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A Robot to Clean your Trash Bin!

Mobile robots cleaning up your trash bin? You may think this is sci-fi, but it is real! The system is way past prototype, Freshbins is already operating this type of robot system in Australia.

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Aug 22, 2011 10:56 AM. 1 min read time
 
A Robot to Clean your Trash Bin!

Mobile robots cleaning up your trash bin? You may think this is sci-fi, but it is real! The system is way past prototype,...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Aug 22, 2011 10:56 AM
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Servo-Electric Grippers: How does it Work?

This article presents an overview on how a servo-electric gripper works. The image below shows the main components of an ...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Aug 09, 2011 10:20 AM
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How To Handle Fragile Parts With Robots

Robots were initially used in dull, dirty and dangerous jobs. Today, you can add yet another D to that list: delicate....

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Jul 17, 2011 10:03 PM
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How to Handle a High Number of Different Parts Using one Robot

Handling tens or hundreds of different parts with a robot is not a walk in the park. Issues come mainly from tooling...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Jun 14, 2011 8:03 AM
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Google in Robotics
What is it about Google and robotics? The company's mission is to organize and help us find our way in the world's vast...
Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Jun 10, 2011 10:30 AM
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How To Attach An End-Effector To Your Robot

Since there are little to no established standards for attachment interfaces in the robot industry, many things are to be...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on May 30, 2011 10:45 AM
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Jig-less Robotic Welding How-to

With their accuracy and adjustability robots are up to face new challenges and execute tasks that were not considered possible...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on May 19, 2011 8:53 AM
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Gaining Trust in Collaborating with Robots

I just re-read Shuichi Fukuda’s article, “How can Man and Machine Trust Each Other and Work Better Together?” in the...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Feb 23, 2011 5:23 AM
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