Top Research Papers on Robotics

A survey of robotic applications in radioactive environments has been conducted, and analysis of robotic system components and their response to the varying types and strengths of radiation has been completed. Two specific robotic systems for accident recovery and nuclear fuel movement have been analyzed in detail for radiation hardness. Finally, a general design approach for radiation-hardened robotics systems has been developed and is presented. This report completes this project which was funded under the Laboratory Directed Research and Development program.

The movement of robot and how to control the movement will be study and analyze and all the result, findings, observation, and analysis about this project will be shown at the next chapter.

Describes a robot calibration package which produces a set of identified robot model parameters. Uses a measurement target mounted on the robot’s end effector and a pair of theodolites under automatic control. Typically permits the global positioning error of a robot to be reduced from 10 mm to 1mm. Concludes that calibration procedures such as these are essential for successful off‐line programming of robot systems.

The unified interface of RoboHive offers a convenient and accessible abstraction for algorithmic research in imitation, reinforcement, multi-task, and hierarchical learning, and includes expert demonstrations and baseline results for most environments, providing a standard for benchmarking and comparisons.

RoboKing, a national contest of mobile autonomous robots, dedicated to teams of high school students, is introduced and its task is manageable for students without previous knowledge in robotics but offers enough complexity to be challenging for advanced participants.

Tato prace pojednava o možnostech programovani robotů LEGO Mindstorms NXT v nastroji Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio (MRDS). Krom tohoto nastroje jsou popsany nastroje RobotC a LEGO Mindstorms (NXT-G). Jsou zde vycteny výhody a nedostatky jednotlivých nastrojů a vytvořena aplikace s řesenim bludistě pro robota LEGO NXT.

The platform encompasses a diverse range of pre-existing and novel environments, including dexterous manipulation with the Shadow Hand, whole-arm manipulation tasks with Franka and Fetch robots, quadruped locomotion, among others, and supports common hardware drivers for real-world deployment.

This paper presents a meta-modelling assessment of the impact of climate change on inequality in the developed world over the period of 1997-2009 and suggests that policies to reduce inequality and promote growth are likely to be proactive rather than reactive.

The design of a spinal cord for the humanoid robot satisfies both criteria in providing offering a smooth human-like parallel means of bending forward and sideways.

In this paper, a novel under-actuated resilient robot named ReBot is presented and it consists of one type of module, which realizes the under-Actuated characteristic with the whole robot.

Prace se zabýva možnostmi programovani robotů pomoci nastroje Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio. Cilem prace bylo navrhnout a vypracovat aplikaci pro průzkum nezname mistnosti pomoci robota, mistnost zaznamenat a pokusit se ji zpracovat v simulovanem prostředi. Implementace zadaných uloh byla zkoumana pro dvě platformy, předevsim pro LEGO NXT a simulovane prostředi MRDS. Prace popisuje teoretickou rovinu použivani nastroje MRDS k řizeni robotů, jeho princip fungovani a architekturu. Zabýva se take stavebnici LEGO NXT, ktera je využita k realizaci uloh.

The RoboMal framework of static malware detection on binary executables to detect malware before it gets a chance to execute is proposed and the performance of the framework is compared against widely used supervised learning models: GRU, CNN, and ANN.

In the area of harmonizing multiple controllers on a single robotic platform, Robotis did not have tools readily usable for us, but the authors managed to develop a basic motion capture tool to work on a quadruped robot platform in a master-slave controllers configuration.

As an alternative to serial robots, parallel robots (e.g., Delta, Hexapod and Hexaglide) the importance of parallel robots has been increasi ng in the area of research and development in recent years. By means of parallel position of t he single axes and joints, one can create relatively compact and stiff structures which, comp ared to serial robots, show advantages with regard to the pay load own load-relation and achiev able exactness. Additionally a higher dynamism can be reached due to the lower moved own masses.

The behavior of the socalled social insects in nature will give answers on the collective intelligence necessary while working with a large number of miniature robots, especially microscopic and nano-sized ones.

Abstract In der mobilen Robotik sind in Zukunft viele Anwendungen wie z.B. Reinigungs- und Transportaufgaben denkbar, die verglichen mit Industrierobotern viel höhere Sicherheitsanforderungen stellen. Dies liegt an der größeren erforderlichen Autonomie dieser Systeme und dem direkten Kontakt mit Menschen. Es ist daher nötig, Konzepte zu entwickeln, um die sichere Funktion von mobilen Robotern zu gewährleisten, wenn diese einsetzbar sein sollen. Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es, für verschiedene Typen von mobilen Robotern die typischen Gefährdungen herauszuarbeiten, sowie grundlegende Sicherheitsstruk...

This book addresses three paradigms through three themes: human representations of robots, the acceptance and trust shown when interacting with a humanoid, and learning favored by the development and programming of robots in an educational context.

The present invention provides a robot comprising a hand portion, a coating layer, a plurality of photoelectric sensors, and a process for preparing the said robot manipulator having a robot.

This article proposes auction aggregation protocols (AAPs) for task assignment in multihop wireless robot networks by proposing traversal aggregation algorithm [routing with face traversal (RFT)-routing toward the event with the traversal of the face containing the event] and is an optimal solution.

The Niobe Magnetic Navigation System combines the advantages of steering the device from the distal end with the 3D integration of the anatomy in order to improve the PCI experience and is reported to enable new and more complex interventional procedures.

The present invention relates to a method capable of easily and reliably suppress vibration of the robot, the robot controller and a robot system. The robot comprising: a base; a first arm, which is a first rotation axis as a rotation center, in the above-described base rotatably connected to the above-described manner with respect to the base; and a second arm, which is the second rotation axis as a rotation center, in respect to the first arm turnably connected to said first arm; a third arm, which is the third rotation axis as a rotation center, relative to said second arm is turnably conne...

Ein Roboterarm wird offenbart, welcher einen ersten Verbindungsabschnitt, welcher zu einem Endabschnitt eines Drahtes verbunden ist, und betriebsfahig ist, um sich zu drehen, wenn der Draht gezogen wird, einen zweiten Verbindungsabschnitt, welcher mit dem ersten Verbindungsabschnitt uber eine Verbindung verbunden ist, und eine Drahtfuhrung, welche zusammengesetzt ist aus einer Drehplatte, welche drehbar auf dem zweiten Verbindungsabschnitt installiert ist, und einem Paar von freilaufenden Rollen, welche zur Verfugung gestellt sind, um kontinuierlich die Drehplatte zu kontaktieren, in welcher d...

It is proposed that the robot gripper comprises a dimensionally flexible pressing block that has a deformable outer face and is provided as a holding surface for gripping, transporting and pressing the workpieces.

Robopal is developed, which is an indoor/outdoor robot for use in human-robot interaction research in the context of daily life, and a system for representing these behaviors with a state transition model is described, based on four kinds of interaction roles.

Soucasti prace je kompaktni disk s PDF verzi teto prace, se zdrojovými soubory algoritmů ve Visual Programming Language a soubORY se zaznamem animace pohybu robotickeho vysavace.

Przedmiotem rozważań są wnioski z realizacji rozszerzenia funkcjonalności oprogramowania narzędziowego Wizlink® o przełomowe rozwiązanie adresujące problem „broken bot syndrome”. Wraz ze wzrostem praktycznego użycia w organizacjach robotów RPA automatyzujących czynności pracowników w interakcji z aplikacjami ujawniły się problemy, których skali nie dało się przewidzieć przed wdrożeniem automatyzacji. Jednym z nich jest rozważany niniejszym problem z nie kończeniem przez robota RPA całego zbioru czynności przewidzianych w jego scenariuszu. Rozwiązaniem tego problemu było opracowanie i zaimpleme...

This paper presents the design of a 23 degrees of freedom upper body for Robota, including a 3 DOFs spine, two 7 DOFs arm, a 3DOFs pair of eyes and a3 DOFs neck.

A new assistant ping-pong robot (RoboPing) that shoots ping-pong balls with different speeds and spins, besides using AI to analyze training sessions and providing useful insights into the game.

Roboking is self-propelled autonomously navigating vacuum cleaning robot that uses several sensors in order to protect indoor environments and itself while cleaning.

A self-balancing robot system comprising artificial intelli gence characterized in that the robot is comprising a human body or comprising a vehicle body allowing the service robot and service vehicle to work indoors and travel on common roadways and on Smart highways.

The ROBHOT Technology Demonstrator is presented, a new system for robot-assisted superficial hyperthermia treatments that features impedance-based interaction control for accurate and safe delivery of the treatment, a digital twin of the operative setup, communication modules with a pre-operative planning software.

The robot includes a control unit that controls a movable unit of the robot to move an end point of the Movable unit closer to a target position, and an image acquisition unit that acquires a target image as an image containing the end point when the end Point is in the target position.

Here, the physical presence of soft robots plays a central role in generating adaptable behaviors and enables the integration of multiple functions into simple topologies by embedding actuators and sensors to build fully functional machines that can perform complex tasks.

The robot system includes a robot having one or more drive shafts, a hand attached to the robot and configured to hold a container having an opening through which contents are put in and taken out of the container.

La relation entre progres technologique et innovation pedagogique a recemment engendre un nouveau champ de recherche, a la croisee des chemins entre la Psychologie, les Sciences de l’Education et l’Intelligence Artificielle : la Robotique Educationnelle (RE). La presente these fournit un etat de l’art critique sur la RE, ses origines et son positionnement au sein des technologies de l’information et de la communication pour l’enseignement (TICE). A travers une analyse des finalites educatives atteignables en fonction du statut technologique et des modalites d’apprentissage specifiques aux diff...

A robot system includes a camera that captures an image of a movable unit to create a camera image; a storage unit that stores a shape model of the movableunit; a matching processing unit that detects, based on matching between the camera image and the shape model, position and orientation of the Movable unit in a camera coordinate system.

According to the invention, a torque is applied to the first coupling link by means of the drive on the second rotation axis in order to shorten the dwell time of the effector rotation point, which torque in the timespan of the desired dwell duration equals a maximum of 5% of the torque that would be necessary to implement a dwelling of the effected rotation point having an unshortened dwell duration.

The robot control method includes a first step of selecting a holding form in which a robot holds an object and a second step of determining whether the object can continue to be stably held when a predetermined external force is applied to the object in the selected holding form.

Robot System articles also include an error in the position of the camera unit from the resulting article (OBJ) that can be taken out from the container (BOX).

The invention relates to arobot hand, a robot and a robot system, and a method for controlling the robot hand capable of reducing the load moment applied on the wrist of the robothand in lifting an article.

The present invention relates to a robot hand for handling an article, comprising the robot hand of the robot, the robot system, and a control method for a robothand, which can be reduced in the case of the Robot hand to lift the article load torque wrist portion.

A robot includes a robot arm, a force sensor, and a control unit configured to control the operation of the robot art that initializes the force sensor while the robot arm is moving at uniform speed.

The sustainability of robotics culture based on diversity for cultural communities for various acceptance modalities is explored in order to anticipate the creation of different attributes of culture between robots and humans in the future.

The invention relates to a method of operating a robot comprising a link chain with at least two coupling elements, of which a first coupling member is connected pivotally on a rotatable about a first axis of rotation driven crank member in a second rotational axis, and a second coupling member in a third pivot axis pivotally is connected to the first coupling member, at the second axis of rotation, a drive for the first coupling member is arranged and the second coupling member comprises a Effektordrehpunkt at its opposite end region of the first coupling member, the method is designed such t...

A robot includes, a holding unit configured to hold an object, an image pickup unit, and a predetermined first portion of the robot.

The invention discloses a drive assembly of a robot that comprises a communication module, a controller, a motor, a battery, a sensor and a shell, which relates to the robot and a robot system.

The robot, the robot system and the robot control method obtain information, such as images and voice, of the surrounding environment through the arrangement of a plurality of sensing modules, so that the real-time interaction between the robot and a person is realized, and the user experience is improved.

The control unit is preferably performed during the robot arm moves at equal speed and the force sense when the amplitude less than the threshold value of the detection sensor initialization force sensor.

The invention relates to a robot control device comprising a dynamic model (50, 60, 70, 100, 110) for the robot control apparatus to be controlled robot (R, 130) (with at least one component G, W, P, 80) to be connected.

Prace Robot jako robot je výsledkem zkoumani tematickeho podhoubi robotickeho uměni na přikladu hry Karla Capka R.U.R. Rossum’s Universal Robots (1920/1921) a zejmena postav robotů. Předkladame interpretaci zapletky hry a postav robotů, ktera je polemikou s představou, že roboti jsou nelidska monstra snažici se znicit lidstvo, ktera se siři zejmena mezi fanousky science-fiction. Pro nas je R.U.R. komedii zaměny, ve ktere vznika řada komických situaci z toho, že neni jasne kdo je clověk a kdo stroj (robot). Problematizovani opozice clověk vs. stroj (robot) a pohyb přes hranici těchto kategorii ...