The ADIS16355 inertial sensor from Analog Devices Inc., Norwood, Mass., compensates for GPS signal loss that arises in moving trucks and other vehicles. Besides aiding navigation, the sensor can help ...

Humanoid robots are quickly moving from sci-fi prototypes to real-world industrial tools, and Wall Street is paying attention. In a ...

Imperial College spin-out Slamcore is developing artificial intelligence based tools to help robots both map their environment and navigate through it – ‘slam’ in the name comes from ‘simultaneous ...

Robot navigation systems can be complicated to design — they need software algorithms, electronics, and mechanical components. They must be able to move accurately, and they need sensors to gather ...

Having two arms doesn't make you a juggler. The same principle applies in robotics where even the most dextrous of bots must be programmed to move according to a particular task. Input systems based ...

Robotiq says it has combined adaptive gripping with high-frequency tactile sensing, enabling robots to generalize across objects.