Robotics and Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews
AUVSI Launches "Trusted UGV" Cybersecurity and Supply Chain Certification at XPONENTIAL 2025
As UGVs are increasingly deployed across a wide range of use cases—from defense and public safety missions to critical infrastructure inspection —their reliance on software, sensors, and connectivity makes them increasingly vulnerable to cyber threats and supply chain ri
What Is the Difference between Wi-Fi and Industrial Wireless Networks?
Traditional wireless technologies like Wi-Fi, while great in consumer environments, often fall short of meeting the stringent requirements of industrial settings and specific factory automation applications and machine deployments.
Multi-camera system with AI and seamless traceability leaves no chance for product defects
VIVALDI Digital Solutions GmbH has developed an exemplary, innovative solution for AI quality inspection in real time. In addition to an edge server with an Intel processor, intelligent image processing plays a key role in the so-called SensorBox.
What is the role of cameras in pick and place robots?
Pick and place robots perform repetitive handling tasks with speed and consistency, making them invaluable across industries. These robots depend heavily on the right camera setup. Get insights about the challenges faced by cameras, use cases, and their biggest benefits.
Only the changes count - Event-based cameras optimize flow analysis in science and industry
How does the air flow around an airplane? How does the blood move through our veins? And how can pollutant emissions in combustion processes be minimized?
Automate 2025 Product Preview
Automate 2025 takes place May 12th - 15th in Detroit, MI. 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.
Addressing Challenges in Software Solutions for Robots and Physical AI
We leveraged our long heritage and leadership in robotics to create an AI software product that helps our customers overcome the challenges of traditional automation, accelerate set-up and deployment, and achieve greater ROI from their existing automation systems.
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Rainbow Robotics to Unveil Next-Gen Humanoid Technologies at ICRA 2025, the World's Largest Robotics Conference
Designed to support a wide range of development environments, it provides open APIs and modular options, positioning it as a versatile research platform for AI and robotics software developers.
How Is Modular Robot Design Reshaping Factory Automation?
How industrial robots work constantly adapts to increased demand and novel technologies, but it enhances automation potential the most. What is shifting and how can production engineers and electronics experts in these sectors fully leverage the benefits?
Are Humanoid Robots Coming Soon to the Construction Industry?
With major tech players investing heavily in this next generation of robotics, construction leaders are beginning to ask: could humanoid robots soon find a place in the industry. And, if so, what would that mean for workers, safety, and the economics of the job site?
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FLIR Nexus: What is it and what tangible gains does it provide in thermography applications?
While many security professionals are becoming increasingly aware of FLIR Nexus, some remain unclear on the tangible advantages this advanced innovation can offer. So, who better to provide a few key insights than FLIR Security Software Architect and all-round Nexus guru, Ignacio Vilches Rojo.
Micropositioning Stages Ensure High Accuracy, Stability, and Resolution down to 0.005 microns
PI's L-511 precision linear stage series is available for fast delivery, enabling high-end industrial, and research applications.
MVTec expands its program for universities and students
• Student program "MVTec on Campus" celebrates its 5th anniversary
• MVTec offers free software licenses to universities and students worldwide
• On the occasion of the 5th anniversary, students can now also access the MVTec Academy
Swissport and Aurrigo launch first global pilot of autonomous ground handling solutions at Zurich airport
Swissport has partnered with UK-based Aurrigo International plc to conduct its first-ever global pilot of autonomous ground handling technologies at Zurich Airport, marking an important step in Swissport's innovation roadmap.
Photoneo Launches New 3D Camera for High-Throughput Applications & Time-Critical Automation Challenges
Powered by an innovative blue laser, the camera offers superior precision, reliability, and comprehensive data capture, transforming complex vision-guided automation, particularly for challenging materials and high-speed vision-guided robotics (VGR) applications. Building on the success of the world's only 3D camera capable of scanning in motion, the MotionCam-3D Color (Blue) tackles long-standing automation hurdles.
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3D Vision: Ensenso B now also available as a mono version!
This compact 3D camera series combines a very short working distance, a large field of view and a high depth of field - perfect for bin picking applications. With its ability to capture multiple objects over a large area, it can help robots empty containers more efficiently. Now available from IDS Imaging Development Systems. In the color version of the Ensenso B, the stereo system is equipped with two RGB image sensors. This saves additional sensors and reduces installation space and hardware costs. Now, you can also choose your model to be equipped with two 5 MP mono sensors, achieving impressively high spatial precision. With enhanced sharpness and accuracy, you can tackle applications where absolute precision is essential. The great strength of the Ensenso B lies in the very precise detection of objects at close range. It offers a wide field of view and an impressively high depth of field. This means that the area in which an object is in focus is unusually large. At a distance of 30 centimetres between the camera and the object, the Z-accuracy is approx. 0.1 millimetres. The maximum working distance is 2 meters. This 3D camera series complies with protection class IP65/67 and is ideal for use in industrial environments.
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DESTACO
DESTACO is now the worldwide leader in the innovation, design, manufacture and support of clamping, gripping, transferring, indexing and robotic tooling solutions for workplace and automation needs.
