The advancements in robotics over the past decade have demonstrated that robotic devices can locomote, manipulate, and interact with people and their environment in unique ways.
The advancements in robotics over the past decade have demonstrated that robotic devices can locomote, manipulate, and interact with people and their environment in unique ways. The locomotion capabilities of robots have been enabled by the wide availability of accurate sensors (for example, laser scanners), high-performance motors, and development of robust algorithms for mapping, localization, motion planning, and waypoint navigation. Many new applications are possible thanks to progress in developing robot bodies (hardware) and robot brains (software).