Academic Articles & Research Papers

Promoting inclusiveness in exoskeleton robotics: Addressing challenges for pediatric access

Pediatric access to exoskeletons lags far behind that of adults. In this article, we promote inclusiveness in exoskeleton robotics by identifying and addressing challenges and barriers to pediatric access to this potentially life-changing t...

Proactive Caching and Forwarding Schemes for Seamless Handover in IEEE WAVE Networks

The IEEE Wireless Access for Vehicular Environment (WAVE) standard consists of the IEEE 802.11p and the IEEE 1609 specifications supporting fast link establishment as well as broadband data communication in vehicular environment. Although t...

Dynamic Control of Kinematically Redundant Robotic Manipulators

Several methods for task space control of kinematically redundant manipulators have been proposed in the literature. Most of these methods are based on a kinematic analysis of the manipulator. In this paper we propose a control algorithm in...

Minigenerator - Analysis, Design and Tests

The paper presents results of the analysis of the vibrational generator. The paper deals with the design of a vibrational generator that is used as a power supply for independent electric circuits. The vibrational generator can be used in t...

COMPUTER GRAPHICS USED TO OVER CONSTRAINED MECHANISMS’ MOBILITY

The objective of this study is the use of computer graphics as teaching methodology in the field of robotics, focused on over constrained mechanisms’ mobility. Because the analytical methods applied to calculate the mobility of robots have ...

The Effect of Dry Friction upon the Dynamics of a Short Eccentric Rotor: An Analytical and Experimental Study

The paper proposes the study of dry friction by means of a short eccentric rotor. The rotor was designed and realised in the laboratory. In an ideal frictionless situation, a rotor actuated by gravity will have an angular velocity which inc...

Application of Image Processing Variation Model Based on Network Control Robot Image Transmission and Processing System in Multimedia Enhancement Technology

The rapid development of the information age brings convenience to human life, but it also brings great challenges to information processing technology. Multimedia enhancement technology is an organic combination of multimedia technology an...

When stereotypes meet robots: The double-edge sword of robot gender and personality in human–robot interaction

Disaster Robotics

A comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible reference for disaster robotics that covers theory, specific deployments, and ground, air, and marine modalities. This book offers the definitive guide to the theory and practice of disaster ro...

Robots in organizations

Robots are becoming increasingly integrated into the workplace, impacting organizational structures and processes, and affecting products and services created by these organizations. While robots promise significant benefits to organization...

Multigait soft robot

This manuscript describes a unique class of locomotive robot: A soft robot, composed exclusively of soft materials (elastomeric polymers), which is inspired by animals (e.g., squid, starfish, worms) that do not have hard internal skeletons....

Developmental Robotics

A comprehensive overview of an interdisciplinary approach to robotics that takes direct inspiration from the developmental and learning phenomena observed in children's cognitive development. Developmental robotics is a collaborative and in...

Science for robotics and robotics for science

has been launched to cover the most important advances in the development and application of robots, with interest in hardware and software as well as social interactions and implications....

A history of robots: from science fiction to surgical robotics

The Interactive Effects of Robot Anthropomorphism and Robot Ability on Perceived Threat and Support for Robotics Research

The present research examines how a robot's physical anthropomorphism interacts with perceived ability of robots to impact the level of realistic and identity threat that people perceive from robots and how it affects their support for robo...

Robot Rights

A provocative attempt to think about what was previously considered unthinkable: a serious philosophical case for the rights of robots. We are in the midst of a robot invasion, as devices of different configurations and capabilities slowly ...

Springer Handbook of Robotics

Killer Robots

abstract The United States Army's Future Combat Systems Project, which aims to manufacture a ‘robot army’ to be ready for deployment by 2012, is only the latest and most dramatic example of military interest in the use of artificially intel...

Matching robot appearance and behavior to tasks to improve human-robot cooperation

A robot's appearance and behavior provide cues to the robot's abilities and propensities. We hypothesize that an appropriate match between a robot's social cues and its task improve the people's acceptance of and cooperation with the robot....

Robotic surgery

BACKGROUND: Proficiency in minimally invasive surgery requires intensive and continuous training, as it is technically challenging for unnatural visual and haptic perceptions. Robotic and computer sciences are producing innovations to augme...