Safe Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) Drives the Adoption of Safety Sensors Regardless of the robot type and working environment, safety always comes as the overarching priority when it comes to HRI.

Less demanding robots, such as industrial manufacturing robots still need many different sensors in order to allow them to operate efficiently. These types of robots need to be able to pick up and ...

Multiple sensors are also common for robots like the PR2 from Willow Garage (see the figure) because one type of sensor is usually not all encompassing in terms of capability. Figure 1.

Feedback from force/torque sensors (black cylinder mounted on arm end) gives robots the delicate touch needed for operations such as this camera function test. An industrial PC controls the robot ...

They require more position or motion sensors, often in more compact, mobile designs. The resolvers used in older robot types gave precise position information, but were bulky and expensive. Magnetic ...

Sensors collect and send a large amount of data to enable more autonomous robots, which makes sensors an essential component of Industry 4.0. After taking this class, users will be able to describe ...

Nature, the master engineer, is coming to our rescue again. Inspired by scorpions, scientists have created new pressure ...