While No Cure-All, Possibility of Driverless Trucks Offers Hope for Truck Driver Crisis
August 3, 2015
The era of driverless trucks – or autonomous vehicles, as they are known euphemistically – may be a lot closer to reality than many people think.
Mobile Robots Improve Transport Efficiency and Decrease Fulfillment Times
July 12, 2015
Enter mobile robots from Adept Technology. Named “Fred” and “Stella” by Stuller employees, both robots are Adept Lynx autonomous intelligent vehicles (AIVs) outfitted with custom shelves for moving small parts.
Machine vision market in North America has record start to 2015
June 24, 2015
Machine vision systems and components grew 22% in the first quarter.
New Generation of Robots for Manufacturing
June 11, 2015
They are nimbler, lighter and work better with humans, and they might even help bring manufacturing back to the U.S.
Improving Manufacturing Product Quality with Flexible Automation and Software
March 24, 2015
Manufacturers can improve quality using flexible automation by improving sanitation, safety & inspection while speeding production, reducing bad parts and increasing consistency.
Robotics: On a case-by-case basis
March 1, 2015
When their prowess in manufacturing proved a liability in warehousing and distribution, robots were forced to rapidly evolve.
The Fantastic Apple Car Is a Fantasy
February 15, 2015
Forget the iWatch, Apple Pay, and the iPhone 7…the next big thing from Cupertino will be the Apple Car.
The robots are coming, Part II
January 13, 2015
The development of a piece picking robot began with a trip through the desert.
Research suggests near doubling of logistics robot market by 2020
December 24, 2014
Report details material handling, warehousing, intralogistics, storage and material flow sectors.
North American machine vision market in record year
December 11, 2014
Sales post best nine month start since tracking began in 2009.
Self-Driving Trucks to Revolutionize Logistics
December 9, 2014
DHL Trend Research has launched their latest trend report, titled “Self-Driving Vehicles in Logistics”, which takes readers on a journey of discovery, highlighting the key elements and incredible potential of...
Machine vision sales in North America grow 10% in Q1 2014
May 28, 2014
Components, cameras, lighting and software each up by 25% or more.
European machine vision company opens North American office
March 28, 2014
Framos operations on Ottowa will join those in Germany, Great Britain, Italy, France, Russia and Taiwan.
The Vision Show and Conference to be held in Boston, April 15-17, 2014
February 26, 2014
Robotics Industries Association to host a full-day workshop on collaborative robots -- those that can work directly alongside human counterparts.
Google Seriously Gearing Up To Revolutionize Supply Chain Logistics
December 5, 2013
Google is looking at shoring up the same kinds of deficiencies that UPS and FedEx may be exploring, like the transport method for shuttling goods from central depots to local...
North American machine vision sales soar 23% in third quarter 2013
December 4, 2013
Experts predict continued growth in coming months.
Georgia Tech receives $1 million donation to advance robotics research in manufacturing
November 10, 2011
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated provides large gift of KUKA industrial robots to create manufacturing logistics laboratory
Vision-guided robot lends coffee roaster a hand
April 14, 2011
Coffee roaster uses robotic solution to solve in-feed problems and double throughput.
Tricked-out Toyota lift truck performs robotic pallet manipulation
July 28, 2010
Modified by MIT researchers, a Toyota 8-Series lift truck performs unmanned operations, which show potential for future work in high-risk military and civilian environments.
