To fully understand the advantages, compare and contrast cartesian robots with other six-axis articulated robots. Moving an object from one location to another—picking and placing—is an ideal ...

One of the jobs for which robots are best suited is the tedious, repetitive “pick and place” task common in warehouses — but humans are still much better at it. UC Berkeley researchers are picking up ...

OSARO’s customers benefit from streamlined access to SVT’s SOFTBOT ® Platform, which shortens automation deployment and eliminates the complexity of systems integration SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)- ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OSARO®, a global leader in machine-learning-enabled robotics for e-commerce, has welcomed Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX), the leader in industrial machine vision, ...

As workplace robots become more common in retail stores, hospitals, and warehouses, their human coworkers need to know how to use and reprogram them. Yet most people lack that kind of highly technical ...

We’d be entirely wrong to think that Fichertechnik is just a toy for kids. It’s also perfect for prototyping the control system of robots. [davidatfsg]’s recent entry in the Hackaday Prize, Delta ...

COVID-19 is proving to be a massive driver for robotics investments — and for good reason. Robots don’t call in sick, and they’re far less likely to be disease vectors than their human counterparts.

The combination of OSARO’s AI-driven SightWorks™ vision and control software and Cognex’s DataMan® scanners helped achieve >99% accuracy on Zenni’s high-throughput fulfillment line The system ...

Pick and place machines are marvels of modern technology. They the can lift, orient, align and drop tiny electronic components onto a circuit board that is headed for the reflow oven. On an industrial ...

A new gripper robot grasps by reflex. Rather than start from scratch after a failed attempt, the bot adapts in the moment to reflexively roll, palm, or pinch an object to get a better hold. When ...

There are times where a pen is just a writing utensil, but there are other times when it can represent much more. A hackathon held earlier this fall by Northwestern Engineering's Master of Science in ...

Craft and construction kits have been a blessing in our recent lockdown phases, and now there’s a new one that might appeal to those interested in tinkering with robots. ArmPal is a robot arm kit that ...