(1) Introduction Recently, there are various kinds of tasks to be conducted in space, such as building and operation of the international space station, docking and rendezvous system, inspection and repair of satellite, as well as planetary exploration. In such operations, unmanned robots are most promising tools for future exploration and utilization over the microgravity environment. The mobi...

Robot-assisted cell microinjection, which is precise and can enable a high throughput, is attracting interest from researchers. Conventional probe-type cell microforce sensors have some real-time injection force measurement limitations, which prevent their integration in a cell microinjection robot. In this paper, a novel supported-beam based cell micro-force sensor with a piezoelectric polyvin...

This paper describes about a prototype system for active interaction experiment to a cricket by utilizing an operated micro mobile robot. It also realize to measure/collect behavior data of the cricket on-line. The behavior selection of the cricket (Gyllus bimaculatus) is influenced by the experience or the context in living environment. In our current research, we are trying to investigate neu...

This paper aims to develop a writing robot by recognizing the speech signal from the user. The robot arm constructed mainly for the disabled people who can’t perform writing on their own. Here, dynamic time warping (DTW) algorithm is used to recognize the speech signal from the user. The action performed by the robot arm in the environment is done by reducing the redundancy which frequently fac...

For exploring the application of assembly robot with vision function in the industrial field, in terms of vision control, a three-stage vision control strategy based on cross ratio invariant and motion displacement is put forward. The target motion is calculated by using cross ratio invariant and the moving route. First of all, the reference image is used for the alignment, and then the target ...

As no reliable methods is available to manipulate component whose typical size is up to 100 μm, current industrial assembled products contained only components down to this physical limit. In that scale, micro-assembly requires specific handling strategies to overcome adhesion and high precision robots. This paper deals with an original robotic system able to perform reliable micro-assembly of ...

The Micro-Mouse is an autonomous robot that is capable of moving about within a maze and finding its way to the center in the shortest possible amount of time. The complete robotic system is a synthesis of mechanical design, motor control, sensory input systems, electrical design and software development system.

The Personal Satellite Assistant (PSA) is a softball-sized flying robot designed to operate autonomously onboard manned spacecraft in pressurized micro-gravity environments. We describe how the Brahms multi-agent modeling and simulation environment in conjunction with a KAoS agent adjustable autonomy and teamwork approach will be used to support human-centered design and operation of

The Personal Satellite Assistant (PSA) is a softball-sized flying robot designed to operate autonomously onboard manned spacecraft in pressurized micro-gravity environments. We describe how the Brahms multi-agent modeling and simulation environment in conjunction with a KAoS agent teamwork approach can be used to support human-centered design for the PSA.

Gait rehabilitation using body weight support on a treadmill is a recommended rehabilitation technique for neurological injuries, such as spinal cord injury. In this paper, a new robotic orthosis is presented for treadmill training. In the presented design the criteria such as low inertia of robot components, backdrivability, high safety and degrees of freedom based on human walking are conside...