“You really need to develop a whole product solution—hardware, software, UI, interfaces, and process redesign—with a consideration for what problem you are really trying to solve.” —Aldo Zini
Getting large teams of robots to collaborate is the work of Dr Regis Vincent, who envisions applications that include mapping nuclear contamination.
What obstacles remain for robots to work alongside humans in industrial settings, and how far have we come in eliminating those challenges? Dr. Roland Menassa answers these and other questions in his presentation at the RoboBusiness summit November 2-3 in Boston.
John Reid, director of Product Technology and Innovation at Moline Technology Innovation Center, a part of John Deere’s Global Technology Innovation Network, discusses how his company’s technologies will help feed the world’s billions.
Low Cost, Dexterous Robotic Hand Operated by Compressed Air
The innovative Robotic Air Powered Hand with Elastic Ligaments (RAPHaEL), developed by Virginia Tech’s Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory of the College of Engineering came in first place in the recent 2008-2009 Compressed Air and Gas Institute’s Innovation Award Contest.
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