Robotics and Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews
The Rationale for Persistent Infrastructure Identity in Manufacturing and Robotics
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Cobots share workspace with human operators under carefully engineered safety boundaries. Every one of these systems was specified, integrated, commissioned, and validated against a detailed record. Within a few ownership cycles, most of that record is effectively gone.
KNF Introduces Intelligent Pump Features for Flow, Pressure and Vacuum Control and Versatile Dosing
The pumps can operate autonomously or can be controlled via analog signals such as control voltage. For use in complex systems, the pumps also support modern communication protocols like UART, enabling seamless integration into smart environments.
Revolutionizing Cheese Production with AI and Machine Vision: A Success Story from Eberle Automatische Systeme
The food industry is experiencing a transformative shift in quality control, due in part to advances in artificial intelligence (AI). When combined with rule-based machine vision, AI is enabling automation of processes that were previously impossible.
The Biggest Impact of Autonomous Capture and AI
Autonomous capture will quickly become table stakes. The important question will be which platform can orchestrate robots and agents together in a unified, automated and intelligent way to create the most value.
ANYmal deployed at Northern Lights CCS Facility
The robot will provide autonomous inspection capabilities to monitor CO2 concentration levels and to reduce the number of unnecessary callouts to the not-normally manned facility.
Cutting the Cord Beneath the Surface
In underwater environments, flexibility and robustness mattered more than chasing maximum theoretical efficiency. WiBotic engineered the core wireless power technology behind the system. Then came the second hurdle.
IoT SIM Cards Become Critical Infrastructure for Industrial Automation, Robotics, and Drone Operations
As manufacturing, logistics, energy, and infrastructure sectors accelerate digital transformation initiatives, cellular-connected devices are replacing isolated machines with continuously communicating systems capable of real-time coordination and remote management.
Robotics and Automation - Featured Stories
UniX AI introduces Panther, the world's first service humanoid robot to enter real household deployment, powered by its differentiated wheeled dual-arm architecture
The all-new wheeled dual-arm humanoid robot Panther is fitted with the world's first mass-produced 8-DoF bionic arms, an adaptive intelligent gripper on its high-DOF joint platform and features an omnidirectional four-wheel steering and four-wheel drive (4WS+4WD) chassis.
Advantages of Pre-assembled Conveyor Modules
Ultimately, pre-assembly supports tighter project schedules and helps integrators deliver consistent results across geographically distributed deployments.
When Machines Learn to See Like Experts: The Rise of Vision Language Models in Manufacturing
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VLMs will not resolve every challenge in manufacturing AI. But for quality assurance in high-complexity production environments, they offer a capability step-change that no other current technology matches.
Robotics and Automation - News Headlines
Big Joe Forklifts Exhibiting Two New Innovations at MODEX
Big Joe's Newest model, the LPX40 Integrated Lithium-ion Pneumatic Tire Forklift and Big Joe Pulse Asset Optimization Tool are being Exhibited in Booth B9313
Ouster Launches Stereolabs ZED X Nano: A Wrist-Mount Stereo Camera Built for Robotic Manipulation and Physical AI
The ZED X Nano sets a new standard for wrist-mount stereo vision, delivering 2.3MP RGB, neural depth, zero-copy capture pipeline, and ruggedized GMSL2 connectivity in a 40% smaller form factor
Locus Robotics Launches Locus Array, a New Class of Physical AI Robotics for Fully Autonomous Fulfillment
A pioneering AI-driven system that works directly in the aisle, operating 24/7 to increase throughput while reducing manual labor by 90%
YMX Logistics Introduces The First Autonomous Yard Operating System
YMX's new offerings emphasize the convergence of digital and physical yard execution for enterprise shippers.
BlueBotics highlights fleet manager standardization and advanced obstacle avoidance for AGVs/AMRs at MODEX 2026
The Swiss navigation leader will share expertise on unified fleet management, efficient AGV and AMR operation, and advanced obstacle avoidance, highlighting how its ANT technology supports predictable, scalable mobile robot operations.
Robotics and Automation - Featured Product
Zimmer Group - THE PREMIUM GRIPPER NOW WITH IO-LINK
IO-Link is the first standardized IO technology worldwide for communication from the control system to the lowest level of automation.
Robotics and Automation - Featured Company
Encoder Products Company
At Encoder Products Company, we specialize in the encoders that provide you with motion feedback. EPC has been a leading designer and manufacturer of motion sensing devices for more than 50 years, we understand that each industrial automation application is different, and you need encoders that fit the needs of your applications. Our encoders are highly configurable, offer an array of shaft or bore sizes, output types, connector types, mounting options, and resolutions as high as 65,536 CPR.
