ActiNav from Universal Robots (UR) is a new UR+ application kit for companies of all sizes that simplifies the integration of autonomous bin picking of parts and accurate placement in machines using ...

The Industrial Assembly Challenge at the World Robot Summit was held in 2018 to showcase the state-of-the-art of autonomous manufacturing systems. The challenge included various tasks, such as bin ...

The cobot feeder includes a storage and retrieval assembly with a UR force- and power-limited robot pedestal, enclosed steel ...

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 13-foot robot nicknamed Godzilla is being engineered to assemble components inside ITER, the massive fusion reactor taking ...

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 ...

Toyota is taking another major step toward the future of manufacturing by rolling out humanoid robots at one of its ...

In 1913, Henry Ford revolutionized car-making with the first moving assembly line, an innovation that made piecing together new vehicles faster and more efficient. Some hundred years later, Ford is ...