...Milan Zorman; Bojan Žlahtič; Saša Stradovnik; Aleš Hace Purpose Collaborative robotics and autonomous driving are fairly new disciplines, still with a long way to go to achieve goals, set by the research community, manufacturers and users. For technologies like collaborative robotics...

...Nitin Kumar Sahu; Atul Kumar Sahu; Anoop Kumar Sahu Purpose Robot appraisement under various dimensions and directions is a crucial issue in real-time manufacturing scenario. Logistic robots are programable-independent movable devices capable of transporting stuffs in a logistic cycle. The purpose...

...Hooman Samani Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a novel method for evaluation of human-robot affection. The model is inspired by the scientific methods of human-human love evaluation. This paper would benefit the researchers in the field of developing new technologies where emotional...

... under the patient’s body (Figure 1 (g)). The nurse helps the patient to lie on their back (Figure 1 (h)) and pulls the dirty clothes from under them (Figure 1 (i)). Robotics Education Today, as society ages, the need for nursing care is increasing. However, the training of nurses...

... the performance of foreground detection in human-robot interaction (HRI), the purpose of this paper is to propose a new background subtraction method based on image parameters, which helps to improve the robustness of the existing background subtraction method. Design/methodology/approach – The proposed...

.... The knowledge of these parameters will be fundamental if the robots are to reliably handle unknown objects in unstructured environments. In the last two decades, robotics researchers have worked to create an artificial sense of touch to give robots some of the same manipulation skills that humans possess...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 --> Cybernetics Robotics Complexity theory History Article Type: Book reports From: Kybernetes, Volume 40, Issue 1/2 Andrew Pickering,University of Chicago Press (distributed in UK by Wiley),2010,Cloth, $55.00...

... Robotics Cybernetics Sound‐activated mobile (SAM) was exhibited at the Cybernetic Serendipity exhibition, which was held initially at the Institute of Contemporary Art in London in 1968 and later toured Canada and the USA ending at the Exploratorium in San Francisco. It was Ihnatowicz's first...

...Hejing Xiong; Mianyun Chen; Yi Lin; Fan Wen; Zhenshen Qu; Changhong Wang Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe how, in order to fulfill the specific missions under some special environments without people participating, a multi‐robot object tracking and docking systems are designed...

...Hejing Xiong; Mianyun Chen; Yi Lin; Jianming Guo; Liang Liu Purpose The purpose of this paper is to improve the D* algorithm which has been used usually in robotics for mobile robot navigation in unknown or dynamic environments. Design/methodology/approach First, the model of 2D workspace...

...Hejing Xiong; Mianyun Chen; Yi Lin; Liu Zhen; Ding Mingli; Wang Qi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe a low‐cost mobile robot localization and navigation system based on wireless sensor network (WSN). This can be used in extreme environments such as mines, hostile areas, and other...

...Jafar Keighobadi; Mohammad B. Menhaj; Mansour Kabganian Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on perfect trajectory tracking control of 2 DOF non‐holonomic mobile robots in which the guidance and control commands are imposed through independent driver wheels. Model‐based nonlinear...

... as well as to robotics techniques as such. Fellgett's contributions to spectroscopy are immensely valuable in astronomy and elsewhere and his work with Gerzon on audio reproduction is a classic study, even if commercially unsuccessful. Originality/value It is hoped this is a valuable periodic review...

.... Developments in bipedal robot locomotion are discussed, with particular reference to dancing and running. Initiatives of the American Society for Cybernetics, involving Yahoo groups, are introduced and welcomed. Findings The archive facility is of astounding magnitude and comprehensiveness. The mathematics...

...Ranulph Glanville; Mette Ramsgard Thomsen Purpose This paper aims to discuss the conceptualisation, design and realisation of a robotic membrane. Presenting research taking place between the cross‐over among architecture, technical textiles and computer science, the paper seeks to explore...

...Sebastian Thrun; Wolfram Burgard; Dieter Fox D.M.   Hutton Computer Science International, UK(Section Editor) . Probalistic Robotics . MIT Press , 2006 . 668 pp. , ISBN: 0‐262‐20162 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 --> Cybernetics Robotics Statistics...

...Brian H. Rudall; C.J.H. Mann Purpose Aims to review current trends in the development of robotics 2004‐2008, from a cybernetic viewpoint, and provide; data from the UNECE/IFR World Robotics Survey. Design/methodology/approach A general review and survey of selected research...

...Mourad Oussalah; B.P. Amavasai; F. Caparrelli; A. Selvan; M. Boissenin; J.R. Travis; S. Meikle Purpose To develop customised machine vision methods for closed‐loop micro‐robotic control systems. The micro‐robots have applications in areas that require micro‐manipulation and micro‐assembly...

... of reasoning machines that should be addressed. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Cybernetics Robotics Philosophical concepts What is the function of the ultimate reasoning machine? With little references, our ability to invent something beyond the capabilities of what we see...

... of robots that imitate us. Originality/value Reflects on what makes us humans special, on subjective experience, and on the world we bring forth. We human beings can reflect on ourselves, on what we do as well as on what we do not do, on what we imagine and on what we do not imagine, that is, we...