Industrial Robot: Volume 37 Issue 1

Robot Show 2009: music to the ears, literally

The purpose of this paper is to review the biannual Robot Show in Chicago with emphasis on innovative robot applications on display.

Robots that are faster or perform in‐mold labeling highlight plastics show

The purpose of this paper is to review the National Plastics Exposition 2009, Plastics Show held in Chicago, IL, with emphasis on robots, end‐of‐arm‐tooling and their application…

Recent developments in miniature flying robots

The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of recent developments in miniaturised flying robots.

A motion control method for omni‐directional mobile robots based on anisotropy

The purpose of this paper is to propose a suitable motion control method for omni‐directional mobile robots (OMRs) based on anisotropy.

Simulation of friction stir welding using industrial robots

The purpose of this paper is to establish a model‐based framework allowing the simulation, analysis and optimization of friction stir welding (FSW) processes of metallic…

A practical approach for minimum‐time trajectory planning for industrial robots

The purpose of this paper is to maximize the speed of industrial robots by obtaining the minimum‐time trajectories that satisfy various constraints commonly given in the…

Asynchronous demodulation CMOS sensor for object labeling and its application in robotics

The purpose of this paper is to present a novel image‐labeling CMOS sensor for modulated marker detection.

The autonomous detection and guiding of start welding position for arc welding robot

The recognition and positioning of start welding position (SWP) is the first step and one of the key technologies to realize autonomous robot welding. The purpose of this paper is…

Kinematic characterisation of hexapods for industry

The purpose of this paper is to propose two simple tools for the kinematic characterization of hexapods. The paper also aims to share the experience of converting a popular…

A novel control algorithm for weld pool control

Quality control of arc welding process is the key component in robotic welding system. The purpose of this paper is to address vision‐sensing technology and model‐free adaptive…

Strategies for revitalization for intelligent robot industry in Korea based on structural equation model

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of the government's role in boosting the utilization of intelligent robot by considering government support policies along…

Aerotech capitalise on PRO series industrial-strength positioning stages with new Cartesius T-style robots

New robot to reduce burden on care facilities

Guidelines for accurate budgeting for industrial robot systems

Web sites

Do not squeeze the fruit, just grade and pack

All electric route keeps medical device moulder clean

Technology's Promise: Expert Knowledge on the Transformation of Business and Society

New “Tiny” babies at AA Robotics

Patent abstracts

Diary

Robot orders down sharply in first half of 2009

Adept Technology receives $2.5 million order for vision-guided robots

Hearts and minds

Measuring the impact of research

Cadbury's improve palletising recipe with ABB robots