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Compliant robotics and automation with flexible fluidic actuators and inflatable structures
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The fields of Robotics and Automation have been experiencing a boom the last few years. According to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) in 201 140,000 robot units have been sold. This made 2011 the year with the most robot sales ever [5 55]. Experts
Robotics in cardiac surgery: the emperors new clothes
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But he has nothing on at all, said a little child at last. Good heavens! listen to the voice of an innocent child, said the father, and one whispered to the other what the child had said. But he has nothing on at all, cried at last the whole people. That made a deep
The RoboCup logistics league as a benchmark for planning in robotics
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Planning in robotics as task-level executive is still an exception rather than the norm. Domains are often too dynamic or complex and therefore developers resort to more reactive or deliberative tools. In this paper, we characterize the RoboCup Logistics League (RCLL)
Application of robotics and image processing to automated colony picking and arraying
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We describe a system which applies image processing and robotic techniques to automatically pick individual colonies from square Pet~ L_dis~ es and array them in 96 well microtiter plates. Digital images of the colony distribution in the dishes are acquired using a
Construction Automation and Robotics in the 21st century
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1. Introduction The total scale of construction industry in Japan in recent years is ¥50 trillion and the industry employees about 6 million workers (10% of total working population). The Fig 1 shows the infrastructures of construction industry constructed cities and long bridge in Fig. 2 Automatization
Robotics competitions: The choice is up to you!
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COMPETITIVE robotics as an interactive experience can increase the level of student participation in technology education, inspire students to consider careers in technical fields, and enhance the visibility of technology education programs. If not, can adequate funding be I. INTRODUCTION Learning control is a new approach to the problem of improving transient behavior in the face of design or modeLUng uncertainty for processes that are repetitive in nalure and operate over a fixed time interval. It is also well-suited to problems in which a
Calibration of non-overlapping cameras-application to vision-based robotics
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Multi-camera systems are more and more used in vision-based robotics . An accurate extrinsic calibration is usually required. In most of cases, this task is done by matching features through different views of the same scene. However, if the cameras fields of view do
NASDAs activities in space robotics
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Space robots are indispensable tools the reaction wheels were run-downed and for future space missions such as building1 switched off. This mission gave us a lot of insight operation of the international space station, about the rendezvous docking and space robot
Robotics and neurosurgery
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Neurosurgery has undergone a revolution in diagnosis and technique due to the veritable explosion in computer technology over the past few decades. These advances, in part, have been driven by the delicate and complex nature of the brain and the need to perform
Heterogeneous self-reconfiguring robotics
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Self-reconfiguring robots are modular systems that can change shape, or reconfigure, to match structure to task. They comprise many small, discrete, often identical modules that connect together and that are minimally actuated. Global shape transformation is achieved
Augmented reality application to support remote maintenance as a service in the robotics industry
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Maintenance of manufactured products is among the most common services in industry and its cost often exceed 30% of the operating costs. Modern manufacturing companies are shifting their focus from products to combined ecosystem of Products-Service Systems
Unified humanoid robotics software platform
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Development of humanoid robots is increasing rapidly, and humanoids are occupying a larger percentage of robotics research. They are seen in competitions like RoboCup, as consumer toys like the RoboSapien from WowWee, and in various research and DIY
The rise of robotics
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When people think robots, they often envision vaguely humanoid sci-fi-movie beings with strange speech patterns. But todays state-of-the-art robots are a far cry from that outdated stereotype. And they are showing up for work. Increasingly flexible, responsive, sensing
Building trust in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robotics
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In 201 Google DeepMinds AlphaGo beat 18-time world champion Lee Sedol in the abstract strategy board game Go. 1 This win was a triumphant moment for artificial intelligence (AI) that thrusted AI more prominently into the public view. Both AlphaGo Zero
Towards Assistive Robotics for Home Rehabilitation.
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In this paper, we want to point out the possibilities that arise from the latest advances in robotic exoskeleton design and control. We show that approaches of artificial intelligence research and robotics that integrate psychophysiological data analysis offer the possibility to
Robotics contests and computer science and engineering education
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Autonomous robotics systems encompass the rich nature of integrated systems that includes mechanical, electrical, and computational components. Robotics has been used as a carrot to attract students to the science and engineering career and there have been various
Automation and robotics in construction: opportunities and challenges
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Building and construction is one of the major industries around the world. Construction industry is labor-intensive and is conducted in dangerous situations; therefore the importance of construction robotics has grown rapidly. Applications and activities of robotics
Mechanism as Mind-What Tensegrities and Caterpillars Can Teach Us about Soft Robotics .
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With recent advances in materials, interest is being applied to the idea of robots with few if any rigid parts, able to substantially deform themselves in order to flow around, and even through objects. In order to accomplish these goals in an efficient and affordable manner
Embodied cultural agents: at the intersection of robotics , cognitive science, and interactive art
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This paper outlines the development over several years of Petit Mal, an autonomous robotic artwork, and discusses a new project arising from it. Central concerns are an holistic approach to the hardware/software duality, the construction of a seemingly sentient and CSE PROJECTS