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Citation

Rigelsford, J. (2001), "Internet page", Industrial Robot, Vol. 28 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/ir.2001.04928cag.001

Internet page

http://avse.bpe.agr.hokudai.ac.jp/Agricultural Vehicle Systems Engineering

Keywords: Agriculture, Vehicle

This forms part of the Faculty of Agriculture Website at Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan. Projects currently being researched include: mobile robots, precision farming, bioenergy utilisation and man-machine interfaces. Their work on mobile robots includes task planning and co-operative work of multi-mobile robots; agricultural mobile robot based on a sensor-fusion integration; vehicle navigation using an RTK-GPS and an intelligent mobile robot. Two autonomous tractors have been developed so far, POCHI and TAMA.

http://www.lab-robotics.org/ The Laboratory Robotics Interest Group (LRIG)

Keywords: Robotics, Automation

The LRIG is a rapidly growing non profit special interest group focused on robotics applications in the laboratory. It consists of over 6,000 scientists and engineers and aims to provide a physical and virtual meeting place for scientists and engineers interested in furthering the field of laboratory automation. The site contains information about officers, meetings, discussion and focus groups, presentations, careers, links, conferences and much more.

This is an informative site which is easy to navigate by its simplicity.

http://www.roboticmilking.com/Robotic Milking

Keywords: Robotics, Agriculture

This Website aims to provide everything you need to know about robotic milking. The basic principles are explained and pictures, video footage, manufacturer overviews and system performance advice are provided.

This is a very good site which is well structured and provides a huge amount of information about robotic milking.

http://mama.agr.okayama-u.ac.jp/LASE/index_sys_E.htmlLaboratory of Agricultural Systems Engineering (LASE)

Keywords: Agriculture, Robotics, Machine vision

The Laboratory of Agricultural Systems Engineering aims to construct new bio-production systems by the use of high technologies, including robotics and machine vision. Work has been carried out on a tomato and cherry tomato harvesting robot, a cucumber harvesting robot, strawberry harvesting robots, multi-operation robot for grapevines, safety system for agricultural robots, a Chrysanthemum cutting sticking robot, weed detection, a plant diagnosis system, and quality evaluation for agricultural products. This site is quite small but contains some nice pictures.

http://www.jcdrobotics.com/JCD International Robotics Corporation

Keywords: Robotics, ABB, Fanuc, Motoman

JCD International Robotics purchases, remanufactures and re-markets ABB-Fanuc-Motoman industrial robots. It is a system developer and integrator that specialises in a broad range of material handling, assembly applications and parts manufacturing in any environment. It offers a full range of preventive maintenance, robot rebuilding programs, and custom tooling designs for use with automated equipment.

http://www.school-resources.co.uk/automated_systems_In_Farming.htmAutomated Systems in Farming

Keywords: Farming, Automation

This is an informative site which discusses how farming has been changed with the increase in automation. It also contains some simple questions.

http://www.arobotics.com/Applied Robotics, Inc.

Keyword: Robotics

Established in 1984, Applied Robotics, Inc. designs and manufactures automation accessories. Its products are used in welding, cutting, assembly and material handling applications throughout the USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Mexico and South America.

This is a good site which contains a huge amount of product information, drawings, application data, office locations, an information request form, feedback and an internal search engine.

http://robotcoupeusa.com/Robot Coupe

Since Robot Coupe is a manufacturer and supplier of a full line of food processors and other units for food service preparation, it therefore has nothing to do with robotics in the food industry.

Hot sites

http://www.fanucrobotics.com/Fanuc Robotics

Keyword: Fanuc

FANUC Robotics specialises in providing automated solutions for a variety of applications in a wide range of manufacturing industries. It designs, engineers and manufactures innovative robots and robotic systems to improve the bottom line for our customers. The company also produces software, controls and vision products that aid in the development of state-of-the-art robotic systems. The site contains information about the company, its products, solutions, customers, resource centre, training, news and career vacancies. This is a very good site in which products can be easily searched for.

http://telegarden.aec.at/html/intro.html?The Tele-Garden

Keyword: Telerobotics

The Tele-Garden is a telerobotic installation that allows WWW users to remotely view and tend a living garden. The garden officially opened in mid-August 1995 at the University of Southern California. Users participate in tending a living garden using a remote industrial robot to perform simple requests such as watering, planting and viewing the garden. The entire garden can be remotely explored simply using clicks of the mouse.

A very good site which is well worth the visit.

Jon Rigelsford