Industrial Robot: Volume 31 Issue 6
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The international journal of robotics research and applicationTable of contents
A cobotic solution for surgical applications
Anna KochanThe French commissariat for atomic energy (CEA) has developed the Surgicobot to assist surgeons in performing high risk maxillo‐facial and orthopaedic operations. The solution…
Harley‐Davidson buff saddlebags
Richard BlossProduct quality improved and finishing cost per saddlebag was reduced when robotic routing, drilling and sanding was instituted at Harley‐Davidson, an American motorcycle builder…
Swings and roundabouts at Kuka's UK Open Week
Brian RooksKuka Robotics – Automation celebrated 30 years of operation in the UK and a new name by holding an Open Week at its UK headquarters in Halesowen, at which a diverse range of…
Heavy duty robotic precision fracture repositioning
S. Egersdörfer, D. Dragoi, G.J. Monkman, B. Füchtmeier, M. NerlichThe application of robotics in manufacturing industry is increasingly spreading to other fields such as service, security and medical, and more recently into orthopedic surgery…
Design requirements for a new robot for minimally invasive surgery
Tobias Ortmaier, Holger Weiss, Volkmar FalkMinimally invasive endoscopic surgery and minimally invasive surgery challenge surgical skills due to the operator's separation from the surgical field and the requirements for…
Methods for haptic feedback in teleoperated robot‐assisted surgery
A.M. OkamuraTeleoperated minimally invasive surgical robots can significantly enhance a surgeon's accuracy, dexterity and visualization. However, current commercially available systems do not…
On‐site three dimensional force sensing capability in a laparoscopic grasper
Gregory Tholey, Anand Pillarisetti, Jaydev P. DesaiAdvancements in robotics have led to significant improvements in robot‐assisted minimally invasive surgery. This paper describes our design of an automated laparoscopic grasper…
Teamwork by swarms of all terrain mobile robots
Giovanni C. PettinaroThe classic monolithic design of robot agents shows all its limits when tasks require capabilities which go beyond those initially planned. Robot collaboration seems to be a…
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0143-991xOnline date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Dr Dimitrios Chrysostomou