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Robots assist rescuers in search and rescue operations. The important aspects investigated in this study are the integration of a mechatronic system that will allow for a robotic platform with a vision system. The research collaboration between Argentina and South Africa is discussed with the correlating research areas that each country will investigate to allow for the development and advancement...
Learning in robotics has become a requirement in some advanced industrial applications since robots are expected to perform complex, and in some cases multiple, tasks while simultaneously handling the unpredicted conditions of the environment. The research discussed in this paper focuses on the development of an algorithm that will allow a mobile robot to determine its own physical dimensions. This...
Although three million people around the world suffer from the lack of one or both upper limbs 80% of this number is located within developing countries. While prosthetic prices soar with technology 3D printing and low cost electronics present a sensible solution for those that cannot afford expensive prosthetics. The electronic and control design of a low-cost prosthetic hand, the Touch Hand II,...
Robots assist rescuers in search and rescue operations. An area of research that can significantly benefit search and rescue operations, if integrated, is cooperative robotics, since a multi-robot team can cover a vast area more efficiently than a single robot system. The research discussed in this paper focuses on the need for cooperative search and rescue robots, the related research in literature,...
Modern technology has provided robots that can be used for Search and rescue purposes where rescuers have difficulty to locate victims. This is due to problems such as visibility and different environmental conditions. The autonomous mobile ability of robot vehicles makes them ideal platforms for search and rescue purposes. Improvements in communication, navigation and sensory systems provide for...
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