Robotics and Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews
How Manufacturers Can Move from Basic Automation to Autonomous Material Movement in Production Logistics
For too long, material movement has been treated as a background function. But advanced motion and robotics are changing that by giving manufacturers the tools to treat material flow as a strategic and competitive lever that they can tune, optimize, and adapt.
Autonomous Mobile Picking Robots: Bridging the Gap Between Warehouse Automation and Retail Fulfillment
This article examines how an integrated autonomous picking system — combining a lightweight 6-DOF robotic arm, depth-camera-based vision, adaptive grasping, and intelligent task management — was developed and deployed to address these challenges.
Brushless DC (BLDC) Machines — Where They Outperform
Learn where Brushless DC (BLDC) machines outperform traditional drives in UAVs, robotics, e-bikes, & industrial drives, and how Mosrac helps optimize next-gen motion control.
The $500 Delivery Robot Is Coming — and It Will Reshape the Industry
Cheap AI accelerators and simulation-trained neural policies are about to collapse the
cost of autonomous delivery. The business implications are bigger than the technical
ones.
IDS: Digital precision transforms aircraft construction with Ensenso 3D vision
An Ensenso 3D camera integrated into an automated process chain ensures accurate detection and alignment of drilling positions in aircraft cabin assembly.
How Bin Picking AI Models are Trained
Learn how a bin picking AI model gets trained so you can confidently compare solutions. Here's what happens behind the scenes and what it means for your project.
From Demo to Deployment, Where Robotics Actually Fails
We’ve made remarkable progress in vision, but for true autonomy in unstructured worlds, the big gap is tactile intelligence. A robot can’t just see; it has to 'feel' pressure and tension to handle objects reliably, whether that’s a harvest arm or a medical device.
Robotics and Automation - Featured Stories
139th Canton Fair Sets New Record with Overseas Buyer Attendance

The number of new products introduced rose 27%, and events for emerging future industries increased 30%. The fair also showcased AI-enabled scenarios for the first time, including robotic patrol inspections and drone flight demonstrations.
The Manufacturing Executive's New Shield: Closing the Records Liability Gap

Regulators are no longer content to penalize the company name on the factory gate; they are naming the specific executives who run the manufacturing floor.
Micro-Scale Robotics in the Medical Field: Precision Automation Meets Health Care Innovation

When people think about medical robotics, they may consider machinery that takes up most of a room, like MRI machines. The world of micro-scale robotics in health care has advanced just as significantly, enabled by enhancements in precision, data analytics and more.
Robotics and Automation - News Headlines
WIRobotics Secures Approximately KRW 100 Billion (USD 68 Million) Series B Funding
Accelerates Humanoid Commercialization and Expands from Wearables to Integrated Robotics Platforms
Industrial Robotics Market Report: Why Intelligent Automation Is Redefining Global Manufacturing
This growth reflects a deeper structural transformation unfolding across global
manufacturing ecosystems. Rising labor shortages, supply chain volatility, increasing wage pressures, stricter quality requirements, and growing demand for faster production cycles are forcing manufacturers to rethink how factories operate.
Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. Brings CNC and Robotics Expertise to Machine Tending
As manufacturers face skilled labor shortages, rising costs, and pressure to maximize machine utilization, Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. (Mitsubishi Electric Automation) will showcase how robotic machine tending can deliver measurable productivity gains and fast returns on investment at IMTS 2026.
Mouser Highlights Medical Resource Center for Next-Generation, Deployable Healthcare Designs
This hub provides engineers and healthcare innovators with the resources to develop advanced medical technologies and stay informed on emerging trends shaping patient care.
AmbiStack Selected for 2026 RBR50 Awards, Marking Third Recognition for Ambi Robotics
AmbiStack was selected for its industry advancement in physical AI: the robot can stack uniform and non-uniform packages without prior knowledge of their size, position, or appearance using cameras, machine vision, and AI to identify items and strategically stack them onto pallets or into walled containers.
Robotics and Automation - Featured Product
Model TR1 Tru-Trac
The Model TR1 Tru-Trac® linear measurement solution is a versatile option for tracking velocity, position, or distance over a wide variety of surfaces. An integrated encoder, measuring wheel, and spring-loaded torsion arm in one, compact unit, the Model TR1 is easy to install. The spring-loaded torsion arm offers adjustable torsion load, allowing the Model TR1 to be mounted in almost any orientation - even upside-down. The threaded shaft on the pivot axis is field reversible, providing mounting access from either side. With operating speeds up to 3000 feet per minute, a wide variety of configuration options - including multiple wheel material options - and a housing made from a durable, conductive composite material that minimizes static buildup, the Model TR1 Tru-Trac® is the ideal solution for countless applications.
Robotics and Automation - Featured Company
Mouser Electronics
Mouser Electronics is an authorized semiconductor and electronic component distributor focused on New Product Introductions from its leading manufacturer partners. Serving the global electronic design engineer and buyer community, the global distributor's website, mouser.com, is available in multiple languages and currencies and features more than 6.8 million products from over 1,200 manufacturer brands. Mouser offers 28 support locations worldwide to provide best-in-class customer service in local language, currency and time zone. The distributor ships to over 650,000 customers in 223 countries/territories from its 1 million-square-foot, state-of-the-art distribution facilities in the Dallas, Texas, metro area.








