Robotics News

Polishing an artificial knee. Source: AV&R Industrial automation and healthcare robotics might not appear to have much in common at first glance, but technologies and techniques from one can benefit the other. Since its founding in 1994, AV&R Inc. has...

Automation in the logistics, warehouse, and supply chain market was already growing before the COVID-19 pandemic, but accelerating e-commerce demand, social distancing requirements, and the need for greater flexibility and throughput have expanded the global market...

With the announcement of eight new robotics technology projects, all involving collaboration between government, industry, and academia, the ARM Institute's total for completed or 'in process' advanced robotics for manufacturing programs increases to fifty-one. The...

The jobs robots create demand a high skill level, so to build a sustainable workforce companies must develop a strategy for upskilling their current workers, and also have plans in place for training future employees.

MIT researchers have developed a representation of spatial perception for robots that is modeled after the way humans perceive and navigate the world. The key component of the team’s new model is Kimera, an open-source library that the team previously developed to...

The prototype miniature antenna is integrated on a UGV with a software-defined radio and other robotic sensors. The system streams video between the UGV and a second node. Source: U.S. Army In addition to the intelligence for coordination, swarm robotics requires...

Farming is a major emitter of greenhouse emissions. But a whole host of companies are working on methods of reducing the environmental impact of farming by altering farming methods, and employing new technologies, including robotics systems.

Waymo’s lineup of autonomous vehicles. | Credit: Waymo 2020 was supposed to be the year of self-driving cars. That’s what General Motors, Honda, Toyota, Waymo and many others preached several years ago, anyway. But as 2020 begins to wind down, it turns out developing...

Eugen Elmiger, CEO of maxon Group (left) and Peter Fankhauser, CEO of ANYbotics. Source: maxon Legged robots are finding use in construction, utilities, and infrastructure inspection. Global drive specialist maxon Group and autonomous robot supplier ANYbotics AG today...

Universal Robots’ cobot certification program is available for students and industry professionals. | Credit: Universal Robots Universal Robots (UR) has been accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and is now...

Rapid technological advancements are giving rise to a new generation of robots that have the ability to perform diverse tasks in open spaces and work with and alongside people. While already a mainstay within industrial and manufacturing sectors, next-generation...

Robots are performing critical duties across the world, including dangerous and repetitive manufacturing tasks, toting heavy materials in logistics centers, and performing complex surgeries. Ongoing advances in these robotics systems, and enabling technologies, are...