In Nederland wordt er 14,0 miljard kg melk geproduceerd. De koeien worden hiervoor gemolken in een melkstal of door een robot. Belangrijk is een goede conditie van de speenpunten. Wanneer de speenpunten vereelten neemt de kans op uierontsteking toe. Er zijn meerdere redenen dat speenpunten vereelten. …

There are an estimated 350.000 people in the Netherlands who are visually impaired. The largest group of these, about 75%, has low vision and the other 25% are blind. For both groups, their visual impairment has a profound impact on performing everyday activities and has therefore significant implications …

Older technologies, such as violins and computers, differ from newer technologies (Internet search engines, robots, chatbots, etc.). Older technologies are primarily tools for achieving our own stated goals, while new technologies are often used by third parties, whereby we ourselves are sometimes used …

The number of applications in which industrial robots share their working environment with people is increasing. Robots appropriate for such applications are equipped with safety systems according to ISO/TS 15066:2016 and are often referred to as collaborative robots (cobots). Due to the nature of human-robot …

Een van de robots die het lectoraat Mechatronica recent heeft ontwikkeld, is de NeNa robot, zie afbeelding 1. De NeNa robot is een prototype dat is ontwikkeld tijdens het NeNa project. In dit project werd onderzocht hoe een nauwkeurige, robuuste, betrouwbare en veilige industriële grondrobot ontwikkeld …

De locomotiescore bij melkkoeien is een afspiegeling van het voorkomen van kreupelheden in de koppel. Een minder goede locomotie bij melkkoeien wordt vooral veroorzaakt door klauwproblemen. Om de locomotiescore van melkkoeien te verbeteren is het van belang om te weten wat de risicofactoren van de klauwaandoeningen …

Service robots provide retailers with new opportunities to innovate their in-store service offerings. Despite advances made in the fields of human-robot interaction, information systems, and marketing, there is relatively little known about how to apply a service robot in retailing. In this paper we …

Social robots have been introduced in different fields such as retail, health care and education. Primary education in the Netherlands (and elsewhere) recently faced new challenges because of the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdowns and quarantines including students falling behind and teachers burdened with …

Social robots are reported to hold great potential for education. However, both scholars and key stakeholders worry about children’s social-emotional development being compromised. In aiming to provide new insights into the impact that social robots can have on the social-emotional development of children, …

Social robots have been introduced in different fields such as retail, health care and education. Primary education in the Netherlands (and elsewhere) recently faced new challenges because of the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdowns and quarantines including students falling behind and teachers burdened with …