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Reduce​ ​Injuries​ ​and​ ​Increase​ ​Productivity​ ​with​ ​the FT​ ​300​ ​Force​ ​Torque​ ​Sensor

12/26/17, 09:10 AM | Industrial Robotics | Case Study | Robotiq

Programming a robot movement that must follow a volume in space is a complicated thing to do. We were able to do it with the path recording function of the FT 300.

San Francisco Security Robot Fired After Public Outcry

12/21/17, 05:29 AM | Mobile Robots, Other Topics | Military and Security

David Z. Morris for Fortune: Mountain View-based Knightscope has said in a statement that the robot "was not brought in to clear the area around the San Francisco SPCA of homeless individuals," but only to "serve and protect the SPCA."

Making Parts for Robots

12/19/17, 09:26 AM | Industrial Robotics | The Parts Department

Robotics requires very high quality hardware to maintain the accuracy and durability of its application and function. Using a domestic manufacturer will help alleviate any communication problems between the hardware supplier and the OEM as the product is engineered

Honda Will Unveil 4 New Robots at This Year's CES

12/18/17, 05:28 AM | Mobile Robots, Other Topics | CES 2018

Shelby Rogers for Interesting Engineering: Each robot has its own functions, and all of them have names reminiscent of Star Wars droids.

Your Online Shopping Habit is Fueling a Robotics Renaissance

12/15/17, 05:31 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | Pick and place, warehouse | Fetch Robotics

Matt Simon for Wired: "Companies like Amazon and others are now delivering products at an unprecedented rate, something like 500 packages per second. And that is only going to grow."

Drones and the Evolving Smart World

12/14/17, 08:34 AM | Other Topics | drones

Currently there are millions of drones in circulation, in amateur and professional use. With the continued premise that they are an unrestricted danger, it should warrant thought as to why there are not more major accidents or incidents than are currently being reported.

Vecna Robotics Wins DHL & Dell Robotics Innovation Challenge 2017 with Tote Retrieval System

12/13/17, 05:30 AM | Mobile Robots, Factory Automation | Pickers, warehouse | Vecna

Vecna Robotics, a leader in intelligent, next-generation, robotic material handling autonomous ground vehicles (AGVs), was awarded first place in the DHL & Dell Robotics Mobile Picking Challenge 2017. The event was held last week at the DHL Innovation Center in Troisdorf, Ge

Stäubli robotic tool change systems, quality you can count on

12/12/17, 10:29 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | Tool Changer | Staubli Corporation

Recently Stäubli introduced two compact fully automatic tool change systems, the MPS 130 and the MPS 260, for the medium payload segment, Stäubli Connectors rounds off the lower end of its existing series.

The Trade Show You Shouldn't Miss - CES

12/12/17, 08:11 AM | Mobile Robots, Other Topics | Tradeshows and Conferences | Len Calderone - Contributing Author

There Is no experience like CES with the largest global gathering of innovation and the connected future of technology with 4,000 exhibiting companies-600 of which are new.

San Francisco to robots: Don't crowd our sidewalks

12/11/17, 05:33 AM | Mobile Robots, Other Topics | delivery, security

Carolyn Said and Benny Evangelista for the SF Chronicle: San Franciscos ordinance resembles laws enacted in the early days of "horseless carriages" that required a person to walk in front of a car waving a red flag, said Bob Doyle, spokesman for A3.

Amazon drone designed to self-destruct in emergencies. Here's why.

12/08/17, 05:28 AM | Mobile Robots, Other Topics | amazon, drones, patents, Technology Discussions

Patrick Caughill for Futurism: The feature would use the onboard computing system to analyze conditions to determine the best course of action.

With 'Material Robotics,' Intelligent Products Won't Even Look Like Robots

12/07/17, 09:38 AM | Industrial Robotics, Mobile Robots | Research and Reports

Robots as inconspicuous as they are ubiquitous represent the vision of researchers in the new and burgeoning field of material robotics.

Drones for Delivery

12/07/17, 09:29 AM | Other Topics | drones

Drone deliveries drastically reduce the cost of last-mile deliveries while meeting customers demand for receiving their orders as quickly as possible. In Iceland, Flytrexs partner, e-commerce marketplace AHA, has experienced a 60% reduction in cost per delivery.

Wandelbots wants to reinvent the way we program robots

12/06/17, 05:33 AM | Industrial Robotics, Mobile 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.

Is That a Bug or a Robotic Spy?

12/05/17, 08:15 AM | Other Topics | Military and Security | Len Calderone - Contributing Author

Robotic bugs are a game changing technology, opening up possibilities that were fiction a generation ago.

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