Robotics

Bota Systems has launched the PixONE, a through-hole sensor that integrates high-performance electronics within a compact, lightweight design.

Rapidly growing markets for robot innovation include applications that enhance human health and wellbeing, such as bionics and robotic surgery.

Mitsubishi Electric has launched the MELFA RV-12CRL vertical articulated robot, which offers 1,504 mm reach and 12 kg payload capacity.

This week marked a significant milestone for Boston Dynamics as the company announced the retirement of its hydraulic Atlas robot and introduced its successor: a fully electric version designed to address real-world challenges.

Although the manufacturing sector is still the biggest purchaser of robots, there are now huge commercial opportunities arising for ‘service robots’. This is in part driven by the number of new startups, which currently account for approximately 29% of all the robot companies in operation.

In a two-year $2 million grant, a team of scientists and engineers have begun trials in Oregon to prepare NASA’s LASSIE robot dog for the Moon’s surface.

AI chips can enhance the intelligence of robotics, with future potential for smarter and more autonomous cars and robots. Alongside the uses of ChatGPT and engaging with robots at home, the potential for this technology to improve working environments and transform socialising is promising.

Women and those early in their academia career who are passionate about robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) are encouraged to apply for a RAICo Fellowship.

Comau is a global technology company that specialises in bringing the benefits of digital-driven advanced automation within a wide range of traditional and emerging markets, including those characterised by unstructured environments.

Logistics with vision picking: Deloitte and TeamViewer have joined forces to digitalise manual work processes in the critical areas of supply chain and logistics.