Robotic welder automates arc welding with no capital investment
11 October, 2019Robot welder for hire solves skilled welder shortage issues.
Industrial robots finding new roles in hospitals
11 October, 2019ABB demonstrates the concept of the mobile laboratory robot for hospitals of the future.
OnRobot Quick Changer EoAT interface
08 October, 2019All OnRobot products now have a unified mechanical and communications interface based on the OnRobot Quick Changer.
Boston Dynamics announces availability of Spot robot dog
08 October, 2019Boston Dynamics' dog-like quadruped Spot robot is now shipping to early adopters in industry and construction.
Collaborative robots: application benefits for manufacturers
08 October, 2019 by Tina Hull*Collaborative robot applications, a relatively new innovation, are designed to team up with a human operator to flexibly perform a wide variety of tasks.
OnRobot increases robot compatibility with standardised EoAT
01 October, 2019Denmark-based OnRobot has introduced a one-system solution designed to simplify automation.
Universal Robots UR16e heavy-duty payload cobot
30 September, 2019The UR16e combines a 16 kg payload with a reach of 900 mm and pose repeatability of ±0.05 mm.
Robot investment reached $16.5 billion in 2018: report
23 September, 2019The latest World Robotics report by the International Federation of Robotics shows an annual global sales value of US$16.5 billion in 2018, setting a new record.
ABB begins construction of new robotics factory in Shanghai
13 September, 2019Factory to open early 2021, utilising latest automated and digital manufacturing processes.
UR still leading cobot market but will face challenges: research
06 September, 2019There are well over 50 manufacturers of cobots worldwide, but only a handful of these companies have so far deployed cobots on any meaningful level of scale.
Smart manufacturing in action
04 September, 2019The application of e-F@ctory at Mitsubishi Electric's Kani manufacturing facility in Japan has led to a number of beneficial outcomes.
A miniature stretchable pump for next-gen soft robots
02 September, 2019 by Original article by Laure-Anne Pessina and Nicola NosengoScientists in Switzerland have developed a tiny pump that could play a big role in the development of autonomous soft robots.
Research team builds robots that can learn to swarm on the go
27 August, 2019A new generation of swarming robots which can independently learn and evolve new behaviours in the wild is one step closer.
Robotic warehouses to increase by over 1000% in six years
19 August, 2019Over 4 million commercial robots will be installed in over 50,000 warehouses by 2025 — up from just under 4000 robotic warehouses in 2018 — according to ABI Research.
Australian researchers design bespoke surgical snakebots
19 July, 2019Researchers at the Australian Centre for Robotic Vision are creating bespoke, miniaturised surgical robots uniquely matched to individual patient anatomy.
