In decades past, the rigid, mechanical movements of traditional robots were confined to segregated sectors in factories. Their function was fixed, and their interactions were limited. Enter the cobot ...

Robots have been many the assembly line for decades. They handle chores like lifting cars or welding that would be unsafe or difficult for their human counterparts. These robots are often placed ...

Collaborative robots may still be viewed as a relatively new automation technology in industry, but in the past decade, these cobots have transformed industry not just in terms of boosting throughput, ...

Manufacturers often struggle to automate tasks where there’s too much variation or complexity for traditional robots. Universal Robots and Inbolt solve this by equipping cobots with human-like vision ...

Robots Enhancing Safety And Efficiency In Hazardous Environments When we think about robots, we often picture them ...

Robotic technologies often captivate human attention for their broad—and still growing— autonomous operating capabilities. They also attract our attention because we can see how they’re changing the ...

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If it wasn’t already clear to manufacturers that the use of robots is on the rise, the numbers leave little doubt: Millions are installed annually, according to the International Federation of ...

Ferran Giones receives funding from NESTA (UK). Tim Schweisfurth receives funding from NESTA (UK) and INPROREG INTERREG (EU). Ali Ahmad Malik does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive ...

What if robots didn't take the place of humans, but worked alongside them? That's precisely the reality when cobots—collaborative robots—are added to the workforce. When you can design your workflow ...