Industrial Robot: Volume 31 Issue 5
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The international journal of robotics research and applicationCategory:
Mechanical and Materials EngineeringTable Of Contents
The red planet rovers
Anna KochanRobotic exploration of the planet Mars is the goal of two space missions launched in 2003. Their aim was to use robots and a host of instrumentation to take samples of…
Robots provide 24/7 milking service for cows
Anna KochanDutch company Insentec has developed a robotic solution for milking cows. Using a standard industrial robot and machine vision, Insentec's Galaxy product is a fully…
ABB’s MultiMove fires the imagination
Brian RooksABB has launched a new robot controller, the fifth generation IRC5. One of its major features is MultiMove, a function that enables fully coordinated control of up to 36…
The UK robot football championship
Christine ConnollyRobot football uses autonomous vehicles that respond to unpredictable events. It presents engineering challenges embracing a wide range of disciplines, and attracts and…
Paris show features synchronous robots, laser welding robots and service robots
Anna KochanReports from Industrie 2004 in Paris, the exhibition that took place alongside the International Symposium of Robotics (ISR), highlights the development of synchronous…
DARPA Grand Challenge – a pioneering event for autonomous robotic ground vehicles
John Fulton, Joanne PranskyFor the time in its 45‐year history, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) reached beyond its standard defense contractors and out to the public, and in…
Adhesive bonding of car body parts by industrial robot
John MortimerWith the trend towards lightweight body structures for automobiles, new joining technologies are evolving. This paper highlights the latest application – that of adhesive…
Robots struggle at MACH
Brian RooksA review of the MACH machine tool exhibition held at the NEC, Birmingham, and specifically on the robotic exhibits. Although the number of stands demonstrating robots was…
SAFER under vehicle inspection through video mosaic building
Andreas Koschan, David Page, Jin‐Choon Ng, Mongi Abidi, David Gorsich, Grant GerhartThe current threats to US security, both military and civilian, have led to an increased interest in the development of technologies to safeguard national facilities such…
Griffon: a man‐portable hybrid UGV/UAV
Brian Yamauchi, Pavlo RudakevychTo demonstrate proof‐of‐concept of the Griffon man‐portable hybrid unmanned ground vehicle/unmanned aerial vehicle (UGV/UAV) based on the iRobot PackBot we developed the…
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0143-991xOnline date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen access:
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- Dr Clive Loughlin