Robotics

Underwater vessels have evolved vastly. From the basic long, metal and manned tubes dredging the depths of the ocean with limited visibility, to remote, and even autonomous, robots using a collection of cameras, cranks and lights to locate something as camouflage as undersea cables. 

From garbage trucks and typewriters to a €4.5 billion company, KUKA AG is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year alongside the 50th anniversary of KUKA Robotics.

This soft robotic gripper is not only 3D printed in one print; it also doesn’t need any electronics to work.

Continuous surveillance plays a crucial role in securing large commercial, industrial, and residential properties.

Karter (a subsidiary of Weighpack) has released three new autonomous mobile robot (AMR) solutions targeted at a wide range of applications – from intralogistics and manufacturing to agriculture and transportation of heavy products and components.

Robots and AI are expected to play a key role in nursing practice in the future. In this regard, researchers from Japan ask whether intelligent machines can replace humans as nurses. 

Four of the UK’s leading engineering innovators are to be presented with The Princess Royal Silver Medal, one of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s most prestigious individual awards.

GÖPEL electronic presented its innovative robotics setup at the Automotive Testing Expo Europe in Stuttgart. The trade fair demonstrator for practical illustration of automated test procedures was a real visitor magnet at the trade fair stand. 

Around one billion people are currently suffering from a mental health disorder, according to statistics from the World Health Organisation.

Comau and Fincantieri have presented the first result of their joint collaboration at Automatica: MR4Weld (Mobile Robot for Welding) mobile robot, an innovative outdoor automation solution to improve quality, performance and well-being during labour-intensive welding activities.