Recent advances in robotics have accelerated the development of sophisticated collision detection methodologies and enhanced human–robot interaction (HRI) protocols to ensure safety and optimise ...

An operator controls the fire fighting robot at a workshop of Anshan Hengye Special Vehicle Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in Anshan, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 14, 2020. This new all-terrain ...

Volunteer potato is a perennial weed that is difficult to control in crop rotations. It was our objective to build a small, low-cost robot capable of detecting volunteer potato plants in a cornfield ...

U.S. olympian Mike Powell made history in 1991 at the summer games in Los Angeles when he leaped over 29-feet in the long jump. Already towering at 6 feet 2 inches, Powell’s jump was equivalent to 4.7 ...

(Nanowerk News) Electrical engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a faster collision detection algorithm that uses machine learning to help robots avoid moving objects and ...

With a new sensor system, iRobot aims to help soldiers locate enemy snipers. On Monday, the company announced a prototype system designed to pinpoint incoming rounds from rifles and mortars, and also ...

A faster collision detection algorithm could enable robots to work more fluidly in the operating room or at home for assisted living. The algorithm, dubbed 'Fastron,' runs up to eight times faster ...

Renault has been granted a patent for a method and apparatus that enables aerial robots to detect and avoid conflicts during missions. The system monitors the robot’s state and environment, generates ...

The Defence Department has rejected claims that a robot bomb detection project cancelled by the Federal Government in 2004 could have saved Sergeant Michael Lyddiard from being severely injured in ...

PrimeSense, the Israeli company whose 3D sensors helped make the Kinect such a massive hit for gamers and hackers alike, has been dipping its feet in the robotic waters a bit as of late. The company ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Scientists have used a popular kids swimming pool game to guide their development of a system for controlling moving robots that can autonomously detect and capture other moving ...