Autonomous vehicles have made remarkable progress over the past decade, accumulating millions of miles and performing well on highways, in controlled test areas, and in select urban zones. However, ...

Abstract: Wireless miniature robots are promising for minimally invasive biomedical applications. Effective tracking and navigation are essential for their safe deployment, but challenges persist in ...

Abstract: This paper presents an integrated autonomous navigation system for indoor mobile robots operating in unknown environments, combining adaptive PID and model predictive control (MPC). The ...

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Self-driving-vehicle companies are revealing new details about their safety-critical “remote assistance” programs—but ...

Robots are becoming increasingly capable and independent, yet one surprisingly simple issue continues to challenge engineers.

It happens every day—a motorist heading across town checks a navigation app to see how long the trip will take, but they find no parking spots available when they reach their destination. By the time ...