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New Service Helps Robotics Companies Drive Revenues & Grow Business

07/05/17, 08:35 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | Business Development, Operation and Maintenance
Service Advantage is a substantial addition to Ricohs services suite that offers businesses access to its global network of highly skilled and certified services employees to assist with lifecycle management for electromechanical devices.

Fastbrick signs a deal with Caterpillar to develop bricklaying robots

07/05/17, 06:45 AM | Mobile Robots, Other Topics | Construction
Jessica Sier for The Sydney Morning Herald: Fastbrick is building a commercial version of its robot bricklaying machine, Hadrian X, which will cost about $2 million when it goes into full production in 2019.

ETH zurich builds DFAB HOUSE using robots and 3D printers

07/03/17, 05:30 AM | Mobile Robots, Other Topics | 3D Printing, Construction
DesignBoom.com: Built using a two-meter high construction robot, the machine works by moving autonomously on caterpillar tracks.

The one law of robotics: Humans must flourish

06/30/17, 06:20 AM | Mobile Robots, Other Topics | Research and Reports, service robots, Technology Discussions
Pallab Ghosh for BBC News: "The thriving of people and communities needs to be put first, and we think Asimov's principles can be subsumed into that."

Robot Inertia vs Payload

06/29/17, 08:14 AM | Industrial Robotics | arm, Technology Discussions | Motion Controls Robotics, Inc.
Payload and inertia are both important factors when designing End of Arm Tooling and selecting a robot. The differences between the two and how they affect choosing a robot is explained in this article.

Lightweight Servo Actuators Lower Robotic RSW Costs

06/29/17, 08:12 AM | Industrial Robotics, Mobile Robots | Business Development
Either electric servo actuators or pneumatic cylinders can be used in robotic resistance spot welding; however, there are distinct advantages to going electric.

A Job Plan for Robots and Humans

06/29/17, 05:30 AM | Industrial Robotics, Mobile Robots | Jobs / Employment, Technology Discussions | Fetch Robotics
Tom Simonite for MIT Technology Review: Melonee Wises of Fetch Robotics spoke with San Francisco bureau chief Tom Simonite.

Deepest Underwater Consumer Drone from Blueye Robotics Reveals Ocean Depths Previously Unseen by Non-Scientists

06/28/17, 05:38 AM | Mobile Robots, Other Topics | drones, ROV, UAV
Blueye Pioneer Dives to 150 Meters; Robust, Stable HD Camera Delivers True Colors with Super-Clear Image Quality

Q&A with INTERPOL World 2017 Speaker Mr Holland Michel, Co-Director for the Center for the Study of the Drone

06/27/17, 08:36 AM | Other Topics | Tradeshows and Conferences
The use of drones in law enforcement is a much more recent phenomenon than the military use of drones, which explains why the public is less familiar with the issue, but we're hoping to change that!

Smart grasping demonstrated at Automate and ProMat trade shows

06/27/17, 08:34 AM | Industrial Robotics | arm
Tactile sensing and force feedback are - and have been - problem areas for robot grasping. Humans could see, select and pick so much faster. Yet to handle the millions of different everyday items in our factories and warehouses, costly positioning and camera systems have been required.

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.

UK Robotics Week to demonstrate the nation's world-leading robotics and AI research

06/26/17, 05:24 AM | Industrial Robotics, Mobile Robots | national robotics week
The UK's world-leading robotics research will be showcased at the second UK Robotics Week, which begins on Saturday, 24 June, 2017 and runs until Friday, 30 June.

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.

Welding With OCTOPUZ

06/22/17, 08:51 AM | Industrial Robotics | welding | OCTOPUZ
In a continuing series, OCTOPUZ will be showing their expertise in the field of offline programming software for robotics. In this article, we will be examining robotic welding.

Misty Robotics Raises $11.5 Million To Put Robots In Every Home

06/22/17, 05:26 AM | Mobile Robots, Other Topics | Financing, Home Robots, Investment, service robots
Alex Knapp for Forbes: Misty wants to build robots like R2-D2 or Rosie from The Jetsons - useful companions with personality.

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