Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the control of six degrees of freedom (PUMA560) robotic arm using visual servoing, based upon linear matrix inequality (LMI). The aim lies in developing such a method that neither involves camera calibration parameters nor inverse kinematics....

Purpose – This paper aims to review of the use of robots in two healthcare applications: surgery and prosthetics. Design/methodology/approach – Following a brief introduction, this paper first considers robotic surgery and discusses a selection of commercial products, applications and recent...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe a standing style transfer system, ABLE, designed to enable a person with disabled lower limbs to do daily‐life activities without special infrastructure. Actually, ABLE is mainly intended for use by people who have spinal cord injuries and...

Purpose – Biological systems such as insects have often been used as a source of inspiration when developing walking robots. Insects' ability to nimbly navigate uneven terrain, and their observed behavioral complexity have been a beacon for engineers who have used behavioral data and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe a robot vision system which put rings on hooks that are moving freely on a conveyor belt. The hook can show a significant swinging which can be well approximated by a pendulum movement. The problem is of large relevance for many industrial...

Purpose – This paper seeks to report on the Robot Award of Japan and to review the award winners of 2010. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on findings at the exhibition, published papers and in‐depth interviews with award winners. Findings – The Ministry of Economics,...

Purpose – This paper seeks to review the Assembly and Automation Expo in Chicago with emphasis on new robot innovations and applications on display. Design/methodology/approach – The paper includes in‐depth interviews with exhibitors of robots as well as system integrators who apply robots...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the design and analysis of a robotic finger mechanism for robust industrial applications. Design/methodology/approach – The resultant design is a compact rigid link finger, which is adaptive to different shapes and sizes providing necessary...