The Hamlyn Symposium focuses on medical robotics. Selected authors will be given the opportunity to have their work peer reviewed and considered for publication
The 32nd annual International Symposium on Automatics and Robotics in Construction and Mining (ISARC) is to address the global concerns and needs of every construction industry
RoboUniverse is coming to San Diego on December 14-16! Launched in New York City in May and Seoul Korea in June, RoboUniverse is quickly becoming the premier robotics conference and exposition.
RoboUniverse is a three-day business conference and exposition taking place at the Korea International Exhibition Center in Seoul on June 24-26.
RoboUniverse Seoul is a three-day business conference and exposition taking place at the Korea International Exhibition Center in Seoul on June 22-24, 2016.
Arboworld is een ergonomisch adviesburo in het optimaliseren van arbeidomstandigheden. Robots kunnen een positieve en negatieve invloed hebben op de arbeidsomstandigheden. Ik noem het Arbotics
The AUSI is a non-profit chartered institute on a three-acre facility, with 2000 square feet of office and laboratory space. It manages a fresh water test facility that has a 28 meter, remote-controlled pontoon boat. The AUSI helps with research programs…
The Beijing University of Technology is one of China’s recognized Project 211 universities with a multidisciplinary academic structure providing various programs. Some of the achievements include the research on wheeled robots and all-position welding…
Chou University in Japan is home to the Osumi Laboratory robotics lab, which develops advanced robot systems. Students learn how to exploit redundancy included in robotic systems and achieve cooperative handling based on position controllers. Their research…
The Robocup Federation is an international organisation that promotes and stimulates robot technology worldwide by organizing robot competitions and symposia.
The Vienna-based Schiebel Corporation specializes in the development of composite technologies, landmine detection systems and aviation innovations that include robotics and sensor technology.
Kshitij is the annual techno-management symposium of IIT Kharagpur and is the largest of its genre in Asia. From a modest start 12 years back, it has witnessed unprecedented growth and has always lived up to expectations of the population.
Japan’s most prestigious university, the University of Tokyo, has the highest ranking in Asia. The school’s JSK Laboratory does extensive robotics work in a wide range of fields. Recently, the lab unveiled its HRP3L-JSK robot; a bipedal robot that can…
RIKEN and BMCRC created humanoid robot RI-MAN to provide healthcare support and aid in dynamic motor function research. This assistive robot can recognize faces, discern scents, and detect a human's position through tactile sensors. It can perform tasks…
A repositioned center of gravity as well as gyro and gravity sensors make SPC-003 more stable than SPC-001. It has 2 neck joints and 3 more in its hands, arms, and hips.
The Wever R1 wheeled robot functions as a home networking system. It recognizes faces and expressions. It also has speech recognition but it does work reliably. The Wever R1 is capable of position tracking and can play rock-paper-scissors with humans.
dASAROBOT developed Korea's first ever building cleaning robot called ZACSEN-I Robot. It is completely autonomous, can detect its current position, and cleans dirt efficiently.
The 44th ISR 2013 will be held in Seoul from October 24-26. This robotic event is a moving force and an authoritative conference for the development of various technologies, including the likes of industrial robots and service robots.This event will be…
The 9th annual Robot World is slated for October 28-31, 2015, at the Kintex Exhibition Center in Seoul, Korea.
RoboUniverse serves as the “new robotics” segment of the robotics industry which includes service and education robots, collaborative robots, and their intelligent technologies.
The AMRI of the University of Mexico is home to a remarkable research lab that focuses on artificial muscles and ionic polymer gels. Lab Director Mohsen Shainpoor co-created patented soft actuators and artificial muscles. He also created an artificial…
BAAT Medical specializes in developing robotic products for orthopedics. It produces Knee Orthosis Joint that replaces the conventional brace, and VirtuRob for rehabilitation purposes.
The Biomimetic Robotics Lab at Stanford University is working on developing a new breed of biologically-inspired robots that will have the latest technology. They have already made a series of robots called the Sprawl family, hand-sized hexapedal robots…
BlueBotics is a Swiss company which specializes in autonomous navigation. They have developed Autonomous Navigation Technology which enables autonomous vehicle movement.
The CDR is one of the leading robotic research labs in the United States. The chief objectives of this robotic lab are to design, build, and show distributed robotic systems. Among the robots that they have co-developed is the UMN Scout robot, designed…
The China International Robot Show (CIROS) organizes exhibitions for the Chinese robotics sector that cross-promotes the global robotics sector with innovation and entrepreneurship in the enormous Chinese marketplace.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, is a United States government agency that aims at developing technologies for national security. By making significant contributions and investments, DARPA devises new strategies to overcome future…
Demcon is a Dutch company that researches and produces high-tech mechatronic systems and products for the healthcare sector and medical devices market. It is involved in the Bobbie project.
The FOM (Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter) promotes fundamental research in the field of physics. The goal of the foundation is to improve knowledge between different institutions, create a national network, and participate in international…
Frog AGV Systems is involved in the development and selling of Automated Guided Vehicles to its clients to minimize costs and maximize reliability, availability and efficiency.
Groot Klimmendaal is a Dutch medical rehabilitation center that has a goal of offering rehabilitation for children, youth and adults who from physical, cognitive or multiple disabilities. The center aims at making the patients as independent as possible.
Groundbreaking robotics research is a regular part of work at the INL. The lab has an ongoing project of developing robots that have the ability to initiate sharing between human and robot, allowing the system to cope with changes in resources. The lab…
Being a foundation that researches innovative ways of monitoring dikes, Ijkdijk is working on a development program that makes use of sensor systems to inspect and test the quality of these dikes.
Intespring is involved in product design and technical projects. It advices on motion technique and spring mechanisms. It is involved in projects like X-Arm, LabCoat and SpringUp.
Austria's JKU Linz offers students 110 educational institutes, including the Institute for Robotics (ROBIN). This Institute is dedicated to looking at a better technology and robotics platform that can be beneficial not only for the school but also for…
Based in Bulgaria, KIBERTRON Ltd. is an innovation company that was registered on March 11th, 2004. The company aims at working for the success of the KIBERTRON Project. The Robotics project focuses on researching, designing and constructing an intelligent…
Reade came into being from the merger of two rehabilitation systems, which now offer specialized care, support and advice to hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Reade offers and develops excellent quality rehabilitation medicine as well as rheumatology.
The Shimojo Laboratory in Japan’s University of Electro-Communications studies a variety of robot systems. They focus on high speed tactile sensing technology, but also on slip sense, proximity sense and intelligent behavior. One of their projects, the…
Founded in 2008 by Francisco and Carlos Paz, TheCorpora is a company which brings together all the work that was developed years ago by Francisco Paz. The company aims at introducing robotics to the public and their homes.
The Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ) promotes development in academic fields while offering specialists a place to announce their research and exchange technical knowledge. They publish journals which include scientific papers and descriptive articles…
TU Delft Robotics Institute is the leading center for robotics research in the Netherlands. Their aim is to introduce new and original robotics technologies that will enable humans and robots to work together in uncontrolled, unpredictable, real-life…
Yonsei University is the oldest private university in Korea. The medical college opened the Severance Robot and MIS Center in 2009. This center teachers surgeons the latest techniques in robotic surgery, and are introduced to new techniques that can improve…
RIBA is as assistant humanoid robot with a friendly, bear-like face. It was designed by RIKEN and Tokai rubber to help transport patients around hospitals. RIBA can carry up to 61 kilograms and lift patients from beds to wheelchairs. He is able to track…
The RIC-30, the newest version of RIC, has the Kinect sensor in it. Like its predecessor, it can be programmed to fit a client's marketing needs. RIC-30 is also compatible with the Kinect and V-Sido software and has expandable Futaba RS304MD servos.
Developed by Boston Dynamics, RiSE is a climbing robot that is capable of climbing vertical terrain like trees, walls as well as fences.
Bart Everett developed a security robot called Robart II. It can detect problems, create navigation maps and contains multiprocessor architecture for real-time operations.
A smaller robot lawnmower for tighter spaces, Robomow RM200 has a single blade with a 7" cut, as well as sensors that shut it down in the event of rain or dangerous tilt.
WowWee’s Robopanda is an interactive delight. This robot can tell jokes and stories, crawl and sit, and responds to touch and sound. It can even be taught new tricks.
The Roomba 564 is perfect for people with pets to keep floors free from pet hair and dander. It also cleans up dirt and debris with its three-stage cleaning process.
Sarcoman is an entertainment robot capable of juggling balls and balancing a pole among other feats. It can dynamically adjust its movements and is controlled by a human operator.
The SWUMANOID swimming robot was designed to measure water resistance while swimming. Researchers hope the half-scale robot will allow them to make better swim gear.
Yujin Robots developed a transforming humanoid robot called Transbot. It can transform into a car within 12 seconds and race with other Transbots. It can also fight with other robots using weapons. In car form, Transbot can travel up to 40cm per second.
Peter Dilworth from MIT developed a bipedal dinosaur robot called Troody. This autonomous robot has sensors, joints and on-board computer to guide it to walk, run and jump.
TUlip is a soccer playing humanoid robot created by the Dutch robot soccer team, Dutch Robotics. This lightweight and durable humanoid took part in the Robocup challenge.
Unicycle Robot is the first robot in China capable of balancing on a single wheel. It can navigate a balance beam and even compensate for external disturbances. Unicycle Robot has infrared sensors, a gyroscope, and an inclinometer. Its developers hope…
Taiwan’s Precision Machinery developed a guide robot called Upitor. It can move its head and hands, can guide people through user-defined content, and can avoid obstacles.
South Korean company Robotis developed a service humanoid called URIA. It provides information to its users, lets them perform video conferencing, and navigates on uneven terrain.
WF-3RIX was developed by Waseda University. This robot uses advanced human organ simulation to mimic the flute-playing of a human. It has artificial fingers to trill the flute and a MIDI accompaniment system. Its artificial lungs have the same volume…
Waseda University's WF-4R is a major improvement over the WF-3RIX. This anthropomorphic flutist robot now has 38 degrees of freedom. The range of motion increased in the neck and arms and the vibrato mechanism is smaller. The fingers are link mechanisms…
Kong and Wu are two advanced ping-pong playing robots developed at Zhejiang University. They are made with high-strength, lightweight materials and have 30 degrees of freedom. Their reaction time is between 0.05 and 0.01 seconds with an accuracy of 2.5…
