Jennifer Ubah, Author at Robotics and Automation https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/author/jennifer-ubah Wed, 24 Jun 2020 14:40:12 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-Favicon-1-e1705495184773-32x32.png Jennifer Ubah, Author at Robotics and Automation https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/author/jennifer-ubah 32 32 Robot explores Great Pyramid https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/robot-explores-great-pyramid.html Thu, 20 Feb 2020 14:12:30 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=4224 A robot built by the University of Leeds has successfully navigated a narrow shaft inside the Great Pyramid of Giza, in an attempt to solve one of the big mysteries [...]

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]]> Stretchy, skin-like sensor could transform soft robotics https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/rd/stretchy-skin-like-sensor-could-transform-soft-robotics.html Wed, 19 Feb 2020 09:29:01 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=4182 Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a stretchy, transparent and self-powering sensor that could open doors to flexible robots made completely out of polymers. The artificial ionic skin, [...]

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]]> Autonomous delivery robot transports coronavirus aid https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/logistics/autonomous-delivery-robot-transports-coronavirus-aid-in-wuhan.html Tue, 18 Feb 2020 14:46:10 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=4186 An autonomous delivery robot developed by JD Logistics has been deployed to deliver medical aid to a hospital treating coronavirus sufferers in Wuhan. The robot made its first delivery earlier [...]

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]]> Researchers create ‘sensorised’ skin for soft robotics https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/rd/researchers-create-sensorised-skin-for-soft-robotics.html Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:33:15 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=4157 MIT researchers have for the first time enabled a soft robotic arm to understand its configuration in 3D space, by leveraging motion and position data from its own ‘sensorised’ skin. [...]

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]]> Robot muscle ‘sweats’ to keep cool https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/assembly/robot-muscle-sweats-to-keep-cool.html Thu, 06 Feb 2020 15:22:45 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=4095 Researchers at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, have developed a soft robot muscle that can regulate its temperature through sweating. This form of thermal management could allow high-powered robots [...]

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]]> NHS exploring use of robots for improved patient care https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/healthcare/uk-hospital-to-explore-use-of-robots-for-improved-patient-care.html Thu, 06 Feb 2020 13:57:02 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=4086 North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and Bristol Robotics Laboratory at the University of the West of England (UWE) are collaborating on the development of robotics and other healthcare technology to [...]

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]]> Robotics company launches concierge application template https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/services/robotics-company-launches-concierge-application-template.html Tue, 04 Feb 2020 15:57:39 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=4101 Misty Robotics has announced the launch of the Misty-as-a-Concierge application template, which provides developers with a starting point to accelerate deployment of the company’s Misty II robot. The Misty II [...]

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]]> Hospital enhances robot-assisted surgery capabilities https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/healthcare/hospital-enhances-robot-assisted-surgery-capabilities.html Fri, 31 Jan 2020 16:57:33 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=4034 An upgrade to a hospital’s robotic surgical system is ensuring that the latest tools and techniques are available to patients. For over a decade, surgeons at Excela Health have been [...]

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]]> 3D-printed biopsy robots used for breast cancer testing https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/healthcare/3d-printed-biopsy-robots-used-for-breast-cancer-testing.html Fri, 31 Jan 2020 16:25:15 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=4043 A university student in the Netherlands is using 3D-printed biopsy robots to develop more efficient and accurate methods of testing for breast cancer. Vincent Groenhuis, a PhD candidate at the [...]

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]]> New parcel and item sortation AMR revealed https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/facilities/new-parcel-and-item-sortation-amr-revealed.html Thu, 23 Jan 2020 16:25:50 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=3957 A new parcel and item sortation autonomous mobile robot (AMR) has been revealed by Conveyco Technologies. The modular TiltSort-Bot has been designed to provide floor space savings and an ROI [...]

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