Robotics

In robotics, an encoder is a sensor that measures physical movement and converts it into electrical signals, such as measuring how much a motor rotates, which is converted into electrical signals, which can then be processed by a robot’s motion control system. It is possible to group encoders in a few ways such as: Incremental vs. Absolute which is to keep track of positions, Rotary […] Read More

When designing robots, there is the need for a system in standardized format, to describe physical and kinematic properties of a robot. This is achieved by a robot description format. There are several commonly used formats including but not limited to URDF, SDF, MJCF. URDF (Unified Robot Description Format) is an XML based format which describes physical and kinematic properties of a robot for use […] Read More