Purpose – The aim of this paper is to provide a review of recent developments in the application of swarm intelligence to robotics. Design/methodology/approach – This paper initially considers swarm intelligence and then discusses its application to robotics through reference to a number of...

Purpose – This paper aims to provide a review of the applications of robotic technology in laboratories. Design/methodology/approach – Following a short introduction, this paper discusses a range of key applications for laboratory robots and describes a number of products. Some recent...

Purpose – This paper aims to provide an insight into the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in robotics. Design/methodology/approach – Following an introduction to AI, this paper provides an overview of the application of AI to robotics. Mobile robots are then discussed, together with the...

Purpose This study aims to provide an insight into recent technological developments and applications that are driving growth and change in the automotive robotics sector. Design/methodology/approach Following a short introduction which provides a commercial perspective, this study discusses the...

Purpose This study aims to provide an insight into the role of robots in the entertainment industry. Design/methodology/approach Following a short introduction, this study first considers applications in amusement parks and robotic rides and highlights some current development activities. It...

Purpose This paper aims to provide an insight into recent developments in the robotic exoskeleton business by considering research, corporate activities, products and emerging applications. Design/methodology/approach Following a short introduction, this first provides examples of exoskeleton...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an insight into the present-day state of bin picking by considering research, technology, products and applications. Design/methodology/approach Following a short introduction, this first provides examples of recent bin picking research. It then...

Purpose This paper aims to provide an insight into the current state of cloud robotics developments, technology and applications. Design/methodology/approach Following a short introduction, this paper first considers the potential benefits of cloud robotics. It discusses cloud service providers...

Purpose This paper aims to provide details of recent commercial and technological developments that are driving robotic warehouse automation. Design/methodology/approach Following a short introduction, this first provides a commercial background and identifies the factors driving the market...

Purpose This paper aims to illustrate the growing role of machine learning techniques in robotics. Design/methodology/approach Following an introduction which includes a brief historical perspective, this paper provides a short introduction to machine learning techniques. It then provides...