Scara robot has the highest payload in its class
29 November 2023 ABB Robotics has completed its industrial Scara robot portfolio with a new robot that, it claims, offers the highest payload of any Scara machine in… Read More
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£100m programme aims to boost take-up of AI and ML in UK
3 May 2023 Innovate UK has launched a programme to drive the take-up of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies in the UK. The BridgeAI programme… Read More
Geckos inspire gripper that can grasp almost anything
31 March 2023 The Chinese-American robotics developer Flexiv has announced a “revolutionary” robotic gripper that can lift almost anything that fits in its grasp, including oddly shaped items… Read More
‘First force-controlled parallel robot’ senses forces down to 0.1N
14 February 2023 A Chinese robot developer has announced what it describes as “the world’s first force-controlled parallel robot”. Shanghai-based Flexiv says that its Moonlight robot will be… Read More
Robot tool has precision painting application taped
26 January 2023 A pair of robotics companies based in the US and Austria have joined forces to develop an end-of-arm tool that allows robots to apply masking… Read More
Soft 3D sensor gives robots a sense of touch
21 February 2022 A Belgian microelectronic sensor specialist has developed tactile 3D sensor for robots that will make their grippers sensitive enough for delicate operations such as picking… Read More
Wavepower devices use ballscrews to drive generators
6 December 2021 A Swedish start-up has developed an innovative wave power technology that uses heavy-duty ballscrews to convert the linear up-and-down motion of sea swells into rotational… Read More
All-in-one precision platform is ‘the future of motion control’
6 January 2020 At the recent SPS exhibition, Aerotech unveiled a new control platform which, it says, contains all of the components needed for precision machine control. The… Read More
Pneumatic ‘hand’ and ‘arm’ can collaborate safely with humans
1 March 2019 Festo has unveiled its latest nature-inspired technologies: a pneumatically-operated “hand” and “arm” which can interact safely with people. Both will make their public debut at… Read More
Next-generation cobots save time and improve accuracy
5 July 2018 The collaborative robot (cobot) pioneer Universal Robots has announced a new flagship series of cobot arms with built-in torque/force sensors, easier programming, a high-speed system… Read More
