Robotics and Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews
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.
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.
The Silent Stabilizer: Why Gyroscopes Are Essential for Next-Gen Industrial Inspection Robots
A gyro-backed stabilization system is the robot’s silent hero, keeping cameras level and navigation accurate so defects aren’t overlooked and workers stay out of harm’s way.
DESTACO eRDH Electric Parallel Gripper
The eRDH stands out because it combines that rugged, workhorse durability DESTACO is known for with high-end, intelligent motor control and diagnostic feedback. It gives you the brains you need without sacrificing the brawn.
How Thermal Imaging Modules Are Transforming Industrial Robots for Safer 24/7 Operations
Integrating a high-performance Thermal Imaging Module is more than a sensor upgrade. It is a strategic engineering choice that tackles key industrial automation challenges, including unexpected downtime, fire risks and environmental limitations.
Robotics and Automation - Featured Stories
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.
The Missing Layers in the Robotics Security Stack
Robotics today is like the cloud ecosystem of the early 2010s – scaling rapidly, but riddled with security risks and vulnerabilities.
What It Takes to Deploy Humanoid Robots in Real World Industry
Since humanoids are most viable in environments where they can adapt to human-designed workflows without requiring extensive infrastructure changes. Still, successful deployment will hinge on meeting a set of practical operational constraints.
Robotics and Automation - News Headlines
GoLabs Launches Custom Robotics Security Initiative Using Unitree Quadrupeds
The future of modern security is here — and it comes on four legs.
ROBOTERA Raises Over USD 200 Million in New Round Led by SF Group, HSG and IDG Capital
This strong backing reflects confidence in ROBOTERA's technology path and its ability to deliver productivity at scale.
Ouster and DXOMARK Announce Strategic Collaboration on the World's First Native Color Lidar with REV8
Leverages image quality expertise to support the development and optimization of next-generation lidar
ARBOR Technology Unveils ARES-2100 Series for Next-Generation Edge AI with Intel Core Series 3 Processors
Designed for industrial automation, machine vision, lightweight edge AI inference workloads and smart factory application deployment.
MVTec and ZEISS collaborate: HALCON is an integral part of the new ZEISS software platform Blockwise
• The new software platform ZEISS Blockwise enables highly automated, complex measurement and inspection tasks
• MVTec HALCON forms the foundation of the underlying image processing
Robotics and Automation - Featured Product
OnLogic Karbon 520 Series of Scalable Rugged Computers
The OnLogic Karbon 520 Series of rugged computers is purpose-built to deliver unwavering performance and reliability in the face of extreme temperatures, vibration, and dynamic power conditions. Powered by the latest Intel® Core™ Ultra processors and validated by MIL-STD-810H testing, the Karbon 520 Series makes it possible to deploy dependable computing for AI at the edge, advanced automation, or critical remote and in-vehicle applications in even the most challenging environments.
Robotics and Automation - Featured Company
Elmo Motion Control Inc.
Elmo has been a motion control technology leader for over 35 years, with millions of servo drives working 24/7 worldwide. Elmo offers complete motion control solutions from design to delivery of cutting-edge servo drives, network-based multi-axis motion controllers, and integrated servo motors. All solutions can be customized and configured using Elmo's proprietary advanced and easy-to-use software tools for any machine in any industry, such as semiconductors, lasers, robots, life sciences, industrial automation, AGV, and more. The company employs more than 350 personnel with headquarters in Israel and offices in the United States, China, Germany, Italy, Korea, Singapore, and an additional manufacturing facility in Poland. Elmo has a worldwide distribution network. By advancing motion control with state-of-the-art technology, Elmo makes smart machines even smarter. As of 2022, Elmo is a Bosch Rexroth company.
