Picking and placing of objects by aerial robots in fields is an important and challenging task for a range of outdoor activities, including industry and rescue operations. General strategies depend on the magnetic force to the pick object; however, this approach lacks both generality and robustness. Therefore, we focus on an articulated structure to grasp bricking. Another … [Read more...] about Fully Autonomous Brick Pick and Place in Fields by Articulated Aerial Robot: Results in Various Outdoor Environments
Grippers
Geranos: A Novel Tilted-Rotors Aerial Robot for the Transportation of Poles
In challenging terrains, constructing structures, such as antennas and cable car masts, often requires the use of helicopters to transport loads via ropes. The swinging of the loads, exacerbated by wind, impairs positioning accuracy, therefore necessitating precise manual placement by ground crews. This increases costs and the risk of injuries. Challenging this paradigm, we … [Read more...] about Geranos: A Novel Tilted-Rotors Aerial Robot for the Transportation of Poles
A Nitinol-Embedded Wearable Soft Robotic Gripper for Deep-Sea Manipulation: A Wearable Device for Deep-Sea Delicate Operation
Soft robotic gripper systems that can safely and nondestructively collect biological and artifact samples and perform deep-sea manipulation tasks are essential for deep-sea science and engineering applications. In this article, we implement a soft robotic gripper composed of nitinol-embedded soft fingers and an in situ wearable mechanism, which allows the soft gripper to be put … [Read more...] about A Nitinol-Embedded Wearable Soft Robotic Gripper for Deep-Sea Manipulation: A Wearable Device for Deep-Sea Delicate Operation
Automatic Gripper-Finger Design, Production, and Application: Toward Fast and Cost-Effective Small-Batch Production
Tactile robot-based assembly line adaptation of new products is still limited by the manual redesign, manufacturing, and exchange of the end-effector setup since the gripper fingers must often be adapted to the geometry of the product components to ensure a successful assembly process. In this article we present an automatic finger design, production, and evaluation pipeline, … [Read more...] about Automatic Gripper-Finger Design, Production, and Application: Toward Fast and Cost-Effective Small-Batch Production
Challenges and Outlook in Robotic Manipulation of Deformable Objects
Deformable object manipulation (DOM) is an emerging research problem in robotics. The ability to manipulate deformable objects endows robots with higher autonomy and promises new applications in the industrial, services, and health-care sectors. However, compared to rigid object manipulation, the manipulation of deformable objects is considerably more complex and is still an … [Read more...] about Challenges and Outlook in Robotic Manipulation of Deformable Objects
