Robotics and Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews
Ideal Spindles for High-Speed Robotic Milling of Plastics and Composites
One application for which robot arms are well suited is using a kind of deburring tool as a cutting instrument when working with relatively soft materials like plastics and composites.
Record Automate 2023 Event Leads to Annual Show
-Automate 2023 set record attendance with more than 30,000 registrants
-Automate is heading to Chicago in 2024 and will return to Detroit in 2025
ElectroCraft’s MPW Wheel Drives Offer Best-in-Class Mobile Robot Solutions
If the OEM uses well-designed, proven components, the mobile platform will provide many years of service, handling cumbersome, heavy loads efficiently with minimal downtime for maintenance.
Welcome to the Age of the Cobot
Collaborative robots can bring significant benefits through closer interactions with humans – but they need high-quality parts replacement to ensure safety and productivity
Trane® Saves Over 80 Hours of Robot Programming Time
Their biggest challenge and opportunity for automation was the manual, labor-intensive tube rolling process. Because each chiller was a customized product, there was no single standardization to the hole patterns—adding to the complexity of a potential automation process.
Updating Warehouse Automation Solutions to Improve Productivity and Profitability
Instead of having a thin layer of WES and FMS that cannot be dissociated from the robotic solution, I foresee robust, best of breed, stand-alone FMS and WES applications being developed.
Connecting Robot Accessories to Any Industrial Network
Robots need accessories to work efficiently. But what’s the easiest way to connect the accessories to factory networks? The easiest way is to use HMS Networks’ ready-made Anybus products, as RSP found out.
Robotics and Automation - Featured Stories
Valmont Records Longest BVLOS Drone Flight on the Wings of T-Mobile 5G
The Un-carrier helps Valmont capture mission-critical data in industry-first beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone inspection operation
Serve Unveils Commercial Deal with Uber to Enable Scaling of Robotic Delivery
After a successful first year in Los Angeles, Serve has a plan to deploy up to 2,000 AI-powered sidewalk delivery robots in new markets on the Uber platform
AI Robots Rolling Out in Industry: Which Sectors Benefit Most?
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While robots automate physical processes, AI can automate digital and more dynamic ones. However, these two technologies are starting to come together, and AI robots could dramatically impact several industries.
Robotics and Automation - News Headlines
PickNik Robotics Secures Two New NASA SBIR Contracts for Advancing Autonomous Robotic Systems
PickNik Robotics, a leading provider of advanced robotic solutions, announces their successful collaboration with NASA through two Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contracts.
Commercial UAV Expo Announces 2023 Conference Program and Speaker Line-Up
Sessions to provide solutions and strategies to advance the global commercial drone industry .
Boston Dynamics Names Levatas as Certified Technology Partner, Expanding Advanced Automation and Inspection Capabilities for Spot Robo
The partnership expands on each company's work to automate inspection tasks that are considered challenging, dangerous and otherwise undesirable for humans, freeing up employees in the field to handle more valuable work.
Electromate Unveils Quantum Devices' Cutting-Edge QM22 Series Miniature Encoder
Offering a uniquely compact, yet robust solution for high-performance motion control and feedback applications, the QM22 miniature encoder builds on Quantum Devices' established reputation for engineering excellence and innovative design.
Teledyne FLIR Defense Delivers 1,000th MTRS Inc II (Centaur) Robot to U.S. Army
Milestone marks the most widely produced ground robot used by America's military since Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom
Robotics and Automation - Featured Product
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The SHA-IDT Series is a family of compact actuators that deliver high torque with exceptional accuracy and repeatability. These hollow shaft servo actuators feature Harmonic Drive® precision strain wave gears combined with a brushless servomotor, a brake, two magnetic absolute encoders and an integrated servo drive with CANopen® communication. This revolutionary product eliminates the need for an external drive and greatly simplifies wiring yet delivers high-positional accuracy and torsional stiffness in a compact housing.
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