The August 2020 edition of The Robot Report is devoted to motion control. The insert appeared in the August 2020 print issue of Design World, sibling publication to The Robot Report, Collaborative Robotics Trends, and Robotics Business Review. The post The Robot Report August 2020 issue on motion control appeared first on The Robot Report.

Adaptive Caching Assembly system layout. Source: ATI As the Mars 2020 mission prepares for launch next week, robotics suppliers are among the organizations contributing to the Perseverance Rover, an unmanned vehicle designed to explore the surface of Mars and collect samples for return to Earth. ATI Industrial Automation worked with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratories to […]

The UVC robot’s point of view as it navigates the food bank facility. Source: MIT CSAIL Essential services such as healthcare and food distribution have been under sustained stress during the novel coronavirus pandemic. A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has teamed up with telepresence provider Ava Robotics Inc. and the Greater Boston […]

PatrolBot is designed to help security guards and workforce management. Source: Badger Technologies Badger Technologies LLC today announced the Badger PatrolBot, an autonomous mobile robot designed for the security guard industry. The Nicholasville, Ky.-based division of Jabil Inc. said its new robot can help improve workforce management efficiency. The post PatrolBot autonomous security robot works […]

From safely collaborating with humans to handling foods in harsh environments or accurately following a surgeon’s cues, robots increasingly need a sensitive but reliable sense of touch. Toronto-based Forcen Inc. said its patented ForceFilm technology provides a “digital sense of touch.” The post ForceFilm from Forcen brings thin-film sensitivity to robots, surgical instruments appeared first […]

Thanks to advances in technologies such as 3D machine vision, robotics is entering all spheres of industrial processes. The COVID-19 outbreak has boosted awareness of the pressing need to apply automation for fast and accurate order fulfillment and efficient supply chains. One specific aspect of logistics processes can achieve higher levels of productivity with the […]

OnRobot Screwdriver Denmark-based OnRobot is looking to help manufacturers automate a variety of screwdriving processes. The RBR50 company introduced the OnRobot Screwdriver end-of-arm tool (EOAT) that handles a variety of screws. The post OnRobot Screwdriver launches for collaborative robots appeared first on The Robot Report.

GE Research testing its worm-like robot at its lab in Niskayuna, N.Y. | Credit: GE General Electric apparently has a thing for crawling, nature-inspired robots. It has already field-tested Sarcos Robotics’ snake-like Guardian S robot for maintenance applications. Now GE Research, the technology development arm of GE, is developing a worm-like robot that digs tunnels […]

Simulators analysis. Source: CMU Although simulation can be a more affordable, safer, and reliable alternative to field testing of robots, it is not as widely used as it could be, found researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science. After surveying a variety of robotics developers, the scientists identified 10 challenges and areas for […]

MIT researchers built a soft robotic gripper that uses embedded cameras and deep learning to enable high-resolution tactile sensing and “proprioception” (awareness of positions and movements of the body). | Credit: MIT CSAIL One of the hottest topics in robotics is the field of soft robots, which utilizes squishy and flexible materials rather than traditional […]