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Why making robots is still hard
Making robots is no easy task. If you talk to roboticists, they will tell you that it took years before the last robot they built or programmed was any good at performing a specific task. And although...
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Filling the void left by Kiva Systems’ 2012 acquisition by Amazon
In March 2012, in an effort to make their distribution centers (DCs) as efficient as possible, Amazon acquired Kiva Systems for $775 million and almost immediately took them in house. There was...
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China’s growing robot industry turns to acquisitions
Paslin, a Michigan integrator of welding robots, automation systems, and tooling, was acquired by Wanfeng Technology Group for an undisclosed amount (but reported as $302 million in China Daily)....
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Chinese Midea makes $2.5 billion bid for up to 49% of KUKA
Image source: KUKA Aktiengesellschaft In China’s relentless state-stimulated quest to grow their robotics industry, Midea Group, a Chinese appliance manufacturer which already owns 13.5% of KUKA’s...
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Automation should complement professional expertise, not replace it
Photo credit: Robert Shields Will your next doctor be an app? A cost-cutting NHS wants more patients to act as “self-carers,” with some technologized assistance. A series of flowcharts and phone trees...
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Customer story: Deployable, autonomous vibration control of bridges using...
Image: Clearpath Sriram Narasimhan’s research team are shaking things up in the Civil Engineering Structures Lab at the University of Waterloo. The research, which is led by Ph.D Candidate Kevin...
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Zero Tillage Robotics
In this episode, Ron Vanderkley speaks with Professor Peter Corke from Queensland University of Technology, about the fast-tracking research that will see robots planting, weeding, maintaining and...
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IFR reports record 2013 industrial robot sales
At a press conference this morning at AUTOMATICA 2014 in Munich, International Federation of Robotics (IFR) President Arturo Baroncelli announced that 179,000 industrial robots were sold in 2013, a...
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ROS meets precision agriculture at Blue River Technology
If you were to design the worst possible environment for software engineering, the cramped jump seat of a John Deere tractor would be a contender. The sound and vibration of the engine makes...
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Grasping objects in a way that is suitable for manipulation
This post is part of our ongoing efforts to make the latest papers in robotics accessible to a general audience. Robots are expected to manipulate a large variety of objects from our everyday lives....
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Migration from Mexico to U.S. is tapering off. How does this impact farmers?
A recent newsletter from Harvest Automation, the start-up company that produces robots that move potted plants at nurseries and greenhouses, cites two very revealing trends regarding migrant workers....
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Top 10 take-aways from AUTOMATICA 2014
When you see a slick robot – say for instance the new Aldebaran Pepper robot – you can easily be distracted by the design, the gestures, the interaction, the cuteness. But AUTOMATICA reminds you...
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Robots automate testing for bacteria, including coliforms
Robohub is an online platform that brings together leading communicators in robotics research, start-ups, business, and education from around the world. Learn more about us here. If you liked this...
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Will agricultural robots arrive in time to keep fruit and vegetable costs down?
Grape pickers migrate from field to field in northern Mexico and California. Photo credit: Tomas Castelazo (Own work) via Wikimedia Commons. 77% of all agricultural workers in the US are foreign born...
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South Korean private-public partnership to invest $2.6B in robot industry by...
With contributions by JiEun Maeng On July 25, the Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy held the robot industry policy meeting at the Korea Technology Center in Seoul and announced the 2nd...
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25% of KUKA shares trade hands
Voith GmbH, among the biggest family-owned businesses in Europe, acquired 25% of robot maker Kuka AG by buying the shares held by Grenzebach GmbH. The transaction was valued at €555 million ($683...
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10.1% CAGR projected for material handling robots through 2020
UPDATED 12.16.14: Robots for palletizing, logistics, packaging, and speciality materials handling (e.g.: in life science labs and for pharma, food and beverage, semiconductor and electronics) are...
View ArticleRobot Startup Series #7: Interview with Soft Robotics’ Carl Vause
Soft robotics is finally leaving the research lab and entering the real world. One of the companies leading the way is a Boston-based startup that is commercializing the innovations of the...
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2015 sees mobile manipulators coming to market
Fetch Robotics has just announced $3 million funding from Shasta Ventures and O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures , which will be used to bring their new mobile manipulator robots to market in Q2 2015.Fetch...
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Media is more excited about farm robots than exhibitors at World Ag Expo
The 48th annual World Ag Expo, with over 1,400 exhibitors, finished up in Tulare, California last week with little exposure to robotic game changers. Their Top 10 New Products included just one...
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