This comprehensive article dives deep into the world of robotics, exploring the history, types, engineering components, applications, and future trends of robots, offering readers an in-depth understanding of how these remarkable machines work and shape our lives.
The hospitality industry can leverage the gender characteristics of service robots to influence customers' decisions, according to new research from a team in the Penn State School of Hospitality Management.
Service robots have evolved from simple automated machines to intelligent adaptive systems that can navigate unpredictable environments and interact with humans.
AI-powered artificial muscles made from pliable materials are reshaping recovery, from stroke rehabilitation to prosthetic design. These machines help people regain motion, strength, and confidence.
A team of researchers from ITMO University, Tel Aviv University, and University of Aveiro have come up with a new way to improve the mechanical properties of spider webs.
EPFL researchers have developed a customizable soft robotic system that uses compressed air to produce shape changes, vibrations, and other haptic, or tactile, feedback in a variety of configurations.
TireDepal by AROTEC allows robots to fully automatically depalletize all common tire carriers with unprecedented performance and flexibility. The solution harnesses the power of Photoneo 3D vision, which can cover a large scanning area and provide high-quality 3D data even for challenging materials such as black tires.
Mobile robots are becoming increasingly common in manufacturing facilities, as they replace human beings in repetitive transfer tasks. Most of them can be found in warehouses, but they’re also finding a place in assembly and manufacturing plants. This is mainly due to continuing developments in sensor technology, and computer intelligence. Their safety and flexibility have also improved.
PLCs bring precision control to critical processes, while SCADA empowers real-time data visualization and decision-making. In today's fast-paced industrial landscape, the ability to distinguish between PLC and SCADA is vital to ensure optimized production and efficient operations.
Robomation Robot Technologies Inc. developed a solution for automated polishing / sandblasting of objects, using Photoneo 3D camera MotionCam-3D attached to the robotic arm. MotionCam-3D has been chosen for this application because it provides a number of unique benefits, including the ability to scan the object's surface in motion with utmost precision and efficiency.
On 12 July, Unitree unveiled its latest quadruped robot - the Unitree Go2, which features embodied AI technology, standard 4D ultra-wide LiDAR and GPT empowerment. This product is expected to revolutionize the consumer-grade quadruped robots industry, leading to a transformation of the sector.
Single-board computers are an increasingly attractive option to shift electricity grid management towards more advanced and less resource consuming smart grids.
In this episode, we discuss the fascinating world of bioinspired robotics. Discover how researchers have created versatile robots inspired by nature's flight, rolling, and walking abilities.
Article 5 of Bringing Intelligence to the Edge Series: Integrating voice user interface technology into microcontroller units for offline, edge-based voice recognition is set to redefine the landscape of home automation and smart industrial applications.
Sensors are ubiquitous in our modern world, playing pivotal roles in numerous sectors. This article delves into their fundamental principles, diverse types, and their significant impact across industries.
Qube was designing IoT devices that needed to be deployed in remote environments and required very little maintenance. They needed a platform that offered low power, was affordable, and that could scale across the world.
In this episode, we discuss a novel new approach for increasing the field of view of autonomous systems by leveraging reflections of blindspots on reflective bodies.