Next generation robots push the boundaries of innovative automation.
Most of us think of robots as stiffly-moving hard, metal machines bristling with wires and cables. While such devices already improve our everyday lives in numerous ways, their rigidity and lack of “sensitivity” to their surroundings often constrains...
According to MIT News, today’s water distribution systems lose an average of 20% of their supply to leaks, even as demand for this precious resource is climbing. Leaks also cause damage to surrounding structures and pollutants may enter the system through breaks in piping. Current leak detection technology is...
Isybot is a French start-up created last November with the CEA, France’s nuclear energy commission. The company developed a collaborative robotic arm designed to help human workers do precise, repetitive tasks in the factory of the future. DirectIndustry e-magazine met with Isybot’s CEO at Industrie Lyon. Watch our...
As the technology in robotics continues to advance, mobility has become a hot topic, especially for industry. Manufacturers are expressing increasing interest in robots that optimize production by navigating autonomously and working alongside employees safely.
Martin Hägele is head of department Robot and Assistive...
Humanoid factory hand workerbot3 from pi4_robotics scooped up second place in the Robotics Awards at Hannover Messe this year.
pi4_robotics GmbH, which manufactures machine vision systems, automatic inspection systems and robots, designed a cobot that can operate in varied settings, carrying out production operations,...
