Citation
(2010), "Web sites", Industrial Robot, Vol. 37 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/ir.2010.04937bag.001
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2010, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Web sites
Article Type: Web sites From: Industrial Robot: An International Journal, Volume 37, Issue 2
DLR’s Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics
DLR is Germany’s national research centre for aeronautics and space. DLR’s Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics is one of the worldwide leading institutions in the field of robotics. Research carried out in the Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics is based on the interdisciplinary (virtual) design, computer-aided optimisation and simulation, as well as implementation of complex mechatronic systems and man-machine interfaces.
The DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics comprehensive web site contains information on news and events; the institutes’ staff and three departments: Robotic Systems, System Dynamics and Control, and Optical Information Systems; research in 16 different areas and their correlating projects, many of which include man and machine interfaces; publications; job offers; and downloadable images. There are also search and advanced search keys.
Laboratory of Miguel A.L. Nicolelis, MD, PhD, Duke University Medical Center
Dr Miguel Nicolelis is best known for his pioneering work in “reading monkey thought”. On 15 January 2008, Dr Nicolelis’s lab saw a monkey implanted with a new BCI successfully control a robot walking on a treadmill in Kyoto, Japan.
This state-of-the-art and multimedia web site on the Laboratory of Dr Nicolelis’ features news such as his latest development for Parkinson’s disease treatment called the novel spinal cord stimulator; and new findings including “Unscented Kalman filter for brain-machine interfaces”, details on his research including BMIs; scientific journal articles and other general media; people, alumni, and collaborators; tech development including the Duke Neurochip; related sites; employment opportunities; and CRC Press volumes. There are also links to You Tube videos and interviews.
The Human-Machine Teaming Laboratory
http://eecs.vanderbilt.edu/research/hmtl/wiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.HomePage
The Human-Machine Teaming (HMT) Laboratory at Vanderbilt University focuses on developing interaction for multiple robotic systems and developing distributed artificially intelligent algorithms to support human-robotic interaction.
The HMT Lab’s web site provides links to current and prior projects in its two main areas of research: human-robot interaction and distributed artificial intelligence. There are also links to publications; lab facility and personnel; and a knowledge library of the Lab’s tools and software.
The work done by the Lab is very interesting and the addition of videos of some of the projects would enhance the site.
BrainGate
BrainGate, an innovative, life-changing technology and device with over 30 issued and pending patents, collects, and analyzes the brainwaves of severely motor-impaired individuals, turning thoughts into actions.
The site details BrainGate’s technology and company; clinical trials of the BrainGate2 Neural Interface System; IP samples of BrainGate and other brain-computer interfaces; publications; the research team which includes leading neurologists, neuroscientists, engineers, computer scientists, neurosurgeons, mathematicians, and other researchers; affiliated sites; press; and news.
Atracsys
Atracsys is a company at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland that designs, manufactures, and markets the highest precision devices for researchers working on leading-edge 3D optical tracking in medical research, education, and industry.
Their web site is divided into its two key products – interactive devices and tracking systems. Under interactive devices, there are five different interactive and visual marketing solutions, one of which is called Interactive Communication Unit (ICU). The ICU features face detection and movement recognition technologies that allow it to know at which part of the screen users are looking so it can then trigger animations or modify the content displayed in real-time.
Atracsys’ thorough web site also contains product flyers, catalogues, high res photos and downloadable videos.