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ABB launches YuMi and acquires gomTec
ABB leapt into the collaborative robotics space at the Hannover Messe trade show by launching their two-armed YuMi robot and simultaneously announcing their acquisition of German startup gomTec, wh...
15 April 2015, by
Frank Tobe
Takeoff in robotics will power the next productivity surge in manufacturing
BCG research predicts that by 2025, adoption of advanced robots will boost productivity by up to 30 percent in many industries, and lower total labor costs by 18 percent or more in countries such as S...
05 March 2015, by
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Foxconn begins selling noodle-making robot
Early in 2014 Foxconn invested $25 million in Fu Jiang Robot Technology, a Shenzhen robot maker which had a dough-slicing device that was beginning to sell....
28 February 2015, by
Frank Tobe
New Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) in architecture and digital fabrication at ETHZ
In September a new Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) ETH in Architecture and Digital Fabrication will be offered by the Gramazio Kohler Research chair at ETH Zurich. This one-year, full-time program f...
19 February 2015, by
NCCR Digital Fabrication (DFAB)
Media is more excited about farm robots than exhibitors at World Ag Expo
The 48th annual World Ag Expo, with over 1,400 exhibitors, finished up in Tulare, California last week with little exposure to robotic game changers. Their Top 10 New Products included just one robot...
17 February 2015, by
Frank Tobe
2015 sees mobile manipulators coming to market
[tweetquote]Fetch Robotics has just announced $3 million funding from Shasta Ventures and O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures[/tweetquote], which will be used to bring their new mobile manipulator robots to...
09 February 2015, by
Andra Keay
Japanese Robots: ActiveRobo SAM wants your seat, not your job
If it can be simply installed and removed, if the controls are easy for both veteran and new operators, if together this creates a near-human surrogate, the ActiveRobo SAM could upend the entire R/C c...
26 January 2015, by
Reno Tibke
JCC503 Robo, a high-efficiency washer in the form of CNC-controlled robotic arm
http://youtu.be/yurn2xuKpc8
At JIMTOF 2014, Sugino Machine unveiled the JCC503 Robo, a CNC precision washer that positions parts with a numerically-controlled robotic arm and utilizes a high pressu...
13 January 2015, by
DigInfo TV
Robot Startup Series #7: Interview with Soft Robotics’ Carl Vause
[tweetquote]Soft robotics is finally leaving the research lab and entering the real world. [/tweetquote] One of the companies leading the way is a Boston-based startup that is commercializing the inn...
18 December 2014, by
Andra Keay
10.1% CAGR projected for material handling robots through 2020
UPDATED 12.16.14: Robots for palletizing, logistics, packaging, and speciality materials handling (e.g.: in life science labs and for pharma, food and beverage, semiconductor and electronics) are pro...
15 December 2014, by
Frank Tobe
25% of KUKA shares trade hands
Voith GmbH, among the biggest family-owned businesses in Europe, acquired 25% of robot maker Kuka AG by buying the shares held by Grenzebach GmbH.
The transaction was valued at €555 million ...
08 December 2014, by
Frank Tobe
Christmas is orange at Amazon
15K+ bright orange Kiva robots are operating across the US and at 10 Amazon fulfillment distribution centers this holiday season....
02 December 2014, by
Frank Tobe
Stepping motor with battery-free absolute sensor enables accurate positioning
http://youtu.be/6jkMnv-otRA
Oriental Motor has developed the αSTEP AZ Series of closed-loop stepping motor & Driver packages, which contain its patented mechanical absolute sensor, the ABZO Se...
02 October 2014, by
DigInfo TV
Vision-enabled package handling
Capturing and processing camera and sensor data and recognizing various shapes to determine a set of robotic actions is conceptually easy. Humans do it naturally. But it is difficult for a machine.
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29 September 2014, by
Frank Tobe
South Korean private-public partnership to invest $2.6B in robot industry by 2018
With contributions by JiEun Maeng
On July 25, the Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy held the robot industry policy meeting at the Korea Technology Center in Seoul and announced the 2nd...
11 August 2014, by
Jong-Oh Park
10,000 robots to be used on new iPhone 6
MacRumors has done a roundup of iPhone 6 rumors, and reported that the new phone will come in two models: 4.7” and 5.5”, and will be released starting this September.
The new phone will be fas...
24 July 2014, by
Frank Tobe
3d printer builds houses in China | The Guardian
http://youtu.be/OYqBxEAtXZA
See more at The Guardian and Mashable....
14 July 2014, by
Hallie Siegel
Will agricultural robots arrive in time to keep fruit and vegetable costs down?
Grape pickers migrate from field to field in northern Mexico and California. Photo credit: Tomas Castelazo (Own work) via Wikimedia Commons.
77% of all agricultural workers in the US are foreign bor...
11 July 2014, by
Frank Tobe
Robots automate testing for bacteria, including coliforms
http://youtu.be/hVyw9qN6HGY
Robohub is an online platform that brings together leading communicators in robotics research, start-ups, business, and education from around the world. Learn more abo...
08 July 2014, by
DigInfo TV
Top 10 take-aways from AUTOMATICA 2014
When you see a slick robot - say for instance the new Aldebaran Pepper robot - you can easily be distracted by the design, the gestures, the interaction, the cuteness. But AUTOMATI...
02 July 2014, by
Frank Tobe
ShanghAI Lectures: Barry Richards and Craig Turnbull “Robotics and Automation Applied to the Aircraft Industry”
Guest talk in the ShanghAI Lectures, 2011-11-10
In this guest lecture, Craig Turnbull and Barry Richards from Electroimpact talk about robots in aircraft manufacturing....
26 June 2014, by
Nathan Labhart
Migration from Mexico to U.S. is tapering off. How does this impact farmers?
A recent newsletter from Harvest Automation, the start-up company that produces robots that move potted plants at nurseries and greenhouses, cites two very revealing trends regarding migrant workers....
26 June 2014, by
Frank Tobe
Grasping objects in a way that is suitable for manipulation
This post is part of our ongoing efforts to make the latest papers in robotics accessible to a general audience.
Robots are expected to manipulate a large variety of objects from our everyday lives...
19 June 2014, by
Autonomous Robots Blog
Why was this man smiling at AUTOMATICA 2014?
34,500 visitors from more than 100 countries came to Munich this June to visit AUTOMATICA 2014 and examine the robotics-related wares of 731 exhibitors from over 42 countries.
But why was Esben Ø...
17 June 2014, by
Frank Tobe
Global trends in robotics from patent analysis
120,000 robotics patents have been published in the last 10 years, tripling in rate from 2004 to 2013, according to the UK Intellectual Property Office Informatics Team. Unsurprisingly, there was a h...
15 June 2014, by
Andra Keay
IFR Maker/User Panel at AUTOMATICA
In a crowded back room at AUTOMATICA 2014 in Munich, the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) sponsored a panel of prominent robot users explaining their needs to a panel of executives represent...
11 June 2014, by
Frank Tobe
ROS meets precision agriculture at Blue River Technology
If you were to design the worst possible environment for software engineering, the cramped jump seat of a John Deere tractor would be a contender. The sound and vibration of the engine makes conversat...
05 June 2014, by
Open Source Robotics Foundation
IFR reports record 2013 industrial robot sales
At a press conference this morning at AUTOMATICA 2014 in Munich, International Federation of Robotics (IFR) President Arturo Baroncelli announced that 179,000 industrial robots were sold in 2013, a 12...
04 June 2014, by
Frank Tobe
Meet your (ROS-based) cleaning team from Avidbots
The folks at Avidbots — who won an honourable mention in the Robot Launch 2014 competition — are developing ROS-based commercial cleaning robots....
26 May 2014, by
Open Source Robotics Foundation
Canadian farmers invest in robots to work ‘smarter, not harder’ | CBC
Thousands of farms around the world now use robotic technology. In Canada, the automatic milkers are more recent – and the numbers of early adopters can be counted in the dozens.
Read more by David...
13 May 2014, by
Hallie Siegel
