With the implementations of “Zero Waste” and Industry 4.0, the rapidly increasing applications of artificial intelligence in waste management have generated a large amount of …
Global demographics trend toward an aging population. Hence, there will be an increased social demand for elderly care. Recently, assistive technologies such as service robots have …
X Yue, H Li, M Shimizu, S Kawamura, L Meng - Machines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Due to the workforce shortage caused by the declining birth rate and aging population, robotics is one of the solutions to replace humans and overcome this urgent problem. This …
B Ramalingam, RE Mohan, S Pookkuttath, BF Gómez… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Insect detection and control at an early stage are essential to the built environment (human- made physical spaces such as homes, hotels, camps, hospitals, parks, pavement, food …
Optimizing the coverage path planning (CPP) in robotics has become essential to accomplish efficient coverage applications. This work presents a novel approach to solve …
With the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) theory, particularly deep learning neural networks, robot vacuums equipped with AI power can automatically clean indoor …
The role of mobile robots for cleaning and sanitation purposes is increasing worldwide. Disinfection and hygiene are two integral parts of any safe indoor environment, and these …
We address the problem of localizing waste objects from a color image and an optional depth image, which is a key perception component for robotic interaction with such objects …
One of the essential attributes of a cleaning robot is to achieve complete area coverage. Current commercial indoor cleaning robots have fixed morphology and are restricted to …