Honda revealed a humanoid robot with two legs and two arms in December of 1996. The robot walks not only forward and … backward but also diagonally either to the right or left and turns in any direction as well. The robot can also steadily walk … up and down a staircase without missing a step and push a cart with coordinated movement of its legs and arms. This robot …

Outlines research work to design a robot calibration system which is portable, accurate and low‐cost. Describes … prototype measuring system which is based on a camera in the robot hand, plus a known reference object in the robot workspace … errors. Concludes that this method, based on photogrammetry to obtain measurements for the calibration of robot systems, has …

Outlines research work on the control of flexible single‐link robot arms in which the link is modelled as a beam and …

Purpose This paper aims to provide details of underwater robot technology and its applications. Design … defence and offshore energy sectors. Originality/value This provides a detailed insight into underwater robot technologies …

research into the nature of the human–robot interaction are considered. The paper then discusses a selection of European … progress is being made, and assistive robot research has moved on from purely technological developments to field trials … opportunity. Originality/value This provides a detailed insight into European assistive robot development activities.  …