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1.7 Million New Robots to Transform the World's Factories by 2020 - Forecasts IFR

09/29/17, 05:25 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | Research and Reports
In 2017 robot installations are estimated to increase by 21 percent in the Asia-Australia region. Robot supplies in the Americas will surge by 16 percent and in Europe by 8 percent.

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 people's movements very precisely.

This drone can pinpoint a specific package in a giant warehouse

09/08/17, 05:16 AM | Factory Automation, Unmanned & Other Topics | drones, machine vision
Siyi Chen for Quartz: A prototype created by the scientists can catalogue items instantly as the drones fly up and down the aisles.

5 ways to advance robotics in manufacturing

09/04/17, 06:21 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | Industry 4.0, Technology Discussions
Stephanie Condon for ZDNet: The maturity of automated technology used in manufacturing is all over the map, says Carnegie Mellon Prof. Howie Choset, but there are concrete ways to fix that.

Amazon robots bring a brave new world to the warehouse

08/28/17, 04:59 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | amazon, Pick and place
Michael Pooler for FT.com: An industrial dance takes place every day and night on the floor of Amazon's huge warehouse in Manchester.

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.

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.

Robotics Software Could Be a $140B Opportunity

06/27/17, 05:29 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation
Wayne Duggan for U.S. News: The shift toward automation will no doubt raise demand for robotics hardware, but Loup Ventures analyst Andrew Murphy says the robotics software industry could be even bigger.

The industrial robotics market will nearly triple in less than 10 years

06/23/17, 05:37 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | cobots, Collaborative Robots, Industrial and Manufacturing, Research and Reports
April Glaser for RECODE: Collaborative robots are expected to account for a third of that market.

'Make in India' initiative could be a bigger success with help of cobots

06/07/17, 05:43 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | cobots, Collaborative Robots, industrial automation
Pradeep David for Financial Express: The government of India launched the 'Make in India' initiative in 2014 to enhance skill development as well as build a strong manufacturing infrastructure

THE NEXT BIG LEAP IN AI COULD COME FROM WAREHOUSE ROBOTS

06/05/17, 06:06 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | Artificial Intelligence, Technology Discussions
Nick Statt for The Verge: Kindred thinks the path to smarter software is by giving it a physical body

Robots May Help Defuse Demographic Time Bomb in Japan, Germany

05/30/17, 05:59 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | Jobs / Employment
Anirban Nag for Bloomberg: Robots to offset negative impact of slower labor force growth. Emerging markets won't be so lucky, Moody's report says

Dual-Arm Collaborative Robots Increase Flexibility and Accuracy

05/26/17, 05:49 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | Collaborative Robots, robot arms
James Anderton for Engineering.com: Robotics are an ideal technology for fine assembly tasks, such as those in the electronics industry.

Amazon Selects Finalists to Compete at the Amazon Robotics Challenge Event in Japan This Summer

05/11/17, 06:01 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | amazon, Pick and place
The Amazon Robotics Challenge will award up to $250,000 in prizes and encourages idea sharing and innovation within the robotics and automation community

This Map Shows Where Robots Are Coming for Your Job

05/09/17, 06:07 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | Jobs / Employment, Research and Reports
By Mira Rojanasakul and Peter Coy for Bloomberg: Are you about to be replaced by a robot? The question has broad implications for the U.S. economy, especially the manufacturing sector.

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