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 turned successful business leader, regarding the commercialization and...

Purpose For the robot-assisted upper limb rehabilitation training process of the elderly with damaged neuromuscular channels and hemiplegic patients, bioelectric signals are added to transform the traditional passive training mode into the active training mode. Design/methodology/approach This...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a tendon actuated variable stiffness double spring based continuously tapered multi-section flexible robot and study its capability to achieve the desired bending and compression for inspection in cluttered environments. Design/methodology/approach...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to achieve the optimal system design of a four-wheel mobile robot on transmission line maintenance, as the authors know transmission line mobile robot is a kind of special robot which runs on high-voltage cable to replace or assist manual power maintenance...

Purpose In the present era of Industry 4.0, the manufacturing automation is moving toward mass production and mass customization through human–robot collaboration. The purpose of this paper is to describe various human–robot collaborative (HRC) techniques and their applicability for various...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a novel jump control method based on Two Mass Spring Damp Inverted Pendulum (TMS-DIP) model, which makes the third generation of hydraulic driven wheel-legged robot prototype (WLR-3P) achieve stable jumping. Design/methodology/approach First,...

Purpose This paper aims to design and analyze a controlled magnetorheological damper-based ankle-foot prosthesis prototype. Design/methodology/approach The ankle-foot prostheses prototype is proposed using the lightweight three dimensional (3 D)-printed parts, MR damper and digital servomotor....

Purpose This paper aims to provide details of recent advances in robotic prostheses with the emphasis on the control and sensing technologies. Design/methodology/approach Following a short introduction, this paper first discusses the main robotic prosthesis control strategies. It then provides...

Purpose This paper aims to outline and implement a novel hybrid controller in humanoid robots to map an optimal path. The hybrid controller is designed using the Owl search algorithm (OSA) and Fuzzy logic. Design/methodology/approach The optimum steering angle (OS) is used to deal with the...

Purpose This paper aims to illustrate the growing importance of agricultural robots by providing details of recent product developments and their applications. Design/methodology/approach Following a short introduction, this first discusses a range of agricultural applications of drones. It then...