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Researcher improving safety for autonomous systems

Control Engineering

He also will help develop a summer workshop to introduce high school students to robotics and controls. Ultimately, I expect to be able to provide insight on how to design better autonomous systems.” Xu also is developing a new active learning-based course for UW-Madison students focused on safety control in robotics.

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Three ways to build reliable wireless communications for AGVs

Control Engineering

There are multiple pieces of production equipment that can produce unintended electrical potential throughout the workshop. Take a motorcycle assembly production line, for example. Moreover, in a real environment, there are sometimes ground loops that could have a negative impact on wireless devices.

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Four-legged robotic system developed for navigating uneven terrain

Control Engineering

Japanese researchers later organized a workshop on “Grand Challenges in Artificial Intelligence,” which led to discussions about using soccer to promote science and technology. The project was launched as the Robot J-League a year later, and global fervor quickly ensued.