Robotics and Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews
The rise of modular robots and the importance of drive train design
As part of an in-house robot build, optimizing the drive train that powers and controls each joint is vital to the robot’s performance. The most effective way of achieving this is by developing the drive train as a complete module.
NVIDIA and Alphabet's Intrinsic Put Next-Gen Robotics Within Grasp
.jpg)
Intrinsic, a software and AI robotics company at Alphabet, has integrated NVIDIA AI and Isaac platform technologies to advance the complex field of autonomous robotic manipulation.
Automate 2024 Product Preview
Automate 2024 takes place May 6th - 9th in Chicago, Illinois. 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.
Edge Computing and AI in Manufacturing
With Tacton we wanted to give users the flexibility and configuration options they need to outfit their facility, while ensuring the system was reliable, secure, and easy to install.
Talking AUTOMATE 2024 with TM Robotics
Visitors will have the chance to see the entire THE robot range, including the THE400, THE600, THE800 and THE1000. The line-up includes robots of different sizes and strengths, providing visitors with an opportunity to find the perfect model for their application.
Talking AUTOMATE 2024 with TECH RIM Standards
TRS has been active with A3 for years, and as the Detroit show proved --- there are tremendous opportunities at Automate.
Talking AUTOMATE 2024 with DESTACO
Witness the power of precision movement, workholding, and indexing technology that will take your operations to new heights. Our booth is packed with ultra-precise end-of-arm tooling, state-of-the-art conveyors, and other top products from CAMCO, Ferguson and Robohand.
Robotics and Automation - Featured Stories
NREL Invites Robots To Help Make Wind Turbine Blades
Although robots have been used by the wind energy industry to paint and polish blades, automation has not been widely adopted. Research at the laboratory demonstrates the ability of a robot to trim, grind, and sand blades.
Kawasaki Robotics Shares First Look of New Collaborative Robots, Features New Partnerships and Applications for Industrial Robots at AUTOMATE 2024
At Automate Kawasaki Robotics introduces a line of intelligent cobots and showcases Ai-enabled R and BX Series robots for welding, multi-SKU palletizing and depalletizing as examples of limitless opportunities and human ingenuity
On the Horizon: A Robot to Assist ALS Patients
CART will learn from only a few examples in an interactive manner by actively prompting the caregiver for demonstration examples as the robot needs, and thereby not overly burdening the caregiver.
Robotics and Automation - News Headlines
Comau Introduces MI.RA/OnePicker, A New And Fully Automated Intelligent Piece Picking Solution
-The easy-to-use, AI-backed and collaborative solution reduces upstream process times, saving time, energy and resources for warehouse, e-commerce and other diversified applications while increasing overall productivity and cost efficiency
-Vision-based piece picking autonomously grasps randomly placed heterogeneous objects
-Can be installed on even the smallest collaborative robots without limiting its reachability inside the bins
Comau Presents Its New S-Family of Small, Fast and Element-Resistant "Hollow Wrist" Industrial Robots
S-Family robots have been tested and certified for energy efficiency in accordance with Fraunhofer procedures and are available in two different payload configurations (13 and 18 kg) with a 1700 mm reach and a repeatability of ±0,03mm.
LUCID Vision Labs Honored by 2024 VSD Innovators Awards
This year, LUCID Vision Labs stood out with two of its cutting-edge machine vision cameras receiving recognition. The Triton HDR camera, featuring AltaView on-camera tone mapping, received a "Gold Award," while the Triton2 - 2.5GigE camera was recognized with a "Silver Award."
FANUC's New CRX-10iA/L Paint: World's First Global Ex-Proof Collaborative Paint Robot
FANUC America showcases the first global explosion-proof paint cobot designed for industrial painting, coating, powder and fiberglass reinforced plastic applications.
Agility Robotics and Zion Solutions Group Shape the Future of Supply Chain with Industry-First Partnership
Zion is the first systems integrator to offer a humanoid robotics solution for connecting isolated islands of automation in warehouse operations
Robotics and Automation - Featured Product
The maxon IDX Compact Drive with Integrated Positioning Controller
The compact brushless EC-i motor combined with an EPOS4 positioning controller delivers a highly dynamic, powerful drive package with field-oriented control (FOC), high efficiency, and maintenance-free components in a high-quality industrial housing. The maxon IDX drives are suitable for use across the entire speed range (from standstill to maximum speed) and have an extremely high overload capability. Together with a positioning controller, the integrated sensor (single turn) enables absolute positioning.
Robotics and Automation - Featured Company
PI USA (Physik Instrumente)
PI is a privately held company that designs and manufactures world-class precision motion and automation systems including air bearings, hexapods and piezo drives at locations in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company was founded 5 decades ago and today employs more than 1300 people worldwide. PI's customers are leaders in high-tech industries and research institutes in fields such as photonics, life-sciences, semiconductors and aerospace.
