Why Industrial Robotics is Experiencing Steady Growth

The World Robotics 2021 Industrial Robots report shows a record of 3 million industrial robots operating worldwide - an impressive 10% increase from the previous year.

Synchronized Mobile Robot Fleets Bring New Versatility and Investment Protection to Assembly Operations

A trend toward replacing those fixed, conveyor-based assembly lines with fleets of mobile robots holds the promise of another step change in manufacturing efficiency and new adaptability to market volatility.

Robotics Engineers Work to 'Bee' Part of the Climate Change Solution

The current prototype is a small, 3D-printed black plastic cube that's outfitted with four 2.5-inch propellors, a powerful camera, and a rechargeable lithium battery.

What's Holding Back Robot Adoption? - With the UK Lagging Behind Its Competitors, What Needs to Change?

While it's hoped that figures will have changed since the IFR's previous report, the gap between the UK and other countries shows there's still a clear need to drive up robotic adoption.

4 Ways Soft Gripper Robots Improve Food Processing

Food processors often deal with challenges when delicate items are mishandled and broken or dropped. Soft gripper robots can tackle this problem, especially since many are specially designed to handle fragile items, such as eggs.

Drones And Robots For Inventory

Aerial drones and mobile robots both have their specific uses in inventory handling. Companies are doing much more with warehouse spaces and inventory processes, by utilizing all of the automation that these machines provide.

What are Resolution, Accuracy & Repeatability

Understanding resolution, accuracy and repeatability is critical to specifying a position sensor. This paper defines these terms and discusses how they relate to overall system performance.

ABB Robotics and Porsche Consulting collaborate to automate the construction industry

Collaboration to integrate automation, advanced planning and design of large-scale factories to transform modular housing manufacturing.

Laser-Guided Vehicles: Supporting Sustainability in Manufacturing and Distribution

Compared to conventional lift trucks, LGVs provide more consistent throughput of pallets between manufacturing and distribution functions, less damage to racking, raw materials and merchandise, reduced labor requirements, and lower cost of operation.

Running on fumes? AI isn't possible without proper data management

Board members and C-suite executives are asking when AI pilot projects can begin, with a preference for a start date of yesterday. Meanwhile, the plant floor reality is nowhere near ready for AI.

Implementing the Most Efficient Picking Paths to Meet Crucial KPIs

In today's demanding market, efficiency of operations is an essential factor to remaining competitive. One area where there are often substantial opportunities for improvement is your warehouse pick paths.

Automatic Loading and Unloading of Pressed Parts Through 3D Container Inspection

The actual workflow that FrameSense is designed to automate is part of many manufacturing operations. A component comes out of a machine - here a press - and runs on a conveyor belt to a container.

Warehouses may be the first industry to adopt humanoid robot workers

With the news that Amazon is testing a humanoid robot - Agility Robotics' Digit - in its warehouses, we explore what the future looks like for bipedal robots in logistics.

CoaXPress over Fiber

Fiber optics transmit data as pulses of light through strands of fiber made of glass or plastic. When bundled with hundreds of other strands, the resulting fiber optic cable will transmit more data at faster speeds and over longer distances than high-grade copper cables.

Omron Introduces the SWIR Camera Series Enabling Precision Inspection Across the Manufacturing Process Using Short Wave Infrared Technology

The new SWIR Camera Series takes inspection opportunities to new avenues by featuring new infrared technology, versatile inspection capabilities, multiple unique interfaces, and one-of-a-kind heat dissipation technology.

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