Automation, Controls and Technology News
Robots and More Robots at Automate/Promat 2019
A self-learning cobot, advanced collaborative robots, and low-cost entry-level possibilities were some of the many standouts in robotics on display at the show.
Asia Leads in Industrial Robot Adoption. Why Do Europe and the U.S. Lag Behind?
Robots are key tools for boosting productivity and living standards. To date, most robot adoption has occurred in manufacturing, where robots are designed to perform a wide variety of manual tasks more efficiently and consistently than humans. But with continued innovation, robot use is spreading to many other sectors, from agriculture to logistics and hospitality.
What Boston Dynamics' Rolling "Handle" Robot Really Means
For internet-goers, Boston Dynamics is that company that uploads insane videos of the humanoid Atlas robot doing backflips, of four-legged SpotMini opening doors and fighting off stick-wielding men, and as of last week, of a Segway-on-mescaline called Handle jetting around picking up and stacking boxes with a vacuum arm. For journalists and industry watchers, however, Boston Dynamics is that company that almost never talks about where all of this work is ultimately headed.
Felixprinters: Accelerating Industrial Product Development With FFF 3D Printing
3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing
This week 3D Printing Industry was invited to Veldhoven, the Netherlands, to visit FELIXprinters, an FDM/FFF 3D printer manufacturer who recently ventured into large-format additive manufacturing with the Pro L and XL.
An inside look at an IIoT-powered smart factory
As someone who’s spent his whole career working in offices, not factories, I had very little idea what a modern “smart factory” powered by the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) might look like. That’s why I was so interested in Tempo Automation’s new 42,000-square-foot facility in San Francisco’s trendy Design District.