Factory automation > Robotics

Australian researchers create 'cyborg' beetles

02 July, 2025

Researchers at UQ are experimenting with 'cyborg' beetles that they hope could revolutionise urban search and rescue.


Siemens to add AI and robotics capabilities to AGVs

26 June, 2025

Siemens has announced GenAI and robotics capabilities for better management and safety of automated guided vehicles.


Quicktron introduces a bin-mover robot in Australia

20 June, 2025

Shanghai-based Quicktron has introduced its M5F robot to Australia as part of its flagship Quickbin‍+ solution warehousing solution.


IAI modular Cartesian robot systems

19 June, 2025

IAI's modular Cartesian robot systems are designed to offer an adaptable and efficient automation solution for various industrial applications.


Researchers teach robots to solve manipulation problems in seconds

12 June, 2025

Researchers have developed an algorithm that lets a robot 'think ahead' and consider thousands of potential motion plans simultaneously.


Researchers show robots how to identify an object's properties through handling

21 May, 2025

With a new simulation method, robots can guess the weight, softness and other physical properties of an object just by picking it up.


Universal Robots UR15 collaborative robot

16 May, 2025

Universal Robots has released the UR15, which it says is the company's fastest ever cobot, enabling reduced cycle times.


China to invest 1 trillion yuan in robotics and high‍-‍tech industries

26 March, 2025

China's National People's Congress has announced a venture capital fund to expand development of robotics and AI.


Schneider Electric signs Motion Solutions as ANZ cobot distributor

13 February, 2025

Motion Solutions Australia and Motion Solutions New Zealand have been appointed as Schneider Electric's sole robotics industrial automation distributor.


Cobots reduce employee lifting by 50%

11 February, 2025

As one of the world's largest meat producers, Danish Crown faces challenges in handling and palletising products on a larger scale.


Top 5 robotics trends for 2025

10 February, 2025

The International Federation of Robotics has identified five key trends in robotics for 2025.


ARM Hub offers NVIDIA access for Propel-AIR participants

28 January, 2025

Robotics companies are invited to access NVIDIA AI and robotics tech through the Propel-AIR accelerator.


New robotics and automation precinct opens in WA

19 November, 2024

The WA Government has officially opened what it says will be Australia's largest robotics and automation headquarters in Perth's north.


International robot federated learning project a success

25 October, 2024

The FLAIROP international research project has shown AI federated learning across multiple sites can improve robot picking success.


Rockwell to partner with Taurob to provide robotic inspection solutions

18 October, 2024

Rockwell Automation has announced it will partner with Austrian company Taurob to provide a robotic solution for autonomous inspections.


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