Manufacturers have long automated repetitive, high-volume production tasks, but many assembly operations that require ...

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 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 ...

A Chinese factory is producing humanoid robots every 30 minutes, marking a shift toward large-scale manufacturing and broader ...

To solve this, researchers at Generalist strapped wearable pincers, dubbed “data hands,” onto human workers. These devices ...

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 ...

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.

To reduce engineering time and get their products to market faster, many device makers are turning to standardized automated ...