Using robots to enhance lean manufacturing
10 January, 2014Both large and small manufacturing operations can greatly benefit from the use of robots and, with Australia's currently well-publicised manufacturing industry challenges, perhaps now is the time to consider the advantages of increased application of robotics.
ABB Integrated Force Control robot tactile feedback
06 January, 2014With Integrated Force Control, the robot reacts to its surrounding and can deviate from its programmed path or speed based on feedback from the force sensor.
The benefits and challenges of a robotic future
03 December, 2013 by Per Vegard Nerseth*For the most part, the future is a complete unknown and very difficult to predict with any accuracy. But if one thing is certain, it is that robots will be an integral part of that future, entering parts of the economy and our personal lives that a few years ago we could only imagine.
ABB IRB 6660-100/3.3 press-tending robot
20 November, 2013ABB's latest press-tending robot, the IRB 6660-100/3.3 is up to 15% faster than its predecessors, and has an extended reach to 3.35 m.
Robots will replace Holden workers, union predicts
11 November, 2013Even if Holden continues manufacturing cars in Australia, most - if not all - of the work will be done by robots, a union official has predicted.
Robot brings Phar Lap back from the dead
05 November, 2013CSIRO is virtually bringing together the various pieces of Phar Lap that are spread across Australia and New Zealand using robotic technology.
Robotic welding cell helps overcome skills shortage
28 October, 2013 by Glenn Johnson, EditorToday there is a general lack of highly skilled welding labour in many markets around the world, including Australia. One way in which this problem can be mitigated is through the use of robotic welding, which is now in greater demand.
ABB Product Screen robot HMI
09 October, 2013The purpose of Product Screen is to bring about a cost-effective way for robot operators to interact with the robot directly from the FlexPendant.
Robots used to clean Sydney Harbour Bridge
26 July, 2013Two grit-blasting robots developed by UTS are being used to strip lead-based paint from the Sydney Harbour Bridge in preparation for the first repainting in the bridge’s history.
ABB IRB 360 FlexPicker with increased payload
04 July, 2013ABB has increased the IRB 360 FlexPicker’s top payload from 3 to 8 kg, allowing it to now pick up heavier items, handling up to 100 cycles per minute.
ABB IRB 1600 robot
13 June, 2013ABB has upgraded the IRB 1600 robot’s top payload from 8 to 10 kg, expanding the range of general industrial applications the IRB 1600 can serve.
Controlling robots with your thoughts
10 June, 2013Angel Perez Garcia can make a robot move exactly as he wants via the electrodes attached to his head.
Invasion of the banana robots
06 June, 2013While robots on banana farms may sound like a sci-fi movie plot, a University of Sydney robotics expert says this could be a reality in Australia within 10 years.
Industrial robot demo at NMW 2013
03 May, 2013ABB will showcase the IRB 2600 industrial robot in a plasma cutting demo cell using Hypertherm equipment at National Manufacturing Week (NMW) at stand 3517.
Competitors for international robotics competition announced
15 April, 2013More than 20 student teams from leading universities across Australia and New Zealand will demonstrate their engineering and mechatronics skills on an international platform in the 2013 National Instruments Autonomous Robotics Competition (NI ARC).
