Before we begin, I feel compelled to make an important disclosure: I love robots! Robots are cool. To me, robots are cooler than people, who are only cool..
From automation and robotics to computer-controlled systems, the manufacturing landscape looks much different today than it did in years past. Take a look at what that means for employees in the industry.
An analyst report explains why the global robotics industry is booming.
Humans almost inevitably will treat machines as living things. So all sorts of social issues are going to come up that companies need to prepare for.
You enter your local hardware store in desperate search of paint. If you’re anything like me, you grimace at the sight of rows upon rows of lumber, lighting, and power tools.What if a robot could help you find that paint? Now they can.Robots are slowly invading retail.Robots have been welding, assembling, and handling industrial materials for decades. But now other industries, including and especially retail, are seeing the value of robotics and automation and acting on it. So much so, that t...
Robotic process automation is already a leading topic of conversation within global business services, especially when it comes to strategy. But what about o...
In the future workplace, humans may supplement the skills of machines — and not the other way around.
Devices will monitor events, fuse sensor data from various sources, use intelligence to determine actions, and ultimately control physical objects.
Robots are increasing productivity, but not at the cost of manufacturing jobs.
A Dutch firm plans to use industrial robots to 3D print a steel bridge over water in the center of Amsterdam.
How do you simultaneously control a thousand robots in a swarm? The question may seem like science fiction, but it’s one that has challenged real robotics engineers for decades.
With so many robotics options now available to manufacturers of all sizes, making the right choice for your operation is fraught with decisions....
Better sight, better hands and more intelligence are allowing robots to take on more and more jobs.
Robots hold a lot of promise if manufacturers design them with the right goals in mind -- but there are still challenges to overcome.
A simple introduction to a complex subject At Robotics and Automation News, we like real robots, ones that you can see and touch, that are preferably made of metal. However, we might have been remi…
With more affordable, more adaptable and easier to program robots spurring greater utilization of robotic automation, especially for small- to mid-size enterprises (SMEs), manufacturing productivity continues to increase.
Manufacturers consider the desired outcome of a manufacturing process far more than the cost of the robot they might be considering and therefore are more concerned about the immediate automation task instead of asset cost recuperation.
With at least 50% of current jobs capable of being automated, will more robots lessen or increase global warming? Car manufacture and agriculture can give us an insight.
Combining the latest advances in artificial intelligence with robots could transform manufacturing and warehousing—and take AI to the next level.