Designed to work side-by-side with humans, collaborative robots (cobots) are quickly becoming an integral part of automotive manufacturing. As the need for greater precision, adaptability, and ...

Novi — As manufacturing companies search far and wide for employees to enter plants — and stay — many employers are automating jobs via collaborative robots, or "cobots" in hopes of filing staffing ...

Collaborative robots may still be viewed as a relatively new automation technology in industry, but in the past decade, these cobots have transformed industry not just in terms of boosting throughput, ...

Robotics specialist Morgan Chang demonstrates the gripping skills of a Telamon Robotics cobot. (IBJ photos/Eric Learned) Longtime local business executive and entrepreneur Albert Chen is bullish on ...

Cobots offer safe, versatile automation in manufacturing. With unique features and minimal programming, they're championed by industry leaders like ABB and Fanuc, presenting a lucrative investment ...

Czech writer Karel Čapek first coined the term ‘Robot’ in his 1920 play R.U.R. about a dystopian future in which artificial, manufactured “roboti” act human-like and perform tasks in servitude to ...

At Creating Revolutions, an employee affectionately nicknamed “Manuel Noriega” assembles the tiny components of a customer service paging device. Unlike other employees of the startup, Manuel works ...

Universal Robots made an impression with more than 30 applications at Automate 2022, North America’s largest AI and robotics showcase. Cobots are an essential tool in the machine builder’s arsenal in ...

Robots have been many the assembly line for decades. They handle chores like lifting cars or welding that would be unsafe or difficult for their human counterparts. These robots are often placed ...

For North American businesses of all types, especially those in the manufacturing sector, 2022 was anything but typical. Or boring. Or easy. “Labor shortages” and “supply chain issues” became go-to ...

Bota Systems has launched the SensONE T5, a high sensitivity version of its SensONE force torque sensor. The SensONE T5 features a sensitivity level of 0.05 N/0.002 Nm, which is 3× to 5× higher than ...

The SensONE T5 provides an exceptional sensitivity level of just 0.05 N / 0.002 Nm, which is three to five times higher than on the current SensONE sensor. The SensONE T5 is, therefore, perfectly ...