... which is being used to make total inspection of the all of the steel/aluminum welds of Accord 2013. Yoshihiro Kusuda can be contacted at: kusuda_itnl@ybb.ne.jp © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Robotics Automotive industry Japan Friction stir welding Innovation Steels...

...Richard Bloss Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the most recent AUVSI unmanned vehicle show, with emphasis on the new robot innovations and applications on display. Design/methodology/approach In‐depth interviews with exhibitors of unmanned vehicles. Findings Unmanned vehicles...

... at: rbloss@umich.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Robotics Assembly Innovation Robots play an important role in most automated assembly systems. At the 2009 Assembly Technology Expo, the robots were out in force again and reflected the industry movement to smaller is better...

...Anna Kochan Reports from the Hanover Fair on new developments in robotic automation, outlines the latest robot hardware and software innovations to be launched on the market, and describes new applications being taken up by industry. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Also new from Fanuc is a high...

..., and thus has been mainly sponsored by industry. A variety of innovative techniques and methods have emerged either addressing specific industrial problems, or suggesting a number of generic solutions. This paper closely examines the international research effort of automatic manipulation of flexible...

... at the end of the previous decade by the introduction of robotic surgery systems. Discusses the backgrounds for development of the Intuitive Surgical “Da Vinci” systems and gives an overview of current status and functionality. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Robotics Hospitals Innovation...

.... European Union Robotics Innovation Robotics has been a popular topic in the past for CEC project funding. The fact that robotics is an inter‐disciplinary activity which proves leading edge technology development through application testing fits very well with the EU policy of collaborative research...