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From Code to Context: How Spatial AI is Powering the Next Leap in Manufacturing

The goal is to leverage the precision and tireless nature of automation while keeping human ingenuity, judgment, and creativity at the core of the operation. This vision promises greater flexibility, higher quality, and improved safety.

The SPT-1500UL from SEER Robotics

What truly sets the SPT-1500UL apart is its patented E-type fork structure, which allows seamless compatibility with a wide variety of pallet types - including open pallets (nine-feet, stringer-style), as well as closed pallets, cages, and customized racks.

The Real Barrier to Trusting Robots? It Comes Down to Control

We're still a long way from the harmonious human-machine collaboration imagined in Isaac Asimov's stories. Getting there will require autonomous systems to perform reliably and safely, not just in controlled lab settings, but in messy, unpredictable real-world environments.

Game Changer in Logistics

Key work steps are being taken over by intelligent logistics robots, such as automatic storage and retrieval machines and driverless transport systems. To work efficiently and reliably around the clock, these robots need flexible and particularly compact drive solutions.

What Makes Thermal Imaging Cameras Useful?

This article will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of what makes thermal imaging cameras useful, including their working principles, system components, and application advantages.

The Missing Interface: Designing Trust into a Robotic Future

The next era of robotics and AI won't be defined solely by technical breakthroughs but by how well these systems integrate into human environments. No matter how powerful the sensors or how technical the learning models are, without user trust, adoption will stall.

Talking PACK EXPO Las Vegas with igus

Anyone at the show who visits our booth will be able to find something relevant to their own operations that can solve a key problem and offer improved performance, lower costs, and greater sustainability.

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Robot Hype vs. Real Risk: Is Your Business Truly Ready for Autonomous Food Delivery?

The core tension is clear: excitement must yield to scrutiny. This post moves businesses past the novelty of robot adoption and into the necessary preparation phase of risk mitigation and compliance review. It's time to build a solid foundation before the next bot rolls out.

Using generative AI to diversify virtual training grounds for robots

New tool from MIT CSAIL creates realistic virtual kitchens and living rooms where simulated robots can interact with models of real-world objects, scaling up training data for robot foundation models.

Improving AGV efficiencies with updated battery technologies

AGV-powered sectors like eCommerce and pharmaceuticals have set the pace for electric adoption, cutting emissions while streamlining operations. Yet, legacy batteries, whether lead-acid's sluggish charging or Li-ion's trade-offs in speed, cost, or size, limit progress.

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Kepler Robotics Unveils K2 "Bumblebee" at IROS 2025, Building a Global Developer Ecosystem Through an Open Robotics Platform

The 2025 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2025), one of the world's leading robotics events, was held in Hangzhou from October 19 to 25, 2025. The conference drew more than 7,000 leading experts, researchers, and industry professionals from around the world.

RoboSense Debuts Next-Gen "Eyes of Robots" -- Active Camera 2 at IROS 2025

During the roundtable forum, four leading scholars — Sun Fuchun, Zhu Yanhe, Li Qingdu, and Li Miao — conducted an in-depth discussion on the theme of "Robotic Perception Breakthroughs and Industry Prospects."

AgiBot Introduces LinkCraft, A Zero-Code Creation Platform Turning Human Motion Videos into Precise Robot Performances

Empowering Everyone to Create Personalized Humanoid Robot Shows with Ease

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3MP HDR IP69K Camera for Robotics & Autonomous Vehicles
3MP HDR IP69K Camera for Robotics & Autonomous Vehicles

3MP HDR IP69K Camera for Robotics & Autonomous Vehicles

STURDeCAM31 from e-con Systems® is designed to make robotics and autonomous vehicles safer and more reliable. Powered by the Sony® ISX031 sensor and featuring GMSL2 interface, this compact 3MP camera delivers 120dB HDR + LFM imaging with zero motion blur — even in the most challenging outdoor conditions. Engineered to automotive-grade standards, STURDeCAM31 is IP69K certified, making it resistant to dust, water, vibration, and extreme temperatures. With support for up to 8 synchronized cameras, it enables powerful surround-view and bird's eye systems on NVIDIA® Jetson AGX Orin™.

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ResinDek / Cornerstone Specialty Wood Products

As the manufacturer of ResinDek® panels, we have been at the forefront of testing and innovating flooring panels for the Material Handling Industry since 1994. In 2007, we began providing ResinDek panels for automated warehouse distribution robots. Much of our initial research and development occurred with Automated Guided Vehicles. In the last decade, we have provided a variety of ResinDek engineered flooring products to numerous Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) and Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) manufacturers for their testing labs. As a result, millions of square feet of ResinDek panels are in service worldwide with robotic traffic in distribution centers, warehouses, microfulfillment centers, and retail environments.