Collaborative Robots Articles, Stories & News

The Tale of the Painting Robot that didn't Steal Anyone's Job

02/12/18, 05:30 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | Collaborative Robots | Universal Robots USA

Matt Simon for Wired: Today, three of these machines from Universal Robots handle the brute sanding and painting, while humans handle more complicated tasks like assembly. Some of these workers even turned into robot technicians.

The Next Big Breakthrough in Robotics

01/29/18, 05:40 AM | Industrial Robotics, Mobile & Service Robots | cobots, Collaborative Robots, motor drives, Technology Discussions

Bill Ibelle for News@NorthEastern: While drones and driverless cars dominate the headlines, another breakthrough-robot dexterity-is likely to have an even greater impact in both business and everyday life

Omni-chassis: An Evolutionary Step in Robotics

01/19/18, 05:25 AM | Industrial Robotics, Mobile & Service Robots | Collaborative Robots

William G. Lovell for Electronic Design: I began using it for a new type of robot called the "Omni-chassis." This is a powered robotic chassis that can carry different payloads or functioning modules.

Ocado's collaborative robot is getting closer to factory work

01/17/18, 05:33 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | Collaborative Robots

Matt Burgess for Wired: The ARMAR-6 prototype robot can help humans with basic maintenance tasks in prescribed scenarios. But it still needs to get smarter

Special Tradeshow Coverage for ATX West 2018

01/11/18, 08:35 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | Collaborative Robots, industrial automation, Industry 4.0, Tradeshows and Conferences

ATX West will be held from February 6th - 8th in Anaheim, California. This RoboticsTomorrow.com Special Tradeshow report aims to bring you news, articles and products from this years event.

CANADA: Deloitte future jobs report recommends basic income

01/08/18, 05:27 AM | Mobile & Service Robots , Factory Automation | Collaborative Robots, Jobs / Employment

Micah Kaats for BIEN: The researchers suggest that basic income may ease the strains of job displacement, provide support for individuals engaged in volunteer or social enterprises, and encourage entrepreneurial risk-taking.

Wandelbots wants to reinvent the way we program robots

12/06/17, 05:33 AM | Industrial Robotics, Mobile & Service Robots | Collaborative Robots, ros, Software and Smarts, Wearables

Darrell Etherington for TechCrunch: Its first product is a sensor-laden suit that a person can wear to demonstrate actions so that a robot can then replicate what they do.

Warehouse robot startup Kindred signs up the Gap to test its first commercial product

11/02/17, 05:10 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | Collaborative Robots, Pick and place

Nick Statt for The Verge: Kindreds new production model robots, now called Kindred Sort, have been operating in a pilot program at a Gap warehouse, with plans to expand the fleet of robots to help the retailers full fulfillment network down the line.

Why Human-Controlled, Force-Multiplying Robots Are the Future of Work on Earth

10/27/17, 05:23 AM | Industrial Robotics, Mobile & Service Robots | Collaborative Robots, Dexterous Robots, Exoskeleton

Ben Wolff, CEO of Sarcos via IEEE Spectrum:

There's a huge opportunity in robotics for early career computer scientists

10/18/17, 05:36 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | Collaborative Robots, ros, Training and Education

Greg Nichols for ZDNet: The reason is that programming a robot is no easy task, which presents challenges when it comes to deployment. That's particularly true of small- and mid-sized businesses, which are unlikely to have a qualified roboticist onboard.

How many robots does it take to change a light bulb?

10/16/17, 05:28 AM | Industrial Robotics, Mobile & Service Robots | Clamping and Gripping, Collaborative Robots

Tim Sandle for Digital Journal: A newly created robotic gripper has researchers at University of California - San Diego excited. The 'friendly' new robot could help advance the automation of construction and building works.

A Radar for Industrial Robots May Guide Collaboration with Humans

09/27/17, 05:37 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | Collaborative Robots, sensors

Will Knight MIT Technology Review: Humatics, an MIT spinout, is developing an indoor radar system that should give robots and other industrial systems the ability to track peoples movements very precisely.

Amazon Enlists Researchers to Build Box-Packing Robots

07/28/17, 05:53 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | amazon, Collaborative Robots, Pick and place

Joshua Brustein for Bloomberg: Teams competing in Amazon's third-annual contest tackle a problem that has kept companies from automating warehouses entirely.

Robotics experts dismiss Musk's call for AI regulation

07/21/17, 05:46 AM | Mobile & Service Robots , Unmanned & Other Topics | Artificial Intelligence, Collaborative Robots, deep learning

Steve LeVine for AXIOS: Musk, along with Bill Gates and Stephen Hawking, has been one of the leading voices warning of a dystopian, machine-led future if humans are not careful.

Spider robots on the move for additive manufacturing

07/11/17, 05:50 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | Additive Manufacturing, Collaborative Robots

Stuart Nathan for The Engineer: Like several concepts in mobile additive manufacture, the Spider bots grew out of a concept to build bases for exploration on the Moon and other planets.

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