Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF have developed cognitive robot capabilities that can handle complex tasks in manufacturing that were previously ...

Structures like the International Space Station are too big and heavy to be built on Earth and then launched into Earth as one piece. Instead, the ISS was assembled in space like a giant Lego set, ...

Cobots offer safe, versatile automation in manufacturing. With unique features and minimal programming, they're championed by industry leaders like ABB and Fanuc, presenting a lucrative investment ...

In recent years, many disruptive technologies have emerged. For example, driverless cars have gathered a lot of attention, because they are so different from what we are used to seeing. In fact, ...

Robots are machines that can sense the environment and use that information to perform an action. You can find them nearly everywhere in industrialized societies today. There are household robots that ...

The future of humanoid robots looks promising, though short-term development still requires careful cultivation. Techman Robot chief operating officer Scott Huang points out that collaborative robots ...

Manufacturing pressure shows up in familiar ways: weld quality can drift from one operator or shift to the next, you still have to protect people when automation runs nearby, and it is not always ...

We are endlessly seeing stories about the future of robots and AI. When it comes to new levels of automated equipment, the future is now. In manufacturing, AI and robotics have been around for decades ...

A collaborative 'cobot' robotic arm, manufactured by Kuka AG, fits a fog light to a Ford Focus automobile inside Ford's factory in Saarlouis, Germany. The trade war between China and the U.S. has hit ...

Earlier this month, Rethink Robotics announced the release of its robotic software, Intera 5.2. The new software platform provides critical data insights to manufacturers in real time. For instance, ...

Since the first industrial robot, Unimate, was installed at a GM plant in the 1950s, industrial automation has been associated with big businesses running huge operations that involve massive ...