Robotics News

The skills gap is a growing problem for the U.S. manufacturing industry. Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute recently found that as many as 2.1 million jobs in the sector could be left unfilled. But that won’t happen, if the eKentucky Advanced Manufacturing...

Seegrid Corporation announces the availability of the Seegrid Palion Tow Tractor Series 8 with enhanced Smart Path technology. The new tow tractor is completely autonomous and capable of towing loads up to 4,500 kg (10,000 lbs) safely and reliably in dynamic,...

Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) are being deployed in factories, warehouses and fulfillment centers around the world at a rapid pace. It will be crucial that robots from multiple vendors integrate seamlessly in their support of safe and efficient operations across a...

As part of the Artemis program, NASA is planning to send its first mobile robot to the Moon in late 2023 in search of ice and other resources on and below the lunar surface. Data from the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) would help the agency...

As part of its effort to improve robotic manipulation, Toyota Research Institute (TRI) in September 2020 unveiled its Soft Bubble Gripper. It features two fingers that both combine the advantages of compliant gripping with real-time, real-world tactile sensing. TRI...

Over the years, robots have gotten quite good at identifying objects — as long as they’re out in the open. Discerning buried items in granular material like sand is a taller order. To do that, a robot would need fingers that were slender enough to penetrate the sand,...

There are more and more robots operating alongside people in many different environments around the world. Some are beginning to incorporate sophisticated Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) functions to underpin true autonomy. But, getting SLAM right, as...

U.K.-based companies Oxbotica and TRL recently piloted a safety framework for the deployment of autonomous vehicles in unstructured, off-highway environments. A live trial was conducted in a quarry using a number of off-road vehicles. The post Oxbotica pilots safety...

MIT researchers have designed an algorithm to ensure the fruitful cooperation of information-gathering robot teams. Their approach relies on balancing a tradeoff between data collected and energy expended – which eliminates the chance that a robot might execute a...

Real-Time Innovations (RTI) today released the latest version of its software framework, RTI Connext. Connext version 6.1 is designed to address the development and deployment challenges faced by companies building remotely-operated, real-time autonomous systems. The...

The robotics industry has long been fragmented. Heck, Bill Gates mentioned it back in 2008. Progress has been made, sure, but a lack of common standards and platforms, as well as programming complexity, remain major hurdles for the industry. A tour of READY Robotics‘...

Developing a robot is more complicated than a standard embedded software implementation. There are unique challenges to overcome to ensure that a robot will meet its requirements, function as intended, and be delivered on time and on budget. The post Managing large...