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Robotic Finishing and Automated Visual Inspection

Mr Jean-Francois Dupont, Chief Operating Officer at AV&R Vision & Robotics Inc. talks to Kal Kaur, Editor of AZoRobotics, about AV&R Vision & Robotics, robotic finishing and automated visual inspection.

From AV&R 2 Oct 2012

Types of Navigation Methods - Particle Swarm Algorithm

The particle swarm algorithm is an adaptive algorithm developed according to a social-psychological metaphor. An individual population known as particles are adapted by stochastically going back toward former successful regions.

23 Sep 2012

Types of Navigation Methods - Greedy Search Algorithm

The greedy search algorithm is a traditional approach to robotic navigation that follows a local gradient. Upon implementing this method, a robot selects its path on the basis of only the positions, which places it nearest to its target.

23 Sep 2012

RMT Robotic Systems: An Interview with Tom Pollard

In a new ‘insights from industry’ Tom Pollard, an RMT Robotics application Engineer for automated warehousing systems talks to Kal Kaur about RMT gantry robot systems.

14 Sep 2012

Next Generation Robots for Stroke Patients

As the evolution of robotic systems unfolds in the world around us, we are starting to see machines taking over manual tasks that would normally be performed by humans.

3 Sep 2012

Caregiving Robots - Challenges Ahead

Human–robot interaction is always being fine-tuned by creating more advanced prototype humanoid models.

23 Aug 2012

Robots Lend a Helping Hand to Elderly Care Services

This article discusses the application of robots in assisting with elderly care.

23 Aug 2012

Invisible Robots – Looking to Nature for Inspiration

Researchers are now beginning to look at the structures to other forms of life and how such life forms could be used as a template to design robotic structures.

17 Aug 2012