The new Beckhoff facility in the growing Atlanta area features space to keep customers and employees up to date on the latest advances in automation software.
NSF awards Northwestern with $26M for dexterous hand research
The center at Northwestern aims to create robots capable of intelligent and versatile grasping, fine motor skills, and hand-eye coordination.
RBR50 Spotlight: Apptronik releases humanoid robot with bespoke linear actuators
In August 2023, Apptronik released Apollo, the first commercial version of its bipedal humanoid robot.
Interact Analysis expects market for machine-integrated robots to grow steadily
Interact Analysis expects shipments of machine-integrated robots to grow steadily by 9.2% in 2024, despite slow growth in industrial automation.
6 new technology projects get ARM Institute funding
The ARM Institute has funded projects to improve apparel assembly, welding and finishing, and adaptive insertion of automotive parts.
PickNik Robotics names Dave Grant as CEO; founder Dave Coleman becomes chief product officer
PickNik Robotics has promoted chief revenue officer Dave Grant, while retaining Dave Coleman’s technical and community expertise.
Epson Robots expands six-axis robot line with compact, collaborative C-B series
Epson Robots says its new C-B Series robots include sensors, motion control, and programming for industrial collaborative workcells.
State of warehouse automation with DHL, GXO, Körber
DHL Supply Chain, GXO Logistics, and Körber Supply Chain discuss best practices, emerging trends, and how latest robotics innovations are helping supply chain operators overcome major challenges.
Advancing the world of construction robotics
In this episode, we talk with Mike Pivac, CEO of construction robot provider FBR, and Joe Martino, senior sales engineer from maxon motor.
maxon releases multi-axis motion controller for robots
The maxon MicroMACS6 master controller provides high-performance motion control in a package just 55mm long, enhancing embedded design integration for robots.
Researchers build flexible, soft robotic actuators
Learn how low-cost soft actuators enabled researchers to build a worm-like crawling robot.
Jacobi Robotics raises $5M for motion planning software
Jacobi Robotics also released its Palletizer software, the first in a series of solutions targeting specific applications.
Realtime Robotics Optimization system for workcell motion planning wins IERA recognition
Realtime Robotics’ Optimization as a service offering has been honored for innovation and commercialization.
Realtime Robotics celebrates motion-planning collaboration with Mitsubishi Electric
Realtime Robotics is bringing its motion planning for industrial and collaborative robots to market with Mitsubishi Electric.
Siemens introduces high-inertia 1FK7-HI servo motors
Siemens said these self-cooled 1FK7-HI servomotors provide stall torque in the 3 Nm to 20 Nm range and are offered in IP64 or IP65 with IP67 flange degree of protection.
ROBOTIS and Realbotix become official development partners
The agreement designates Realbotix as an official developer partner and facilitates collaboration and integration with ROBOTIS’ technology.
Inside the development of FarmWise’s weeding robot
Learn how FarmWise overcame the challenges of developing a weeding robot with linear slides, computer vision, AI and more.
SMAC introduces LBR and LDR Series of linear rotary actuators
SMAC says its linear rotary actuators can be used for precision screw insertion and tightening in automated manufacturing.
Unleashing potential: The role of software development in advancing robotics
As robotics serves more use cases across industries, hardware and software development should be parallel efforts, says Radixweb.
Gathering warehouse inventory data — plus an update from ElectroCraft
In this episode, we learn what’s new in warehouse inventory management with Gather.ai and motors with ElectroCraft.
ABB releases OmniCore platform for control across its robotics line
OmniCore now provides a unified control architecture for ABB’s range of robotics hardware and software after a $170M investment.
Comau changes with robotics market, adds focus on software and new applications
Comau has expanded its product line with compact robot arms, picking software, and exoskeletons for logistics and other markets.