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Announcing the 2015 Soft Robotics Competitions!

05/12/15, 05:49 AM | Industrial Robotics, Unmanned & Other Topics | Awards, competition, soft robotics
The 2015 Prize for Contributions in Soft Robotics rewards academic researchers for sharing their work and advancing the field. The competitions include $10,000 in prizes!

Festo's R&D Timeline - Part 1

05/08/15, 11:11 AM | Personal & Service Robots , Unmanned & Other Topics | bionics, research | Festo
Since 2006 Festo has been developing and supporting projects and test objects whose basic technical principles are derived from a wide variety of principles found in nature.

The Membrane Potentiometer

05/07/15, 08:04 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | sensors
A Competitive Alternative to Traditional Linear and Rotary Position Sensors.

18,000+ Students Bring Their Custom-Built Robots to the Largest Sport for the Mind™ Showdown, the 2015 FIRST® Championship

05/05/15, 07:47 AM | Industrial Robotics | competition, education

Innovative 3D Scanner Relies On Manta Camera From Allied Vision

04/30/15, 07:34 AM | Factory Automation | cameras, machine vision
8tree's portable 3D scanner enables easy, fast surface inspection in the automotive and aerospace industries. A Manta digital camera from Allied Vision contributes to rapid and accurate measurement.

Video - Milling a Statue out of Soft Foam

04/29/15, 02:17 PM | Industrial Robotics, Personal & Service Robots | sculpture | Robotmaster (Hypertherm Inc.)
This is an example of high speed milling of a soft foam statue into a sculpture using Robotmaster and a KUKA Robot. The 7-axis robot allows accurate cutting from all angles.

A Driving Force of the Future: Self-Driving Goes Green

04/28/15, 08:40 AM | Unmanned & Other Topics | autonomous, enviroment, transportation | ROBO Global, LLC
With the inevitable progression and inclusion of self-driving cars, we will see an increase of road safety, oil efficiency and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

Case Study: Validated High Speed Capping

04/23/15, 08:12 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | actuators | SMAC Moving Coil Actuators, Inc.
SMAC's LAR Series linear-rotary actuators provide the ideal technology for improving capping quality while cost-effectively providing 100% real time on- and off-torquing validation.

ABB launches YuMi and acquires gomTec

04/20/15, 01:47 PM | Industrial Robotics, Unmanned & Other Topics | collaborative robotics | ABB Inc.
ABB leapt into the collaborative robotics space at the Hannover Messe trade show by launching their two-armed YuMi robot and simultaneously announcing their acquisition of German startup gomTec

Low Cost Vision System

04/16/15, 08:06 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | cv, machine vision | ST Robotics
The vision system sends coordinates to the robot so it can be gripped by the robot regardless of position.

Build a Strong Sales Force

04/14/15, 09:30 AM | Industrial Robotics, Unmanned & Other Topics | hiring
How does a company find a good rep? They need to talk to their customers for recommendations. The customer will always recommend someone, with which s/he already has a good relationship. If there is a rep association in the same industry, contact the association.

How to Save a Firefighter's Life

04/09/15, 07:52 AM | Personal & Service Robots | emergency services
As more robots are designed and implemented in fighting fires, the safer it becomes for the human firefighters. These robots, combined with rescue robots, can ensure that every fire fighter comes home after the job is done.

Automate 2015: New Era of Industrial Robots

04/06/15, 11:54 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | Automate 2015
Automate 2015 was a perfect platform where the full spectrum of automation solutions and emerging technologies from across the board came together - inspiring greater and more creative collaborations and paving the way to greater global industrial success.

Automate 2015: Leap Frogging - Who is Responsible for Innovation in Robotics?

04/06/15, 11:54 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | Automate 2015
I believe that highly specialized companies developing core components are responsible for progress in the field of robotics.

Automate 2015: A Comparison of Novel Companies

04/06/15, 11:53 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | Automate 2015
Sometimes it is not specific hardware that a consumer may need, but a service of integrating automation tactics from a team of industry experts.

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