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IndustryWeek
September 1, 2008
John Teresko |
Getting Lean with Armless Robots In warehousing, armless mobile robots combine productivity gains with implementation savings through the elimination of waste.   |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2008
Erico Guizzo |
Three Engineers, Hundreds of Robots, One Warehouse Kiva Systems wants to revolutionize distribution centers by setting swarms of robots loose on the inventory |
Wired
March 23, 2009
Katharine Gammon |
Stock-Boy Bots Are Stealing American Jobs Robots are stealing American warehouse jobs. |
Fast Company
July 1, 2007
Evan West |
These Robots Play Fetch E-commerce is a wonderful thing, but for the warehouse it can be a nightmare. Enter the robots. Staples discovers that a team of mechanical super-retrievers -- in day-glo orange -- can keep a warehouse humming. |
BusinessWeek
November 10, 2010
Joseph Galante |
Kiva Systems: The Rise of the Robots Kiva Systems' warehouse robots help e-commerce stars cut costs and compete in low-margin businesses. |
IndustryWeek
October 1, 2007
John Teresko |
A Robot Buying Spree New orders received by North American-based robot companies rose 39% in the first half of 2007. |
Inc.
September 1, 2009
Mick Mountz |
The Way I Work: Mick Mountz of Kiva Systems Kiva Systems helps companies such as Zappos and Staples equip their warehouses with a work force of robots |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2002
John Teresko |
Robots Evolution At GM and Xerox, new applications are redefining both the strategic value and appearance of robots... |
IndustryWeek
September 1, 2002
John Teresko |
Robots Revolution The arrival of robots at General Motors Corp. in 1961 brought the promise of flexible automation. Today's advances in research offer robots the chance to reach their full industrial potential. |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2005
John Teresko |
New Roles For Robots Once viewed largely as a way to save on labor costs, robots today have taken on more significant roles in manufacturing. They're part of global competitiveness plans and are seeing, moving and servicing better than ever. |
IndustryWeek
June 1, 2008
John Teresko |
The Future is Now for the Robot Revolution The next wave of robots will be remarkably human in appearance and function. |
Popular Mechanics
January 16, 2009
Erik Sofge |
MIT Unveils Intelligent Robot Forklift for War Zones The new, U.S. Army-funded forklift robot recognizes voice commands, can learn the layout of a makeshift warehouse and operate out of doors. It may be able to save lives on the field and make warehouse work more efficient at home. |
IndustryWeek
September 1, 2008
John Teresko |
What Happened to the "Auto" in Automation? Robot sales on the decline to automakers, but on the rise in other sectors. |
Technology Research News
May 18, 2005 |
Robot Navigation: Getting From Point A to Point B Fundamentally, robot navigation includes just two things: the ability to move and a means to determine whether or not the goal has been reached. The trick is finding the most efficient way to reach a destination. |
Inc.
April 2006
Chuck Green |
A Record Year For Robots New orders of industrial robots jumped by 23 percent in 2005, thanks in part to growing interest in robots among entrepreneurs. Larger tax credits for purchases of new equipment are driving the trend, as are other factors. |
PC Magazine
January 29, 2004
Sebastian Rupley |
Racy Robots Military aircraft inspired the slick-looking designs for a new line of robots from start-up company White Box Robotics. Unlike the predetermined features in most robots, White Box's robots will be designed to let each owner choose what his robot will do. |
IndustryWeek
October 1, 2007
John Teresko |
Meet the New Robots The latest generation of robots offers performance advances, growing integration of vision and an enlarging capability to transform manufacturing. |
IndustryWeek
March 17, 2010
David Blanchard |
Portrait of an Automated Warehouse Visibility to incoming inventory is key to improving order fulfillment processes. |
BusinessWeek
October 7, 2010
Bryant Urstadt |
What Amazon Fears Most: Diapers Can two guys from Jersey outsell Amazon? |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2008 |
Slideshow: How Kiva's Robotic Warehouse Works Steps in the Kiva robotic system are demonstrated in these pictures |
IndustryWeek
February 2, 2012
Josh Cable |
Auto-Industry Demand Drives Record Year for Robot Sales But the industry saw gains in other sectors as well. Sales to non-automotive customers grew 27%, led by metalworking industries (up 56%) and semiconductor/electronics/photonics (up 24%), according to the Robotic Industries Association. |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2009
David Blanchard |
Portrait of Best-In-Class Warehouse Management Optimizing warehouse management often involves an automation strategy. |
Home Toys
June 2002
Galaasen & Hengl |
Robotic Technology Has Arrived With the increased use of microchips in equipment such as appliances, heating and cooling systems, entertainment systems, fire and burglar alarms and the general trend towards home automation, advanced personal robotics naturally follows. |
IndustryWeek
October 20, 2010 |
Swifter and Smaller, Robots Finding Wider Application In manufacturing, not only can robots carry heavier loads at faster speeds, they can be easily programmed too. |
National Defense
July 2011
Grace V. Jean |
New Robots Planned for Bomb Disposal Teams Explosive ordnance disposal teams in the next few years will acquire a new family of specially developed robots to fight IEDs, or improvised explosive devices. |
Technology Research News
April 7, 2004
Kimberly Patch |
Robot guided by its voice Researchers generally help robots navigate by giving them the sense of sight. A simpler approach is based on another human trait: listening to the sound of one's own voice. It also helps if the walls have ears. |
Chemistry World
July 9, 2015
Matthew Gunther |
3D printing allows soft robots to rise up Although they may not be taking over the world any time soon, a 3D printed soft robot mimicking the flexible body of an invertebrate has been manufactured by a group of scientists in the US. |
Inc.
February 1, 2010
April Joyner |
Using Viral Video to Boost Sales By creating clever Web videos, companies like Smule and Kiva Systems explain their technology to customers and produce sales leads. |
IndustryWeek
May 12, 2010 |
Bringing Automation to Solar Manufacturing Robots can significantly reduce cost in the photovoltaic manufacturing process. Here's a guide to picking the right one. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2008
Seth Porges |
Real-Life Transformer Could Be First Robot to Fire in Combat New specialized war robots can be quickly modified to the mission at hand. |
National Defense
May 2008
Stew Magnuson |
Navy to Field a Family of Next-Generation Bomb Disposal Robots The Navy will field a family of bomb disposal robots to replace the ad hoc commercial systems being used in Iraq and Afghanistan today. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
From R2D2 to Spirit and Beyond: What's in Store for Intelligent Robots? While we tend to imagine robots in terms of sci-fi adventures and movies, or as legions of automatons replacing human workers in the job force, the truth may be more mundane and less sinister. |
IndustryWeek
February 15, 2012
Josh Cable |
Industrial Robotics Expand Beyond the Automotive Industry Thanks to the maturation of robotics technology, a growing number of industries are using robots for a wider range of applications. |
Food Engineering
January 1, 2006
Kevin T. Higgins |
Articulated Slaves Ever since a Czech playwright coined the term 85 years ago, robots have offered intriguing automation possibilities. Now they're asserting themselves in food plants, with articulated-arm units for palletizing leading the way. |
The Motley Fool
February 6, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Understanding Inventories Well-stocked shelves can be a bad sign: how to use inventory figures to evaluate stocks |
National Defense
May 2013
Valerie Insinna |
Opportunities for Non-Military Robots Increase In the last decade, the U.S. military poured money into unmanned ground systems to help protect troops against improvised explosive devices, but the Defense Department won't need all those robots once the war in Afghanistan comes to a close. |
BusinessWeek
March 3, 2011
Brian Bremner |
Service Robots: Rise of the Machines (Again) U.S. companies chase the fast-growing market for service bots |
National Defense
March 2010
Stew Magnuson |
Navy to Do Without Prime Contractors On New Bomb Disposal Robots The Navy this year will begin constructing its next-generation of explosive ordnance disposal robots. |
IndustryWeek
December 1, 2002
Jill Jusko |
The Robot Evolution MIT's Rodney A. Brooks is among researchers leading the charge to develop a smarter and more useful artificial creature. |
Technology Research News
May 19, 2004
Kimberly Patch |
Evolution Trains Robot Teams Using evolution to teach robots complex behavior could eventually give them the ability to adapt to unfamiliar environments. There's a long way to go, but researchers are laying a foundation. |
National Defense
December 2011
Eric Beidel |
Army Enlists More Help from Tiny Robots Soldiers in Afghanistan want their own personal robots to scan the insides of buildings and find homemade bombs. |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2008
David Blanchard |
Portrait of a Best-in-Class Warehouse New study says warehouse improvement is being driven by the high cost and low availability of warehouse labor. |
PC Magazine
December 20, 2006
Sebastian Rupley |
Robot Showpieces Sure you've seen robots, but how about robot art? |
IndustryWeek
February 1, 2007
John Teresko |
I, Microsoft By providing a common development platform, Microsoft hopes to expand the potential for robotics. |
PC Magazine
December 28, 2004
Sebastian Rupley |
My Very Own Robot Want to rig your own robot? After more than a year of development, White Box Robotics is preparing to ship its 912 series of customizable robots (shown) in the first quarter of 2005. |
The Motley Fool
September 18, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
iRobot Loses a Battle Shares fall following news that a major contract to supply lightweight tactical robots to the U.S. Army was awarded to a rival. Investors, take note. |
Fast Company
April 2006 |
Oy, Robot! Are we doomed to some post-apocalyptic nightmare in which robots rule the planet? Roboticists Henrik Hautop Lund and Rodney Brooks square off. |
IEEE Spectrum
September 2011
Susan Hassler |
9/11 and the Rise of Robots A technology spurred by tragedy takes hold |
IEEE Spectrum
September 2010
Erico Guizzo |
When My Avatar Went to Work A robot surrogate or telepresence robot took my place at the office. Here's why one may take yours, too |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2009
Tekla S. Perry |
Loser: Fruitless A strawberry-picking robot won't be displacing farmworkers anytime soon |
