Retired electric-vehicle lithium-ion battery (EV-LIB) packs pose severe environmental
hazards. Efficient recovery of these spent batteries is a significant way to achieve closed …

Dexterous manipulation, especially dexterous grasping, is a primitive and crucial ability of
robots that allows the implementation of performing human-like behaviors. Deploying the …

Autonomous navigation of steel bridge inspection robots are essential for proper
maintenance. Majority of existing robotic solutions for bridge inspection require human …

Sorting is a fundamental operation in various applications and a traditional research topic in
computer science. Improving the performance of sorting operations can have a significant …

This chapter introduces the Advanced Robotic and Automation (ARA) robot, a recent steel‐
climbing robotic development from the ARA lab. The ARA robot employs a hybrid climbing …

Reinforcement learning (RL) enables agents to make a decision based on a reward
function. However, in the process of learning, the choice of values for learning algorithm …

Redundant manipulator is a highly nonlinear and strongly coupled system. In practical
application, dynamic parameters are difficult to determine due to uncertain loads and …

Technological developments have impacts and challenges in human life. Technological
advances have made human life easier. The impact of technological developments is the …

Autonomous navigation of steel bridge inspection robots is essential for proper
maintenance. Majority of existing robotic solutions for steel bridge inspection require human …

Numerous industrial and logistical applications frequently use robotic automation. Robots
must be able to autonomously classify objects in congested surroundings to increase …