Autonomous assembly of digital materials: with inchworm locomotion robotic assemblers

Throughout history, human progress has been defined by the mastery of materials, transitioning from stone and bronze to the steel age. However, this progression has not only been defined by the materials utilized but has also encompassed a shift in processes, moving from the industrial to the information era. Despite the advances in fabrication...

Automation of Repetative Tasks in the Agricultural Sector

Labour in the agricultural sector is in short supply, while a large portion of the work is still being done manually. To speed up the work and guarantee the food supply of the future, Lely has started a project on agricultural automation. The aim of the project is to create a robot that can perform multiple repetitive tasks simultaneously, to...

Joint angle coupling of a musculoskeletal model and a graphical model of the hand for enhanced display in medical education

Advanced anatomical knowledge and understanding of the muscles involved in various movements are crucial for medical practitioners to reach the correct diagnostic and successfully predict surgery outcomes. To acquire this knowledge, 3D graphical anatomical models which are displayed stereoscopically can effectively supplement cadaveric...

Control of a robotic arm: Application to on-surface 3D-printing

3D-printing, also called Additive Manufacturing, is a rapidly developing technique in manufacturing. Nowadays 20% of the printed products is a ?nal product, the rest is used in Rapid Prototyping. It is claimed that in 2020, 50% of the printed output is a ?nal product. The overall goal of this research is to print 3D-structures on curved surfaces...