“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.
Lunar Prospecting Robot To Be Field Tested on Hawaii’s Mauna Kea
NASA’s Scarab rover, developed by Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute, is designed to traverse the lunar surface taking core samples for use in NASA’s Regolith and Environment Science and Oxygen and Lunar Volatile Extraction (RESOLVE) experiment. The robot, which weighs approximately 880 pounds, can operate on just 100 watts of power.
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