Robotics and Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews
Elmo Launches New Titanium Product Line and Platinum Servo Drives at SPS 2025, Redefining Limits of Motion Control
Designed to deliver exceptional performance, industry-leading compactness, and advanced high-end technology, built for demanding industrial and harsh-environment applications.
Designing Human-Centric Automation: The Next Evolution of Robotics in the Supply Chain
In this new era of human-centric automation, robotics and intelligent systems are being designed to elevate the supply chain, creating supply chains that are not only faster and more resilient but also safer, more inclusive, and deeply human.
Decorating plastics with robotic precision
The collaboration between Roboprint, Shibaura Machine and TM Robotics illustrates how partnerships between emerging innovators and established suppliers can help the plastics industry adapt to new demands.
Precision Measurement Technology Combined With Autonomous Robots
By combining our manufacturing-grade measurement systems with Dusty’s robotics expertise, we created a solution that delivers 10× faster layouts and sub-millimeter accuracy, reshaping what’s possible on construction sites.
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.
Robotics and Automation - Featured Stories
The Hidden Cost of AI Adoption: Why Your Operating Model is Holding You Back
Despite aggressive AI investments, 95% of enterprise AI initiatives fail—not because the technology doesn't work, but because the organizational infrastructure beneath it was never designed for how AI actually changes work.
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
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.
Robotics and Automation - News Headlines
Elmo Launches New Titanium Product Line and Platinum Servo Drives at SPS 2025, Redefining Limits of Motion Control
Designed to deliver exceptional performance, industry-leading compactness, and advanced high-end technology, built for demanding industrial and harsh-environment applications.
HONPINE Harmonic Robot Joint Actuator — Leading the Industry with Four Core Advantages
HONPINE's Harmonic Robot Joint Actuator, through technological innovation and integrated design, achieves breakthroughs in four key dimensions — precision, torque, operation & maintenance, and adaptability — providing an optimized solution for collaborative robots, humanoid robots, and other advanced automation systems.
RealMan Unveils RealBOT Embodied Open Platform at IROS 2025
Next-gen human-robot teaming.
'The Perfect Solution': Customers and Partners Share Firsthand Impact of Cyngn Technology
The perspectives below come from a mix of end-users, technology partners, and OEMs who have worked with DriveMod in real production settings, each offering a different vantage point on how the platform behaves once it's in the field.
Novotechnik - Robust, Accurate Angle Sensors
Measurement range is 0 to 360°. Other key specifications include sealing to IP 69K, up to 16-bit resolution and ±0.2% linearity—depending on version. Repeatability is 0.1°. Both single and fully redundant versions of the Vert-X 26 Series are available. Output interfaces include 4 to 20 mA, 0.5 to 4.5 V DC, CANopen and CAN J1939.
Robotics and Automation - Featured Product
IP Seals for Robots
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies' IPRS (Ingress Protection Seals for Robots) provides reliable protection for robotic systems operating in harsh environments. Designed to prevent dust, moisture, chemicals, and wear from compromising performance, IPRS extends service life and reduces maintenance. The adaptive Z-shaped geometry ensures sealing integrity under continuous motion, making it ideal for high-speed automation and outdoor applications. Manufactured with high-performance elastomers such as Fluoroprene XP and EPDM, IPRS offers exceptional resistance to lubricants, cleaning agents, and extreme temperatures. This makes it the perfect solution for six-axis robots, SCARA robots, AMRs, AGVs, and cobots.
With its low-friction design and durable materials, IPRS enhances energy efficiency and operational reliability in industrial and autonomous robotics. Learn more about our IPRS Seals
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 1700 people worldwide. PI's customers are leaders in high-tech industries and research institutes in fields such as photonics, life-sciences, semiconductors and aerospace.
