Citation
(2010), "Web sites", Industrial Robot, Vol. 37 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/ir.2010.04937cag.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 3
CLAWAR Association
The mission of the UK non-profit Climbing and Walking Robots (CLAWAR) Association is to promote state of the art research and development in the area of mobile robotics for the benefit of the global robotics community and society.
In addition to its mission, CLAWAR’s web site describes its purpose, activities, structure, officers, bylaws, membership, and its annual conferences.
CCS Robotics
This is the homepage for CCS Robotics, a company headquartered in Michigan, USA, which pioneers autonomous mobile robot applications.
The homepage highlights CCS’ featured products, and news and events. Additional links further describe the company, its five products – SpeciMinder, RoboSentry, RoboCourier, RoboResponder, and RoboRounder; and applications for the security and healthcare industries.
The web site is concise and easy to navigate. Under the media link are photos, press releases, and brochures and manuals. There is also information on the general mobile robot industry, including standards and definitions.
Autonomous Systems Lab
The Autonomous Systems Lab (ASL) is part of the Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems, which belongs to the Department of Mechanical Engineering D-MAVT, ETH Zurich.
ASL’s homepage contains links to news, new publications, and open positions at the lab. Its comprehensive web site further details information on the lab’s: organization; research projects, which are listed alphabetically, by types of autonomous systems, and by product design; approximately 20 autonomous robots; publications which uses a filter function to search the publication database by year, author, or keyword; education; and partnerships.
There is also a You Tube channel dedicated to the lab’s projects and a search key for the entire site.
WorldWide Electroactive Polymer Actuators Webhub
The WorldWide Electroactive Polymer Actuators Webhub web site is maintained by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Nondestructive Evaluation and Advanced Actuators Technologies Lab.
The homepage provides links to various electroactive polymer (EAP) web sites worldwide on: background information; properties of biological and artificial muscles/EAP; organizations working with EAPs; terminology; technical journals; conferences; suppliers; job opportunities; biomimetics: biologically inspired technologies; the worldwide EAP newsletter; and videos.
The Center for Biologically Inspired Robotics Research
The Center for Biologically Inspired Robotics Research at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio, USA, is dedicated to the advancement of the field of robotics using insights gained through the study of biological mechanisms.
The center’s web site provides details on its eight robot projects which include Whegs (wheels and legs), Climbing, Biologically-Inspired Legged Locomotion Ant (BILL-Ant), Morphing Micro Air and Land Vehicle (MMALV), Autonomous, Softworm, Cockroach, and Cricket Series Robots.
There are also links to personnel, publications, current events, and related links.