ASTM Committee F45 on Robotics Completes Spring Meetings, Announces New Work Items and Focus Areas
May 1, 2023
ASTM International's F45 Committee on Robotics, Automation, and Autonomous Systems recently met to discuss standards efforts around mobile and legged robots, educational carts, and grasping.
igus Shows Offerings and Support for Low Cost Automation at Hannover Messe
April 28, 2023
igus showed not only its motion plastics, cable carriers, and free configuration software at Hannover Messe; it also gave examples of how its low-cost automation can enable many applications.
Addverb Opens New Educational Smart Factory at Purdue University
April 25, 2023
Addverb has outfitted a new smart factory at Purdue University's campus that includes autonomous mobile robots, fleet management software, and warehouse execution software.
OpenAI’s GPT-4 Aces Higher Learning Exams: What This Means for the Future of Education and Robotics
April 22, 2023
GPT-4, which can pass a bar exam, demonstrates how ChatGPT can be used to generate code for robotics, potentially freeing human workers for supervision and more valuable tasks.
Dutch Robotics Industry Is Growing but Faces ‘Market Adoption Gap,’ Says HowToRobot
April 21, 2023
The Dutch robotics industry is growing, but HowToRobots found that developers need more funding to assist the manufacturing, logistics, and agriculture sectors.
Humanoid Robotics Industry Continues Expanding Capabilities, Finds The Brainy Insights
April 15, 2023
Humanoid robot developers are making technical progress, reports The Brainy Insights, and their full market potential has yet to be realized as capabilities mature.
Amazon Apprenticeship Program Upskills Workers for Robotics Careers
April 12, 2023
Amazon's Mechatronics and Robotics Apprenticeship program provides paid training to diverse employees to give them the necessary skills to become electromechanical technicians.
VettaFi Acquires ROBO Global Index Suite
April 6, 2023
VettaFi, a data and analytics firm serving asset managers and investors, said its acquisition of the ROBO Global suite will bring its indexing portfolio to more than $17 billion.
‘Wohlers Report 2023’ Finds Double Digit Growth Continuing in Additive Manufacturing
April 2, 2023
'Wohlers Report 2023' observed that additive manufacturing continues to grow across industries ranging from construction to healthcare, and it included some predictions.
enVista Discusses Roadmap for Automating Supply Chain Customers at ProMat 2023
March 27, 2023
enVista said its consulting and integration services can help supply chains introduce automation, prepare staffers, and ensure returns on their investments.
NVIDIA Sees Simulation Continuing to Add Value for AI, Robotics Developers Heading Into GTC 2023
March 14, 2023
NVIDIA has supported AI and robotics developers with Isaac Sim and Jetson Orin, and Gerard Andrews explains how its latest and upcoming releases will continue to build the ecosystem.
A3 Announces 2023 Joseph F. Enbelberger Robotics Award Recipients
March 8, 2023
The Association for Advancing Automation has named Universal Robots' Roberta Nelson Shea and its own Jeff Burnstein as receipients of the 2023 Engelberger awards.
ASTM International Develops Proposed Standard for Robotics Training Systems
March 7, 2023
ASTM International is seeking interested parties to participate in the development of a standard for hardware and peripherals used in robotics training platforms.
Businesses Adopt Robots Without an Automation Strategy
March 5, 2023
Søren Pap-Tolstrup, CEO of Gain & Co., outlines some pitfalls businesses fall into when deciding to automate. He highlights the values of planning ahead, doing thorough research, and setting clear...
Patti Engineering Partners with Kettering University to Develop Robotics Lab
March 2, 2023
Patti Engineering and Kettering University have partnered to open a robotics lab at the college that features technology from Mitsubishi Electric and other sponsor companies.
Gen Z Roboticists Important in the Age of ChatGPT
February 28, 2023
Gen Z offers hope for a new wave of innovative automation, but academia and industry must nurture and recruit a new generation of talent, says investor Oliver Mitchell.
CMU Robotics Researchers Aim To Grasp the Ungraspable
February 25, 2023
Carnegie Mellon University researches explore how artificial intelligence can be used to grasp items.
The Future of Work Could Have Humans and Robots Working Better Together
February 24, 2023
Rather than worry about robots and AI replacing humans, businesses should work to maximize the benefit the collaboration between people and machines, writes a global entrepreneur.
BOW Offers Robotics Software Development Kit for Free to 200 Developers
February 24, 2023
BOW, formerly known as Cyberselves, is offering 200 of its new SDKs to robotics developers. The SDK is intended to simplify robot programming and enable virtual reality control.
CleanRobotics Adds Educational Feature to Trashbot Robotic Recyling Bin
February 23, 2023
CleanRobotics has added a new feature to its Trashbot that allows customers to gain deeper insights into the materials they are recycling.
