Thousands of robots swarm together Second Quarter 2020, Editor's Choice Harvard engineers have created a robotic system consisting of a swarm of 1024 small robots called Kilobots that can collaborate and organise themselves into complex shapes.
Robots in the time of COVID-19 1 July 2020 COVID-19 has swept through the lives of people across the globe, disrupted all industries and brought the world’s economy to a grinding halt. As the world moves towards a different tomorrow, future-orientated ...
Eighteen synchronous NC axes Second Quarter 2020, Beckhoff Automation, Editor's Choice Swedish equipment manufacturer, Ecmec, has developed a high-tech machine for a supplier to the automobile industry that can complete several process steps simultaneously without having to remount the ...
Robots in South Africa Second Quarter 2020, Editor's Choice Manufacturers In South Africa experience significant challenges and there are many obstacles that prevent industries from pushing forward into a new era of automation and robotic solutions. Due to the ...
Automation with robotics Second Quarter 2020, Omron Electronics BOLÇİ Bolu Chocolate produces over 200 tons of chocolate items each month. The company needed to meet its promise of delivering chocolate products that are ‘untouched by human hand’. Omron and Innovas ...
Tailor-made mobile robotics revolutionise the automotive industry 1 May 2020, Omron Electronics Continuous optimisation of production and logistics processes
Depending on the BMW plant, up to 1600 vehicles are produced each day. With such production volumes, continuous optimisation and efficiency ...
AGVs for automated production 1 April 2020, SICK Automation Southern Africa Automated and flexible production processes are the answer to increasing quantities, smaller batch sizes, and high production speeds. Automated guided vehicle (AGVs) systems and their smaller relatives, ...
Moving into 2020 with Festo digitalised products First Quarter 2020, Festo Industry 4.0 is rapidly automating the modern working world and helping the machine and system building sector reach new heights.
Factory harmony First Quarter 2020, Omron Electronics, Editor's Choice A promising model for the new harmony on the factory floor is based on intelligent, integrated and interactive design of tomorrow’s manufacturing processes.
Robot with air-water actuators has fluid motion Fourth Quarter 2019, Editor's Choice Hydraulics and pneumatics are widely used for power transmission: hydraulics for moving heavy loads with highly controlled motion, and pneumatics for lighter loads and rapid, repetitive motions. Many ...
Underwater robot with a unique fin Third Quarter 2019, Festo, Editor's Choice Swimming like the natural model
The longitudinal fins of the polyclad and the cuttlefish extend from the head to the tail along their backs, their undersides or the two sides of their torsos. To ...
Manoeuvring agricultural robots with 2D laser scanners Third Quarter 2019, SICK Automation Southern Africa How can we harness modern technology in a way that will allow people to collaborate with business even more intelligently, efficiently and sustainably in the future? The solution is 2D laser scanners ...
The future of collaborative robots Third Quarter 2019, Omron Electronics Factories worldwide are dealing with the challenges of manufacturing a wide variety of low volume products to meet customer demands, as well as shorter product life cycles and labour shortage issues. ...
Pneumatic robotics meets artificial intelligence 2nd Quarter 2019, Festo, Editor's Choice Festo’s pneumatic robot hand BionicSoftHand, combined with the BionicSoftArm, a pneumatic lightweight robot, shows that future concepts are suitable for human-robot collaboration.
V-lock system and co-operative robots 2nd Quarter 2019, Metal Work Pneumatic South Africa Metal Work has developed applications for the automation of the assembly process together with producers of co-operative robots.
A bionic flying fox 1st Quarter 2019, Festo, Editor's Choice Festo has for years been developing research platforms where the basic technical principles are derived from nature.
New Scara robot family 1st Quarter 2019, Omron Electronics Omron is introducing a new line of Scara robots, boasting a sleek design and enhanced performance.
Festo’s human-robot collaboration with artificial intelligence 2nd Quarter 2018, Festo, Editor's Choice By means of intelligent workplaces capable of learning, such as the BionicWorkplace, and the use of multifunctional tools, collaboration between humans and machines will be even more intuitive, simple and efficient in future.
Autonomous food robots move with the times 2nd Quarter 2018, Omron Electronics Autonomous intelligent vehicles (AIVs), such as Omron’s LD platform, use sensors to create a static map of their surroundings, so they have no need for physical guides.
