Control Engineering

APRIL 9, 2023

Learning Objectives As supply chains are disrupted, baby boomers age out and the need for general use products continues to grow, manufacturers are faced with producing more with less. Robust yet intuitive robot capability is effectively addressing these issues, boosting manufacturing output and product quality for optimal productivity gains.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 30, 2023

Workforce development insights Manufacturers’ biggest challenge continues to be attracting and retaining a quality workforce and the demographics indicate this won’t be going away as workers get older. Robots play a key role in automation growth Analysts are saying it. Manufacturers are saying it.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 31, 2023

Robotics insights The North American robotics market has experienced a significant decline for the second consecutive quarter due to a sluggish U.S. economy and high interest rates, resulting in a 37% drop in robot orders and a 20% decrease in value in Q2 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. A slow U.S.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Penn State researchers have developed a wearable synaptic transistor to improve device memories for robotics and wearable devices. Robotics and wearable devices might get a little smarter with the addition of a stretchy, wearable synaptic transistor developed by Penn State engineers. The details were published in Nature Electronics.

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Control Engineering

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Robotics insights. China passed the United States in robot density for the first time as the nation is putting enhanced emphasis on robotics and automation to keep up with manufacturing demand. This is according to the World Robotics 2022 report, presented by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Robotics insights Researchers led by Hangbo Zhao have developed a highly stretchable sensor using 3D electrodes inspired by origami folding patterns. The sensors can measure a strain range up to three times higher than typical sensors, making them valuable for applications in soft robotics, wearable electronics, prosthetics, and biomedicine.

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Control Engineering

MAY 16, 2023

North American companies ordered fewer robots in the first quarter of 2023 than for the same period last year. Automotive customers accounted for 68% of all robot orders in Q1, with 5,659 robots purchased. They also might be waiting to see the latest innovations in robotics at Automate 2023 next week in Detroit.

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Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Robotics insights. Work is being done toward having groups of robots that are capable of assembling larger structures such as buildings and even robots. Developing this kind of system requires intelligence to be built into the robots themselves so they can operate well as a team. There’s just the structure.”.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The global market for key components used in industrial robots reached $12.1 billion in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 14.7%, driven by production of collaborative and SCARA robots. The growth of the components market will likely slow down over time, as the robot market matures and stabilizes. from 2022 to 2027. respectively.

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Control Engineering

JULY 30, 2022

Robotics Insights. Rice University researchers are using deceased spiders as mechanical grippers, which could be used to strengthen the technology used for soft robotics and other applications that use grippers. Researchers have been using animal traits to help robots perform tasks more naturally in other ways.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 18, 2023

Robotics insights Researchers have developed a gripping device for robots that can pick up very delicate and fragile objects or items up to 14 pounds, giving it added versatility. The strength of robotic grippers is generally measured in payload-to-weight ratio,” Yin says. graduate from NC State.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Learning Objectives Understand the advantages of an integrated robot, artificial intelligence and machine vision package to better enable robotic item picking. See robot integration with flexible motion platforms and how it might be used in applications. See related video. Courtesy: Mark T.

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Control Engineering

JUNE 6, 2023

Motion control and robotics insights Motion control and robotics maintenance requires strong understand of all the components and mechanisms in a motor and a robot, which are sometimes intertwined. Robots can have up to 6-7 axes of motion or as few as 3. Figure 5: Robot coordinate axes and right-hand rule.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 4, 2023

Researchers have created a robot capable of conducting experiments more efficiently and sustainably to develop a range of new semiconductor materials with desirable attributes. The post Robot platform designed to develop range of semiconductor materials appeared first on Control Engineering.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 17, 2023

Learning Objectives Understand how advances in PC-based controls, motion controls and robotics for food and packaging are making automation for food and beverage packaging easier to automate. seconds) and KR IonTec robot can help for food processing. PMMI will donate or recycle any remaining carpet after the show. seconds.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Learn how adding a linear axis can extend the reach of a collaborative robot with little extra system integration. Adding a linear axis can extend the reach of a collaborative robot with little extra system integration when the robot software can accommodate. Pack Expo Las Vegas 2023 booth. Pack Expo Las Vegas 2023 booth.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 11, 2023

And there’s no clear end in sight for shortages of key electric/electronic components, especially semiconductors, which could remain elusive into 2025. Overall, however, he says the motion business is strong, with high demand levels due to increasing automation in everything from cobots to mobile robots.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 26, 2023

Learning Objectives Motion control advances, robotics help warehousing, distribution centers and logistics in factories, as shown by ProMat 2023 exhibitors. Garret Place, business development, robotics perception at ifm efector, said manufacturing demand continues to outpace labor availability leading to more automation.

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Control Engineering

JUNE 12, 2023

The company also is working with medical devices and agricultural equipment, had outreach from electronics manufacturing, and expects to be working soon with the aerospace industry. You will find everything from electrical switches and gearboxes to PLCs and robots. Every single one of our SKUs is created manually,” Pittman said.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 18, 2023

More complex systems include servomechanisms, robotics, and machine vision. There are many different types of packaging machines, robots, pumps, conveyors, and material handling machines that have similar concepts behind them. There also are classifications of machinery that can be useful to know about.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Pavilions are dedicated to 3D/additive manufacturing; finishing; forming & fabricating; METALFORM; robotics & industrial automation; tube & pipe; welding; and welding automation. The system incorporates a robot whose operation is based on the concept of a collaborative robot, or cobot. Venue Information.

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Control Engineering

MAY 24, 2023

Robotics AI insights AI-enabled robotics can help robots learn like humans, which could have a massive impact on how traditional manufacturing operates. Robots are inflexible by design, but AI-enabled robotics that use sensors, data-driven computation and more can enhance their capabilities.

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