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The gripper gently but firmly holds and lifts the sixpack without any damage to bottles, carton, or label. Source: Piab Vakuum GmbH Many tasks that seem simple to humans have eluded robots. Grabbing six-packs was one of them, but Piab Vakuum GmbH has developed a...

The experimental robot, demonstrating the location of the six legs and the corresponding joints. Source: American Institute of Physics Researchers in Japan and Italy are embracing chaos and nonlinear physics to create insectlike gaits for tiny robots — complete with a...

For the first time, yearly orders of robots from non-automotive sectors surpassed automotive robot orders, as sales of robotic units in North America increased 3.5% in 2020 from 2019. This growth was driven by a strong Q4 that was the second-best quarter ever for...

Spot Arm features integrated time of flight, IMU, and 4K RGB sensors. | Credit: Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics released several updates to its Spot product line. The goal is to enhance the quadruped’s ability to autonomously monitor job sites. To do so, the RBR50...

Kitchen robots are a popular vision of the future, but if a robot of today tries to grasp a kitchen staple such as a clear measuring cup or a shiny knife, it likely won’t be able to. Transparent and reflective objects are the things of robot nightmares. Roboticists at...

Companies continue to come to market with robotics solutions that seek to remedy the agricultural sector's ongoing labor shortage challenge, especially pronounced in advanced economies, as well as the need to pay a living wage to workers.

Precision drives are essential for numerous robotics applications. Source: FAULHABER Today, a world without robots is inconceivable. The areas of application that require process safety, reliability, and economic efficiency from these robots are equally manifold....

NASA is crowdsourcing lunar exploration. Source: HeroX Before humans return to Earth’s moon, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration plans to send multiple small robots to identify local terrain and resources, build habitats, and conduct other lunar...

Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot is expanding to its resume every day, and the quadruped can add nuclear power plant exploration and radiation monitoring to the list. Engineers from the University of Bristol recently tested Spot around the Exclusion Zone territory of the...

iRobot Genius Home Intelligence gives users more control over their cleaning robots. | Credit: iRobot Using the new iRobot Home App, the Genius platform offers personalized control over how, when and where the robots clean. And iRobot claims the system gets smarter...

eKAMI is using Forge/OS as part of its curriculum. Source: READY Robotics Automation is key to the U.S. competing on a global manufacturing stage, but the nation must train its workforce to be fluent in advanced skills such as robot programming. To enable broader...

FedEx's Aaron Prather discusses the four critical steps robotics start-ups must take to in order to have their solutions reviewed, acquired and successfully deployed by Global 2000 businesses. The post Getting Your Robot Startup Into The Big Leagues – The ABCD...