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Vision and robotics team up at the 2007 Show

Bloss, Richard - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 35 (2008) 1, pp. 19-26

Purpose – This paper aims to review the 2007 Bi‐Annual International Robotics and Vision Show in Chicago. Design … vision and robotics is changing the nature of robotics. In the past, a robot was a “dumb” mechanism which followed pre …. Originality/value – This paper reviews the 2007 Bi‐Annual International Robotics and Vision Show, Chicago. …

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Live demonstrations highlight unmanned vehicle show

Bloss, Richard - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 35 (2008) 2, pp. 103-107

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the 2007 AUVSI Conference and Show held in Washington DC with emphasis on unmanned vehicles or service robots, their application on the ground, in the air and in the water. Design/methodology/approach – In‐depth interviews with exhibitors of...

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Treadbot multi‐head robot for high throughput applications

Derby, Stephen - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 35 (2008) 2, pp. 108-115

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on new technology concerning multi‐arm robots. Design/methodology/approach – The operating details of tread base multi‐arm robots are discussed. Comparisons to traditional robot are made. Application areas are outlined. Findings – Tread...

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Fuzzy PD+I control of a six DOF robot manipulator

Alavandar, Srinivasan; Nigam, M.J. - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 35 (2008) 2, pp. 125-132

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the control of a six degrees of freedom (DOF) robot arm (PUMA robot) using fuzzy PD + I controller. Numerical simulation using the dynamic model of six DOF robot arm shows the effectiveness of the approach in trajectory tracking problems....

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A scanning robotic system for humanitarian de‐mining activities

Ponticelli, R.; Garcia, E.; Gonzalez de Santos, P.; … - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 35 (2008) 2, pp. 133-142

Purpose – Humanitarian de‐mining tasks require the use of specific detecting sets to detect landmines. These sets are normally based on a one‐point sensor, which must be moved over the infested terrain by a combination of a scanning manipulator and a mobile platform. The purpose of this...

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RFID‐assisted mobile robot system for mapping and surveillance of indoor environments

Milella, Annalisa; Cicirelli, Grazia; Distante, Arcangelo - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 35 (2008) 2, pp. 143-152

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the use of passive radio frequency identification (RFID) technology for environment mapping and surveillance by an autonomous mobile robot. Design/methodology/approach – Proposes a fuzzy inference method to localize RFID tags in the...

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Use of infrared landmark zones for mobile robot localization

Lee, Sooyong - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 35 (2008) 2, pp. 153-159

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a novel localization scheme using infrared identification (IRID) fused with encoder information. Design/methodology/approach – IRID emitters are mounted on the ceiling in order to divide the floor workspace into sectors. Encoding the IRID...

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Mobile parallel robot for assembly and repair of ITER vacuum vessel

Wu, Huapeng; Handroos, Heikki; Pessi, Pekka - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 35 (2008) 2, pp. 160-168

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to build up a parallel robot for assembling, machining and repairing of the vacuum vessel of the international thermonuclear experimental reactor (ITER). Design/methodology/approach – The process of assembling and machining of the vacuum vessel need a...

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US venture capital in robotics

Pransky, Joanne - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 35 (2008) 3, pp. 198-201

Purpose – This paper seeks to report on the US venture capital (VC) industry's data findings on robotics. Design … presented. Findings – Since robotics spreads across many different types of automation and industries, companies looking for … in‐depth and data surrounding US published reports on robotics and VC. A unique report by the National Venture Capital …

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Tmsuk/Microsoft collaboration on robotic software

Kusuda, Yoshihiro - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 35 (2008) 3, pp. 202-205

the development of robotics software and the robot industry for the future. Design/methodology/approach – The paper gives … Robotics Studio to practical applications in the real world. …

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