Tsukuba, Japan—Aging and illness in humans are accompanied by decline in motor and cognitive functions, causing difficulties in daily life and communication and often leading to anxiety and depression ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3, SDG 8, and SDG 9. Collaborative and adaptive robots are increasingly used in production settings, showcasing the successful ...

Nature is brimming with animals that collaborate in large numbers. Bees stake out the best feeding spots and let others know where they are. Ants construct complex hierarchical homes built for defense ...

As the boundaries between robots and collaborative robots (cobots) fade, the need for fast, agile and uncaged robot systems grows rapidly. Today’s cobots typically rely on power- and force-limiting ...

Collaborative robots (cobots), a type of lightweight and slow-moving robot designed to work next to human operators without a physical fence, have gained significant momentum thanks to their ...

TRAVERSE CITY - People may think robots are a thing of the future, but the future is now. “We just want them to have a better understanding of the safety and capabilities of the collaborative robot,” ...