The RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards highlight the most creative and influential innovations from around the world. The deadline to apply is January 10, 2023.
AGVs for automating heavy load manufacturing conveyance
For today’s heavy manufacturers, conveyance automation systems must be extremely robust and capable of transporting high-capacity payloads, yet also deliver the high levels of flexibility, safety and scalability expected from today’s mobile robotic systems. Modern automated guided vehicles can do just that.
Overcoming autonomous farming misconceptions in California
Monarch Tractor’s recent petition to Cal/OSHA may have been denied, but this outcome is not the setback many fear. CEO Praveen Penmetsa shares why.
5 trends dominating the robotics sector
What is the state of the robotics and automation sector at 2022’s midpoint? ABI Research’s Lian Jye Su has a few thoughts, five in fact.
Manufacturer survey details impact of robotics integration on facilities and workers
Manufacturers must continue to automate to remain competitive, but the introduction of robotics systems will impact their facilities and human workers. The results of a recent survey by Veo Robotics of 500 manufacturers the US, UK, and Japan provides insights into the optimal path forward when introducing robotics systems, and challenges conventional thinking.
Why robots need to see
The autonomous vehicle and robotics sectors often employ LiDAR as the primary system navigation sensor. But cameras and vision-based perception will increasingly serve as the technological underpinning for mobile robots going forward.
RoboBusiness call for speakers now open
The robotics and automation sector’s premier business development event seeks session submissions that highlight commercial opportunities for robotics solution providers, and speak to robotics and business innovation in all its forms.
Nominations open for 2022 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards
The RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards highlight the most creative and influential innovations from around the world. The deadline to apply is Friday, February 11, 2022.
Healthcare Robotics Engineering Forum call for speakers
International technical conference and expo addresses engineering challenges faced when designing and developing healthcare robotics products and services.
Webinar: robots for warehouses and distribution centers
How can robots be used in warehouses and distribution centers to improve efficiency, increase flexibility, and reduce costs? Attend this webinar to find out.
Parallel structured light addresses limitations of standard 3D sensing
The Parallel Structured Light approach for 3D sensing aims to fill a critical gap among 3D sensing solutions, enabling a whole new range of machine vision applications and tasks in the process.
Start-ups powering the new era of industrial robotics
Robotics start-ups are releasing solutions designed to assist manufacturers address labor challenges, confront global competition and provide lasting business value. Examples include products and technologies that increase the ease and speed of robotics software development, as well as support sensor-driven autonomy and mobility.
RBR50 nomination deadline is Friday, April 16
For over a decade, the RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards have highlighted the most influential innovations that have advanced the global robotics industry.
ANSI/RIA R15.08 standard redefines industrial mobile robots – what’s new and why it matters
The new ANSI/RIA R15.08-1-2020 (R15.08) standard for mobile robots provides updated, and formalized, definitions for AGVs, AMRs and other mobile robotics types. The revised definitions are critical for the proper application of R15.08, and as such it is critical that both users and developers of industrial mobile robots take note.
How robotization Is transforming BIM workflow
Building Information Modeling (BIM) has found great success in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industries, and robotics solutions are making AEC inroads. The two technologies can be synergistic, and when used together can deliver additional value to AECs.
Intelligent robots in the workplace – present and future outlook
The COVID-19 pandemic forced businesses to innovate, including utilizing workplace robots. From telepresence capabilities to UV disinfection, mobile robots empowered people and provided business value. But even as the infection fades, their use will continue and expand.
What jobs do robots create?
The jobs robots create demand a high skill level, so to build a sustainable workforce companies must develop a strategy for upskilling their current workers, and also have plans in place for training future employees.
RoboBusiness Direct kicks off expanded program today
RoboBusiness Direct is designed to foster robotics innovation, expand robotics business opportunities, and build a community of like-minded problem solvers with the goal of driving the growth of robotics businesses, as well as the global robotics sector. Brightest Minds, Leading Companies More than a webinar or virtual event, RoboBusiness Direct is an ongoing, integrated series…
Dusty Robotics CEO Tessa Lau discusses robotics start-ups and autonomous robots for construction
Industrial Robot’s Joanne Pransky interviews Tessa Lau, CEO at Dusty Robotics about Dusty’s autonomous mobile robots that print layout plans onto the floors of job sites using information from building information models (BIM) as a guide.
How Embodied brought Moxie to market at the lowest price possible
To bring Embodied’s Moxie social companion robot to as many families as possible, the company knew the price point needed to be much more affordable than robots of the past AND present. Here’s how they did it.
The hidden costs of autonomous mobile robots – and how to avoid them
Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) have proven to increase the productivity and reduce the cost of warehouse automation operations. While the costs of AMRs continue to drop, even as their capabilities increase, there are often hidden, and sizable, costs associated with their deployment. Here’s what to look for, and how to mitigate their impact.
Maximizing the Robotics Opportunity: Driving Sales, Marketing & Branding with Integrated Media
Wednesday, October 30, 2019 11:30 AM ET / 8 AM PT You have seen the news, read the announcements and analyzed the reports. The robotics sector continues to expand rapidly, with new products, services and companies continually emerging, and supporting an ever-increasing range of applications across the consumer, commercial, and civil markets. Ongoing technological advances,…