Domestic / Industrial

Universal Robots has developed a modern, light weight, and flexible industrial robotic arm, capable of performing many tedious and repetitive production-related tasks. The 6-axis robot, created by the Danish company, weighs a mere 18kg and can handle a payload of up to 5kg.  It has a working radius of 850mm, a repeatability of +/-0.1mm and can be readily programmed to perform the exact movements required, […] Read More

It seems that the global financial crisis, which affected almost all industries in a negative way in the recent years also hit the robotics industry. Overall, worldwide stock performance of robotic stocks over the last four years has been disappointing. Here are some figures and a chart provided to us by Robo-Stox™ of Therobotreport.com : Robotic industrials are still down 28% from their 2007 highs and did […] Read More

Taiwan based Foxconn, which is the largest electronics component manufacturer in the world, have announced plans to add 1 Million robots to their workforce and they are planning to do this over the next three years. Currently the company employs over 1.2 Million workers and about 500,000 of them will be replaced by robots during this period. Most of Foxconn’s employees work in China. It […] Read More

The newest irobot roomba (TM) 700 series has arrived. iRobot Roomba 780 comes with a new dirst detection series 2 technology which enables the robot to clean the dirtiest as needed by allocating more time in those areas as necessary. It comes with a touchpad and also has an indicator as to when the dust bin needs to be emptied. The robot comes with a […] Read More

The following video shows how the European firm Wasserbauer uses robots in animal healthcare industry. Utilizing robots enable better weight control and health of livestock. Robots can track feeding instructions for different animals and also feeding history. The data is managed at a centralized location, by the software manufacturer ITTA DB. Animals are tracked by RFID tags, which enables determining the weight of the animal […] Read More

The EU co-funded COMET consortium is creating a revolutionary solution enabling the use of industrial robots for high-end machining. Robots of any brand fitted with the novel COMET plug-and-produce controller unit successfully respond to manufacturing industry needs for cost effective, flexible and reliable manufacturing solutions. Nikon Metrology is a main contractor developing an adaptive tracking system to detect deviations from the programmed robot path. These […] Read More

Swiss robot manufacturer ABB has just come up with a new industrial robot designed to help human workers in assembly lines and has arms that are proportioned like a human arm. For safety, its metal body is covered with plastic, in addition to having a crash detection system. The robot is lightweight, and can be easily transported from one workplace to another. Although Frida still […] Read More

In order to find survivors of the earthquake and Tsunami that hit Japan last week, rescue robots have been deployed at parts of Japan. One example is the snake robot that can crawl into very tight spaces in debris and provide information to rescuers. The robot have a camera at the front and can move at speeds of 2.7 inches per second with its hairlike […] Read More

In a new project that has just commenced, US Navy aims to build android firefighter robot. The concept of firefighter robots is actually not new however doing this task with a robot in human form involves more challenges. The ships are designed for only humans to move around, therefore a humanoid robot will perform much more efficiently in such environments. The project will last for […] Read More

In Japan the engineers developed an agricultural robot that could help farmers in picking fruits. The robot first determines the position, and then evaluates if the color of the strawberry is at least 80% red. After that it proceeds to pick up the fruit and places it into its storage. Currently the robot is being field tested by farmers and its developers say that there […] Read More