In recent years, modularity has become increasingly present in the field of robotics and mechatronics. The need to easily calculate and generate modular robots in an easier and faster way and for a wide range of robotics projects has increased. This...
The Fourth Industrial Revolution reshapes manufacturing and workforce demands, yet a persistent gap remains between industry needs and engineering education. While proficiency in industrial robotics, adaptive control, and automation becomes critical,...
It is common knowledge among computer scientists and software engineers that ”building robotics systems is hard”: it includes applied and specialized knowledge from various scientific fields, such as mechanical, electrical and computer en...
Learning control for robotic manipulators has been developed over the past decade and to the best of the authors’ knowledge, it is still in its infant development stage; the authors believe that it will become one of the most promising directions in...
Improvements in robotics and artificial intelligence have enabled robotics to be developed for use in a nuclear environment. However, the harsh environment and dangerous nature of the tasks pose several challenges in deploying robots. There may be so...
The combination of artificial intelligence technology and medical science has inspired the emergence of medical robots with novel functions that use new materials and have a neoteric appearance. However, the diversity of medical robots causes confusi...
Engaging with social robots has been recognized as potentially beneficial for children facing social communication challenges, especially in developing skills such as joint attention. This systematic review examines the effectiveness of robot-mediate...
Autonomous Networked Robot (ANR) systems feature multi-robot systems (MRSs) and wireless sensor networks (WSNs). These systems help to extend coverage, maximize efficiency in data routing, and provide practical and reliable task management, among oth...
This paper introduces a unified and systematic design methodology for robotic systems that is generalizable across a wide range of applications. It integrates rigorous mathematical formalisms such as kinematics, dynamics, control theory, and optimiza...
Over the past decades, developments and scientific breakthroughs in the field of robotics have shown the replacement of wheeled robots with legged robots, which are often inspired by the biological characteristics of legged animals. Many industries a...
In order to improve the intelligence of home service robots and resolve their inability to develop service cognition skills in an autonomous, human-like manner, we propose a method for home service robots to learn and develop skills that allow them t...
Proposing a comprehensive evaluation measure of the high-quality development of manufacturing industry (HQDMI), the purpose of this paper is to explore whether the high-quality development of manufacturing industry (HQDMI) promotes the application of...
3D/4D printing technologies are currently among the fastest growing cutting-edge fabrication technologies. The scale of their applications is vast and applicable to nearly all industries. Three-dimensional printing technologies are particularly popul...
While researchers have made notable progress in bio-inspired swimming robot development, a persistent challenge lies in creating propulsive gaits tailored to these robotic systems. The California sea lion achieves its robust swimming abilities throug...
This paper describes our best practices related to hybrid power system (HPS) development, with a focus on the specification development phase. The HPS specifications are based on the main development goals of our security robot, which place top prior...
(1) Background: Info-communication technology (ICT) offers opportunities for innovations in teaching and learning methods, bringing significant changes in the world of pedagogy. The field called educational robotics is both a motivational basis for t...
Smart city strategies developed by cities around the world provide a useful resource for insights into the future of smart development. This study examines such strategies to identify plans for the explicit deployment of artificial intelligence (AI)...
Clinical tasks are often used to differentiate the motor performance of individuals who have impaired function. However, these are not as accurate and repeatable as robotic tasks. Additionally, motor development occurs rapidly at early ages and slows...
Mechatronic systems, like mobile robots, are fairly complex. They are composed of electromechanical actuation components and sensing elements supervised by microcontrollers running complex embedded software. This paper proposes a novel approach to ai...
Collaborative robots (cobots) could help humans in tasks that are mundane, dangerous or where direct human contact carries risk. Yet, the collaboration between humans and robots is severely limited by the aspects of the safety and comfort of human op...
Crack inspection is important to monitor the structural health of pavement structures and make the repair process easier. Currently, pavement crack inspection is conducted manually, which is inefficient and costly at the same time. To solve the probl...
Amid escalating concerns over air pollution and demographic shifts, industrial robots have emerged as a key solution to enhancing energy efficiency, reducing emissions, and fostering economic growth. However, existing research often overlooks their r...
This study presents the development of a prototype anthropomorphic soft robotic gripper intended for applications in rehabilitation and assistive robotics, where safe and adaptive interaction with humans is required. The device consists of three elas...
The development of artificial intelligence as the core driving force for industrial upgrading in the era of smart manufacturing and its large-scale application are reshaping the pattern of urban industrial production and energy consumption, with far-...
Medical and agricultural robots that interact with living tissue or pick fruit require tactile and flexible sensors to minimise or eliminate damage. Until recently, research has focused on the development of robots made of rigid materials, such as me...
Practical experience demonstrates that the development of agriculture is following the path of automating and robotizing operational processes. The operation of feed pushing in the feeding alley is an integral part of the feeding process and signific...
The study focuses on teaching students using educational robots in the field of STEM. The study focused on the influence of project-based teaching on the development of student competences, especially problem-solving competences. The research part of...
Robotic prostheses and powered exoskeletons are novel assistive robotic devices for modern medicine. Muscle activity sensing plays an important role in controlling assistive robotics devices. Most devices measure the surface electromyography (sEMG) s...
This paper seeks to identify the impact of learning programming and robotics in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) educational approach. Studying these areas of knowledge is important to prepare students to face contemporary...
Research has shown that educational robotics can be an effective tool to increase students’ acquisition of knowledge in the subjects of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and promote, at the same time, a progression in the develo...
Education is of key importance to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs), particularly now that the COVID-19 pandemic threatens the progress made toward a more inclusive, peaceful, fair, and prosperous society. In this research study, stude...
Robotics has emerged as a transformative discipline at the intersection of the engineering, computer science, and cognitive sciences. This state-of-the-art review explores the current trends, methodologies, and challenges in both robotics research an...
In this paper, we describe a sheet-shaped throwable transforming robot. Sheet-type robots can change their shape to perform tasks according to the situation. Therefore, they are expected to be useful in places with many restrictions, such as disaster...
The present study focused on the development, optimization, and performance evaluation of a harvesting robot for heavyweight agricultural products. The main objective of developing this system is to improve the harvesting process of the mentioned cro...
In recent years, the integration of industrial robotics has emerged as a powerful tool in reshaping industries by enhancing production efficiency, reducing waste generation, and optimizing resource utilization. However, industrial robotics, particula...
Continuum robots play the role of end effectors in various surgical robots and endoscopic devices. While soft continuum robots (SCRs) have proven advantages such as safety and compliance, more research and development are required to enhance their ca...
Grafting is an effective way to overcome the obstacles of continuous soil cropping and improve the tolerance of plants to abiotic and biotic stresses. An automatic grafting robot can effectively improve the grafting efficiency and survival rate of gr...
Galenic preparations are patient-centered medicines prepared by pharmacists or veterinarians, which allow personalizing dosages, overcoming allergy problems, reducing costs, and dealing with rare diseases. However, the current manual production proce...
Background: Sustainable design means to base design on any systems and methods that can fulfill any of the sustainability goals: reducing waste, recycling plastics, upcycle materials, etc., and having less of an impact on the environment. Therefore,...
Decontamination robots are becoming more common in environments where reducing human exposure to hazardous substances is essential, including healthcare settings, laboratories, and industrial cleanrooms. Designing terrain-capable decontamination robo...
Nowadays, the security and stability of the global industrial chain are facing unprecedented challenges. In this context, understanding how industrial robots affect chain resilience is key to promoting high-quality economic development. This study fo...
This study aimed to investigate the use of social robots as an interactive learning approach for treating children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A review was conducted using the meta-analysis technique to compile pertinent research....
Energy conservation and emission reduction are essential for China’s economy to achieve sustainable development. This paper integrates industrial robots and pollution emissions into a heterogeneous firm model to theoretically analyze the impact...
Finding context, examples, and ample hands-on experimentation is fundamental for understanding complex ideas in subjects such as science and math. Recent popularity of competitive robotics has become a catalyst in the development of DIY and hobby kit...
This paper presents the Robot Operating System Model-driven development tool suite, (ROSMOD) an integrated development environment for rapid prototyping component-based software for the Robot Operating System (ROS) middleware. ROSMOD is well suited f...
In recent years, Construction 4.0 has integrated Industry 4.0 technologies into the construction sector, with robots playing a key role in improving productivity and safety. However, few studies address strategies for implementing robots in specific...
Education is an indispensable tool for improving social sustainability. In the school context, a wide variety of methodologies are being considered to achieve this goal by promoting cultural and experiential sustainability through educational and tec...
Robot software development can be considered as a component-driven process, and existing ROS components, such as an ROS node, can be reused to construct robot applications. By reusing the ROS node, the development process of robot software can be sig...
This study explores the dynamic relationship between industrial robots, education, and environmental sustainability in the United States, emphasizing their role in reducing CO2 emissions. The research aims to quantify how automation, human capital, a...
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is a powerful technology with an increasing popularity and applications in areas ranging from marketing to banking and finance, from agriculture to healthcare and security, from space exploration to robotics and transport...
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