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Fuzzy-Based PID Motion Control for Inhalation-Type Floating Garbage Cleaning Robots

IEEE Access
This paper introduces an intelligent controlled cleaning tool for picking up underwater floating garbage. An inhalation-type garbage cleaning robot is designed not only to improve the efficiency of garbage collection but also to simplify the controller ...
Zheng Li, Xiaoxiao Mi, Michael V. Basin, Hongzheng Zeng   +3 more
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Microbial contamination and efficacy of disinfection procedures of companion robots in care homes.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BackgroundParo and other robot animals can improve wellbeing for older adults and people with dementia, through reducing depression, agitation and medication use. However, nursing and care staff we contacted expressed infection control concerns.
Hannah Louise Bradwell, Christopher W Johnson, John Lee, Rhona Winnington, Serge Thill, Ray B Jones   +5 more
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Sewage Cleaning Robot

International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology
Abstract: This paper presents the development of a semi- autonomous sewage cleaning robot designed to operate in hazardous and wet environments, minimizing human involvement and enhancing safety. Equipped with a robotic arm, ultrasonic sensors, and a high-pressure water system, the robot effectively removes debris, blockages, and sediments from sewer ...
Aman A Saud, Preetha S L, Mohammed Sherhan S, Ben S Clive, Sudarsanan A   +4 more
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The Design and Performance Investigation of a Split Four-Track Water-Jet Cleaning Robot for Steel Gate Panels

Actuators
Steel gates are widely used in river and sea engineering to ensure water retention and flow regulation. Due to the attachment and the alternation of dry and wet environments, water retention easily causes corrosion and destruction, while the attachment ...
Zhenhua Duan, Guisheng Fang, Gaoping Shi, Heng Qian, Jiayi Cui, Junhao Zhang   +5 more
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Design and Experiment of a Novel Façade Cleaning Robot with a Biped Mechanism

Applied Sciences, 2018
Façade cleaning in high-rise buildings has always been considered a hazardous task when carried out by labor forces. Even though numerous studies have focused on the development of glass façade cleaning systems, the available technologies in ...
Shunsuke Nansai, Keichi Onodera, Prabakaran Veerajagadheswar, Mohan Rajesh Elara, Masami Iwase   +4 more
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Asian Roboticism: Connecting Mechanized Labor to the Automation of Work [PDF]

, 2020
This article reconsiders the present-day automation of work and its transformation of who we are as humans. What has been missing from this important conversation are the social meanings surrounding Asian roboticism or how Asians have already been ...
Bui, Long
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Retracted: Innovative Design of a Healthy and Environmentally Friendly Intelligent Cleaning Robot in a Smart City Public Environment. [PDF]

J Environ Public Health, 2023
Environmental And Public Health JO.
europepmc   +1 more source

Vision-Based Multi-Task Manipulation for Inexpensive Robots Using End-To-End Learning from Demonstration

, 2018
We propose a technique for multi-task learning from demonstration that trains the controller of a low-cost robotic arm to accomplish several complex picking and placing tasks, as well as non-prehensile manipulation.
Abolghasemi, Pooya, Bölöni, Ladislau, Levine, Sergey, Rahmatizadeh, Rouhollah   +3 more
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Solar Panel Cleaning Robot

INTERANTIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
In this project, various studies revolving around how dirt and dust affect the performance of solar panels depending upon different regions, as different areas have different soil compositions and how they are different from one another.
Deepika Vasanthakuma, Smitha B, Haritha K, Hajara P P, Athira Jayan, Abhishek Menon   +5 more
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Mechanical Design and Dynamcis of an Autonomous Climbing Robot for Elliptic Half-shell Cleaning

International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2007
This paper presents an auto-climbing robot for cleaning the elliptic half-shell of National Grand Theatre in China. The robot consists of a climbing mechanism, a moving mechanism, two cleaning brushes and supporting mechanisms.
Houxiang Zhang, Jianwei Zhang, Rong Liu, Guanghua Zong   +3 more
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