Dieter Pletscher of Kassow Robots shares advice for overcoming common hurdles in deploying collaborative robots.

Can humans and robots work together? Two Wright State University researchers are betting on this partnership to transform how scrap metal is recycled into new products, and the National Science ...

Nature is brimming with animals that collaborate in large numbers. Bees stake out the best feeding spots and let others know where they are. Ants construct complex hierarchical homes built for defense ...

GM is moving to implement new advanced robotics systems in its manufacturing operations, including new collaborative robots, or “cobots.” During the automaker’s recent GM Forward media event in New ...

In one campus laboratory, electrical engineering doctoral student Karthik Subramanian adds facial recognition and heart rate bio-signals into the mind of a 9-foot-tall robot. In another workshop, ...

Hyundai and Boston Dynamics showed off the latest version of the Atlas humanoid robot at CES, including how it can work in industrial settings such as warehouses. Hyundai Motor Group is getting into ...

Industrial leaders demonstrate how digital and physical automation converge to transform manufacturing and logistics for global brands. “Our work with Robotiq and Universal Robots exemplifies what can ...

You want welds that stay consistent, but quality can drift when parts shift, fit-up varies, or different operators take over.

Last year, when The New York Times reported that Amazon’s robotics team’s ultimate goal was to automate 75% of the company’s operations, replacing more than half a million human jobs in an attempt to ...

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