Robotics and Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews
Robotic programming brings increased productivity and faster return on investment
"By optimizing robot programs, users can see a significant increase in productivity while generating more profit with their robot, using robots for short production runs, and delivering closest conformance to design." Carlos Marcovici, Robotmaster Authorized Partner, Brazil
How Collaborative Robots Improve Flexibility, Safety, and ROI
When we design cobot palletizing systems, we're often solving two different problems: limited floor space and the need to shift operations between lines throughout the day.
Giving Robots and Humans the Same Voice: Real-Time Escalation Systems for Smart Factories
By giving robots and humans the same voice, real-time escalation systems transform factories into agile, responsive, and collaborative environments. They ensure that no signal—machine or human—goes unheard.
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.
High-Precision RV Reducers Perfectly Matched for Walking Robots
RV reducers provide extremely high rigidity, precision, and torque while maintaining a compact size and exceptional reliability, making them an ideal match for the demanding requirements of walking robot joints in terms of load capacity, impact resistance, and precision.
Conveyor Application Challenges to Consider: Scalability, Expansion, Automation, and Integration
Designing a conveyor system that overcomes common challenges like scalability, expansion, automation, and integration is possible with the right manufacturer. Here are 5 ways you can solve your application challenges with conveyor design.
The Emergence of Mechatronic Subsystems and Their Importance in Product Deployment
A mechatronic subsystem is a fully integrated functional unit that combines mechanical, electrical, electromechanical, and control elements into a single pre-engineered solution.
Robotics and Automation - Featured Stories
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.
The Human-Machine Symbiosis: Why Industry 5.0 is the Future of Manufacturing
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A new paradigm is emerging—Industry 5.0—that offers a powerful solution, not by replacing the human workforce, but by augmenting it through a revolutionary collaboration with machines.
Why SCARA Robot Flexibility Is Non-Negotiable for Modern Digital Manufacturing
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Facilities need SCARA robots to adapt quickly to changing market demands and workforce dynamics. They can mitigate labor strain and human error, improving uptime, throughput and output quality.
Robotics and Automation - News Headlines
igus® Announces Compact PRT-04 Slewing Ring Bearing For Installations With Limited Space
igus® announces the release of a new compact version of its PRT-04 slewing ring bearing, offering mechanical engineers a powerful solution for modern machine designs with limited installation space.
INSPHERE release next generation ORATM robot control software
ORA facilitates more accurate and reliable automated processes where manufacturers benefit from fewer quality issues, improved throughput, lower material waste, reduced downtime and greater production efficiencies overall.
Defence iQ Announces Uncrewed & Autonomous Systems 2025: Advancing UGV and UAV Capabilities Across the Battlespace
Driven by the UK Strategic Defence Review and the European Defence Agency's commitment to uncrewed systems (UxS), this high-impact event will convene over 250 global defence leaders, S&T specialists, and industry innovators to shape the future of UGVs and UAVs in modern operations.
Defence iQ Announces return of C4ISR Global 2026 in Collaboration with Space Operations.
C4ISR Global 2026 unites global decision-makers, programme managers, intelligence innovators, and C4ISR experts. The event brings together senior leaders from defence, government, industry, and academia to shape the future of multi-domain operations, highlighting the growing importance of space-based assets in intelligence innovation and multi-domain superiority, as this year's focus is on Space Operations.
KUKA Robotics to Demonstrate Innovative Automation Solutions at Robonumérique Lévis 2025
The company will be displaying its innovative solutions throughout the event, including a joint demonstration with Official KUKA System Partner OptiMach, live operation of a KMP 600P autonomous mobile robot (AMR), solutions for robotics education, and interactive displays of next-generation iiQKA.OS software and digital tools engineered to make automation easier.
Robotics and Automation - Featured Product

TM Robotics - Shibaura Machine THE SCARA range
The THE range from Shibaura Machine is an extensive line up of SCARA robots. Available in four arm lengths THE400 (400mm), THE600 (600mm) and the most recent THE800 (800mm) and THE1000 (1000mm), this range is suitable for assembly, handling, inspection and pick and place processes in varied industrial applications. The THE1000 boasts a 20kg payload capacity and an impressive 0.44 second cycle time, providing high speeds for processes with large components. In fact, the range has been recognised for as the price-to-performance leader compared to other SCARA models in its price range due to its impressive speed versus payload capacity.
Robotics and Automation - Featured Company

Elmo Motion Control Inc.
Elmo has been a motion control technology leader for over 35 years, with millions of servo drives working 24/7 worldwide. Elmo offers complete motion control solutions from design to delivery of cutting-edge servo drives, network-based multi-axis motion controllers, and integrated servo motors. All solutions can be customized and configured using Elmo's proprietary advanced and easy-to-use software tools for any machine in any industry, such as semiconductors, lasers, robots, life sciences, industrial automation, AGV, and more. The company employs more than 350 personnel with headquarters in Israel and offices in the United States, China, Germany, Italy, Korea, Singapore, and an additional manufacturing facility in Poland. Elmo has a worldwide distribution network. By advancing motion control with state-of-the-art technology, Elmo makes smart machines even smarter. As of 2022, Elmo is a Bosch Rexroth company.