While the robot has taken a job previously done by a human, nobody at Sterling Heights Assembly Plant is facing a layoff, ...

HONG KONG—Airbus is the latest manufacturer to invest in humanoid robots. According to Reuters, it has signed a deal with UBTech to supply machines for use in aircraft manufacturing applications.

ActiNav from Universal Robots (UR) is a new UR+ application kit for companies of all sizes that simplifies the integration of autonomous bin picking of parts and accurate placement in machines using ...

Humanoid robots are quickly moving from sci-fi prototypes to real-world industrial tools, and Wall Street is paying attention ...

Humanoid robots have quietly crossed a threshold: they are no longer just research prototypes or sci-fi props. They walk, run, ...

ABB YuMi cobots in operation at SUS Corp.’s manufacturing facility. Headquartered in Shizuoka, Japan, SUS Corporation (SUS) is an aluminum profile manufacturer. With operations in 16 countries, the ...

Xiaomi is running an impressive lights-out smartphone factory in China that's outperforming traditional facilities and ...

The Industrial Assembly Challenge at the World Robot Summit was held in 2018 to showcase the state-of-the-art of autonomous manufacturing systems. The challenge included various tasks, such as bin ...

The use of Cartesian and six-axis robots, as well as selective-compliance-articulated robot arms (SCARAs) is on the rise. They automate tasks to accelerate cycle times, increase throughput, and ...

Harvesting the valuable materials locked away in this waste stream could generate some $95 billion in reusable resources.