...Anna Kochan Describes the Eureka program that promotes multinational industrial R&D in Europe, and provides examples of recent Eureka projects in the area of robotics and automation. Also participating in this project is Dutch company Steelweld, a specialist in machine automation, robot...

... a mean of 37.4 per cent. “Completion” of a function was defined as successfully performing all task components inherent in that function. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Elder care R&D Robotics The potential for intervening with advanced technology to augment human independence has...

... looking rather like a small bookcase on wheels (Figure 1). © MCB UP Limited 1997 Industrial robots R&D ...

... of the robots on display and outlines their applications and uses. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Industrial robots New product development R&D The Eurobot exhibition held in Frankfurt, in December 1996 was a disappointing event, largely because it was so tiny. None of the well‐known robot...

... jobs – a potentially greater marketing sector than manufacturing; the future of robotics in Asia; and robot technology for medium and small companies. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Industrial robots R&D South‐East Asia Features Industrial robotics in South-East Asia: ISIR Report Bijan...

... Motor industry R&D Technological innovation Features Paint robots in the automotive industry process and cost optimization Udo Grohmann The author Udo Grohmann is with ABB Flexible Automation GmbH, Borsigstrasse 9-11, D-63150 Heusenstamm, Germany. Telefax: (49) 6104 609 146. Abstract Reviews...

... in smaller quantities, quick and automatic end‐effector changing is critical. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Industrial robots R&D Technological innovation Features Tool changers, collision and force sensing Thomas J. Petronis The author Thomas J. Petronis is senior Vice-President of Applied...

... Symposium on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology, New Hampshire, September 1993, pp. 400-10. 28 © MCB UP Limited 1996 Industrial robots R&D Technological innovation ...

... of the workcell, the problems faced throughout and the constraints which had to be overcome. The workcell is scheduled to be fully operational later this year. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Hazardous materials Industrial robots R&D Technological innovation Features Robot disassembles explosive...

... of which have been met. Continued enhancement of processing power, sensing and operator interfaces are permitting multi‐arm systems to be used and reused in versatile, high dexterity industrial applications. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Industrial robots R&D Technological innovation Features...

... to provide the capabilities necessary to assemble our new Rafale ghter automatically, but even more importantly, it provides the exibility we need to assemble future aircraft as well. 40 Aerospace engineering Industrial robots R&D © MCB UP Limited 1996 ...

... tasks is still largely a research topic. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Industrial robots R&D Technological innovation Tutorial Multi-arm robots Rob Buckingham The author Rob Buckingham is with AMARC, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK. Tel: 0117 9257126; Fax: 0117 9257127. Abstract Describes...

... to develop and test their own software. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Industrial robots R&D Technological innovation Features Robot collision avoidance Paul Brunn Summary Single robots can avoid the furniture of their workcells by preplanning their programmed moves. If two or more robots...