Software upgrade enhances robot guidance
27 February, 2020Datalogic has introduced its IMPACT 12.2 software to further enhance the traceability and ease of use of vision-guided robots and cobots.
Robot succeeds in super delicate microsurgery
17 February, 2020Dutch researchers have assisted in the first in-human trials of robot-assisted supermicrosurgery, which can be performed on vessels in the body as small as 0.3 mm wide.
igus drylin DLE-DR delta robot
14 February, 2020Claimed to offer simpler automation at a lower cost, the igus delta robot uses lubrication-free components made of tribo-polymers.
Cobot solution improves tea palletising quality and safety
27 January, 2020Nestlé recently installed a safe and easy-to-use cobotic palletising solution from Sidel at its site in Orbe (Switzerland).
Universal Robots launches cobot leasing program
24 January, 2020The deal will help manufacturers benefit from collaborative robots without upfront capital investment.
Competition looking for smart, low-cost robotics applications
17 January, 2020Industrial plastics company igus is offering a €5000 prize to the winner of the ROIBOT Award for smart, low-cost robotics applications worldwide.
IFR names ABB executive as new president
16 January, 2020Steven Wyatt of ABB has been elected as the new president of the International Federation of Robotics.
Carlsberg reduces risk of accidents with cobots
13 January, 2020Carlsberg says it has almost eliminated the risk of accidents in its Fredericia plant in Denmark.
Australis Engineering simPAL Mini cobot palletiser
05 December, 2019simPAL Mini is a cobot palletiser combining software and hardware to create a flexible palletising solution.
Omron LD-250 heavy-duty autonomous mobile robot
03 December, 2019The LD-250 autonomous mobile robot (AMR) offers a payload capacity of 250 kg and can safely navigate without the use of floor magnets or wall-mounted beacons.
igus linear robots
19 November, 2019Cartesian robots are used for such things as pick-and-place applications, sorting systems and medical technology.
B&R to present first fully robot-integrated solution at SPS
04 November, 2019ABB robots become an integral feature of the B&R automation portfolio.
Assembler robots make large structures from little pieces
21 October, 2019MIT has announced research in which systems of tiny robots may someday build high-performance structures, from aircraft to space settlements.
Sawyer robot returns, while Rethink Robotics gets a new CEO
18 October, 2019After announcing its shutdown in October 2018, the assets of Rethink Robotics were acquired by German automation firm HAHN Group.
AI-powered robot solves a Rubik's cube one-handed
18 October, 2019In a development in both robotics and AI, a Rubik's cube has been solved not by a program, but by the robot learning how to do it itself.
