A new robotic system could perform delicate eye surgery

Retinal vein occlusion (RVO) is a severe disease that occurs when a vein in the light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye ...
The Union Democrat

Robots are teaching autistic children social skills — and it’s actually working

Adding robots to therapy can help autistic children develop foundational social skills like taking turns, making eye contact, ...
TechCrunch

For Dyson, the 360 Eye robot vacuum is only the beginning

Dyson’s 360 Eye robot vacuum is going global, with retail availability in Canada today, and a U.S. launch following soon. I spoke to Dyson’s Lead Robotics Engineer Mike Aldred about the vacuum, which ...
ucdavis.edu

Eye, Robot: Researchers Give Machines a New Perspective with Active Vision

Iman Soltani is developing active vision technology that would allow robots to change their line of sight and viewpoint to complete tasks instead of relying on multiple cameras. Here, Soltani (left) ...
Nature

Hand-Eye Calibration in Robotics

Hand-eye calibration constitutes a cornerstone in the integration of robotic systems with vision sensors, enabling the precise mapping between the coordinate frames of the robot manipulator and the ...