TopCoder Community and Platform Power 2011 Zero Robotics SPHERES Competition for NASA & DARPA
Software Community Builds Competition Platform for High School Students Challenged to Conduct Experiments with Satellites Aboard the International Space Station
Topcon MS Robotic Series Opens New Era in Precision Measurements
The series can be used for large-scale 3D measurement applications and also has a 2D monitoring function for real-time two-dimensional projects.
Building a robotic future
Most of the machines that we use today are a part of the Robotic Technology that has encompassed our entire society and our lives. Yusra Husain explores
KUKA Robotics Showcases Innovative Robotic Solutions for the Packaging Industry at PACKEX 2011
KUKA Robotics Canada to demonstrate an innovative unified controlled palletizing solution, in addition to the LWR lightweight robotic technology, at PACKEX Toronto, Canada's most comprehensive resource for Packaging and Processing in booth #1113.
Topcon MS Robotic Series Opens New Era in Precision Measurements
"The MS 'measuring station opens a new era in ultra-precision measurements"
Kinect Hackers Are Changing the Future of Robotics
For 25 years, the field of robotics has been bedeviled by a fundamental problem: If a robot is to move through the world, it needs to be able to create a map of its environment and understand its place within it. Roboticists have developed tools to accomplish this task, known as simultaneous localization and mapping, or SLAM. But the sensors required to build that map have traditionally been either expensive and bulky or cheap and inaccurate. On November 4, a solution was discovered-in a videogame. Thats the day Microsoft released the Kinect for Xbox 360, a $150 add-on that allows players to direct the action in a game simply by moving their bodies. Most of the world focused on the controller-free interface, but roboticists saw something else entirely: an affordable, lightweight camera that could capture 3-D images in real time. Within weeks of the devices release, YouTube was filled with videos of Kinect-enabled robots. A group from UC Berkeley strapped a Kinect to a quadrotor-a small helicopter with four propellers-enabling it to fly autonomously around a room. A couple of students at the University of Bundeswehr Munich attached a Kinect to a robotic car and sent it through an obstacle course.
Kiva Systems Launches Robot Rental Program for Fulfillment Center Automation
Rental Option Offers Unparalleled Seasonal Flexibility to eCommerce Operations
KUKA Robotics Showcases Innovative Robotic Solutions for the Packaging Industry at PACKEX 2011
KUKA Robotics Canadato demonstrate an innovative unified controlled palletizing solution, in addition to the LWR lightweight robotic technology, at PACKEX Toronto, Canada's most comprehensive resource for Packaging and Processing in booth #1113.
Economic Conditions and Opportunities Bode Well for Robotics Market
A glance at the big picture for robotics reveals the world market has returned to growth after steep declines in 2009.
Japan's Decline as a Robotics Superpower: Lessons From Fukushima
Robots were a major force in the automation drive that made Japan the most competitive nation in manufacturing in the 1980s. That glory seems to have faded in recent decades, and Japanese robotics are no exception.
RoboBusiness Leadership Summit Registration Open
Executive-level conference to focus on cutting-edge technologies and commercialization strategies
Kiva Systems Launches Robot Rental Program for Fulfillment Center Automation
Rental option offers unparalleled seasonal flexibility to eCommerce operations
RoboBusiness Leadership Summit Registration Open
Executive-level conference to focus on cutting-edge technologies and commercialization strategies
ABB wins $25 million solar order in Italy
Rapid delivery of a proven high efficiency power and automation solution
American Robot James and German Robot Rosie Hook Up, Make Bavarian Sausage Breakfast Together
Once upon a time, a charming American robot called James met a striking German bot by the name of Rosie. They liked each other, so they moved in together. Now they spend their days taking long walks in the lab and doing other things that robots do. James is a PR2 robot, built by U.S. robotics firm Willow Garage, and it traveled to Germany as part of the PR2 Beta Program, an effort to popularize personal robots. At the Technical University Munich (TUM), James was introduced to Rosie, a dual-arm robot with a curvy figure and four eyes. Their courtship was at first a bit mechanical, but they soon found many things in common: Both run ROS ( Robot Operating System), use Hokuyo laser scanners and Kinect 3D sensors , and have omnidirectional mobile bases . On a recent spring morning, James and Rosie were seen together cooking the traditional Weisswurst Frühstück , a Bavarian sausage breakfast.
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Industrial Robotics - Featured Product
ATI Industrial Automation - MC-50 Manual Tool Changer
With intuitive and ergonomic lever operation, the patent-pending MC-50 Manual Robot Tool Changer provides a simple solution for quickly changing robotic end-of-arm tooling by hand. This compact and robust Tool Changer is designed for applications on collaborative robots that support payloads up to 25 kg and small industrial robots supporting payloads up to 10 kg. Featuring an ISO 50 mm mounting interface on the Master-side and Tool-side, the low-profile MC-50 mounts directly to most cobots and seamlessly integrates with many common cobot marketplace grippers and end-effectors.
