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IFR: 5 robotics trends to watch

August 3rd, 2022 |
robot in hall

The operational stock of industrial robots hit a new record of about 3 million units worldwide – increasing by 13% on average each year from 2015-2020. #Pace #PACERecruiters #Robot #Robots #Technology #artificialintelligence #ai #roboticsengineering

New robotic farm hand inoculates dairy cows

July 28th, 2022 |
pharm robotics

The Robot Report attended the 2022 World Ag Expo in Tulare, California. The annual event is affectionately known locally as the “Farm Show,” and offers agriculture-related vendors the opportunity to demonstrate their solutions to prospective buyers. The event is so popular that the local schools in Tulare, Calif. close down on Wednesday during the show […]

Researchers create new learning model for prosthetic limbs

July 26th, 2022 |
prosthetic hands

Researchers at Shenyang University of Technology and the University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo are trying to figure out how to make prosthetic hands respond to arm movements. The post Researchers create new learning model for prosthetic limbs appeared first on The Robot Report.

New tactile sensor helps robots handle delicate objects

July 22nd, 2022 |
tactile robot hand illustration

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.

Researchers enable robot to manipulate dough

July 18th, 2022 |

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 […]

ROS metrics show growing robotics community

July 15th, 2022 |
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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.

Hiring levels for robotics jobs in mining hit year high in May

July 12th, 2022 |
collapsed mine

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 record high in first quarter of 2022

July 7th, 2022 |

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.

101 years ago: origins of the word ‘robot’

July 5th, 2022 |
A scene from the 1938 BBC adaptation of R.U.R.

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.

Memic developing VR simulation for surgical robotics training

July 1st, 2022 |

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.