Robotics and Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews
The rise of modular robots and the importance of drive train design
As part of an in-house robot build, optimizing the drive train that powers and controls each joint is vital to the robot’s performance. The most effective way of achieving this is by developing the drive train as a complete module.
NVIDIA and Alphabet's Intrinsic Put Next-Gen Robotics Within Grasp
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Intrinsic, a software and AI robotics company at Alphabet, has integrated NVIDIA AI and Isaac platform technologies to advance the complex field of autonomous robotic manipulation.
Automate 2024 Product Preview
Automate 2024 takes place May 6th - 9th in Chicago, Illinois. The Exhibit hall floor will be loaded with new products and services. Here is a preview of some things to look forward to at this years event.
Edge Computing and AI in Manufacturing
With Tacton we wanted to give users the flexibility and configuration options they need to outfit their facility, while ensuring the system was reliable, secure, and easy to install.
Talking AUTOMATE 2024 with TM Robotics
Visitors will have the chance to see the entire THE robot range, including the THE400, THE600, THE800 and THE1000. The line-up includes robots of different sizes and strengths, providing visitors with an opportunity to find the perfect model for their application.
Talking AUTOMATE 2024 with TECH RIM Standards
TRS has been active with A3 for years, and as the Detroit show proved --- there are tremendous opportunities at Automate.
Talking AUTOMATE 2024 with DESTACO
Witness the power of precision movement, workholding, and indexing technology that will take your operations to new heights. Our booth is packed with ultra-precise end-of-arm tooling, state-of-the-art conveyors, and other top products from CAMCO, Ferguson and Robohand.
Robotics and Automation - Featured Stories
NREL Invites Robots To Help Make Wind Turbine Blades
Although robots have been used by the wind energy industry to paint and polish blades, automation has not been widely adopted. Research at the laboratory demonstrates the ability of a robot to trim, grind, and sand blades.
Kawasaki Robotics Shares First Look of New Collaborative Robots, Features New Partnerships and Applications for Industrial Robots at AUTOMATE 2024
At Automate Kawasaki Robotics introduces a line of intelligent cobots and showcases Ai-enabled R and BX Series robots for welding, multi-SKU palletizing and depalletizing as examples of limitless opportunities and human ingenuity
On the Horizon: A Robot to Assist ALS Patients
CART will learn from only a few examples in an interactive manner by actively prompting the caregiver for demonstration examples as the robot needs, and thereby not overly burdening the caregiver.
Robotics and Automation - News Headlines
LUCID Vision Labs Honored by 2024 VSD Innovators Awards
This year, LUCID Vision Labs stood out with two of its cutting-edge machine vision cameras receiving recognition. The Triton HDR camera, featuring AltaView on-camera tone mapping, received a "Gold Award," while the Triton2 - 2.5GigE camera was recognized with a "Silver Award."
FANUC's New CRX-10iA/L Paint: World's First Global Ex-Proof Collaborative Paint Robot
FANUC America showcases the first global explosion-proof paint cobot designed for industrial painting, coating, powder and fiberglass reinforced plastic applications.
Agility Robotics and Zion Solutions Group Shape the Future of Supply Chain with Industry-First Partnership
Zion is the first systems integrator to offer a humanoid robotics solution for connecting isolated islands of automation in warehouse operations
Plus One Robotics Introduces InductOne: A Dual-Arm Automated Parcel Induction Solution to Maximize Throughput
The new solution provides world-leading throughput in the space of a single induct lane, delivering a more favorable total cost of ownership for customers.
SU Group to Bring Robotics and AI to Security Patrolling in Partnership with SquareDog Robotics
SU Group and SquareDog Robotics plan to mutually develop a fully AI-enabled robotic security patrolling solution and is able to fully or partly replace manual patrolling at offices, buildings, construction sites and other places.
Robotics and Automation - Featured Product
Robotmaster® 2024
Program multi-robot cells and automatically solve robotic errors with ease. Hypertherm Associates announces a new version to its robotic programming software. Robotmaster 2024 addresses key market trends including the support for programming multiple robots in a single work cell and the demand for automatic trajectory optimization and robotic error correction.
Robotics and Automation - Featured Company
Polyconn
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