Explosion-Proof Robotics in ATEX/IECEx Environments: Progress, Challenges and Practical Pathways
Industrial robotics has transformed manufacturing, logistics and maintenance across countless sectors. Yet in potentially explosive environments such as refineries, petrochemical plants, offshore platforms and battery production facilities, the picture changes dramatically.
Q&A with Uncrewed & Autonomous Systems 2025
The agenda covers a wide range of critical themes. Sessions will examine the operational integration of uncrewed systems, with case studies on how UAS and UGVs are being deployed in real-world missions. Another focus is on AI, autonomy, and the digital backbone
Mission-Critical Automation: Ensuring Uninterrupted Operations Through Robust Power Management
Seamless power management requires careful planning and leveraging many technologies and techniques for oversight. What does this involve, and what does each strategy contribute to improving a facility's energy use?
Nike Unveils Project Amplify, the World's First Powered Footwear System for Running and Walking
Still early in testing, Nike is blending art and science to reach performance readiness,?working alongside robotics partner Dephy to bring the footwear system to a broad consumer launch in the coming years.
First Autonomous Mobile Robots Roll Off the Line at Rockwell Automation's Milwaukee Headquarters
he milestone marks a significant step for OTTO by Rockwell Automation, part of the company's 2023 acquisition of Clearpath Robotics, and reinforces Rockwell's commitment to advancing smart manufacturing through automation.
What Role Does Robotics Play in the Manufacturing Supply Chain?
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Robotics has moved from "point fixes" on isolated stations to the connective tissue of the entire supply chain. In practical terms, that means robots are continuously progressing from just weld or pick.
From Code to Context: How Spatial AI is Powering the Next Leap in Manufacturing
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The goal is to leverage the precision and tireless nature of automation while keeping human ingenuity, judgment, and creativity at the core of the operation. This vision promises greater flexibility, higher quality, and improved safety.
Robot Hype vs. Real Risk: Is Your Business Truly Ready for Autonomous Food Delivery?
The core tension is clear: excitement must yield to scrutiny. This post moves businesses past the novelty of robot adoption and into the necessary preparation phase of risk mitigation and compliance review. It's time to build a solid foundation before the next bot rolls out.
Using generative AI to diversify virtual training grounds for robots
New tool from MIT CSAIL creates realistic virtual kitchens and living rooms where simulated robots can interact with models of real-world objects, scaling up training data for robot foundation models.
Improving AGV efficiencies with updated battery technologies
AGV-powered sectors like eCommerce and pharmaceuticals have set the pace for electric adoption, cutting emissions while streamlining operations. Yet, legacy batteries, whether lead-acid's sluggish charging or Li-ion's trade-offs in speed, cost, or size, limit progress.
SwarmFarm Raises $30M AUD to Untether Farm Productivity from Machine Size
By designing autonomy from the ground up — not as a bolt-on feature, but as a fully integrated platform — SwarmFarm gives farmers the ability to scale productivity without scaling machine size.
Beyond the Humanoid Hype: Why Collaborative Mobile Robots Are the Real Factory Floor Revolution
Collaborative mobile robots are already delivering measurable results for companies across a variety of industries, and they're fulfilling promises that the sci-fi-esque robots can only dream of one day tackling.
More Washing Machines, Fewer Robot Housekeepers
What the field needs is not more capital or bigger promises, but better frameworks for evaluating ideas and guiding innovation. If we can measure opportunities against these structures, robotics can finally move from flashy demonstrations to truly transformative technologies
How an AI Consultant for Small Business Can Leverage Robotics for Smarter Operations
Hiring an AI consultant is like hiring a guide for a journey. They help small business owners avoid costly mistakes and find the quickest route to results.
Robotics and AI aren't just for corporations anymore—they're practical, affordable, and powerful tools for growth.
The Battery Bottleneck Holding Robotics Back
In this conversation, he explains how energy needs vary across robot categories, why current systems are holding back innovation, and what battery breakthroughs could mean for the future of robotics.
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