Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Estun was among the many companies showing humanoid robots at CIIF in China. Credit: Georg Stieler Over the past three years, more than half of the world’s robots were sold in China. While not historically seen as a technological leader in robotics, China is increasingly setting global trends in this industry.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 20, 2024

Everyone wants universal household robots. For widespread adoption, they are going to have to have a price point that allows monthly financing or lease payments that are roughly similar to a car, suggesting that manufacturers will need to retail units in the neighborhood of $40,000 to get widescale uptake.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The TMINI robotic surgical system features a wireless handpiece that assists surgeons in performing total knee replacements. Food and Drug Administration has granted 510(k) clearance for the use of its TMINI surgical robot with Zimmer Biomet Robotics’ Persona system. Source: THINK Surgical THINK Surgical Inc. Register now.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Control Engineering most-viewed articles online about discrete and process sensors published in the last year include stories on inertial measurement unit sensors, sensors used for information systems and more. The post Hot Control Engineering discrete and process sensing articles in 2023 appeared first on Control Engineering.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2024

The company said this option will enable surgeons to independently stabilize the medial compartment during a standard or robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty, or TKA. As part of the Unity Knee system, it is compatible with ApolloKnee, Corin’s next-generation robotic-assisted surgical platform.

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Metrology

AUGUST 4, 2024

A technological and cultural shift is occurring in the automotive manufacturing environment caused by the advent of robotics and machine vision, coupled with the development of AI vision systems.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 30, 2024

Source: (top left) Boucherie, (top right) TK Mold & Engineering, (bottom left) Emuge-Franken, (bottom right) Plastic Ingenuity The top ten most-viewed articles in January were not only a testament to what our readers took an interest in—they reflect what is trending in our small but mighty world of moldmaking. Dapra Corp.,

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 23, 2024

Universal Robots, along with other cobot manufacturers, cobots can now use SRCI, a standard interface between PLCs and robots. Source: Universal Robots Just before Hanover Messe, Siemens announced its cooperation with two collaborative robot vendors, UR and JAKA. There are two main ways of doing this.

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i4.0 today

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Motion Controls Robotics (MCRI), a leader in robotic integration solutions, is excited to announce the launch of its newly redesigned website. Robot Solutions & Applications : Get up close and personal with MCRI’s innovative robot systems and explore their capabilities in detail. About Motion Controls Robotics, Inc.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 13, 2024

The robotics industry has seen major growth and maturity in the past decade. Robots also are getting cheaper and more affordable. Robots are taking a greater role and improving automation in many ways, but are humanoid robots the next step? million unfilled positions in manufacturing.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 27, 2024

Agility Robotics continues to have a leg up in the humanoid race. The first official deployment of Digit is already up and running, generating real revenue for Agility Robotics , the inaugural RBR50 Robot of the Year winner. The logistics provider is paying Agility Robotics under a robotics-as-a-service ( RaaS ) model.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 23, 2024

Source: Stereotaxis Stereotaxis announced that a hospital in Italy established the first robotic cardiac heart program in the region. Now, doctors there can treat patients with heart rhythm disorders using robotic ablation procedures. Stereotaxis RNM uses robotic precision and safety for cardiac ablation.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Robotics insights The consumer packaging industry faces significant challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain disruptions, and a worker shortage, leading to a need for increased automation. There’s a buzz around manufacturing and automation, but it’s not as widespread as you might think, but we need automation.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 7, 2024

Medrobotics Flex 360 robotic surgery system. Tiger Group and Liquidity Services today announced the availability of all surgical robotics assets from a Medrobotics plant for sale. Assets, including surgical robotics platforms used by nearly 30 hospitals around the world, are available in a turnkey sale.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The Intuitive da Vinci 5 (top left), Sony microsurgery assistance robot (top right), Stryker Mako (bottom left) and Globus Medical ExcelsiusGPS (bottom right) are all featured in the top surgical robotics stories of 2024 so far. Over the course of 2024, we’ve seen all kinds of stories across surgical robotics.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

. | Source: NASA Virtual Incision’s MIRA surgical robot system has made it to the International Space Station (ISS). The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded the grant to use the miniaturized robotic-associated surgery (RAS) platform on the 2024 technology demonstration mission. S2 is the Torrance, Calif.-based

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 17, 2024

Utilizing massive volumes of data is “the next wave of work” for surgical robotics developers, industry vet Mark Toland said in an interview with Medical Design & Outsourcing, a sister publication of The Robot Report. We’ve all done a good job of building the hands and connecting them to the eyes,” Toland said. billion in 2019.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 10, 2024

Collaborative Robotics has been developing a system for trustworthy operations. Source: Adobe Stock, Photoshopped by The Robot Report Collaborative Robotics today closed a $100 million Series B round on the road to commercializing its autonomous mobile manipulator. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based

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Robotics Automation News

MAY 11, 2023

Welcome to a groundbreaking exploration at the intersection of advanced ceramics and industrial robotics and automation. In this article, we embark on a journey that unveils the remarkable synergy between these two fields and how their integration is reshaping manufacturing processes and driving innovation.

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Robotics Automation News

MARCH 8, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of manufacturing technology, the advent of robotic press brakes is a testament to human ingenuity and the relentless pursuit of perfection. This comprehensive guide delves deep into the world of robotic press brakes, exploring their origins, functionalities, benefits, and much more.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2024

Intuitive Surgical said today that it has submitted for FDA 510(k) clearance of its next-generation da Vinci 5 multiport surgical robot. The da Vinci 5 will join Intuitive’s existing da Vinci robotic surgical system portfolio alongside the multiport X and Xi systems and the single-port SP. Register now for the 2024 Robotics Summit.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 6, 2024

Manufacturers are under pressure to take on a digital transformation that will add flexibility on the plant floor while increasing productivity. This can’t-miss event will delve deeper into technology integration for manufacturing, discussing not just the “why” but also the “how” of digital transformation.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Interact Analysis here discusses two new growth areas it has identified from its research and conversations with manufacturers: smart conveyance technology and robots with machine-integrated control. Most of them are suppliers of motion control components such as linear motors and servo products, or conveyor manufacturers.

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Cisco Manufacturing

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The Internet is littered with articles about Industry 4.0. Examples are, mobile robots, AGV (automated guided vehicles), and manufacturing infrastructure. The details that are often unexplained in such articles, is what is actually needed from the network. We will consider 3 use-cases: 1) Mobile robots and AGV.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The TMINI robotic surgical system features a wireless handpiece that assists surgeons in performing total knee replacements. has announced two new collaborations involving surgical robotics and implants for total knee arthroplasty, or TKA. Learn from Agility Robotics, Amazon, Disney, Teradyne and many more. over the past week.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

We’re in the midst of a decade of unprecedented transformation, driven in part by the global pandemic and geopolitical events that are fundamentally changing the way we manufacture and deliver goods, according to the International Federation of Robotics, or IFR. AI itself is not new to robotics. What does this mean in practice?

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 3, 2024

The Intelligent Surgical Unit powers the Senhance surgical robot system. The agreement enables Karl Storz to engage in due diligence and negotiations over a potential acquisition of the surgical robot maker. based Asensus is developing the Senhance surgical robot. In November, Asensus inked a manufacturing deal for its platform.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 15, 2024

The HiP framework develops detailed plans for robots using the expertise of three different foundation models, helping it execute tasks in households, factories, and construction that require multiple steps. While we can routinely complete each step without much thought, a robot requires a complex plan that involves more detailed outlines.

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Manufacturing Tomorrow

OCTOBER 22, 2024

In today's fast-paced manufacturing landscape, industrial automation is no longer a luxury, but a necessity. The future of industrial automation lies in the hands of innovative software solutions that are revolutionizing manufacturing processes.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 17, 2024

which yesterday retired the older version of its humanoid robot after 15 years of development and today showed a preview of its successor. based company showed that its robot could walk, open a door, and maintain its balance while being shoved by a person holding a hockey stick, all without a tether. By 2016, the Waltham, Mass.-based

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Gary Mintchell

AUGUST 16, 2024

Then a consumer product company where Consumer Reports published a poorly researched article—but the external market also changed. Then we went into brief cycles of IIoT, edge, networks, collaborative robots, IT companies looking at the manufacturing market. I morphed it into Gary on Manufacturing to make it more general.

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i4.0 today

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

FANUC UK’s Managing Director, Tom Bouchier, has highlighted the importance of automation in ensuring the UK fully realises the value that the manufacturing sector can bring to our economy. Yet we are well below the global average for automation uptake of 162 robots per 10,000 workers, at just 119 robots per 10,000 workers.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2024

Modern robotics has come a long way since the 1960s. We’ve created robots accurate enough to work on a production line and safe enough to maneuver around a facility floor. In these locations, the robotics charging challenges become more pronounced. Perhaps the most pressing problem of all is how to charge those robots.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Gearbox manufacturer SEAT Componentes needed to automate the unloading of 18,000 machined gears a day at its plant in Spain to guarantee the quality of the parts. The company integrated 10 collaborative robots from Universal Robots using only internal resources. UR collaborative robots at SEAT Componentes.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

The da Vinci SP surgical robotics system. Source: Intuitive Surgical The surgical robotics space saw a major shakeup last year. Robotics is hard. Robotics in healthcare is hard.” It’s even moving forward on a next-gen da Vinci robot. Despite the increased competition, Intuitive remains the undisputed leader.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 15, 2024

Think Surgical designed the TMINI Miniature Robotic System for accurate implant placement. Source: Think Surgical Think Surgical continues to forge new partnerships involving its handheld surgical robots and implants for total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Earlier this year, it added implants from Maxx Orthopedics and b-ONE Ortho Corp.

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Robotics Automation News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

As the demand for advanced connectivity and communication protocols grows, MQTT has emerged as a pivotal standard for digital transformation projects in manufacturing. This article aims to explore the adoption of […]

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