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Universal Robots’ tablet-controlled factory robots work safely with humans | Gizmag
John Payne
17 Dec 2012
A new low-cost, user-friendly factory robot from Danish company Universal Robots is heading to the U.K. and U.S.John Payne's insight:First Baxter, now UR, is this the beginning of a trend? One c...
Two overhead, rail-mounted robots tend four others | FANUC Robotics
John Payne
08 Dec 2012
I sometimes feel as though FANUC gets short shrift because their videos are pragmatic rather than flashy. This one is of particular interest to me because it demonstrates a rail-mounting system ...
SwRI sets low-cost ROS-I consortium membership entry fees
John Payne
02 Nov 2012
Shaun Edwards, a senior research engineer in SwRI's Automation and Data Systems Division, having recognized a need for standardized software that could easily be ported from one industrial robot to an...
Two-armed robot system for under US$20k
Wolfgang Heller
30 Oct 2012
ST Robotics announced today the latest addition to their R12 robot product line, the Tandem R125, a low cost two-armed robot system for under $20,000. ST Robotics, based in Princeton, New Jersey and...
Industrial robots: 10 most popular applications | ABBRobotics
John Payne
19 Oct 2012
This movie features examples from the top 10 - including Arc Welding, Spot Welding, Materials Handling, Machine Tending, Picking Packing Palletizing, Painting & Assembly, etc.See on www.youtube.co...
SCHUNK on FANUC demo cell at IMTS2012
John Payne
16 Oct 2012
FANUC demo cell at IMTS 2012, posted by industrial robotics competitor SCHUNK GmbH to their YouTube channel.
See on www.youtube.com...
New wave of deft robots is changing global industry
John Payne
19 Aug 2012
(New York Times) "Robots far more adept than those now commonly used by automakers and other industries are replacing workers in both manufacturing and distribution. ... Older robots cannot do such w...
The logic behind bailing out the auto industry
Frank Tobe
27 Feb 2012
Pres. Obama, speaking at Carnegie Mellon University, June 24, 2011
"Today, I'm calling for all of us to come together- private sector, industry, universities, and the government - to spark a re...
The logic behind bailing out the auto industry
Frank Tobe
27 Feb 2012
By Frank Tobe, editor/publisher, The Robot ReportPres. Obama, speaking at Carnegie Mellon University, June 24, 2011"Today, I'm calling for all of us to come together- private sector, industry, univers...
Divergent views on communicating with machines
Frank Tobe
21 Jan 2012
Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft and Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman, Mercedes Benz
Much of what I saw at CES 2012 was about products being upgraded to “smart” under the premise that smart connec...
Robotics is a highly fragmented industry with few common standards or platforms
Frank Tobe
06 Dec 2011
Imagine being present at the birth of a new industry. It is an industry based on groundbreaking new technologies, wherein a handful of well-established corporations sell highly specialized devices for...
