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Automation And Robotics
The most effective and visible part of modern Industrial Automation is the Industrial robots. Fully automated process control Robots have contributed greatly to improve the productivity of virtually all manufacturing industries throughout the world.
Designing, operating and maintaining industrial plants require extensive and complex engineering processes. An integrated engineering process considering all different aspects, data and workflow of plant automation design as well as interoperability to other systems is the key to more efficiency and lower costs of engineering tasks in the plant life cycle.
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The Future of Moral Machines
Joke or not, the topic of machine morality is here to stay. Even modest amounts of engineered autonomy make it necessary to outline some modest goals for the design of artificial moral agents. As the fields of robotics and artificial intelligence move from science fiction and lab toys to real-world tools experts will have to decide whether, and how, to imbue their creations with better decision-making skills. ...Full article
The flexible, Soft-bodied robot could help rescue mission
A team of Harvard scientists led by chemistry professor George M. Whitesides '60 has developed a flexible robot inspired by animals without skeletons.
The new robot is more resistant to damage and more maneuverable than existing metal robots, Whitesides said.
The device is made of a flexible elastomer similar to the caulk used to seal bathtubs. Whitesides said it represents a new class of robots that can provide additional capabilities without necessarily replacing the conventional robot. ...Full article
Kilobots are an inexpensive system for testing synchronized and collaborative behavior in a very large swarm of robots
The communicative critters were created by members of the Self-Organizing Systems Research Group led by Radhika Nagpal, the Thomas D. Cabot Associate Professor of Computer Science at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and a Core Faculty Member at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard. Her team also includes Michael Rubenstein, a postdoctoral fellow at SEAS; and Christian Ahler, a fellow of SEAS and the Wyss Institute.
Thanks to a Technology licensing deal with the K-Team Corporation, a Swiss manufacturer of high-quality Mobile Robots researchers and robotics enthusiasts alike can now take command of their own swarm. One key to achieving high-value applications for multi-robot systems in the future is the development of sophisticated algorithms that can coordinate the actions of tens to thousands of robots. ...Full article
Liquid Robotics Wave Gliders start difficult ocean journey for science
Four robots have set out on an epic 33,000 nautical mile (66,000km) journey across the Pacific Ocean. The robots were launched from the St Francis Yacht Club on the edge of San Francisco harbour on 17 November.
Created by US firm Liquid Robotics, the four are aiming to set the record for the longest distance at sea travelled by an unmanned craft. The robots will travel together to Hawaii, then split into pairs, one pair heading to Japan, the other to Australia. Waves will Power their propulsion systems and the sun will power the Sensors that will be measuring things like water salinity, temperature, clarity, and oxygen content; collecting weather data, and gathering information on wave features and currents. It’s not going to be an easy journey—the little robots will face rough weather and have to dodge big ships. ...Full article
Doe-eyed Dreamer robot looking for friends
Visitors to the recent IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) in San Francisco had a chance to check out this cartoonish droid from local firm Meka Robotics, and it's quite an eyeful. ...Full article
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