Robotics and Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews

How the Modular Concept Can Help You Build a Future-Proof and Secure Robotic Computing Platform

Today, an intelligent robotic platform simultaneously has to run real-time multi-axis motion control, processes multiple data streams from various sensors including 2D and 3D vision cameras and/or LIDAR.

Argonne Researchers to Develop Learning-Based Robots as Step Toward a Scientific Assistant

What if robots could not only perform experiments but also adapt and improve alongside human scientists? The goal is to create robots that can work alongside scientists in real lab environments and adjust to changing conditions.

Autonomous Mobile Picking Robots: Bridging the Gap Between Warehouse Automation and Retail Fulfillment

This article examines how an integrated autonomous picking system — combining a lightweight 6-DOF robotic arm, depth-camera-based vision, adaptive grasping, and intelligent task management — was developed and deployed to address these challenges.

Brushless DC (BLDC) Machines — Where They Outperform

Learn where Brushless DC (BLDC) machines outperform traditional drives in UAVs, robotics, e-bikes, & industrial drives, and how Mosrac helps optimize next-gen motion control.

The $500 Delivery Robot Is Coming — and It Will Reshape the Industry

Cheap AI accelerators and simulation-trained neural policies are about to collapse the cost of autonomous delivery. The business implications are bigger than the technical ones.

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.

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How Manufacturers Can Move from Basic Automation to Autonomous Material Movement in Production Logistics

For too long, material movement has been treated as a background function. But advanced motion and robotics are changing that by giving manufacturers the tools to treat material flow as a strategic and competitive lever that they can tune, optimize, and adapt.

139th Canton Fair Sets New Record with Overseas Buyer Attendance

The number of new products introduced rose 27%, and events for emerging future industries increased 30%. The fair also showcased AI-enabled scenarios for the first time, including robotic patrol inspections and drone flight demonstrations.

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.

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Locus Robotics Acquires Nexera Robotics, Advancing a Patented Breakthrough in Mobile Manipulation

Nexera's patented NeuraGrasp™ technology vastly expands the range of SKUs Locus Array can pick autonomously, opening new SKU categories and mobile manipulation capabilities that have historically been beyond reach in warehouse operations

Chef Robotics Advances Bi-Manual Physical AI System for Prep Table Food Assembly Powered by a Food Foundation Model

With the advent of physical AI and imitation learning, Chef's AI team is developing a new physical AI system designed to handle meal assembly tasks on prep tables, such as back-of-house burger or burrito assembly.

Tattu Launches 5.0 Smart Battery Platform as Heavy-Lift Drones Demand Faster Charging and Smarter Fleet Power Management

Developed for 100kg-class agricultural and logistics UAVs, the platform integrates high-discharge performance, 6C fast charging, intelligent BMS control and lifecycle data access.

Hyundai Mobis Seeks Robotics Technology Alliances in U.S. Silicon Valley!

- Mobis hosts the "5th Mobis Mobility Day," open innovation event under the theme of "Robotics and Physical AI" - Attendance by representatives from startups, global automakers, and investors doubles from last year, reflecting the achievements accumulated around Silicon Valley over the past five years -The company aims to strengthen competitiveness in new business areas by discovering promising global companies at an early stage and plans to host an additional event in Asia in the second half of the year

FANUC Accelerates Physical AI Through Collaboration with Google

AI Agent Powered by Google Operates Robots

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To maximize the productivity of an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) or automatic guided vehicle (AGV) deployment, it's critical to create the optimal environment that allows the vehicles to perform at their peak. For that reason, Cornerstone Specialty Wood Products, LLC (www.resindek.com) created the TriGard ESD Ultra finish for its ResinDek engineered flooring panels. The TriGard ESD Ultra finish is ideal for high-traffic robotic applications characterized by highly repetitive movement patterns and defined travel paths.

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