Robotic Powder Grinding with Audio-Visual Feedback for Laboratory Automation in Materials Science

Yusaku Nakajima,Masashi Hamaya,Kazutoshi Tanaka,Takafumi Hawai,Felix von Drigalski,Yasuo Takeichi,Yoshitaka Ushiku,Kanta Ono,Yusaku Nakajima,Masashi Hamaya,Kazutoshi Tanaka,Takafumi Hawai,Felix von Drigalski,Yasuo Takeichi,Yoshitaka Ushiku,Kanta Ono

This study focuses on the powder grinding process, which is a necessary step for material synthesis in materials science experiments. In material science, powder grinding is a time-consuming process that is typically executed by hand, as commercial grinding machines are unsuitable for samples of small size. Robotic powder grinding would solve this problem, but it is a challenging task for robots, ...