Robotics and Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews
The rise of modular robots and the importance of drive train design
As part of an in-house robot build, optimizing the drive train that powers and controls each joint is vital to the robot’s performance. The most effective way of achieving this is by developing the drive train as a complete module.
NVIDIA and Alphabet's Intrinsic Put Next-Gen Robotics Within Grasp
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Intrinsic, a software and AI robotics company at Alphabet, has integrated NVIDIA AI and Isaac platform technologies to advance the complex field of autonomous robotic manipulation.
Automate 2024 Product Preview
Automate 2024 takes place May 6th - 9th in Chicago, Illinois. The Exhibit hall floor will be loaded with new products and services. Here is a preview of some things to look forward to at this years event.
Edge Computing and AI in Manufacturing
With Tacton we wanted to give users the flexibility and configuration options they need to outfit their facility, while ensuring the system was reliable, secure, and easy to install.
Talking AUTOMATE 2024 with TM Robotics
Visitors will have the chance to see the entire THE robot range, including the THE400, THE600, THE800 and THE1000. The line-up includes robots of different sizes and strengths, providing visitors with an opportunity to find the perfect model for their application.
Talking AUTOMATE 2024 with TECH RIM Standards
TRS has been active with A3 for years, and as the Detroit show proved --- there are tremendous opportunities at Automate.
Talking AUTOMATE 2024 with DESTACO
Witness the power of precision movement, workholding, and indexing technology that will take your operations to new heights. Our booth is packed with ultra-precise end-of-arm tooling, state-of-the-art conveyors, and other top products from CAMCO, Ferguson and Robohand.
Robotics and Automation - Featured Stories
NREL Invites Robots To Help Make Wind Turbine Blades
Although robots have been used by the wind energy industry to paint and polish blades, automation has not been widely adopted. Research at the laboratory demonstrates the ability of a robot to trim, grind, and sand blades.
Kawasaki Robotics Shares First Look of New Collaborative Robots, Features New Partnerships and Applications for Industrial Robots at AUTOMATE 2024
At Automate Kawasaki Robotics introduces a line of intelligent cobots and showcases Ai-enabled R and BX Series robots for welding, multi-SKU palletizing and depalletizing as examples of limitless opportunities and human ingenuity
On the Horizon: A Robot to Assist ALS Patients
CART will learn from only a few examples in an interactive manner by actively prompting the caregiver for demonstration examples as the robot needs, and thereby not overly burdening the caregiver.
Robotics and Automation - News Headlines
Basler Presents a New, Programmable CXP-12 Frame Grabber
Basler's boost cameras, trigger boards, and cables combined with the card form a complete, compatible CXP-12 vision portfolio for the setup of individually optimized high-performance image processing systems and a fast time-to-market.
THE POWER OF AUTOMATION: COMAU UNVEILS NEW ROBOTS AND INTELLIGENT SOLUTIONS AT AUTOMATE 2024
-Comau will demonstrate its seamless integration with the Unified Robot Control (URC) Solution from Rockwell Automation as part of an innovative handling and palletizing application
-Comau underscores its long-term collaboration with Intrinsic to make the next generation of robotics more accessible to all
Doosan Robotics Unveils Max-Powered 'PRIME-SERIES' of Collaborative Robots at Automate 2024
The New P-SERIES Unleashes Efficiency with a 30 Kilogram Payload and the Longest Reach of Any Cobot to Date
SwRI Workbench for Offline Robotics Development™ (SWORD™) launched at Automate 2024
Southwest Research Institute develops user-friendly ROS programming graphical toolkit for developers
GrayMatter Robotics Wins Automate Innovation Award for AI-Powered SCAN&GRIND™ System
This award acknowledges GrayMatter's industry-leading SCAN&GRIND™ robotic system powered by a proprietary physics-based advanced technology to improve manufacturing systems and surface finishing applications.
Robotics and Automation - Featured Product
The maxon IDX Compact Drive with Integrated Positioning Controller
The compact brushless EC-i motor combined with an EPOS4 positioning controller delivers a highly dynamic, powerful drive package with field-oriented control (FOC), high efficiency, and maintenance-free components in a high-quality industrial housing. The maxon IDX drives are suitable for use across the entire speed range (from standstill to maximum speed) and have an extremely high overload capability. Together with a positioning controller, the integrated sensor (single turn) enables absolute positioning.
Robotics and Automation - Featured Company
FORT Robotics
Our mission is to unlock the full potential of automation by accelerating development, reducing risk, and building trust in autonomous systems.
