OnRobot increases robot compatibility with standardised EoAT
01 October, 2019Denmark-based OnRobot has introduced a one-system solution designed to simplify automation.
Universal Robots UR16e heavy-duty payload cobot
30 September, 2019The UR16e combines a 16 kg payload with a reach of 900 mm and pose repeatability of ±0.05 mm.
Robot investment reached $16.5 billion in 2018: report
23 September, 2019The latest World Robotics report by the International Federation of Robotics shows an annual global sales value of US$16.5 billion in 2018, setting a new record.
ABB begins construction of new robotics factory in Shanghai
13 September, 2019Factory to open early 2021, utilising latest automated and digital manufacturing processes.
UR still leading cobot market but will face challenges: research
06 September, 2019There are well over 50 manufacturers of cobots worldwide, but only a handful of these companies have so far deployed cobots on any meaningful level of scale.
Smart manufacturing in action
04 September, 2019The application of e-F@ctory at Mitsubishi Electric's Kani manufacturing facility in Japan has led to a number of beneficial outcomes.
A miniature stretchable pump for next-gen soft robots
02 September, 2019 by Original article by Laure-Anne Pessina and Nicola NosengoScientists in Switzerland have developed a tiny pump that could play a big role in the development of autonomous soft robots.
Research team builds robots that can learn to swarm on the go
27 August, 2019A new generation of swarming robots which can independently learn and evolve new behaviours in the wild is one step closer.
Robotic warehouses to increase by over 1000% in six years
19 August, 2019Over 4 million commercial robots will be installed in over 50,000 warehouses by 2025 — up from just under 4000 robotic warehouses in 2018 — according to ABI Research.
Australian researchers design bespoke surgical snakebots
19 July, 2019Researchers at the Australian Centre for Robotic Vision are creating bespoke, miniaturised surgical robots uniquely matched to individual patient anatomy.
Robot-ants that communicate and work together
15 July, 2019A team of researchers in Switzerland has developed tiny robots that are inspired by ants, and can work collaboratively and autonomously.
The spread of robotics: ABB to develop solutions for hospitals
12 July, 2019New facility at Texas Medical Center's innovation campus to focus on non-surgical medical robotics systems in the 'Hospital of the Future'.
ABB wins award for submersible inspection robot
02 July, 2019ABB's free-swimming robot for transformer inspection services receives 'Power Product of the Year' award in the UK.
Helping robots spot objects amid clutter
24 June, 2019Researchers have devised an approach to quickly finding hidden objects in dense point clouds.
SICK partners with MassRobotics to assist robotics start-ups
17 June, 2019SICK has announced a partnership with non-profit start-up incubator company MassRobotics.
