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Velodyne VLP-16 Puck
The Velodyne VLP-16 Puck is a compact 16-channel rotating 3D LiDAR sensor made by Velodyne Lidar, introduced in 2014 and widely used in robotics and autonomous vehicles.
VESC
VESC, the Vedder Electronic Speed Controller, is an open-source electronic speed controller platform for brushless DC motors created by Benjamin Vedder, with firmware, hardware designs, and VESC Tool software.
Vision-based tactile sensing
Vision-based tactile sensing is a robotic sensing approach in which an internal camera images how a soft, deformable skin deforms under contact, converting touch into images.
Wittenstein (company)
Wittenstein, officially WITTENSTEIN SE, is a German family-owned company headquartered in Igersheim, Baden-Württemberg. Founded in 1949 as a maker of glove sewing machines, it turned to precision servo gearboxes, servo motors, and actuators in 1983.
Yale OpenHand
Yale OpenHand is an open-source initiative from Yale University's GRAB Lab that releases 3D-printed, tendon-driven underactuated robotic hand designs, including the Model T introduced at ICRA 2013.
Yaskawa Sigma-5 servo series
The Yaskawa Sigma-5 (Σ-V Series) is a family of AC servo drives and servomotors made by Yaskawa Electric, launched in 2007 as the fourth Sigma generation for high-speed, high-precision positioning.
Yaskawa Sigma-7 servo series
The Yaskawa Sigma-7 servo series (Σ-7シリーズ) is a family of AC servo motors and SERVOPACK amplifiers made by Yaskawa Electric, launched in 2013 as successor to the Sigma-V series.
ZED stereo camera
The ZED stereo camera is a passive stereo depth camera made by Stereolabs, a San Francisco and France company, estimating depth from two lenses like human binocular vision.