Robotics News

The COVID-19 pandemic forced business to innovate, including utilizing workplace robots. From telepresence capabilities to UV disinfection, mobile robots empowered people and provided business value. But even as the infection fades, their use will continue and expand....

Artificial intelligence (AI) remains a major buzz word across many industries, including manufacturing, with the media covering new AI capabilities and trends playing a key role in enabling the digitalization of production. But what’s the real story? The post How...

Outer space is unforgiving. This is why precision drives embarking on a trip to other planets need to meet extremely high quality standards. Learn more about maxon’s contribution to the current NASA Perseverance mission: mars.maxonworld.com Read more in the full...

Years of collaboration between maxon and the space experts at JPL led to the development of the BLDC motors which handle the valuable soil samples on Mars during the Perseverance mission. Meet maxon’s specialists behind those actuators and find out what drives them....

The next production revolution will be a boon for a global economy that is sputtering and experiencing lagging growth and investment. This new technology wave should lead to a virtuous cycle of increased investment, higher productivity, more spending, and more...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology here have developed a system that creates a photorealistic simulation engine with infinite steering possibilities. It is designed to help self-driving cars learn to navigate numerous...

Bob Balaram, the chief engineer of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, was recently featured on NASA’s Small Steps, Giant Leaps podcast. The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, which rode along with the Mars Perseverance Rover, will be the first aircraft to attempt controlled...

The US’s National Institute of Standards and Technology is supporting small-to-medium manufacturers (SMMs) by researching ways to make robotics systems easier to program and use, as well as developing novel gripping and manipulation technologies. The post Supporting...

This automated COVID-19 testing system was developed in less than five months. | Credit: Wilder Systems A lack of testing has been one of the biggest challenges to combating the COVID-19 pandemic. Testing facilities often have a shortage of personnel to analyze...

By placing a camera inside a robot, researchers can infer how the person is touching it and what the person’s intent is just by looking at the shadow images. | Credit: Cornell University Cornell University researchers created a low-cost method for soft robots to...

A number of companies offer automated, robotic garages, although adoption, especially in the United States, has been limited thus far. That could change as cities become more populated, and greater emphasis is placed on increasing the efficiency and sustainability of...

Three ABB IRB 1200 industrial robots help GRIP6 manufacture belts and buckles. Two of the robots cut belt buckles, and the third is in final testing for an application finishing the ends of belt straps. | Credit: ABB BJ Minson didn’t like the imperfect fit and sloppy...