents in the simulation environment. In this special issue, we highlight five interesting papers that cover topics ranging from the analysis of the relationship between the congestion among autonomous robots and the task performances, to the decision making process among multiple autonomous agents. We thank the authors and reviewers of the papers and hope that this special issue encourages readers to explore recent topics and future studies in machine-learning applications for robotics and swarm systems.
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Corke, Peter, and Salah Sukkarieh. "Editorial for Journal of Field Robotics—Special Issue on Field and Service Robotics." Journal of Field Robotics 23, no. 6-7 (June 2006): 361–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rob.20139.
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Pradalier, Cédric, Agostino Martinelli, Christian Laugier, and Roland Siegwart. "Editorial for Journal of Field Robotics -Special Issue on Field and Service Robotics." Journal of Field Robotics 25, no. 6-7 (June 2008): 303–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rob.20247.
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Jin, Yaochu, and Yan Meng. "Morphogenetic Robotics: An Emerging New Field in Developmental Robotics." IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part C (Applications and Reviews) 41, no. 2 (March 2011): 145–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tsmcc.2010.2057424.
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Vagaš, Marek, Mikuláš Hajduk, Ján Semjon, Lucia Koukolová, and Rudolf Jánoš. "The View to the Current State of Robotics." Advanced Materials Research 463-464 (February 2012): 1711–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.463-464.1711.
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The article deal about the development in the field of robotic research. The introduction suggests and summarizes actual development in robotics, which is heavily focused on the service and humanoid field in many applications. Next section of contribution is dealed to the development and is referred to its fundamental properties, which has current industrial robots.
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Casals, Alícia. "Medical Robotics: An Exciting Field." Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan 24, no. 5 (2006): 594–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.7210/jrsj.24.594.
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Avital Bechar. "Robotics in horticultural field production." Stewart Postharvest Review 6, no. 3 (2010): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.2212/spr.2010.3.11.
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Fuj, Teruo, and Yoji Kuroda. ":Section focused on field robotics." Advanced Robotics 13, no. 2 (January 1998): 95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156855399x00153.
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Dias, M. Bernadine, and Anibal Ollero. "Teamwork in field robotics Editorial." Journal of Field Robotics 24, no. 11-12 (2007): 907–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rob.20230.
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Sun, Yu-Chen, Meysam Effati, Hani E. Naguib, and Goldie Nejat. "SoftSAR: The New Softer Side of Socially Assistive Robots—Soft Robotics with Social Human–Robot Interaction Skills." Sensors 23, no. 1 (December 30, 2022): 432. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s23010432.
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When we think of “soft” in terms of socially assistive robots (SARs), it is mainly in reference to the soft outer shells of these robots, ranging from robotic teddy bears to furry robot pets. However, soft robotics is a promising field that has not yet been leveraged by SAR design. Soft robotics is the incorporation of smart materials to achieve biomimetic motions, active deformations, and responsive sensing. By utilizing these distinctive characteristics, a new type of SAR can be developed that has the potential to be safer to interact with, more flexible, and uniquely uses novel interaction modes (colors/shapes) to engage in a heighted human–robot interaction. In this perspective article, we coin this new collaborative research area as SoftSAR. We provide extensive discussions on just how soft robotics can be utilized to positively impact SARs, from their actuation mechanisms to the sensory designs, and how valuable they will be in informing future SAR design and applications. With extensive discussions on the fundamental mechanisms of soft robotic technologies, we outline a number of key SAR research areas that can benefit from using unique soft robotic mechanisms, which will result in the creation of the new field of SoftSAR.
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Navarro, Iñaki, and Fernando Matía. "An Introduction to Swarm Robotics." ISRN Robotics 2013 (September 4, 2013): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2013/608164.
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Swarm robotics is a field of multi-robotics in which large number of robots are coordinated in a distributed and decentralised way. It is based on the use of local rules, and simple robots compared to the complexity of the task to achieve, and inspired by social insects. Large number of simple robots can perform complex tasks in a more efficient way than a single robot, giving robustness and flexibility to the group. In this article, an overview of swarm robotics is given, describing its main properties and characteristics and comparing it to general multi-robotic systems. A review of different research works and experimental results, together with a discussion of the future swarm robotics in real world applications completes this work.
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Dias, Jorge, Pedro U. Lima, Lakmal Seneviratne, Oussama Khatib, Satoshi Tadokoro, and Paolo Dario. "Journal of Field Robotics special issue on MBZIRC 2017 Challenges in Autonomous Field Robotics." Journal of Field Robotics 36, no. 1 (December 3, 2018): 3–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rob.21851.
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Dias, Pollyanna G. Faria, Mateus C. Silva, Geraldo P. Rocha Filho, Patrícia A. Vargas, Luciano P. Cota, and Gustavo Pessin. "Swarm Robotics: A Perspective on the Latest Reviewed Concepts and Applications." Sensors 21, no. 6 (March 15, 2021): 2062. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s21062062.
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Known as an artificial intelligence subarea, Swarm Robotics is a developing study field investigating bio-inspired collaborative control approaches and integrates a huge collection of agents, reasonably plain robots, in a distributed and decentralized manner. It offers an inspiring essential platform for new researchers to be engaged and share new knowledge to examine their concepts in analytical and heuristic strategies. This paper introduces an overview of current activities in Swarm Robotics and examines the present literature in this area to establish to approach between a realistic swarm robotic system and real-world enforcements. First, we review several Swarm Intelligence concepts to define Swarm Robotics systems, reporting their essential qualities and features and contrast them to generic multi-robotic systems. Second, we report a review of the principal projects that allow realistic study of Swarm Robotics. We demonstrate knowledge regarding current hardware platforms and multi-robot simulators. Finally, the forthcoming promissory applications and the troubles to surpass with a view to achieving them have been described and analyzed.
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Chatzichristofis, Savvas A. "Recent Advances in Educational Robotics." Electronics 12, no. 4 (February 12, 2023): 925. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/electronics12040925.
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The widespread use of artificial intelligence and robotics contributes, among other things, to create a new scientific field that aims to modernize and disrupt education. The term ’educational robotics’ is being introduced as a learning tool and definitively transforming young people’s education. At the same time, however, it is helping to create a fast-growing new industry that produces educational robots and tools. Companies with a long tradition, either in the creation of robotic equipment or in the production and distribution of toys, are setting up appropriate divisions and supplying the market with electronic devices for educational robotics. This new market is overgrowing and is rapidly becoming an investment attraction. According to MarketsandMarkets research, the educational robotics market is projected to grow from USD 1.3 billion in 2021 to USD 2.6 billion by 2026. Notably, the educational robotics market is expected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 16.1% from 2021 to 2026. At the same time, however, the field is attracting many startups securing independent funding for equipment design and implementation and independent efforts competing for funding from crowdfunding platforms. More than 2000 ideas have recently secured funding to build and distribute educational robotics tools through Kickstarter-type platforms. However, what is educational robotics, and how is it expected to transform how the next generation is educated?
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Yap, Yee Ling, Swee Leong Sing, and Wai Yee Yeong. "A review of 3D printing processes and materials for soft robotics." Rapid Prototyping Journal 26, no. 8 (June 20, 2020): 1345–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/rpj-11-2019-0302.
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Purpose Soft robotics is currently a rapidly growing new field of robotics whereby the robots are fundamentally soft and elastically deformable. Fabrication of soft robots is currently challenging and highly time- and labor-intensive. Recent advancements in three-dimensional (3D) printing of soft materials and multi-materials have become the key to enable direct manufacturing of soft robots with sophisticated designs and functions. Hence, this paper aims to review the current 3D printing processes and materials for soft robotics applications, as well as the potentials of 3D printing technologies on 3D printed soft robotics. Design/methodology/approach The paper reviews the polymer 3D printing techniques and materials that have been used for the development of soft robotics. Current challenges to adopting 3D printing for soft robotics are also discussed. Next, the potentials of 3D printing technologies and the future outlooks of 3D printed soft robotics are presented. Findings This paper reviews five different 3D printing techniques and commonly used materials. The advantages and disadvantages of each technique for the soft robotic application are evaluated. The typical designs and geometries used by each technique are also summarized. There is an increasing trend of printing shape memory polymers, as well as multiple materials simultaneously using direct ink writing and material jetting techniques to produce robotics with varying stiffness values that range from intrinsically soft and highly compliant to rigid polymers. Although the recent work is done is still limited to experimentation and prototyping of 3D printed soft robotics, additive manufacturing could ultimately be used for the end-use and production of soft robotics. Originality/value The paper provides the current trend of how 3D printing techniques and materials are used particularly in the soft robotics application. The potentials of 3D printing technology on the soft robotic applications and the future outlooks of 3D printed soft robotics are also presented.
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Jaybhay, Sarthak, Prasad Sanap, Rushikesh Satdive, Rushikesh Mali, and Prof Vaishali Jabade. "Warehouse Management BOT Using Arduino." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 10, no. 11 (November 30, 2022): 1613–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2022.47620.
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bstract: Today’s modern world where technical and scientific developments are at a complete innovative intensity, the field of robotics also has experienced an immense bound. Nowadays, in many field robotics and automation is substituted “human touch” to make things easier and better. The critical situations such as aftermath of human and natural disasters, robots can be utilized instead of humans to avoid more casualties. Robotics can also be employed for warehouse management. Human beings pick and choose things up exclusive of thinking about the stages implicated. As a robotic arm or a simple robot system to move or pick up something, someone has to instruct it to execute numerous actions in a correct order for the movement of the robot. This work aims to contribute towards the above mentioned applications using a proposed model to control a warehouse using robot.
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Silva, Fernando, Miguel Duarte, Luís Correia, Sancho Moura Oliveira, and Anders Lyhne Christensen. "Open Issues in Evolutionary Robotics." Evolutionary Computation 24, no. 2 (June 2016): 205–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/evco_a_00172.
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One of the long-term goals in evolutionary robotics is to be able to automatically synthesize controllers for real autonomous robots based only on a task specification. While a number of studies have shown the applicability of evolutionary robotics techniques for the synthesis of behavioral control, researchers have consistently been faced with a number of issues preventing the widespread adoption of evolutionary robotics for engineering purposes. In this article, we review and discuss the open issues in evolutionary robotics. First, we analyze the benefits and challenges of simulation-based evolution and subsequent deployment of controllers versus evolution on real robotic hardware. Second, we discuss specific evolutionary computation issues that have plagued evolutionary robotics: (1) the bootstrap problem, (2) deception, and (3) the role of genomic encoding and genotype-phenotype mapping in the evolution of controllers for complex tasks. Finally, we address the absence of standard research practices in the field. We also discuss promising avenues of research. Our underlying motivation is the reduction of the current gap between evolutionary robotics and mainstream robotics, and the establishment of evolutionary robotics as a canonical approach for the engineering of autonomous robots.
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Abe, Naoko, Jean-Paul Laumond, Paolo Salaris, and Florent Levillain. "On the use of dance notation systems to generate movements in humanoid robots: The utility of Laban notation in robotics." Social Science Information 56, no. 2 (March 20, 2017): 328–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0539018417694773.
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This article raises the issue of collaboration between the field of dance and that of robotics. Dance notation systems are developed in the choreographic field as a method to describe and record human movements. Translating movements into symbols is of particular concern for computer science and robotics, which are interested in generating anthropomorphic motions in robots or animated avatars. We examine different research projects on the use of Laban notation for this purpose, and present our own attempt at generating dance movements in a humanoid robot from a Laban score. We discuss the interests and difficulties related to the use of a dance notation system in a robotic context.
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Waghela, Gaurang. "Internet of Robotic Things in Surveillance." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 9, no. 12 (December 31, 2021): 2174–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2021.39588.
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Abstract: These days a new field has emerged known as IoRT which is a combination of IOT and Robotics and known as Internet of Robotic Things. Through IORT, intelligent devices can monitor events, fuse sensor data from a variety of sources, use local and distributed intelligence to determine a best course of action, and then act to control or manipulate objects in the physical world and physically moving through that world. This paper mainly focuses on application of IoRT as a surveillance robot with audio and video features in the domain of security. Keywords: IOT, Robotics, Surveillance Robot, Ardino, Sensors, Raspberry Pi, Robotic control.
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Khan, Ameer Tamoor, Xinwei Cao, Shuai Li, and Zoran Milosevic. "Blockchain Technology with Applications to Distributed Control and Cooperative Robotics: A Survey." International Journal of Robotics and Control 2, no. 1 (January 29, 2019): 36. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/ijrc.v2n1p36.
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As a disruptive technology, blockchain, particularly its original form of bitcoin as a type of digital currency, has attracted great attentions. The innovative distributed decision making and security mechanism lay the technical foundation for its success, making us consider to penetrate the power of blockchain technology to distributed control and cooperative robotics, in which the distributed and secure mechanism is also highly demanded. Actually, security and distributed communication have long been unsolved problems in the field of distributed control and cooperative robotics. It has been reported on the network failure and intruder attacks of distributed control and multi-robotic systems. Blockchain technology provides promise to remedy this situation thoroughly. This work is intended to create a global picture of blockchain technology on its working principle and key elements in the language of control and robotics, to provide a shortcut for beginners to step into this research field.
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Tung, Vincent Wing Sun, and Rob Law. "The potential for tourism and hospitality experience research in human-robot interactions." International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 29, no. 10 (October 9, 2017): 2498–513. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijchm-09-2016-0520.
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Purpose The purpose of this study is to review recent work in the robotics literature and identify future opportunities for consumer/tourist experience research in human-robot interactions (HRIs). Design/methodology/approach The paper begins by covering the framework of robotic agent presence and embodiment that are relevant for HRI. Next, the paper identifies future opportunities for hospitality and tourism scholars to undertake consumer/tourist experience research in HRIs. Findings The result of this study provided potential directions for advancing theoretical, methodological and managerial implications for tourism experience research in HRI. Research limitations/implications Concepts from robotics research are diffusing into a range of disciplines, from engineering to social sciences. These advancements open many unique, yet urgent, opportunities for hospitality and tourism research. Practical implications This paper illustrates the speed at which robotics research is progressing. Moreover, the concepts reviewed in this research on robotic presence and embodiment are relevant for real-world applications in hospitality and tourism. Social implications Developments in robotics research will transform hospitality and tourism experiences in the future. Originality/value This research is one of the early papers in the field to review robotics research and provide innovative directions to broaden the interdisciplinary perspective for future hospitality and tourism research.
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Saraf, S. "Role of robot assisted microsurgery in Plastic Surgery." Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery 39, no. 01 (January 2006): 57–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1700462.
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AbstractThe application of telerobotics in the biomedical field has grown rapidly and is showing very promising results. Robot assisted microsurgery is one of the latest innovations of telerobotics in the field of Plastic surgery. The purpose of this article is to update the plastic surgery community on the expanding field of surgical robotics with an attempt to analyze various aspects related to human versus robotic assisted microsurgery.
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Gauhar, Vineet, Olivier Traxer, Sung-Yong Cho, Jeremy Yuen-Chun Teoh, Alba Sierra, Vishesh Gauhar, Kemal Sarica, Bhaskar Somani, and Daniele Castellani. "Robotic Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery: A Journey from “Back to the Future”." Journal of Clinical Medicine 11, no. 18 (September 19, 2022): 5488. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11185488.
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The introduction of robotics has revolutionized surgery. Robotic platforms have also recently been introduced in clinical practice specifically for flexible ureteroscopy. In this paper, we look at the robotic platforms currently available for flexible ureteroscopy, describing their advantages and limitations. The following robotic platforms are discussed: Roboflex Avicenna®, EasyUretero®, and ILY® robot. Finally, potential future advancements in this field are presented.
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Fue, Kadeghe, Wesley Porter, Edward Barnes, and Glen Rains. "An Extensive Review of Mobile Agricultural Robotics for Field Operations: Focus on Cotton Harvesting." AgriEngineering 2, no. 1 (March 4, 2020): 150–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agriengineering2010010.
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In this review, we examine opportunities and challenges for 21st-century robotic agricultural cotton harvesting research and commercial development. The paper reviews opportunities present in the agricultural robotics industry, and a detailed analysis is conducted for the cotton harvesting robot industry. The review is divided into four sections: (1) general agricultural robotic operations, where we check the current robotic technologies in agriculture; (2) opportunities and advances in related robotic harvesting fields, which is focused on investigating robotic harvesting technologies; (3) status and progress in cotton harvesting robot research, which concentrates on the current research and technology development in cotton harvesting robots; and (4) challenges in commercial deployment of agricultural robots, where challenges to commercializing and using these robots are reviewed. Conclusions are drawn about cotton harvesting robot research and the potential of multipurpose robotic operations in general. The development of multipurpose robots that can do multiple operations on different crops to increase the value of the robots is discussed. In each of the sections except the conclusion, the analysis is divided into four robotic system categories; mobility and steering, sensing and localization, path planning, and robotic manipulation.
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Johan From, Pål, Lars Grimstad, Marc Hanheide, Simon Pearson, and Grzegorz Cielniak. "RASberry - Robotic and Autonomous Systems for Berry Production." Mechanical Engineering 140, no. 06 (June 1, 2018): S14—S18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.2018-jun-6.
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The soft fruit industry is facing unprecedented challenges due to its reliance of manual labour. We are presenting a newly launched robotics initiative which will help to address the issues faced by the industry and enable automation of the main processes involved in soft fruit production. The RASberry project (Robotics and Autonomous Systems for Berry Production) aims to develop autonomous fleets of robots for horticultural industry. To achieve this goal, the project will bridge several current technological gaps including the development of a mobile platform suitable for the strawberry fields, software components for fleet management, in-field navigation and mapping, long-term operation, and safe human-robot collaboration. In this paper, we provide a general overview of the project, describe the main system components, highlight interesting challenges from a control point of view and then present three specific applications of the robotic fleets in soft fruit production. The applications demonstrate how robotic fleets can benefit the soft fruit industry by significantly decreasing production costs, addressing labour shortages and being the first step towards fully autonomous robotic systems for agriculture.
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Isaacs, Jason, Kevin Knoedler, Andrew Herdering, Mishell Beylik, and Hugo Quintero. "Teleoperation for Urban Search and Rescue Applications." Field Robotics 2, no. 1 (March 10, 2022): 1177–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.55417/fr.2022039.
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An important application of field robotics research is robotic assistance for search and rescue operations. The problem of robotic search and rescue requires techniques to map, navigate, and search unknown complex environments. In subterranean domains such as tunnels, caves, and underground urban environments these activities are made more difficult due to communication constraints and unavailability of global positioning systems. We present here Coordinated Robotics participation in the Urban Circuit of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Subterranean Challenge which addresses these problems in the underground urban environment. Our Teleoperation strategy serves as a baseline approach by which to compare autonomous solutions. Our aim is to provide insight into our system design and our lessons learned from the competition.
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Fuj, Teruo, and Yoji Kuroda. "Editorial: section focused on field robotics." Advanced Robotics 13, no. 1 (January 1, 1999): 95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156855399x01026.
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Bhardwaj, Siddharth, Abid Ali Khan, and Mohammad Muzammil. "Lower limb rehabilitation robotics: The current understanding and technology." Work 69, no. 3 (July 16, 2021): 775–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/wor-205012.
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BACKGROUND: With the increasing rate of ambulatory disabilities and rise in the elderly population, advance methods to deliver the rehabilitation and assistive services to patients have become important. Lower limb robotic therapeutic and assistive aids have been found to improve the rehabilitation outcome. OBJECTIVE: The article aims to present the updated understanding in the field of lower limb rehabilitation robotics and identify future research avenues. METHODS: Groups of keywords relating to assistive technology, rehabilitation robotics, and lower limb were combined and searched in EMBASE, IEEE Xplore Digital Library, Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar database. RESULTS: Based on the literature collected from the databases we provide an overview of the understanding of robotics in rehabilitation and state of the art devices for lower limb rehabilitation. Technological advancements in rehabilitation robotic architecture (sensing, actuation and control) and biomechanical considerations in design have been discussed. Finally, a discussion on the major advances, research directions, and challenges is presented. CONCLUSIONS: Although the use of robotics has shown a promising approach to rehabilitation and reducing the burden on caregivers, extensive and innovative research is still required in both cognitive and physical human-robot interaction to achieve treatment efficacy and efficiency.
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Siepel, Françoise J., Bogdan Maris, Marcel K. Welleweerd, Vincent Groenhuis, Paolo Fiorini, and Stefano Stramigioli. "Needle and Biopsy Robots: a Review." Current Robotics Reports 2, no. 1 (January 25, 2021): 73–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s43154-020-00042-1.
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Abstract Purpose of the review Robotics is a rapidly advancing field, and its introduction in healthcare can have a multitude of benefits for clinical practice. Especially, applications depending on the radiologist’s accuracy and precision, such as percutaneous interventions, may profit. This paper provides an overview of recent robot-assisted percutaneous solutions. Recent findings Percutaneous interventions are relatively simple and the quality of the procedure increases a lot by introducing robotics due to the improved accuracy and precision. The success of the procedure is heavily dependent on the ability to merge pre- and intraoperative images, as an accurate estimation of the current target location allows to exploit the robot’s capabilities. Summary Despite much research, the application of robotics in some branches of healthcare is not commonplace yet. Recent advances in percutaneous robotic solutions and imaging are highlighted, as they will pave the way to more widespread implementation of robotics in clinical practice.
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Santoso, Petrus, Handry Khoswanto, and Iwan Njoto Sandjaja. "Web-Based Robotics Laboratory." MATEC Web of Conferences 164 (2018): 01034. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201816401034.
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In the education world, the number of web-based system is growing substantially in the past few years. Many web-based teaching tools has been developed to help students expand his knowledge. This paper presents a web-based laboratory to augment learning experiences in the field of robotics. The designed laboratory consists of a robotic arm with laser pointer, projection platform and web-based interface. The laboratory is used to learn about inverse kinematics and forward kinematics problems. Students enter the input parameters through web interface, server calculate output parameters and sent it to the robot. The web interface displays the movement result and turn on the laser pointer to the projection field. Preliminary testing concerning interface usability, access control mechanism and command queueing shows that the system working as expected.
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Pransky, Joanne. "The Pransky interview: Professor Jacob Rosen, Co-Founder of Applied Dexterity and ExoSense." Industrial Robot: An International Journal 43, no. 5 (August 15, 2016): 457–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ir-06-2016-0162.
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Purpose The following article is a “Q&A interview” conducted by Joanne Pransky of Industrial Robot journal as a method to impart the combined technological, business and personal experience of a prominent, robotic industry engineer-turned-entrepreneur regarding the evolution, commercialization and challenges of bringing a technological invention to market. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach The interviewee is Jacob Rosen, a Professor of Medical Robotics at the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he directs the Bionics Lab. Professor Rosen is also the Director of Surgical Robotics Engineering at the UCLA School of Medicine’s Center for Advanced Surgical and Interventional Technology and has joint appointments at UCLA’s Department of Surgery and UCLA’s Department of Bioengineering. Professor Rosen is the co-founder of the companies Applied Dexterity, ExoSense and SPI. As a pioneer in medical robotics devices and technologies, Professor Rosen describes his unique approaches and philosophies. Findings Dr Rosen received his BSc degree in Mechanical Engineering, MSc and PhD degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Tel-Aviv University in 1987, 1993 and 1997, respectively. From 1987 to 1992, he served as an officer in the Israeli Defense Forces studying human–machine interfaces. From 1993 to 1997, he was a research associate at Tel-Aviv University, as well as held a position at a startup company developing innovative orthopedic spine/pelvis implants. From 2001-2013, he held faculty positions at the University of Washington and at University of California, Santa Cruz. Originality/value Dr Rosen developed several key systems in the field of medical robotics, such as the Blue and the Red Dragon, for minimally invasive surgical skill evaluation; RAVEN, a surgical robotic system for telesurgery; and several generations of upper and lower limb exoskeletons including the Exo-UL7 – a dual arm wearable robotic system. He is a co-author of 100 manuscripts in the field of medical robotics and a co-author and co-editor of two books entitled “Surgical Robotics – Systems, Applications, and Visions” and “Redundancy in Robot Manipulators and Multi-robot systems” published by Springer. Professor Rosen has filed eight different patent applications and also works as an expert witness and consultant on design, patent protection & litigation and malpractice regarding surgical robotics.
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Pransky, Joanne. "The Pransky interview: Dr William “Red” Whittaker, Robotics Pioneer, Professor, Entrepreneur." Industrial Robot: An International Journal 43, no. 4 (June 20, 2016): 349–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ir-04-2016-0124.
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Purpose The following paper details a “Q&A interview” conducted by Joanne Pransky, Associate Editor of Industrial Robot Journal, to impart the combined technological, business and personal experience of a prominent, robotic industry engineer-turned successful business leader, regarding the commercialization and challenges of bringing technological inventions to the market while overseeing a company. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach The interviewee is Dr William “Red” Whittaker, Fredkin Research Professor of Robotics, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU); CEO of Astrobotic Technology; and President of Workhorse Technologies. Dr Whittaker provides answers to questions regarding the pioneering experiences of some of his technological wonders in land, sea, air, underwater, underground and space. Findings As a child, Dr Whittaker built things and made them work and dreamed about space and robots. He has since then turned his dreams, and those of the world, into realities. Dr Whittaker’s formal education includes a BS degree in civil engineering from Princeton and MS and PhD degrees in civil engineering from CMU. In response to designing a robot to cleanup radioactive material at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant, Dr Whittaker established the Field Robotics Center (FRC) in 1983. He is also the founder of the National Robotics Engineering Center, an operating unit within CMU’s Robotics Institute (RI), the world’s largest robotics research and development organization. Dr Whittaker has developed more than 60 robots, breaking new ground in autonomous vehicles, field robotics, space exploration, mining and agriculture. Dr Whittaker’s research addresses computer architectures for robots, modeling and planning for non-repetitive tasks, complex problems of objective sensing in random and dynamic environments and integration of complete robot systems. His current focus is Astrobotic Technology, a CMU spin-off firm that is developing space robotics technology to support planetary missions. Dr Whittaker is competing for the US$20m Google Lunar XPRIZE for privately landing a robot on the Moon. Originality/value Dr Whittaker coined the term “field robotics” to describe his research that centers on robots in unconstrained, uncontrived settings, typically outdoors and in the full range of operational and environmental conditions: robotics in the “natural” world. The Field Robotics Center has been one of the most successful initiatives within the entire robotics industry. As the Father of Field Robotics, Dr Whittaker has pioneered locomotion technologies, navigation and route-planning methods and advanced sensing systems. He has directed over US$100m worth of research programs and spearheaded several world-class robotic explorations and operations with significant outreach, education and technology commercializations. His ground vehicles have driven thousands of autonomous miles. Dr Whittaker won DARPA’s US$2m Urban Challenge. His Humvees finished second and third in the 2005 DARPA’s Grand race Challenge desert race. Other robot projects have included: Dante II, a walking robot that explored an active volcano; Nomad, which searched for meteorites in Antarctica; and Tugbot, which surveyed a 1,800-acre area of Nevada for buried hazards. Dr Whittaker is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He is a fellow of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence and served on the National Academy of Sciences Space Studies Board. Dr Whittaker received the Alan Newell Medal for Research Excellence. He received Carnegie Mellon’s Teare Award for Teaching Excellence. He received the Joseph Engelberger Award for Outstanding Achievement in Robotics, the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence’s inaugural Feigenbaum Prize for his contributions to machine intelligence, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Simon Ramo Medal, the American Society of Civil Engineers Columbia Medal, the Antarctic Service Medal and the American Spirit Honor Medal. Science Digest named Dr Whittaker one of the top 100 US innovators for his work in robotics. He has been recognized by Aviation Week & Space Technology and Design News magazines for outstanding achievement. Fortune named him a “Hero of US Manufacturing”. Dr Whittaker has advised 26 PhD students, has 16 patents and has authored over 200 publications. Dr Whittaker’s vision is to drive nanobiologics technology to fulfillment and create nanorobotic agents for enterprise on Earth and beyond (Figure 1).
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Chioreanu, Adrian, Stelian Brad, and Emilia Brad. "Knowledge Modelling of E-Maintenance in Industrial Robotics." Advanced Engineering Forum 8-9 (June 2013): 603–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/aef.8-9.603.
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Nowadays providers of maintenance and support related to industrial robotics are facing major challenges. Equipment producers around the world are urged to make significant efforts in order to provide high value added services in addition to their traditional product development and manufacturing business. A focal problem with maintenance as well as support of industrial robotics is the need to manage the ever-increasing information flow and system complexity of production cells that incorporate equipment from different producers. In this context, a novel ontology-based representation model is developed for the sharing and use of maintenance knowledge in the robotic field.
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Saab, Wael, Peter Racioppo, and Pinhas Ben-Tzvi. "A review of coupling mechanism designs for modular reconfigurable robots." Robotica 37, no. 2 (October 11, 2018): 378–403. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0263574718001066.
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SUMMARYWith the increasing demands for versatile robotic platforms capable of performing a variety of tasks in diverse and uncertain environments, the needs for adaptable robotic structures have been on the rise. These requirements have led to the development of modular reconfigurable robotic systems that are composed of a numerous self-sufficient modules. Each module is capable of establishing rigid connections between multiple modules to form new structures that enable new functionalities. This allows the system to adapt to unknown tasks and environments. In such structures, coupling between modules is of crucial importance to the overall functionality of the system. Over the last two decades, researchers in the field of modular reconfigurable robotics have developed novel coupling mechanisms intended to establish rigid and robust connections, while enhancing system autonomy and reconfigurability. In this paper, we review research contributions related to robotic coupling mechanism designs, with the aim of outlining current progress and identifying key challenges and opportunities that lay ahead. By presenting notable design approaches to coupling mechanisms and the most relevant efforts at addressing the challenges of sensorization, misalignment tolerance, and autonomous reconfiguration, we hope to provide a useful starting point for further research into the field of modular reconfigurable robotics and other applications of robotic coupling.
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Janipireddy, Satish B., Zoha Arif Saeed, and Muhammad Zahid Saeed. "Role of robotics in trauma and orthopaedics." International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences 5, no. 8 (July 26, 2017): 3268. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20173522.
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There is always an ardent desire to obtain the best outcome in any surgery. To improve the quality of life of their patient is amongst the top priorities of most orthopaedic surgeons. It is a big challenge to accurately match a perfect pre-operative planning and obtain that intra operatively. Robotic technology is fast evolving in many surgical branches with orthopaedics as well, but limited with the price tag it comes with. Nevertheless, robotics is gaining momentum with some encouraging short-term results. Robotic surgery can offer significant improvement in surgical planning, accurate implant or prosthetic placement, which provide good outcomes that ultimately enhance patient safety. We review the various robotic advancements in the field of trauma and orthopaedic surgery.