Power sources are indispensable while designing robotic systems. Hence, the selection of power sources should be the primary focus owing to its impact on the mechanism, packaging, weight and size of the system.
By Kalwinder Kaur
8 Aug 2013
Sensors play an important role in enabling the robot to communicate with its external environment or control its own system.
By Kalwinder Kaur
5 Aug 2013
An encoder is a sensor that is fixed to a rotating object such as wheel or motor to measure the rotation of the object. This measurement can help robots to determine the angle of a rotating sensor, velocity, acceleration and displacement.
By Kalwinder Kaur
1 Aug 2013
In a robotic system, a microcontroller employs discrete values to perform tasks like computation of values and performing comparisons. For this reason, analogue to digital (A/D) converter is used for converting analogue signal into digital signal.
By Kalwinder Kaur
31 Jul 2013
In this series on intermediate robotics, focus is given to the integration of a stepper motor for use in robotic technology.
By Kalwinder Kaur
30 Jul 2013
A new proof of concept study using human cells has helped to demonstrate the use of molecular "robots" to target specific cells, which could open up a new approach to anti-cancer therapy and the delivery of anti-cancer agents to clearly isolate cancerous cells.
By Kalwinder Kaur
29 Jul 2013
A compass is a navigational device capable of showing directions of reference which is relative to the earth’s surface. It can be a valuable sensor used in robots for navigation in an outdoor environment.
By Kalwinder Kaur
29 Jul 2013
This article introduces the reader to unmanned combat robots and highlights some of the latest advancements in this field of science.
By Kalwinder Kaur
24 Jul 2013
Managers of large power plants strive to ensure outage optimization, lifetime extension and outage reduction due to which turbines, generators, pressure lines and boilers undergo risk and condition assessment continuously.
By Kalwinder Kaur
16 Jul 2013
Boston Dynamics have created a 6’2 humanoid robot, ATLAS - one of the World’s most advanced robots. At 330 pounds and anatomy put together with sensors and actuators, this automated giant is operated using a human controller.
By Kalwinder Kaur
12 Jul 2013