2014 Archive
December 2014
- Mechatronic gripper offers power and intelligence
- Leuze announces RSL 400 safety laser scanner
- A measuring robot outdoors
- Market prospects for robotics in automotive
- Flexible cable carriers ensure reliable robotics
- Room gantry from Igus for 3D movements
- Robot gripping strategies and selection process
- Robots help food processors future proof their plants
November 2014
- Robots for low volume processes
- Industrial robots showcased at the Hannover Messe
- Big rise forecast in the global robot population
- Robot safety: top tips for working alongside robots
- Servo drives help service robot scale negative slopes
- Food industry robot uptake is accelerating
- Automation alliance scoops Food Processing Award
October 2014
- Direct drive robotic arms support lean automation
- Food grade robot technology sees increased demand
- Robot mannequin helps test Armed Forces equipment
- Articulated robot helps make textile products
- Compact 3D vision camera has 30mm baseline
- Robot gripper based on the human hand
- Robot gripper for a wide range of different objects
- Advances in robotics for the automotive industry
- Global robot population set to pass two million
- Baxter Research Robot rounds off university tour
- Safe human/robot collaborative working
- Industrial logistics robot market set to top $31 billion
- Quadratec becomes approved Kawasaki robot integrator
- Humans and robots interact in virtual environment
- Automatic tool change is now faster on robots
September 2014
- Food safe robot boosts productivity and efficiency
- Industry 4.0 and intelligent robots
- Open source kit to develop miniature CNC robot
- Intelligent robot can grasp and position any object
- 3D robot vision from Scorpion Vision at PPMA Show
- Test and simulation software for robot installations
- FANUC and Rockwell announce global collaboration
- Robotic automation in enclosure assembly operation
- Training event announced for Scorpion Vision
- Robot manufacturers out in force at Interplas
- ABB unveils the future of human-robot collaboration
- Adaptive robot control with GPS tracking
- Palletiser robot helps aggregates supplier deliver on time
- Absolute encoders and adjustable safety for robots
- Seminar covers robotic safety for integrators
- Igus unveils cost-effective articulated robotic arm
- Seminar explains benefits of robot automation to SMEs
August 2014
- New head for ABB’s UK robotics business
- Hygienic robot for use in cleanroom environments
- Compact robot achieves faster spot welding
- Registration opens for PPMA show
- Boosting productivity and efficiency in bakeries
- Robot palletising and depalletising for packaging lines
- Kawasaki and TM Robotics join forces at PPMA
- Industry 4.0; job creation; food manufacture; and grippers
- 3D camera from SICK for vision guided robots
July 2014
- ABB to exhibit IRB 460 robot at the PPMA Show
- Robotic handling solution for syringe packaging
- Cartesian systems provide low cost entry into robotics
- B&R expands with new northern premises
- Robotics for pharmaceuticals on show at PPMA
- ABB robots produce custom metal shapes for architects
- RA Rodriguez brings Universal Robot to PPMA 2014
- Paper mill upgrades to robot with remote diagnostics
- 40th anniversary year also sees 250,000th robot sale
- Robot positions bank vault cash trays with high accuracy
- European launch of Honda’s new ASIMO robot
- Milan hospital upgrades to neuromate robot
- FANUC food packing and palletising robots at PPMA
- IFR report dispels myth that robots lead to job losses
- Wire kinematics offer a larger robot working area
- Festo highlights flexible, adaptive gripping concept
- Compact robot makes machines smaller and faster
- Vision update delivers improvements for 2D and 3D tools
- Driving down costs in the food manufacturing sector
- Renishaw announces latest neuromate installation
June 2014
- Pick and place robots for dairy production
- Motion control kits accelerate robot development
- Cable protection system for robotics applications
- Technology leaders collaborate to support robotics
- Record number of industrial robots sold in 2013
- New initiative to strengthen Europe’s position in Robotics
May 2014
- Real-time imaging for 3D robot vision
- Industrial robot market to grow at 5 percent per year
- Teaching robots to grasp objects more reliably
- Controller for 6-axis test piece robot and welding laser
- Educational event for robotics technologies
- Hanging robot reduces footprint in contact lens production
- Cable drag chain for handling and assembly robots
- Automation opens up job opportunities
- Robots clean the Sydney Harbor bridge
- New engineers for Pacepacker’s Technical Department
- FANUC groups and rebrands UK operations under FANUC UK
- Tiny gripper has fastest stroke to closing time ratio
- neuromate robot cleared for use by US FDA
April 2014
- Cartesian handling system compared with robots
- Robots equally suitable for low volume processes
- Working with robots simply as automation components
- Welding cell cuts production time by two-thirds
- Robots increase capacity at aluminium casting company
- Lingering reluctance to invest in robotic automation
March 2014
- Table tennis star takes on fast, flexible KUKA robot
- Robot installation delivers pioneering laser weld capability
- Online calculator shows return on investment for robots
- Robot demonstrates how easy programming can be
- 6-axis hydraulic manipulator for nuclear decommissioning
- Robots help to improve quality on packaging lines
- Technology transfer potential from cake icing robot
- Magnetic position sensor delivers unrivalled accuracy
- Innovative approach to automating ultrasonic testing
- Accelerated deployment of robots in UK food industry
February 2014
- Addressing skills shortages in robotics and automation
- Engine and gearbox shafts handled easily
- Table tennis legend to take on KUKA robot
- Proximity switches small enough to fit every gripper
- UK Robot adoption pushed on through 2013
- Ethernet POWERLINK comms enable flexible real-time robotics