The World robot summit disaster robotics category – achievements of the 2018 preliminary competition

Tadokoro, Satoshı; Kimura, Tetsuya; Okugawa, Masayuki; Oogane, Katsuji; Igarashi, H.; Ohtsubo, Yoshikazu; Sato, Noritaka; Shimizu, Masaru; Suzuki, Soichiro; Takahashi, Tomoichi; Nakaoka, Shin’ichiro; Murata, Mika; Takahashi, Mitsuru; Morita, Yumi; Rooney, Elena Mary

doi:10.1080/01691864.2019.1627244

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“…Robots and machinery used in unstructured and dynamic environments typically employ rigid, fully-actuated robotic grippers and hands. From autonomous search and rescue and fire fighting robots (Miyazawa, 2002;Hamins et al, 2015) to heavy machinery such as excavators (Sulaiman et al, 2015) or dual arm robot platforms used in earthquake recovery work (Egawa et al, 2013;Tadokoro et al, 2019), all these systems are equipped with different types of robotic end-effectors that employ rigid fingers. Such platforms are designed to manipulate irregular objects assisting humans in the execution of complex tasks.…”

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Employing Pneumatic, Telescopic Actuators for the Development of Soft and Hybrid Robotic Grippers

2020

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Traditionally, the robotic end-effectors that are employed in unstructured and dynamic environments are rigid and their operation requires sophisticated sensing elements and complicated control algorithms in order to handle and manipulate delicate and fragile objects. Over the last decade, considerable research effort has been put into the development of adaptive, under-actuated, soft robots that facilitate robust interactions with dynamic environments. In this paper, we present soft, retractable, pneumatically actuated, telescopic actuators that facilitate the efficient execution of stable grasps involving a plethora of everyday life objects. The efficiency of the proposed actuators is validated by employing them in two different soft and hybrid robotic grippers. The hybrid gripper uses three rigid fingers to accomplish the execution of all the tasks required by a traditional robotic gripper, while three inflatable, telescopic fingers provide soft interaction with objects. This synergistic combination of soft and rigid structures allows the gripper to cage/trap and firmly hold heavy and irregular objects. The second, simplistic and highly affordable robotic gripper employs just the telescopic actuators, exhibiting an adaptive behavior during the execution of stable grasps of fragile and delicate objects. The experiments demonstrate that both grippers can successfully and stably grasp a wide range of objects, being able to exert significantly high contact forces.

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Employing Pneumatic, Telescopic Actuators for the Development of Soft and Hybrid Robotic Grippers

2020

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“…One example is the Japanese ImPACT project. The ImPACT Tough Robotics Challenge, a national project of Japan Cabinet Office developed robots for disaster response, recovery and preparedness between 2014-2018 [7]. Robots developed include UAVs, construction robots, serpentine robots, legged robots, cyber rescue canine, and several component technologies.…”

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“…The robot effectively captured images of roof structures, a fuel handling machine, and other damaged equipment which led to their decommissioning. The robots provided data and information which were previously unknown [7].…”

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“…A robot is a machine designed to execute one or more tasks repeatedly, with speed and precision [6]. Due to the characteristics of robots, immediate disaster response scenarios are a particularly relevant target for applying such technologies [7]. Robots have D DAVID PUBLISHING been used to identify extent of damage and impacts, identify signs of life within debris and assess the safety of buildings before sending people in [2].…”

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Robotics for Disaster Warning and Response in the UAE

Hmoudi¹

2020

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Over the past decade, robot systems have become more commonplace and increasingly autonomous. In recent years, first responders have started to use novel technologies at the scene of disasters in order to save more lives. Technologies are also used for early warning, surveillance and to enhance disaster response capabilities. Increasingly, technologies like robots are used for warning people, monitoring compliance, SAR (Search and Rescue), damage assessment, to search disaster sites. In the case of emergency situations, emergency guidance robots are sent inside of buildings or deployed to search for victims, guide evacuees to safety and other unsafe response tasks. This paper explores the application of robotics for disaster warning and response, benefits and factors influencing deployment of robots, in order to justify the effective usage of robotics for disaster management in the UAE (United Arab Emirates). A pilot study is conducted to achieve this aim, with 24 participants selected through random sampling from three emergency organizations in the country. To increase knowledge and usage of robotics for future disaster warning and response in UAE, it is needful to continue to highlight the role of robotics deployment in helping to minimize risks and disaster impacts on first responders and the public.

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“…We spoke with Satoshi Tadokoro from Tohoku University, who is leading the disaster robotics competition. A preliminary version leading up to this competition was held in 2018 (pictured) and findings were recently reported 1 .…”

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