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    New collaborative robots — and product lines — at iREX 2015
    We visited iREX 2015 last week at the Tokyo Big Sight. It was great to be in robotland and to be immersed in Japan's point of view on robotics. Some well-known collaborative robot manufacturers are ...
    07 December 2015, by and

    #iREX2015 collaborative robots video roundup
    Several new collaborative robots were shown at the IREX show in Japan. Check out the video....
    04 December 2015, by and

    While Amazon doubles its number of warehouse robots to 30K, competing systems emerge
    Amazon announced that at the end of September they had 30,000 Kiva robots at work in 13 fulfillment centers, effectively doubling the number of Kiva bots that it had in 2014. "Our intent is to use...
    02 November 2015, by

    Blueberry picking robot could win $250,000 prize
    Here’s an interesting robotics challenge – a coalition of blueberry farmers are offering a $250,000 prize for automation solutions that improve blueberry picking. The deadline for entries in the c...
    29 October 2015, by

    In-situ Fabricator: An autonomous construction robot
    Digital fabrication enables the seamless combination of digital design with physical construction processes. To fully exploit this emerging technology within architecture, robotic fabrication must be ...
    09 October 2015, by

    Robots in Depth: Melonee Wise on building robots, and robot companies
    Robots in Depth is a new video series featuring interviews with researchers, entrepreneurs, VC investors, and policy makers in robotics, hosted by Per Sjöborg. In this interview, Per talks to Melo...
    06 October 2015, by and



    Rethink Robotics finally get their mojo with Sawyer
    Rethink Robotics displayed their new single-armed Sawyer robot at the RoboBusiness Conference and Expo in San Jose on Wednesday. It was Sawyer's first public outing and the crowd of over 1,600 was pay...
    28 September 2015, by

    Dobot’s robot arm: Industrial precision at low cost
    Unsatisfied by the low cost, low precision and poor functionality desktop robotic arms on the market, a group of six hardcore robot makers decided to quit their high-paying industry jobs, and build th...
    23 September 2015, by

    SMEs need robots that know their limitations and ask for help
    Socrates famously said that “the only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." Yet while we often equate human intelligence with the ability to recognize when help is needed and where to see...
    15 September 2015, by

    Removing steps of common processes
    Being able to control the moment when concrete turns from liquid to solid is crucial for digitally fabricated concrete structures. The timing of this process can be controlled by tuning the chemistry ...
    27 August 2015, by

    New book by John Markoff explores common ground between humans and robots
    NY Times tech writer John Markoff traces the origins of the AI embedded in today’s virtual and physical assistants and suggests a humane way to proceed....
    24 August 2015, by

    When you need someone from Canada to calibrate your robot in New Zealand
    Many researchers think that robot calibration is an issue that has been successfully resolved decades ago, but they are wrong. While the underlying theory is well established, its practical applicatio...
    20 August 2015, by

    194 Chinese robot companies
    In China, the robotics industry is booming. Companies are deploying thousands of robots in all types of factories, particularly in the auto industry. Chinese companies that manufacture robots and the...
    18 August 2015, by

    GreyOrange gets $30m for mobile robots
    GreyOrange, an India and Singapore-based materials handling startup, has received $30m in equity funding to ramp up production of their Butler shelves-to-picker robot system....
    14 August 2015, by

    Estimating the impact of robots on productivity and employment
    To discover the impact of robots on the average manufacturing worker, we analysed their effect in 14 industries across 17 developed countries from 1993 to 2007. We found that industrial robots increas...
    14 July 2015, by and

    What’s propelling China’s industrial robot revolution
    [clear] Xi Jinping, China's President, last year called for an “industrial robot revolution.” Since then China has created policies giving value added tax refunds and subsidies to companies m...
    03 July 2015, by

    RoCKIn2015: A glimpse into the future of Europe’s domestic and industrial robotics industry
    Over the last 20 years, robot competitions have emerged as a powerful means to foster progress in robotics research and development (R&D). RoCKIn is part a of new generation of scientific robotics...
    27 June 2015, by

    Yaskawa robot learns the art of the samurai
    Japanese robotics company Yaskawa Electric Corporation pitted one of the most skilled swordsmen in the world against one of their machines and the results are incredible....
    24 June 2015, by

    SoftBank invests in Fetch Robotics
    Fetch Robotics, which just demo’d their Fetch and Freight robot system at ICRA in May, announced receiving $20 million from SoftBank, O’Reilly AlphaTech and Shasta Ventures....
    17 June 2015, by

    Robots and manufacturing: Facts and figures from the Wall Street Journal
    A special Wall Street Journal report called Meet the New Robots: Manufacturing, Unleashing Innovation appeared in its own section in the Wall Street Journal this week. Lots of good facts, figures an...
    04 June 2015, by

    Team RBO from Berlin wins Amazon Picking Challenge convincingly
    The Amazon Picking Challenge is over and two things stood out. One: how many different arm gripper solutions were possible; and two: just how difficult the challenge still is. The gap between the top...
    29 May 2015, by

    Swiss-based ABB to manufacture robots in US
    Robot manufacturing started in the US in 1961 when 26 Unimates - the first industrial robots - were made and deployed at a GM factory in Ewing, NJ. But, over the years, manufacturing and manufacturers...
    24 May 2015, by

    Architectural robots: The shape of the robots that will shape your home
    While robots are being deployed in factories at a high pace, their presence on construction sites is close to nil. However, there are many architectural robotics research projects in academia, and du...
    21 May 2015, by and

    AgBot Robotic Seeding Challenge powered by $50K grant for Grizzly RUV
    By Rachel Gould The 2016 agBOT Robotic Seeding Challenge challenges participants to build unmanned robotic equipment to plant, measure and track multiple crop seeds to improve farming efficiency...
    14 May 2015, by

    IdeaHub, ABB launch new robotics accelerator programme
    The IdeaHub recently announced the launch of a robotics accelerator programme, run on behalf of ABB Robotics, to deliver solutions to some of the biggest issues facing robotics today and in the future...
    14 May 2015, by and

    Danish co-bot maker Universal Robots sells for $350 million
    Privately held Danish company Universal Robots - the successful producer of the UR line of collaborative robots - has sold to Massachusetts-based Teradyne, a provider of electronic testing equipment....
    13 May 2015, by

    Shadow Robot’s Dexterous Hand can do more than cook up a storm
    The Shadow Robot Company has been perfecting its robot hands for almost two decades, but it took just a short demo by the world’s first robot chef last month to propel this small, London-based start...
    07 May 2015, by

    Competing robotic warehouse systems
    As sales via online retailers steadily increase, so too does the speed with which customers want their goods delivered. Amazon, eBay, and Google all have massive and speedy warehousing operations atte...
    01 May 2015, by

    Video describes accelerating robot deployment in China
    In response to rising labor costs combined with a shortage of workers, China has begun to provide incentives to encourage businesses to utilize robots to replace factory workers....
    27 April 2015, by

    Manufacturing next-generation robotic manipulation
    Every April, National Robotics Week fuels a heightened awareness around robotics, its impact on society, and its growing importance in a wide variety of fields and applications. Robotics, however, nev...
    27 April 2015, by and

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