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In 2014, RobotLAB released STEM-BOT 3D, a 3D-printed robot that students can assemble and program. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] in 2014, RobotLAB also won the LAUNCHedu competition from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation at the SXSW EDU [ 25 ] [ 26 ] [ 27 ] and Kaplan 's EdTech Accelerator award.
Robot calibration can remarkably improve the accuracy of robots programmed offline. A calibrated robot has a higher absolute as well as relative positioning accuracy compared to an uncalibrated one; i.e., the real position of the robot end effector corresponds better to the position calculated from the mathematical model of the robot. Absolute ...
Laboratory robots doing acid digestion chemical analysis. Laboratory robotics is the act of using robots in biology, chemistry or engineering labs. For example, pharmaceutical companies employ robots to move biological or chemical samples around to synthesize novel chemical entities or to test pharmaceutical value of existing chemical matter.
In October 2010, the University of Tokyo purchased 30 Nao robots for their Nakamura Lab, with hopes of developing the robots into active laboratory assistants. [7] In December 2010, a Nao robot was demonstrated doing a stand-up comedy routine, [ 8 ] and a new version of the robot was released, featuring sculpted arms and improved motors.
The Laboratory is currently involved in interdisciplinary research projects addressing key areas of robot capabilities and applications including human-robot interaction, unmanned aerial vehicles, driverless cars, swarm robotics, non-linear control, machine vision, robot ethics and soft robotics.
On the left is a Mars Exploration Rover (MER) test vehicle that is a working sibling to Spirit and Opportunity, which landed on Mars in 2004. On the right is a test rover for the Mars Science Laboratory, which landed Curiosity on Mars in 2012. Robotics is the interdisciplinary study and practice of the design, construction, operation, and use ...
Open Robotics is a nonprofit corporation headquartered in Mountain View, California.It is the primary maintainer of the Robot Operating System, and the Gazebo simulator. [1] [2] Its stated mission is to support "the development, distribution and adoption of open source software for use in robotics research, education, and product development".
Genghis (1991) was iRobot's first robot. It was designed as a test platform for researchers. The robot is currently at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum; Ariel (1996) is a crab-like robot designed to remove mines, both in and out of water. Urbie (1997) was a proof of concept robot designed for urban environments.