Articulated Robots

A news and discussion site for those interested in robots and robotics. Home of the Robot Competition FAQ and a variety of resource pages.

A humanoid service robot developed by Bundeswehr University in Munich, Germany. The robot is able to explore unknown environments and perform transportation and manipulation tasks in human-populated areas.

Features this manufacturer of small assembly robots of both SCARA and articulated architecture.

Robotics and AI news

Mainly focused on the study of parallel mechanisms and articulated robotic hands.

Service Robotic research projects include volcano inspection robots, orange picking robots, climbing robots and microrobots.

Features an overview of articulated, cylindrical and Cartesian robots made by this firm as well as controls, software and applications.

A weblog with tips and help on building robots, robot links and robot designs.

Articles discussing the latest news on robotics technology and artificial intelligence research.

A multibody dynamic and hydrodynamic simulation library implemented in object oriented, cross-platform C++. Suitable for simulation of underwater articulated robots, ROVs, and AUVs. Free Software licensed under the GNU GPL.

Includes commentary on robot related terminology and many applications of robotics including entertainment, military, space, industrial, and others.

A project aimed at developing realtime 3D visualizations of RoboCup simulation league soccer games by adding articulated 3D body models to the original 2D simulation.

For the newsgroups comp.robotics.misc and comp.robotics.research.

Plenty of links to other hobby robotics sites.

Liburdi Automation is a manufacturer of high precision, vision based LAWS, Dabber and Pulsweld power sources, multi-axes articulated motion systems and controllers for applications in turbine, aerospace, nuclear, industrial and automotive industries.

Transit port robotics link page

A list of links to robotics sites in Japan.

ODE is a platform independent C++ library for simulating articulated rigid body dynamics; ground vehicles, legged creatures, or moving objects. Supports advanced joints, contact with friction, and built-in collision detection. ODE is Free Software dual-licensed under the GNU GPL and a BSD-style license.

Factory automation system integrator. Turnkey, automated manufacturing systems using articulated and gantry robot automation.

Online store offering robots, robot kits, microcontrollers, sensors, and other robot components.

Cartesian Coordinate Robots

Linear Side Entry Robots