Industrial vs. collaborative robots (cobots) – Pros and cons
Manufacturing in Industry 4.0 necessitates rapid, proactive responses to ever-changing consumers’ demands. This has led to a new trend of mass customization in certain...
Four types of safety methods in human-robot collaboration (HRC)
Human-robot collaboration (HRC) in shared workplaces opens up new possibilities in production and manufacturing. It can contribute to the development of factories of the...
The role of injection mould technology in robotics
The field of robotics involves many moving parts that require precision and ingenuity that many forms of manufacturing can’t provide. These days, aside from...
How robots are supporting the fight against COVID-19
Do you remember watching The Terminator growing up? What about RoboCop or Transformers?
Back in the 1980s and ’90s, the thought of having robots walking...
International standards for robot safety (Comprehensive guide)
International standards play an important role in setting the baseline for best practices in robotics safety, hazard analysis, project planning, design, system requirements specification,...
Safety technologies and guidelines for collaborative robots (cobots)
Safety is one of the primary factors in a human-robot collaborative workplace in which the human operators and robots can perform either single or...
Understanding collaborative robot safety and risk assessment
In today’s industrial environment, there is an increasing need for flexible machines to work autonomously and adapt to changing production conditions quickly and efficiently.
Human-robot...
Interview with John Suit, advising CTO at robotic dog company KODA
Robots are already a familiar sight in our factories and warehouses, where they continue to win terrain. They typically operate in highly structured environments...
Smart Factory – Why is it the future of smart manufacturing?
The fourth industrial revolution has a profound and lasting impact on global manufacturing. By combining technologies (such as the internet of things (IoT), cyber-physical...
20 women making their mark in robotics and automation
The February 2021 issue of SME’s Smart Manufacturing magazine recognizes 20 successful female leaders in robotics and automation.
The list of this international group of...
Robot motion control with Learning from Demonstration (LfD)
Every mobile robot requires motion control to efficiently perform complex tasks in a highly dynamic environment. Today, we use different ways to determine and...
Why you should switch to Robotics as a Service (RaaS) today!
Software as a service (SaaS) is a prevalent business model among enterprises using software products through service contracts with application vendors. It basically replaces...
