Drop a plastic washer on a table, and your hand instinctively darts out to catch it before it rolls away. But ask even an ...

Machine vision as a category is growing rapidly; the 3D machine vision market is expected to double in size during the next six years, and today, the technology is a vital component of most modern ...

Today's robots are stuck—their bodies are usually closed systems that can neither grow nor self-repair, nor adapt to their environment. Now, scientists at Columbia University have developed robots ...

Some joint-design considerations are universal; others vary with the assembly methods used. Each joining technique has particular design requirements, while certain joint requirements may suggest a ...

ABB ROBOTICS launched its rebranded Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) series following the acquisition of ASTI Mobile Robotics in 2021, noting it is the only company with a comprehensive and integrated ...

ABB YuMi cobots in operation at SUS Corp.’s manufacturing facility. Headquartered in Shizuoka, Japan, SUS Corporation (SUS) is an aluminum profile manufacturer. With operations in 16 countries, the ...

Robots are commonly found working alongside humans in factories and warehouses, handling a variety of tasks from retrieving ...

We need to start thinking of robots as a modern tool that we can optimally design for specific use cases rather than a panacea to solve every challenge.