Industrial Robotics - Articles, Stories & Interviews

Automatic Visual Inspection: The Secret to Flawless Manufacturing Quality

By switching to a digital inspection framework, manufacturers aren't removing the human element; they are elevating it. Instead of spotting defects, engineers can focus on fixing the root cause.

Decorating plastics with robotic precision

The collaboration between Roboprint, Shibaura Machine and TM Robotics illustrates how partnerships between emerging innovators and established suppliers can help the plastics industry adapt to new demands.

Deep Dive into integration challenges of ONVIF-compliant GigE cameras and how ONVIF enhances interoperability

GigE cameras are being adopted faster in applications that demand high-bandwidth data transmission over long distances up to 100 meters using Ethernet cables. GigE cameras with ONVIF-compliant enable interoperability across different devices smoothly.

How the Best Infrared Thermal Modules Enhance Machine Vision for OEMs

Infrared thermal modules convert temperature data into a visual, quantifiable format, enabling machine vision systems to detect defects, monitor conditions, and optimize processes based on thermal metrics.

Kassow Robots' Edge Edition 7-axis Collaborative Robot Arm

The Edge Edition was developed through close collaboration to meet the growing demand for compact, mobile cobot solutions. Our R&D team miniaturized the controller to just 10% of its original size and integrated it into the cobot's base.

UR20 Cobot Enables New Palletizing Opportunity at Bob's Red Mill

While the milling process is based on historic tradition, the company's packaging and product handling takes a high-tech approach: "Our vision is to double the number of people eating Bob's Red Mill by 2030. Automation will help us reach that goal."

High-precision process monitoring and error detection in additive manufacturing

Powder bed-based laser melting of metals (PBF-LB/M) is a key technology in additive manufacturing that makes it possible to produce highly complex and high-performance metal components with customised material and functional properties.

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Elmo Launches New Titanium Product Line and Platinum Servo Drives at SPS 2025, Redefining Limits of Motion Control

Designed to deliver exceptional performance, industry-leading compactness, and advanced high-end technology, built for demanding industrial and harsh-environment applications.

GrayMatter Robotics Unveils 100,000-Square-Foot AI Robotics Innovation Center in Carson

Major Facility Investment Brings Advanced Manufacturing Jobs and Interactive Robotics Experience to South Bay; New Headquarters Features 20+ Working "Physical AI" Robotic Cells

The Human-Machine Symbiosis: Why Industry 5.0 is the Future of Manufacturing

A new paradigm is emerging—Industry 5.0—that offers a powerful solution, not by replacing the human workforce, but by augmenting it through a revolutionary collaboration with machines.

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Comau Develops Innovative Industrial Collaborative Robotic Solutions as Part of the Converging Project

The multi-year EU-funded project seeks to develop and validate smart, flexible production systems that integrate multiple autonomous agents, including cobots, AGVs, and human workers

MassRobotics Expands Physical AI Fellowship with AWS and NVIDIA, Opening Applications for the 2026 Cohort

The Physical AI Fellowship empowers founders and technology leaders building AI-powered robotic systems that understand, reason, learn and interact with the physical world - the domain known as physical AI.

Robotnik and Siemens: strengthening industrial automation

Industrial automation increasingly demands systems that are integrated, secure, and standardized. To address this need and advance toward more reliable, scalable, and standardized robotics, Robotnik has incorporated Siemens' SIMOVE platform into its portfolio of Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs). This integration aims to expand access to industrial applications and enhance reliability in complex production environments.

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Robotmaster 2024
Robotmaster 2024

Robotmaster 2024

Program multi-robot cells and automatically solve robotic errors with ease. Hypertherm Associates announces a new version to its robotic programming software. Robotmaster 2024 addresses key market trends including the support for programming multiple robots in a single work cell and the demand for automatic trajectory optimization and robotic error correction.

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DESTACO

DESTACO is now the worldwide leader in the innovation, design, manufacture and support of clamping, gripping, transferring, indexing and robotic tooling solutions for workplace and automation needs.