Sometimes the right tool for the right job appears almost out of nowhere. That was certainly the case for [Jonathan] who came across an unusual but well-designed robot at a secondhand shop. The ...

As workplace robots become more common in retail stores, hospitals, and warehouses, their human coworkers need to know how to use and reprogram them. Yet most people lack that kind of highly technical ...

Understanding the NAO Robot by Aldebaran. So, you’re curious about the NAO robot from Aldebaran? It’s a pretty interesting little machine, designed to be a humanoid robot that ...

To improve the safety and efficiency of Toyota’s manufacturing processes—starting with its hot forging production lines—the automotive manufacturer is working with Ready Robotics and its Ready ForgeOS ...

Visual Components has launched Visual Components 5.0, a major update to its 3D manufacturing simulation and robot offline programming software platform. The new version introduces faster simulation ...

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series called Inside the Lab, which gives audiences a first-hand look at the research laboratories at the University of Chicago and the scholars who are tackling some ...

Robots don’t disappoint. After a manufacturing company buys its first industrial robot installation, it goes back time and time again to buy more to further automation to their factories. Given that ...

It’s the main hub that ties everything together—sort of like the conductor for the orchestra that is a robot. It takes in data from sensors, runs that through some code (which you or someone else ...