Emerging robotics technology may lead to better buildings in less time
Emerging robotics technology may soon help construction companies and contractors create buildings in less time at higher quality and at lower costs.
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A quicker eye for robotics to help in our cluttered, human environments
In a step toward home-helper robots that can quickly navigate unpredictable and disordered spaces, University of Michigan researchers have developed an algorithm that lets machines perceive their environments orders of magnitude ...
May 24, 2019
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Teaching robots to see and feel
More and more industrial tasks are being performed by robots, but human operators are still needed for the more complex manipulation actions, such as handling and processing food products.
Apr 16, 2020
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Revolutionary solution may be in works in 3D metal printing for robotics
For professionals in 3D printing circles, this was Wednesday's juiciest question of all: "Is Velo3D secretly working to revolutionize 3D metal printing for robotics?"
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Giving robots a better feel for object manipulation
A new learning system developed by MIT researchers improves robots' abilities to mold materials into target shapes and make predictions about interacting with solid objects and liquids. The system, known as a learning-based ...
Apr 17, 2019
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Are robot waiters the future? Some restaurants think so
You may have already seen them in restaurants: waist-high machines that can greet guests, lead them to their tables, deliver food and drinks and ferry dirty dishes to the kitchen. Some have cat-like faces and even purr when ...
Apr 6, 2023
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Guiding principles that regulate choice of grasp type during a human-robot exchange of objects
There is a time when successful cooperation between humans and robots has decisive importance—when one is required to hand an object to the other, and therefore, to coordinate their actions accordingly. Researchers are ...
Feb 13, 2019
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A highly sensitive robot gripper with no need for pneumatics
Force-sensitive, dynamic, energy efficient and with a range of applications—these qualities are what distinguish the new robot gripper created by the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechatronic Systems Design IEM. It can transport ...
Apr 3, 2023
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Startup eyes industrial robotics payoff in random picking
Moving boxes around is tedious but easy for humans; it is not tedious but it may not be at all easy for robots. Advances in using robots on the factory and warehouse floor are in evidence thanks to advanced vision technology ...
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Meet the robots that will be your colleagues—not your replacements
The latest industrial robots look like petting zoo versions of the big machines found in many modern factories—small, cute and you can play with them. But don't be deceived by their cuddly appearance. They have the potential ...
Oct 28, 2019
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