2025 July - 15 articles
This paper examines the integration of markerless augmented reality (AR) within the da Vinci Surgical Robot, utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) for improved precision. The main challenge in creating AR for these systems is the small size (5 mm di...
Underactuated robotic systems are appealing for industrial use due to their reduced actuator number, which lowers energy consumption and system complexity. Underactuated systems are, however, often affected by residual vibrations. This paper addresse...
Collaborative robots are vital in Industry 5.0 operations. They are utilized to perform tasks in collaboration with humans or other robots to increase overall production efficiency and execute complex tasks. Aiming at a comprehensive approach to asse...
A mobile manipulation robot combines the navigation capability of unmanned ground vehicles and manipulation advantage of robotic arms. However, the development of a mobile manipulation robot is challenging due to the integration requirement of numero...
This paper presents the development and analysis of a novel 6-DOF Cartesian parallel mechanism intended for use as a haptic device for initial sonography training. The system integrates a manipulator designed for delivering force feedback in five deg...
Quaternions are used in various applications, especially in those where it is necessary to model and represent rotational movements, both in the plane and in space, such as in the modeling of the movements of robots and mechanisms. In this article, a...
In practical applications, the utilization of multi-robot systems (MRS) is extensive and spans various domains such as search and rescue operations, mining operations, agricultural tasks, and warehouse management. The surge in demand for MRS has prom...
This research study investigates the impact of a virtual dashboard on the quality of task execution in robotic teleoperation. More specifically, this study investigates how a virtual dashboard improves user awareness and grasp precision in a teleoper...
This study addresses the clinical requirements of a transoral surgery-assisting continuum robot. This application requires both high bendability and stiffness in order to ensure precise positioning and stable fixation of surgical tools. To meet these...
The advancement of mobile robot technology has made path planning a necessary condition for autonomous navigation, but traditional algorithms have issues with efficiency and reliability in dynamic and unstructured environments. This study proposes a...
This paper presents a mobile robotic system designed for autonomous navigation and forest and tree trait estimation, with a focus on the location of individual trees and the diameter of the trunks. The system integrates light detection and ranging da...
This study aims to explore the tracking control challenge in a swarm of multiple nonholonomic wheeled mobile robots (NWMRs) by utilizing a distributed leader–follower strategy grounded in the cascade system theory. Firstly, the kinematic contro...
This study presents the design, fabrication, and experimental validation of a two-finger robotic gripper featuring a 135° V-shaped fingertip profile tailored for lightweight waste collection in laboratory-scale environmental robotics. The gripper...
Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) is a powerful framework for solving complex sequential decision-making problems, particularly in robotic control. However, its practical deployment is often hindered by the substantial amount of experience required f...
This paper contributes a two-step approach to monitor clusters of thermal targets on the ground using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and Gaussian mixture models (GMMs) in a distributed manner. The approach is tailored to networks of UAVs that establ...
