Automated handling vehicles or automated guided vehicles or AGVs are instrumental in improving efficiency and reducing costs by helping in the automation of a warehouse or a manufacturing facility.
A feedback system is a device used within a robotic system for measuring a specific variable. There are mainly two types of feedback: positive feedback and negative feedback.
Binary sensors are based on the principle touch & no-touch values across the array providing a measure of the spatial distribution of force.
By Alexander Chilton
12 Sep 2014
Researchers from MIT have developed breakthrough robotic technology called M-Blocks; autonomous modular cubes that can change shape based around whichever function it wishes to perform.
By Kris Walker
8 Sep 2014
The field of robotics has grown rapidly over the years, creeping into disciplines such as medicine, academics and forensics. The field of education has greatly benefited from advancements in robotics.
Science fiction films like A.I. and I-Robot portray a world entwined with artificial intelligence (AI). However, what we don't see on the big screen is how this technology could work in the real world. A joint partnership involving researchers from Cornell University has started to create a giant repository of knowledge collected from the internet that robots can use to learn new skills.
By Stuart Milne
1 Sep 2014
What do the actors Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alan Tudyk and Ben Burtt all have in common? They all play the role of a robot in a future where robotics have become so advanced that they have replaced, if not taken over, the majority of human activities.
By Alessandro Pirolini
21 Aug 2014
Traditionally, one of the most challenging areas of robotics has been the ability to successfully emulate human behaviour. Now, products like the 'Dextrus' hand from the Open Hand Project may mean low cost, intuitive robotic hands are within reach.
For many years scientists, engineers and technology enthusiasts have deliberated about the viability of autonomous vehicles, which are often confined to sci-fi movies.
By Stuart Milne
2 Jul 2014
Dr. Chris Rogers, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering at Tufts University talks to AZoRobotics about the application of LEGO-based Robotics in Higher Education.
By Kalwinder Kaur
3 Apr 2014