Not all industrial sectors are reducing their robot orders. The consumer packaged goods industry, for example, has significantly expanded its orders. But recent declines indicate how multiple factors—from political uncertainty and overbuying to poor implementation plans—can have an impact on automation technology adoption.
With AI advancing fast, humanoid robots could break new ground for manufacturing. But it will take some time, the outcome is unclear and preparation will be key.
Robotics powered by artificial intelligence, particularly AI-vision software, offer a promising solution to alleviate workforce shortages by automating manual tasks and enhancing...
From basic bin picking and placing to welding, soldering and assembly line operations, manufactures are finding collaborative robots suitable for more applications.
Since implementing the Chef system, Amy’s Kitchen has improved product consistency of runs by 12%, reduced food giveaway by 4% and increased labor productivity by 17%.
Manufacturers currently use smart technology to augment human insights and digitize operations. Tomorrow, manufacturers will become technology companies with a technical workforce...
As Universal Robots’ partner ecosystem expands to more 500 products, this growth showcases how plug-and-play is helping to drive robotic applications and ease robot adoption across...
Manufacturers can now integrate lightweight design principles into gripper fabrication processes using additive manufacturing to create grippers that are both sustainable in their...
The newest RV-35/50/80FR series of robots are designed to allow for an expanded work envelope through its increased payload and reach compared to prior series. The RV-34/50/80FR...
The P-Series cobot lineup features lower power consumption when compared to similar payload cobots via its built-in gravity compensation mechanism, inherent wrist-singularity ...
ABB Machine Tending Cell ABB has launched its new OmniVance collaborative machine tending cell for automated machine tending. The OmniVance cell can reduce the time spent on...
With its edge edition, Kassow Robots has launched 7-axis cobots in which the controller is integrated into the base of the robot. These 7-axis cobots are available in two versions...
The new T702 from ABB is a tug-style autonomous mobile robot (AMR) that uses Visual SLAM (simultaneous localization and mapping) navigation to create a 360-degree point cloud ...
At Automate 2024, we caught up with Richard Vaughn, automation engineering manager at Bosch Rexroth to learn about Bosch Rexroth’s Smart Function Kit for Handling. These...
