Robotics, Volume 11, Issue 1

This paper presents a complex trajectory evaluation framework with a high potential for use in many industrial applications. The framework focuses on the evaluation of robotic arm trajectories containing only robot states defined in joint space witho...

Future service robots mass-produced for practical applications may benefit from having personalities. To engineer robot personalities in significant quantities for practical applications, we need first to identify the personality dimensions on which...

This paper discusses the modeling and analysis of a high-speed adjustable grasping robot controlled by a pneumatic actuator. The robot is composed of two grippers, two wires for connecting a pneumatic cylinder and an arm with gripper joints with a sp...

This paper presents the kinematic and static analysis of two mechanisms to improve power throughput for persons with tetra- or paraplegia pedaling a performance tricycle via FES. FES, or functional electrical stimulation, activates muscles by passing...

This work proposes a novel solution for detecting and tracing spatially varying edges of large manufacturing workpieces, using a consumer grade RGB depth camera, with only a partial view of the workpiece and without prior knowledge. The proposed syst...

Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) techniques are widely researched, since they allow the simultaneous creation of a map and the sensors’ pose estimation in an unknown environment. Visual-based SLAM techniques play a significant role...

This paper introduces a new Hyperloop transportation system’s design and implementation. The main contribution of this paper is the design and integration of propulsion components for a linear motion system, with battery storage. The proposed H...

Miconia is a highly invasive plant species with incipient plants occupying remote areas of Hawaiian watersheds. Management of these incipient plants is integral to current containment strategies. Herbicide Ballistic Technology (HBT) has been used for...

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The closed-loop human–robot system requires developing an effective robotic controller that considers models of both the human and the robot, as well as human adaptation to the robot. This paper develops a mid-level controller providing assist-...