Melexis announced Tactaxis, a fully integrated tactile sensor. The company said the sensor can provide robots with a sense of touch. The post New tactile sensor helps robots handle delicate objects appeared first on The Robot Report.

Imagine a pizza maker working with a ball of dough. She might use a spatula to lift the dough onto a cutting board then use a rolling pin to flatten it into a circle. Easy, right? Not if this pizza maker is a robot. Editor’s Note: This article was republished from MIT News. The post […]

Almost 600 million Debs were downloaded from ROS (Robot Operating Software from Open Robotics) between July 2020 and July 2021, according ROS’ 2021 Metrics Report, a 50% increase from last year. The post ROS metrics show growing robotics community appeared first on The Robot Report.

39.7% of mining companies included in an analysis conducted by Mining Technology were recruiting for robotics related positions in May 2022. This marks a year high for hiring robotics jobs in this sector.  The post Hiring levels for robotics jobs in mining hit year high in May appeared first on The Robot Report.

Robot sales hit a record high in the first quarter of 2022, with North American companies purchasing the most robots ever in a single quarter, according to industry statistics release by the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). The post Robot sales hit record high in first quarter of 2022 appeared first on The Robot Report.

It’s been 101 years since the Czech play R.U.R., which stands for Rossum’s Universal Robots, premiered on January 25, 1921, introducing the word ‘robot’ to the world.

VirtaMed and Memic Innovative Surgery are working together to develop virtual reality simulations for surgeons training on Memic’s Hominis surgical system. The post Memic developing VR simulation for surgical robotics training appeared first on The Robot Report.

The six-axis GA50 robot from Yaskawa offers high path accuracy and is well-suited for laser cutting small holes and sharp corners, as well as laser welding, plasma cutting and dispensing applications, according to the company. This robot offers capability in a wide range of industries. The post Yaskawa announces six-axis laser cutting robot appeared first […]

Boston Dynamics announced the latest upgrades for its popular quadruped robot Spot. The upgrades include faster charging times, more payloads and support for 5G connectivity. Boston Dynamics has added additional payloads to the quadruped to help it operate in more areas.  The post Boston Dynamics upgrades Spot with faster charging, new payloads, 5G appeared first on […]

Many of nature’s best jumpers have long limbs and extended joints that help them propel themselves into the air by producing great amounts of kinetic energy in the stroke of a muscle. Many robotic jumpers are designed to work this same way, but researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara have taken a unique […]