Safe robotics — safety in collaborative robot systems
07 March, 2019 by Fanny Platbrood and Otto Görnemann*Innovations in robotics are facilitating close collaboration between humans and machines, so the safety of these interactions must be effectively planned.
Cobots strong enough to operate in a harsh environment
06 March, 2019Texas-based Aircraft Tooling has found that UR cobots can withstand the high temperatures and harsh environment of a metal powder and plasma spray process.
Robots connected to the cloud to drive productivity
19 February, 2019Visitors to the Microsoft Ignite conference in Sydney were given a taste of the future, with technology that is set to change the face of manufacturing.
Hypertherm XPR rotational torch sleeves
18 February, 2019The XPR rotational torch sleeves are designed for robotic plasma-cutting applications.
QUT wins grant from Amazon for better robot gripping
15 February, 2019Amazon has awared a grant of US$70,000 to Australian reseachers working to improve robot gripping by studying human object handover behaviour.
igus triflex R cobot energy chain clamps
15 February, 2019In addition to metal clamps, cobot users can now use clamps from the igus triflex R range specifically designed to attach the energy chain to the cobot arm.
Finland aiming to lead the development of autonomous systems
01 February, 2019Finland is launching an innovation ecosystem for autonomous systems, aiming for it to grow into one of the world's leading development environments.
Construction and mining to be next frontier for robots: report
29 January, 2019In the past, for heavy industry-related locations like mines, robots have been mainly controlled by teleoperation.
Making walking robots more affordable
21 January, 2019Recent advances in the development of bipedal walking robots are making them more viable, but cost and robustness continue to be a constraint.
View the ASSIST PLUS pipetting robot
04 December, 2018INTEGRA has developed the ASSIST PLUS spanning head pipetting robot to streamline routine pipetting tasks.
Amazon launches cloud robotics platform
30 November, 2018The cloud robotics race is on, with the three key cloud platforms announcing solutions.
Growing use of mobile robots on factory floors: report
12 November, 2018Complementary robotics technologies will help to push revenues of commercial robotics to US$22 billion by 2027.
The robot eye with an all-round field of view
30 October, 2018Robots can move — but not see — in all directions. A patented laser sensor developed by a Fraunhofer research institution provides a solution.
ABB to build advanced robotics factory in Shanghai
29 October, 2018ABB is to build what it says will be the world's most advanced robotics factory, where robots build other robots.
Exoskeleton market growing quickly
26 October, 2018A new market research report predicts that the robotic exoskeleton market will top US$5 billion over the next 10 years.
