Industrial Robot: Volume 37 Issue 2

Brain‐computer interfaces: control by thought

The purpose of this paper is to provide a technical insight into recent developments in brain‐computer interface (BCI) technology and its applications.

How do you decommission a nuclear installation? Call in the robots

The purpose of this paper is to describe an innovative project to safely cleanup and decommission a major nuclear facility.

High‐level programming and control for industrial robotics: using a hand‐held accelerometer‐based input device for gesture and posture recognition

Most industrial robots are still programmed using the typical teaching process, through the use of the robot teach pendant. This is a tedious and time‐consuming task that requires…

Multichannel audio biofeedback for dynamical coupling between prosthetic hands and their users

It is widely agreed that amputees have to rely on visual input to monitor and control the position of the prosthesis while reaching and grasping because of the lack of…

Improving wheelchair‐driving using a sensor system to control wheelchair‐veer and variable‐switches as an alternative to digital‐switches or joysticks

The purpose of this paper is to present powered‐wheelchair transducers and systems that provide more control, reduced veer on slopes, and improved energy conservation, while…

A study on application of multi‐sensor information fusion in pulsed GTAW

Welding sensor technology is the key technology in welding process, but a single sensor cannot acquire adequate information to describe welding status. This paper addresses arc…

Development of an autonomous in‐pipe robot for offshore pipeline maintenance

The purpose of this paper is to develop a novel autonomous in‐pipe robot to perform the preventive point reparation for long‐distance offshore oil pipelines.

An industrial robot for thin‐type space solar cells bonding

The purpose of this paper is to present a serial produced industrial robot for thin‐type space solar cells (SSC), which is applied to perform the bonding process of SSC.

The path‐tracking controller based on dynamic model with slip for one four‐wheeled OMR

This paper aims to propose a suitable motion control method for omni‐directional mobile robots (OMRs). In RoboCup competition, the robot moves in a dynamic and oppositional…

Paint deposition pattern modeling and estimation for robotic air spray painting on free‐form surface using the curvature circle method

The purpose of this paper is to establish a paint deposition pattern model applied to robotic air spray painting in order to achieve the accuracy and uniformity of paint film…

QinetiQ North America receives new $56.4 million contract for TALON Robots

WoMan-machine interface (WMMI)?

Web sites

Partnering route helps robots put bricks in their place

Governing Lethal Behavior in Autonomous Robots

Epson launches new mini SCARA robot

High-speed pharmaceutical sector robot offers six-axes flexibility

Diary

Robot orders down 30 percent through September

Sony demonstrates camera-based system tracks 3D body movements for truly intuitive computer control

Machine man interfaces

Robot workcell for injection moulding plastics

Economical, flexible robot found after ten-year search

Patent abstracts