Multiple sensors are also common for robots like the PR2 from Willow Garage (see the figure) because one type of sensor is usually not all encompassing in terms of capability. Figure 1.

Force/torque (F/T) sensors are critical components of robot systems used for assembly, test, and other applications. Sensor systems help robots verify part insertion, apply a constant force during ...

Feedback from force/torque sensors (black cylinder mounted on arm end) gives robots the delicate touch needed for operations such as this camera function test. An industrial PC controls the robot ...

Sensors collect and send a large amount of data to enable more autonomous robots, which makes sensors an essential component of Industry 4.0. After taking this class, users will be able to describe ...

Another step toward more lovable robots: a new type of sensor might enable us to poke a robot as if it had the squishy belly button of the Pillsbury Dough boy.

Nature, the master engineer, is coming to our rescue again. Inspired by scorpions, scientists have created new pressure ...

Robots with chemical sensors could be highly accurate in smell and taste, but building in a robot’s sense of itself and its body is far more difficult.

Build a robot, it says. And not just any robot – a toy-sized robot, that can self-navigate a maze using its own sensors.