Purpose – Examines a recently launched integration of smart cameras into industrial robots to make them responsive to a … range of new possibilities such as simultaneous product handling and inspection, as well as providing real‐time robot …. Here ActiveX web standards, ethernet connectivity, a standard interchangeable family of cameras and a common controller for …

positioning system of navigation satellites (GPS) is followed by an introduction to Galileo, the European project on the …

. Findings – The CLAWAR conference covered every aspect of climbing and walking robots including design, locomotion, navigation …‐mining, tank inspection and building cleaning to walking aids for the disabled. Research limitations/implications – Focuses only on …

building using a laser range scanner, autonomous navigation and 3D reconstruction of the areas of particular interest.  …

Purpose – Stereo vision is an attractive perception technique for mobile robots navigation. Stereo matching is a …. However, if used for real‐time navigation, it still needs the assistance of specialized hardware or window selection technique … can be used for the navigation of planetary rover or other outdoor mobile robots. Originality/value – The paper provides a …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe research to enable a robust navigation of guide robots in erratic … discrimination method by using an adaptive sensor matching method. The other is a robot navigation technique with partial sensor … information. Findings – A successful navigation was implemented in erratic environments using partial sensor information …

map building and autonomous navigation. Findings – The possibility of controlling the look‐ahead distance allows the …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a navigation system designed for highly dynamic environments which is … independent from a metrically exact global map. Design/methodology/approach – A navigation system is developed to cope with highly … of advertisements or special offers in a supermarket. The navigation system is split into a global part, relying on non …