Doina Pisla & Giuseppe Carbone 
Advances in Service and Industrial Robotics [PDF ebook] 
RAAD 2024

Part I: Perception and Learning.- Determining Sample Quantity for Robot Vision-to-Motion Cloth Flattening.- Outliers – Do Image and Feature Domain Outliers Coincide in Robotic Applications?.- An algorithm for determining the coordinates of a test tube by a robotic aliquoting system based on a combination of the Hough method and a result filtering algorithm.- Deployment of Algorithms for Autonomous Drone Racing in a Real Environment.- Contactless Assembly of a Pi and a Plug Micropart with Electrostatic Force Fields.- Modern Quality Control: Integrating Computer Vision in Inspection of PCB Elements.- Cost-Effective Robot Arm Teleoperation via Human Pose Tracking with Monocular Camera.- Revolutionizing Speech Emotion Recognition: A Novel Hilbert Curve Approach for Two-Dimensional Representation and Convolutional Neural Network Classification.- Positioning of a Surgical Parallel Robot using Artificial Intelligence.- Effects of Increased Entropy on Robustness of Reinforcement Learning for Robot Box-Pushing.- Part II: Medical Robotics and Biomechanics.- Exploring the effects of different schemes of hallux valgus osteotomy on the stress based on computer digital simulation.- Dynamic Analysis of an Exoskeleton Robotic System for Stair Walking Assistance.- A Compact Low-Frequencies Vibrational Bioreactor to Induce Cellular Response.- Design of wearable prostheses: a new approach.- Workspace Analysis for Laparoscopic Rectal Surgery : A Preliminary Study.- An Analysis of Virtual Reality Applications in Rehabilitation Engineering.- Low-Cost Functional Infrared Spectroscopy Based System as a Brain-Computer Interface.- Phenomenological modelling of the flexion-extension movement of human lower limb joints.- Continuous-Time Robust Control for Cancer Treatment Robots.- Accuracy and repeatability of a parallel robot for personalised minimally invasive surgery.- A Concise Review of Upper Limb Prostheses.- Analysis Study of Working Modes Within a Redundant Architecture for a Spherical Parallel Manipulator (SPM).- MEDROVER: Medical Assistant Robot for patient monitoring and treatment management.- Mixed-Reality-Guided Teleoperation of a Collaborative Robot for Surgical Procedures.- Task Oriented Collaborative Robots: Intervention in Repetitive Task for Worker Well-Being.- Part III: Industrial Robots and Education.- Industry needs in Robotics Education.- Unimate and Beyond: Exploring the Genesis of Industrial Robotics.- Beyond the Horizon: Anticipating Future Challenges in the Field of Robotics.- A Short Overview on Terrestrial Hybrid Locomotion Mobile Robots.- Augmented Reality Guided 3D Printed Robotic Arm Assembly: A Comprehensive Framework for Interactive Learning.- Part IV: Kinematics and Dynamics.- Geometric Robot Calibration Using a Calibration Plate.- Algorithm for obtaining balanced specific sliding coefficients at the points where the meshing stars and ends for external spur gears.- A Novel Approach Exploiting Contact Points on Robot Structures for Enhanced End-Effector Accuracy.- Multi-axis AM: slicer and toolpath for 2.5D/3D/5D printing.- Comparative study of the kinematic performance indices for the 3-U(RPRGR)RU and the 3-URU parallel robots.- Kinematic Analysis of the Seven-Bar Linkage 7-PR(RRRR)RP used for Medical Disinfection Robot.- Experimental evaluation of a collision avoidance control for redundant manipulators.- Automatic Differentiation of Serial Manipulator Jacobians Using Multidual Algebra.- Mathematical and mechanical model of a tamping rammer for making rammed earth walls.- Establishing of Dynamic Control Functions for a Hybrid Robot based on Analytical Mechanics Principles.- Part V: Motion Planning and Control.- Time-Optimal Transport of Loosely Placed Liquid Filled Cups along Prescribed Paths.- Constrained Online Motion Generation from Unfiltered User Commands.- Orientation trajectory planning based on unit quaternions for spray painting robots.- Robot Block Set (RBS) – A comprehensive robotics framework.- AI-based multi-criteria path planning of Cartesian robot with telescopic arm for tree fruit picking.- Design of a data collection system for robot digital twins.- Physical Interaction Interpretation in Industrial Robotics using Dynamic Time Warping Principles.- Electromagnetic Simulation of Robotic Dynamic Scenes for Novel Sensor Developments.- Challenges in Polystyrene Mold Making for Clay Panels Using Industrial Hotwire Carving.- Robotic platform for position control of a ball.- Part VI: Service Robotics and Applications.- Embracing the Gentle Touch: Design and Simulation of an Intelligent Soft Fingertip for Adaptive Agricultural Harvesting.- Increasing the Energy Efficiency of Robotic Workplaces.- Design of an under-actuated mechanism for collecting and cutting crop samples in precision agriculture.- An exoskeleton for overhead work support equipped with pneumatic artificial muscles: an insight on transmission design.- A Literature Review and Design Considerations Towards a Gripper for Tomato Harvesting.- Evaluating the Potential of Passive Exoskeletons in Modern Industries: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Impact on User Well-being and Efficiency.- Technological analysis of types of milking systems and robots: A Review.- Part VII: Mobile Robots and Innovative Robot Design.- Mobile exploration robot with hybrid locomotion system.- 3D Printed Harmonic Drive for Legged Mobile Robots.- Modeling, parameter estimation and control design of 4WIS4WID mobile robot: Simulation and experimental validation.- Autonomous mobile robotic system for measuring the electrical conductivity of soil.- Design and test validation of humanoid tripod-based limbs.- Soft Grasping Delicate Parts by Robotic Effectors.- A 3D Printed Reconfigurable Multi-fingered Gripper.