25 May 2016 The Taiwanese automation manufacturer Nexcom has announced an open, modular robot control technology that allows users to mix-and-match components such as controllers, robots, and servodrives… Read More
19 April 2016 Fanuc, Rockwell Automation and Cisco are collaborating with a Japanese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up called Preferred Networks (PFN) to develop a technology that will link… Read More
18 April 2016 The number of industrial robots sold worldwide last year exceeded 240,000 for the first time – equivalent to a year-on-year growth rate of 8% –… Read More
30 March 2016 Following Omron’s $200m acquisition last year of the US robot-maker Adept, a newly-formed business, Omron Adept Technologies, is launching a total of 49 industrial robots… Read More
4 March 2016 A US research organisation called Madlab.CC is developing software that allows humans to interact with industrial robots using intuitive gestures. The Quipt software uses motion… Read More
29 February 2016 By 2018, around 1.3 million industrial robots will be entering service in factories around the world, according to the latest forecast from the International Federation… Read More
16 February 2016 The ISO (International Standards Organisation) has published its long-awaited standard that gives guidance on ensuring the safety of humans working with collaborative robots. ISO/TS 15066:2016… Read More
21 January 2016 A Finnish research organisation has developed a control system for the industrial robots that, it claims, can cut the time taken to set up and… Read More
11 January 2016 ABB has entered the competitive market for Scara (selective compliance articulated robot arm) robots for the first time with a family of three modular robots… Read More
27 November 2015 ABB has announced a multi-purpose industrial robot capable of lifting the company’s heaviest-ever payload, adding that it is also 25% faster than its rivals and… Read More
