Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to improve the positional accuracy, smoothness on motion and productivity of industrial robot through the proposed optimal joint trajectory planning method. Also a new improved algorithm, i.e. non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm-II (NSGA-II) with...

Purpose: This paper aims to provide details of recent research into robots capable of ascending vertical or near-vertical surfaces and to illustrate how the ability to climb is set to resolve a critical industrial need arising from the growth in renewable energy. Design/methodology/approach: ...

Purpose: This paper aims to address the collision problem between robot and the external environment (including human) in an unstructured situation. A new collision detection and torque optimization control method is proposed. Design/methodology/approach: Firstly, when the collision appears, a...

Purpose: This study aims to the three major problems of low cleaning efficiency, high labor intensity and difficult to evaluate the cleaning effect for manual insulators cleaning in ultra high voltage (UHV) converter station, the purpose of this paper is to propose a basic configuration of UHV...

Purpose: This paper aims to introduce a new acoustic positioning method to solve the problem of space positioning for online inspection robots within the storage tank. Design/methodology/approach: The proposed positioning system comprises two acoustic signal emitters and two receivers. Emitters...

Purpose: This paper aims to improve the performance of a two-camera robotic feedback system designed for automatic pick and place application by modifying its velocity profile during switching of control. Design/methodology/approach: Cooperation of global and local vision sensors ensures...

Purpose: In the vast majority of the individual robot installations, the robot arm is just one piece of a complex puzzle of components, such as grippers, jigs or external axis, that together compose an industrial robotic cell. The success of such installations is very dependent not only on the...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to design and manufacture a new remote center of motion (RCM) mechanism for use in laparoscopic surgical operations. In addition, obtaining the forward and inverse kinematic equations of the RCM mechanism and performing real-time position control with the...

Purpose: Robot kinematic modeling needs to be based on clear physical concepts. The widely used Denavit–Hartenberg (D–H) convention requires the coordinate system to be established on an extension of the axis. This leads to non-trivial problems which this study seeks to address by...

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 entrepreneur regarding his pioneering efforts in the...