What is an RPA Audit, and How Do you Know If You Need One?

When your company starts its automation journey, you don't need to spend big up front. It's risky, and you still don't know what you don't know. So go for a project that will bring rapid ROI and get a win under your belt.

Miniature electric motors help robots get a grip

Guillaume Mougin, Product Manager at Portescap, explores how miniature electric motors are improving the performance of grippers in robotics.

AI Robots : Transforming Industries with Smart Robotic Solutions

The demand for AI robots is driven by the need for automation and efficient data management across various industries. In manufacturing, AI robots are used to automate complex assembly lines, reducing labor costs and increasing productivity.

Unlocking Efficiency: The Role of AI in Optimizing Pick & Place Robotics

By processing vast amounts of data in real time, AI-driven robots can make intelligent decisions, optimize operations, and continuously improve over time. This advancement is redefining the way warehouses operate, offering enhanced productivity and reliability.

Master-Follower Configuration: Precision Control with Encoder-Based VFD Synchronization

VFDs are the backbone of modern and legacy industrial systems, managing tasks from powering fans and compressors to enabling intricate robotic operations. For more complex industrial operations, the need for precise coordination between drives escalates.

If You're Struggling With Production Inefficiencies, Cobots Might Help

A collaborative approach to automation offers solutions where older methods have fallen short. Manufacturers who have struggled to achieve desired results from conventional robotics should consider how cobots can help them strike an ideal balance.

Stereo vision camera provides 3D information from a distance of approx. 20 centimeters

The great strength of Ensenso B lies in the very precise detection of objects at close range. It provides a wide field of view and an impressively high depth of field.

MassRobotics Startups Surpass $1B in Funding

This remarkable achievement underscores the vital role MassRobotics plays in accelerating robotics innovation, commercialization, and adoption of advanced technologies.

Interoperability, the VDA5050 Standard and MiR's approach

The VDA5050 standard is one of the industry's attempts to address this challenge by standardizing communication between multiple different robot types from various suppliers using a common control system.

Epson Elevates Automation to New Heights with Expanded 6-Axis Robot Lineup

Leveraging four decades of expertise, the C-B Series offers next-level performance and flexibility in a compact footprint. It features advanced GYROPLUS® vibration reduction technology for fast production speeds and smooth motion control.

Gen Z and Robotics: Redefining Manufacturing for the Digital Age

This integration of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) represents an exciting convergence of digital skills and physical production, offering Gen Z the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology while enjoying job security and competitive wages.

Pallet by pallet - Intelligent robotic vision system destacks up to 800 objects per hour

One of the locations where RODE adds value is for DHL eCommerce in Rotterdam. In this machine, two Ensenso 3D cameras from IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH are implemented to provide the required image data.

Fast Hexapod Improves Aircraft Manufacturing Process

PI presented a new, high-speed hexapod at the International Aerospace Exhibition ILA Berlin in June 2024, as a partner in the LuFo VI-1: ADMAS (Advanced Machining and Sealing) research project.

Machine Vision Brings Sight and Insight to Industry 5.0 Strategies

Being human-centric, 5IR has far-reaching implications for employees. 5R brings them back onto the plant floor, a step that adds agility and flexibility to automated yet rigid manufacturing processes by enabling the workers to play an active role in decision making.

Automating pick-and-place in food manufacturing

The requirements included automatic pick and place of up to 60 keys per minute, seamless integration with the existing production line and a minimal factory floor footprint.

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Industrial Robotics - Featured Product

Harmonic Drive - Ultra Compact Products - Miniature Gearheads

Harmonic Drive - Ultra Compact Products - Miniature Gearheads

Harmonic Drive is your one-stop headquarters for miniature speed reducer products designed for applications requiring smaller, space-saving components. These devices decrease a motor's rotational speed while increasing output torque and generating zero backlash. Options include mini compact gearheads and miniature actuators. Our mini gearheads, also referred to as miniature gearboxes, are the ideal choice in confined areas where maximum precision is essential. Key features include a compact four-point contact ball bearing mounted to the main shaft, outline dimensions up to 13 mm and precision-matched motors and encoders. Our compact gearboxes come in five sizes, four ratios and flange or shaft outputs.

Robotics and Automation - Featured Company

Harmonic Drive LLC

Harmonic Drive LLC

Harmonic Drive LLC (HDLLC) designs and manufactures precision servo actuators, gearheads and gear components. Harmonic Drive® gears play critical roles in robotics, medical diagnostics and surgical robotics. We work with industry-leading customers and companies of all sizes to provide both standard product and custom-engineered solutions. The majority of the products sold by HDLLC are proudly made at our US headquarters and manufacturing facility in Massachusetts.