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The Next Big Breakthrough in Robotics

01/29/18, 05:40 AM | Industrial Robotics, Mobile 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

First Solar Is Using Robots to Better Tap the Sun

01/26/18, 05:25 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | Smart Factory

Chris Martin for Bloomberg Business Week: Even before Trumps tariffs, the U.S. panel maker underpriced Chinese rivals with a spray-on, energy-absorbing metal and largely automated factories.

What is a Botnet?

01/25/18, 08:47 AM | Other Topics | software | Len Calderone - Contributing Author

A bot herder, is an individual who controls and maintains a botnet by installing malicious software in many computers, placing these devices under his/her control. These "herds" of bot machines, also called zombies, can then be used to attack or infect other computers.

The Future of Service Robots

01/25/18, 08:43 AM | Mobile Robots | Analysis and Trends

There has been a lot of investment by retailers in recent years to achieve a true omni-channel fulfillment strategy. Robots are enabling companies to improve the fulfillment process both in the warehouse and will soon be doing so in the retail store.

ABB is leaving the repair shop after transitional year - CEO

01/24/18, 05:24 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | Economy, Q

John Revill, Oliver Hirt for Reuters: "The last couple of years ABB was in the repair shop and now we are coming out. With political stability and digitalisation we have positive conditions and a better platform to participate in the upturn,"

Meet the Robots Taking Over a Tokyo Airport for the 2020 Olympics

01/23/18, 08:58 AM | Mobile Robots | Case Study | Kayla Mathews - Contributing Author

The majority of incoming tourists will first encounter robots in the Tokyo Airport. At the time of this writing, there are seven different robots stationed at the airport. Each one features a unique and friendly archetype

How to Design a Real-Time Operating System (RTOS)

01/23/18, 08:53 AM | Industrial Robotics | rtos, software | IntervalZero

Real-time operating systems rely on kernel designs to expedite process communication and synchronization functionalities.

Why CA Technologies is Moving into Collaborative Robotics

01/22/18, 05:20 AM | Industrial Robotics, Mobile Robots | cobots

Chris Preimesberger for eWeek: CA Technologies is adding collaborative robot research and development to its already-packed product dance card.

Omni-chassis: An Evolutionary Step in Robotics

01/19/18, 05:25 AM | Industrial Robotics, Mobile 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.

Industrial Robots: Encoders for Tool Center Point Accuracy

01/18/18, 09:56 AM | Industrial Robotics | encoders, Sensors and Circuits

The use of secondary encoders on all of a robots axes, as well as the use of linear encoders for positioning the robot relative to the workpiece, enables a level of accuracy at the tool center point

Autonomous Underground Mining Vehicles Are a Thing Now

01/18/18, 09:54 AM | Other Topics | Mining, UAV | Kayla Mathews - Contributing Author

Depending on how tests of below-ground and above-ground equipment progress, multiple technologies could be incorporated into single vehicles to make them maximally adaptable to operator needs.

Mobile Robotics: Thinking in Terms of Fleet Productivity Is Key to Success

01/18/18, 09:52 AM | Other Topics | mobile, UAV

In this article, we will explore the basis and the future implications of this major transition. We will focus on two applications in particular: agriculture and last mile delivery.

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

The Delivery Robots are Coming!

01/16/18, 10:08 AM | Mobile Robots, Other Topics | delivery | maxon group

When people look up at the sky, they see more and more drones. Yet the breakthrough for delivery robots will take place on the ground - if the lawmakers give the green light.

University of Virginia Maps Historic Tunnel Using Jackal UGV

01/16/18, 10:06 AM | Other Topics | Case Study, Research and Reports | Clearpath Robotics

The team was able to easily visualize and monitor collected data as they were conducting the survey. As one team member tele-operated the Jackal, another member connected wirelessly via SSH to the robot to visualize the data in RViz on a laptop.

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