Industrial Robot: Volume 20 Issue 5
Strapline:
The international journal of robotics research and applicationCategory:
Mechanical and Materials EngineeringTable Of Contents
Image‐Driven Robot Assists Surgeons with Total Hip Replacements
Bela L. Musits, William L. Bargar, Emily J. CarboneLast November a robot called the ROBODOC™ Surgical Assistant made medical history as the first robot to take an active role in orthopaedic surgery. ROBODOC's function in…
Mobile Systems
Simmy GrewalThe Opera House building is synonymous worldwide with Sydney, Australia. The unique shape (see photo) is actually due to the architect wanting to recreate the geometry of…
Service Robots: Cleaning up in the 1990s
Cheryl PellerinWhat do cleaning toilets and police work have in common? They're dirty work? Someone has to do them? And they are both booming markets for service robots. Consider the following:
A Robot to Milk Cows
Gunter WittenbergA fully automatic milking system has been under development at the Silsoe Research Institute for about seven years. Field trials are planned for the next couple of years…
BBC Sets Daleks to Work
Jack HollingumSince 13 April 1993 BBC Television News has been produced with the help of remotely controlled mobile cameras. Except for certain programmes there are no camera operators…
The Digit Muscle
Sam GreenhillThe digit muscle is a new actuator that is small, light, simple and friendly. It has no stiction, is easily controllable and is exceptionally powerful.
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0143-991xOnline date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen access:
hybridEditor:
- Dr Clive Loughlin