Factory automation > Robotics

Helping robots spot objects amid clutter

24 June, 2019

Researchers have devised an approach to quickly finding hidden objects in dense point clouds.


SICK partners with MassRobotics to assist robotics start-ups

17 June, 2019

SICK has announced a partnership with non-profit start-up incubator company MassRobotics.


ABB paint solutions for electric vehicle factory in China

06 May, 2019

ABB Robotics is to provide advanced robotics painting solutions to SAIC Volkswagen, including environmentally friendly paint technologies.


Collaborative robots and Industry 5.0 on display at NMW

03 May, 2019

Universal Robots will demonstrate its collaborative man and machine workforce solutions at National Manufacturing Week this year.


NZ company Invert Robotics expands into global market

03 May, 2019

Top tech investors support global expansion of the world's first non-magnetic, climbing inspection robot for hazardous environments.


Researching robots that can sort recycling

23 April, 2019

MIT researchers have developed a robotic gripper system that can detect if an object is paper, metal or plastic.


MIT teaching machines to reason about what they see

08 April, 2019

A new study by a team of researchers at MIT shows the promise of merging statistical and symbolic AI to make machines better at understanding what they see.


5G to be de facto connectivity choice for outdoor robots: report

08 March, 2019

Low latency and cloud intelligence are the two main features of 5G that will significantly change the deployment of future robots.


Safe robotics — safety in collaborative robot systems

07 March, 2019 by Fanny Platbrood and Otto Görnemann*

Innovations in robotics are facilitating close collaboration between humans and machines, so the safety of these interactions must be effectively planned.


Cobots strong enough to operate in a harsh environment

06 March, 2019

Texas-based Aircraft Tooling has found that UR cobots can withstand the high temperatures and harsh environment of a metal powder and plasma spray process.


Robots connected to the cloud to drive productivity

19 February, 2019

Visitors to the Microsoft Ignite conference in Sydney were given a taste of the future, with technology that is set to change the face of manufacturing.


Hypertherm XPR rotational torch sleeves

18 February, 2019

The XPR rotational torch sleeves are designed for robotic plasma-cutting applications.


QUT wins grant from Amazon for better robot gripping

15 February, 2019

Amazon has awared a grant of US$70,000 to Australian reseachers working to improve robot gripping by studying human object handover behaviour.


igus triflex R cobot energy chain clamps

15 February, 2019

In addition to metal clamps, cobot users can now use clamps from the igus triflex R range specifically designed to attach the energy chain to the cobot arm.


Finland aiming to lead the development of autonomous systems

01 February, 2019

Finland is launching an innovation ecosystem for autonomous systems, aiming for it to grow into one of the world's leading development environments.


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