Robotics and Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews
UBTECH Humanoid Robot Walker S2 Begins Mass Production and Delivery, with Orders Exceeding 800 Million Yuan
By establishing a closed-loop commercial cycle—from technology and real-world application to delivery and iterative improvement—UBTECH has developed core capabilities to rapidly address market demands and efficiently secure and fulfill orders
Deep Dive into integration challenges of ONVIF-compliant GigE cameras and how ONVIF enhances interoperability
GigE cameras are being adopted faster in applications that demand high-bandwidth data transmission over long distances up to 100 meters using Ethernet cables. GigE cameras with ONVIF-compliant enable interoperability across different devices smoothly.
How High-Precision Reducers Drive the Development of Intelligent Manufacturing Technology
Laser navigation requires the steering wheel to accurately turn to the commanded angle. The near-zero backlash characteristic of harmonic reducers ensures that the angle rotated by the steering motor is transmitted to the tire without any loss, avoiding "backlash error."
Humanoids - Safety Standards for the Next Wave of Robots
Today's safety concerns generally boil down to physical component and perception issues. If a robot is in a rugged environment, hardware components degrade and can lead to dangerous malfunctions.
Linear Actuators vs Rotary Actuators: The Core Choice for Humanoid Robot Joints
The robot joint module is the core hardware of humanoid robots, currently mainly divided into two major categories: rotary and linear. In humanoid robot designs, the choice often involves trade-offs based on the application scenario and manufacturing cost.
How the Best Infrared Thermal Modules Enhance Machine Vision for OEMs
Infrared thermal modules convert temperature data into a visual, quantifiable format, enabling machine vision systems to detect defects, monitor conditions, and optimize processes based on thermal metrics.
How to Improve Warehouse Picking Speed with Automation
In warehousing, distribution, and e-commerce fulfillment centers, operational and customer success relies on fast and accurate fulfillment, but achieving and maintaining this service level can be challenging.
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Explosion-Proof Robotics in ATEX/IECEx Environments: Progress, Challenges and Practical Pathways
Industrial robotics has transformed manufacturing, logistics and maintenance across countless sectors. Yet in potentially explosive environments such as refineries, petrochemical plants, offshore platforms and battery production facilities, the picture changes dramatically.
Q&A with Uncrewed & Autonomous Systems 2025
The agenda covers a wide range of critical themes. Sessions will examine the operational integration of uncrewed systems, with case studies on how UAS and UGVs are being deployed in real-world missions. Another focus is on AI, autonomy, and the digital backbone
Mission-Critical Automation: Ensuring Uninterrupted Operations Through Robust Power Management
Seamless power management requires careful planning and leveraging many technologies and techniques for oversight. What does this involve, and what does each strategy contribute to improving a facility’s energy use?
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Galbot Unveils Dual Breakthroughs in Embodied AI: DexNDM and NavFoM Revolutionize Dexterous Manipulation and Autonomous Navigation
Developed in collaboration with Tsinghua University, Peking University, University of Adelaide, and Zhejiang University, these innovations mark a significant leap forward in robotics, enabling robots to autonomously perform complex tasks across diverse environments.
Pudu Robotics to Launch its Newest Embodied Robot at iREX 2025 Alongside Product Full Lineup
Pudu Robotics, a global leader in service robotics, is set to make a landmark appearance at iREX 2025 in Tokyo, Japan, next month. At the exhibition, Pudu will launch an innovative intelligent quadruped robot, as well as showcasing its full product lineup internationally for the very first time. Attendees are welcome to visit Pudu's booth at West Hall 4, W4-78, Tokyo Big Sight, from December 3-6, 2025.
Palladyne AI Establishes Vertically Integrated U.S. Defense Technology Pioneer Through Transformative Acquisitions Delivering Advanced Avionics, Precision Component Manufacturing and Embodied AI
-Establishes Palladyne Defense, redefining the Mid-Tier Prime with existing revenue from leading defense contractors and emerging defense technology companies
-Unites patented embodied AI, rapid design of autonomous systems and airframes and U.S. production of precision electronic and mechanical components into a vertically integrated defense platform that advances reshoring of critical capabilities
AI in Construction Management: Sunrise Technologies Showcases How AI-Powered SaaS Solutions Transform Project Oversight
Sunrise Technologies, an Australian AI and software company, highlights how AI-powered SaaS solutions like OHS Buddy are transforming construction management. Their intelligent platform automates tender evaluations, digital safety compliance, and project oversight—reducing daily planning time by 90%, accelerating invoicing to same-day processing, and cutting bid preparation time by up to 90%. With AI agents managing progress tracking, documentation, and compliance digitally, construction firms gain real-time visibility, fewer delays, and improved safety standards. Sunrise continues to advance AI integration across construction, sustainability, and robotics, combining human expertise with intelligent systems for efficient, transparent project delivery.
LUCID Launches Atlas25 - 25GigE Camera Series with RDMA for High-Speed Industrial Imaging
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Boston Dynamics Webinar - Why Humanoids Are the Future of Manufacturing
Join us November 18th for this Webinar as we reflect on what we've learned by observing factory floors, and why we've grown convinced that chasing generalization in manipulation—both in hardware and behavior—isn't just interesting, but necessary. We'll discuss AI research threads we're exploring at Boston Dynamics to push this mission forward, and highlight opportunities our field should collectively invest more in to turn the humanoid vision, and the reinvention of manufacturing, into a practical, economically viable product.
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ResinDek / Cornerstone Specialty Wood Products
As the manufacturer of ResinDek® panels, we have been at the forefront of testing and innovating flooring panels for the Material Handling Industry since 1994. In 2007, we began providing ResinDek panels for automated warehouse distribution robots. Much of our initial research and development occurred with Automated Guided Vehicles. In the last decade, we have provided a variety of ResinDek engineered flooring products to numerous Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) and Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) manufacturers for their testing labs. As a result, millions of square feet of ResinDek panels are in service worldwide with robotic traffic in distribution centers, warehouses, microfulfillment centers, and retail environments.
