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Jun Qian, Bin Zi, Daoming Wang, Yangang Ma + 1 more
In order to transport materials flexibly and smoothly in a tight plant environment, an omni-directional mobile robot based on four Mecanum wheels was designed. The mechanical system of the mobile robot is made up of three separable layers so as to simplify its combination and reorganization. Each modularized wheel was…
Xiong Yin, Wentao Dong, Xiaoming Wang, Yongxiang Yu + 1 more
This paper presents a fusion algorithm based on the enhanced RRT TEB algorithm. The enhanced RRT algorithm is utilized for generating an optimal global path. Firstly, proposing an adaptive sampling function and extending node bias to accelerate global path generation and mitigate local optimality. Secondly, eliminating…
Jordi Palacín, Elena Rubies, Eduard Clotet, David Martínez + 1 more
This paper presents the empirical evaluation of the path-tracking accuracy of a three-wheeled omnidirectional mobile robot that is able to move in any direction while simultaneously changing its orientation. The mobile robot assessed in this paper includes a precise onboard LIDAR for obstacle avoidance, self-location…
Yu Liu, Shuting Wang, Yuanlong Xie, Tifan Xiong + 2 more
As a fundamental issue in robotics academia and industry, indoor autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) have been extensively studied. For AMRs, it is crucial to obtain information about their working environment and themselves, which can be realized through sensors and the extraction of corresponding information from the…
Dominika Líšková, Anna Jadlovská, Filip Pazdič, Leopoldo Angrisani + 4 more
This paper presents the design and implementation of a mobile robotic platform modelled as a layered Cyber-Physical System (CPS). Inspired by architectures commonly used in industrial Distributed Control Systems (DCSs) and large-scale scientific infrastructures, the proposed system incorporates modular hardware…
Javier Moreno, Eduard Clotet, Ruben Lupiañez, Marcel Tresanchez + 5 more
'Dani Martínez' 'Tomàs Pallejà' 'Jordi Casanovas' 'Jordi Palacín' 'Gonzalo Pajares Martinsanz'] This paper presents the design, implementation and validation of the three-wheel holonomic motion system of a mobile robot designed to operate in homes. The holonomic motion system is described in terms of mechanical design…
Layth Hamad, Muhammad Asif Khan, Hamid Menouar, Fethi Filali + 1 more
'Amr Mohamed'] Abstract—This paper presents Haris, an advanced autonomous mobile robot system for tracking the location of vehicles in crowded car parks using license plate recognition. The system employs simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) for autonomous navigation and precise mapping of the parking area…
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Process chemistry creates scalable routes for new lead molecules and is a crucial but laborious stage in pharmaceutical and agrochemical development cycles. We have built an automated process chemistry platform that tackles late-stage process development. The modular workflow integrates both industry-standard tools and…
Max Schwarz, Tobias Rodehutskors, David Droeschel, Marius Beul + 9 more
'Michael Schreiber' 'Nikita Araslanov' 'Ivan Ivanov' 'Christian Lenz' 'Jan Razlaw' 'Sebastian Schüller' 'David Schwarz' 'Angeliki Topalidou‐Kyniazopoulou' 'Sven Behnke'] Robots that solve complex tasks in environments too dangerous for humans to enter are desperately needed, e.g., for search and rescue applications. We…
Shengmin Zhao, Seung-Hoon Hwang, Nir Shvalb, Amir Shapiro
Indoor navigation robots, which have been developed using a robot operating system, typically use a direct current motor as a motion actuator. Their control algorithm is generally complex and requires the cooperation of sensors such as wheel encoders to correct errors. For this study, an autonomous navigation robot…
Florenz Graf, Çağatay Odabaşı, Theo Jacobs, Birgit Graf + 1 more
'Thomas Födisch'] Abstract— One way to allow elderly people to stay longer in their homes is to use of service robots to support them with everyday tasks. With this goal, we design, develop and evaluate a low-cost mobile robot to communicate with elderly people. The main idea is to create an affordable communication…
Wonse Jo, Jaeeun Kim, Ruiqi Wang, Jeremy Pan + 2 more
'Revanth Krishna Senthilkumaran' 'Byung‐Cheol Min'] Abstract— This paper introduces SMARTmBOT, an opensource mobile robot platform based on Robot Operating System 2 (ROS2). The characteristics of the SMARTmBOT, including low-cost, modular-typed, customizable and expandable design, make it an easily achievable and…
Alice James, Avishkar Seth, Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay
for Education and Research Authors: ['Alice James' 'Avishkar Seth' 'Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay'] Abstract—We introduce MecQaBot, an open-source, affordable, and modular autonomous mobile robotics framework developed for education and research at Macquarie University, School of Engineering, since 2019. This platform…
Tomasz Winiarski, Daniel Giełdowski, Jan Kaniuka, Jakub Ostrysz + 1 more
Heterogeneous RObotic Systems Authors: ['Tomasz Winiarski' 'Daniel Giełdowski' 'Jan Kaniuka' 'Jakub Ostrysz' 'Jakub Sadowski'] Abstract. Tests and prototyping are vital in the research and development of robotic systems. Work with target hardware is problematic. Hence, in the article, a low-cost, miniaturised physical…
Boris Crnokic, Miroslav Grubisic, Tomislav Volarić
This paper presents different possibilities of using mobile robots in education. Through the application of mobile mechatronic robotic system "Robotino" this paper shows the possibilities of developing interactive lectures and exercises in order to raise the quality of education and to provide new competencies for…
Jimmy Wu, Woo Suk Chong, Robert Holmberg, Aaditya Prasad + 5 more
Learning Authors: ['Jimmy Wu' 'Woo Suk Chong' 'Robert Holmberg' 'Aaditya Prasad' 'Yihuai Gao' 'Oussama Khatib' 'Shuran Song' 'Szymon Rusinkiewicz' 'Jeannette Bohg'] Abstract: Exploiting the promise of recent advances in imitation learning for mobile manipulation will require the collection of large numbers of…
Lucas Kaspersetz, Saskia Waldburger, M.-Therese Schermeyer, Sebastian L. Riedel + 3 more
Biotechnological processes development is challenging due to the sheer variety of process parameters. For efficient upstream development parallel cultivation systems have proven to reduce costs and associated timelines successfully, while offering excellent process control. However, the degree of automation of such…
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This comprehensive review examines the evolution of autonomous materials synthesis laboratories that integrate artificial intelligence with advanced robotics to accelerate discovery. Traditional materials development pipelines typically require 10-20 years, but self-driving laboratories (SDLs) and Materials…
Leo Foulds, Donan Satria Yudha, Parvez Alam
In this paper,we consider the feasibility of mimicking the sprawling gait of a live varanid (Varanus salvator) using a necrobot (named: Pak Biawak), a robot constructed using the skeletal parts of a deceased varanid of the same species. Pak Biawak is manufactured using simple joints and components, and limb motion is…
D. Kuhner, L.D.J. Fiederer, J. Aldinger, F. Burget + 7 more
As autonomous service robots become more affordable and thus available for the general public, there is a growing need for user-friendly interfaces to control these systems. Control interfaces typically get more complicated with increasing complexity of the robotic tasks and the environment. Traditional control…
Yuta Matsubara, Hideki Tamura, Tetsuto Minami, Shigeki Nakauchi
The integration of mobile robots into human environments requires that they behave in trustworthy ways. Trust develops through interaction, and erratic movements can easily break it. Previous research examined motion predictability and smoothness separately, but their combined effect remains unclear. We investigated…
Neta Shvil, Noa Gozin, Anton Sheinin, Omer Yuval + 3 more
The detection, identification and localization of volatile compounds are of critical importance for various applications, ranging from gas leak detection to drug and explosive sensing. Current technologies—such as gas chromatography–mass spectrometry and e-noses—are limited by slow analysis, low mobility, and reduced…
Tatsuto Yamauchi, Hideki Tamura, Tetsuto Minami, Shigeki Nakauchi
Humans frequently interact with robots that approach from different directions; however, how the approach direction systematically biases the perceived speed remains unclear. Here, we demonstrate a robust direction-dependent bias in the perceived approach speed, whereby objects approaching from behind are consistently…
Charlotte Canteloup, Joonho Lee, Samuel Zimmermann, Morgane Alvino + 3 more
Animal-robot interaction studies have been of increasing interest in research, but most of these studies have involved robots interacting with insects, birds, and frogs in laboratory settings. To date, only two studies used non-human primates and no behavioral study has tested the social integration of a robot in a…
Yohann Chemtob, Leo Cazenille, Frank Bonnet, Alexey Gribovskiy + 2 more
The objective of this study is to integrate biomimetic robots into small groups of zebrafish and to modulate their collective behaviours. A possible approach is to have the robots behave like sheepdogs. In this case, the robots would behave like a different species than the fish and would present different relevant…
Aniket Chitre, Jayce Cheng, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Robert Querimit + 2 more
pH adjustment is crucial for many industrial products, yet this step is typically performed by manual trial-and-error. A particularly industrially relevant yet challenging titration is that of adjusting viscous liquid formulations using weak, polyprotic titrants (usually citric acid). Handling of viscous, non-Newtonian…
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The development of polymer materials for real-world applications requires careful assessment of material degradation over time and under environmental exposure. Such tests often necessitate frequent monitoring of test specimens, which can become burdensome for researchers. In this study, we present the application of a…
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In experimental chemistry, actions are adjusted based on what we see—such as dosing until dissolution, heating until melting, or stirring until mixing is complete. However, current self-driving labs (SDLs) do not monitor these visual cues. HeinSight 4.0 fills this gap by integrating computer vision into SDLs to enable…
Naruki Yoshikawa, Kourosh Darvish, Animesh Garg, Alan Aspuru-Guzik
Self-driving laboratories promise to democratize automated chemical laboratories. Accurate liquid handling is an essential operation in the context of chemical labs, and consequently a self-driving laboratory will require a robotic liquid handling and transfer. Although many pipettes are available for human scientists…
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This paper presents GLAS (Git-based Lab Automated Scheduler or Get Lab Automation Simplified), an open-source, robust, and highly expandable Git-based architecture designed for laboratory automation. GLAS can be deployed in both partially and fully automated experimental science laboratories, enabling the development…