Introduction to Autonomous Robots: Mechanisms, Sensors, Actuators, and Algorithms

Introduction to Autonomous Robots: Mechanisms, Sensors, Actuators, and Algorithms

June 2, 2022

Textbooks that provide a broad algorithmic perspective on the mechanics and dynamics of robots almost unfailingly serve students at the graduate level. Introduction to Autonomous Robots offers a much-needed resource for teaching third- and fourth-year undergraduates the computational fundamentals behind the design and control of autonomous robots. The authors use...

SmartHand on a UR5 robot solving the Siemens assembly challenge

Systems, devices, components, and methods for a compact robotic gripper with palm-mounted sensing, grasping, and computing devices and components

Oct. 19, 2021

Disclosed are various embodiments of a three-dimensional perception and object manipulation robot gripper configured for connection to and operation in conjunction with a robot arm. In some embodiments, the gripper comprises a palm, a plurality of motors or actuators operably connected to the palm, a mechanical manipulation system operably connected...