Robotics

Next-Gen Sensing: How 3-D Vision is Transforming Industrial Automation
Frost & Sullivan has said, "Rapid advances in 3-D vision sensors and image processing algorithms have resulted in a rise in the adoption of 3-D vision system as a tool for solving challenging and complex vision tasks in the manufacturing lines of various industrial sectors. Use of 3-D vision
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Integrated wheelchair and hair-washing robot from Panasonic
Panasonic has developed an electric care assistance bed with an integrated wheelchair and a hair-washing robot that drew on the company's robotics technology. This product designed to for elderly and people with limited mobility. Panasonic will showcase prototypes of these robots at the 37th Interna
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Robot takes on marriage priest role in Japan
AP in its news story has reported robot 'I-Fairy' made by Japanese company called Kokoro Co., has conducted an official marriage in Japan. This shows typically marriage procedures can be recorded and played in sequence by robot like machine for the marrying couples to follow instructions just the wa
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Physically active but shy girl-robot from Murata
Murata has developed a unicycle-riding robot called MURATAGIRL. Murata describes personality of this robot as 'physically active but shy'. The features of this robot are, Can go around a curve (with a 75cm diameter) Can ride over a balance beam (2cm wide) Can ride at 15cm/sec (5cm/sec for th
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Panasonic developed a robot becoming either a bed or wheelchair
Panasonic has developed bed-shaped robot, which can be transformable between a bed and a wheelchair with the user staying in bed or wheelchair. This product is clear indication of emergence of robots for real and good applications such as these. The robot can transform itself from a bed into a wh
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Thanks to recession; the robot machines at semiconductor factories can rest for a while
Most of we human beings can never think of living full life in cleanest environment found in latest semiconductor fabrication factories making xeons, pentiums, athlons, etc.. However the robot like electromechanical systems live their life in such a clean environment where even a microns size dust p
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