Robotics and Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews
The Hidden Cost of Automation Downtime: Why IT Reliability Is the Real ROI Driver Behind Robotics and Smart Manufacturing
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Manufacturers build the ROI case for automation around labor savings and throughput gains. They rarely build it around the cost of the automation itself going down — and that is usually the number that determines whether the investment actually pays off.
Key Features to Consider in Digital Twin and OLP Software
Together, digital twins and Offline programming (OLP) software enable manufacturers and integrators to move more of the deployment work away from the shop floor and into a safer, faster, and more flexible virtual space.
Advances in Robots to See & Interpret within Warehouse Environments
Computation is the largest hurdle. 360-degree sensor data that is granular enough to detect small obstacles in the environment is very large. For Stretch to have a real time reaction, that data has to be processed at a very high rate.
Building Resilient Fulfillment Networks with Robotics and Real-Time Logistics Data
Combining robotics and real-time data will positively impact supply chain management. As logistics becomes more complex, demanding, and international, these technological advances have come at the right time.
Industrial Flooring Upgrades: When Retrofitting Makes More Sense Than Full Replacement
Whether it’s a mezzanine system or a ground-floor concrete slab, full replacement often means extended downtime, lost productivity, and significant labor costs.
The Signal Beneath the Intelligence
While the industry debates models, parameters, and computer architectures, a more consequential story is unfolding at the signal level. Every autonomous system, no matter how sophisticated its software, must sense the real world, respond to it, and act within it.
Why Every Robot Teleoperation Team Eventually Outgrows WebRTC
WebRTC gets robotics teams to a demo fast. It also breaks the moment the robot leaves the lab. If you are running WebRTC today, the question is not whether you will outgrow it but when, and what the next six months of engineering will be spent on while you do.
Robotics and Automation - Featured Stories
Overcoming Automation Anxiety: The Safety-First Approach to Robot Integration
Manufacturers build numerous features into their models to keep robots safe around humans. Similarly, those planning to bring robots into the workforce should take several preliminary automation integration steps to prioritize safety.
The Hidden Perception Decisions That Shape a Robot's Cost, Size, and Time to Market
Sensor specifications are only the starting point. Depth accuracy, range, field of view, and frame rate matter because they determine whether a robot can see what it needs to see.
Omnidirectional Mobile Robotics: Foundations, Advantages, and Industrial Applications
When the industrial application demands agile workflows, maximally optimized aisles, and millimeter repeatability in coupling operations, omnidirectional mobile robotics positions itself as an indispensable strategic investment.
Robotics and Automation - News Headlines
Hippo Harvest Closes $30 Million Series C Led by Cox Farms, Scaling Robotic Indoor Growing Technology and Expanding to New Markets
Funding accelerates the company's next phase of growth as Hippo Harvest brings indoor-grown organic greens to retail buyers at scale.
InDro Robotics Launches Axiom: A Budget-Friendly Humanoid-Style Platform for Physical AI Research
New modular robot lowers barrier to humanoid development; first customer units already shipping
Mouser Electronics New Product Insider: Over 5,000 New Parts Added in Second Quarter of 2026
Over 1,200 semiconductor and electronic component manufacturers count on Mouser to help them introduce their newest products to the global marketplace. Mouser's customers can expect 100% certified, genuine products that are fully traceable from each manufacturer.
ABB Robotics collaborates with Roche to bring physical AI to laboratories
• Agreement lays the foundation for a new era of digitally connected labs enabled by intelligent robotics to provide significant efficiencies in laboratory workflows
• First applications under collaboration will support pathology slide handling and autonomous connectivity in Core Lab intralogistics
• Range of ABB Robotics' technologies deployed, including autonomous mobile manipulation and fixed articulating robots
Commercial UAV Expo Debuts DRONERESPONDERS Program Management Course, Unveils Public Safety Summit Program
New two-day program manager training joins the Public Safety Summit's agenda spanning Drone as First Responder, fire service, crash-scene applications, and shared-airspace operations, plus a two-part session on counter-UAS lessons from the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Robotics and Automation - Featured Product
US Digital's New L2 Low Profile Motor Encoder
The L2 incremental encoder uses US Digital's proven EM1 optical encoder module and disk, which has billions of device-hours of dependable service in customer applications. This product continues US Digital's strong reputation for reliable, field-tested encoders. The L2 is US Digital's lowest height encoder that uses the EM1 module. It has a 0.75 in. bolt-spacing mount. The maximum resolution is 1250 CPR (5000 PPR with quadrature). The L2 comes with a single-ended output. Another benefit of the L2 incremental encoder is its fast installation. The cover snaps onto the base to secure the module. It is designed for use with a high-retention connector or cable (sold separately). Like all US Digital products, the L2 is designed and manufactured in Vancouver, Washington, USA. It is backed by prompt access to our technical and customer service teams with same-day shipping on most orders.
Robotics and Automation - Featured Company
KNF Neuberger, Inc.
We are KNF. Founded in 1946 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, we are a family-owned manufacturer that has established itself as a global solution provider specializing in the development, design, production and distribution of diaphragm pumps for the transfer of gases and liquids or for vacuum generation. With 24 locations and over 900 employees worldwide, we continue to expand our industry expertise and broad range of applications, including medical technology, inkjet, gas analysis and laboratory.
