Despite the longevity of the robot concept, robotic butlers that roam our homes and relieve us from housework still seemed far from reality until very recently. Instead, the vast majority of robots ...

Textbooks that provide a broad algorithmic perspective on the mechanics and dynamics of robots almost unfailingly serve students at the graduate level. Introduction to Autonomous Robots offers a ...

As collaborative robots continue to be introduced in manufacturing, some key safety hazards need to be addressed before collaborative robots can be safely implemented on the line. The introduction of ...

Locomotion, end-effectors, appearance - and how they relate to a robot’s purpose. We focus on design elements: locomotion, end-effectors, appearance - and how they relate to a robot’s purpose.

In a remarkable display of technological prowess, the recent Silicon Valley Summit unveiled an array of humanoid robots that are ...

There are probably robots in your future. They're here now, even if you haven't encountered any yet. At the University of Missouri, Dale Musser, associate teaching professor in the College of ...

Truly fantastic article, thanks for modernising my robot coding theory (robocoding?). Interesting to see Sebastian Thrun is also an author of the CARMEN framework Game_Ender mentioned*. * Although the ...

Oh, and before I get crucified by the pro-AI camp: When I say "No robot today performs object recognition the way the human brain does." then I don't mean this is in principle impossible for a robot.