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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
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
May 1, 2007
John Teresko |
Seeing More With Machine Vision The performance and sophistication gap between low-cost vision sensors and high-end vision systems is closing. |
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. |
PC Magazine
September 14, 2005
Karen Jones |
Hide and Peek Peekaboom is an entertaining mind exercise that may eventually help computers and robots recognize images and objects. |
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. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2012
Guizzo & Ackerman |
How Rethink Robotics Built Its New Baxter Robot Worker Rodney Brooks's new start-up wants to spark a factory revolution with a low-cost, user-friendly robot |
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. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2011
Erico Guizzo |
Robots With Their Heads in the Clouds A Google researcher argues that cloud computing could make robots smaller, cheaper, and smarter |
Food Engineering
January 1, 2007 |
Automation solution Rockwell Automation's robotic systems are suitable for pick-and-place and other complex motion control applications. |
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. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
The New Age of Service Robots: From Fighting Fires to Serving Beer R2-D2 and Rosie the robot maid may be coming soon to a home, or nursing home, near you. Thanks to advances in computing and navigation technology, robots -- including sophisticated robot toys and appliances -- are now being developed to serve people directly. |
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. |
PC Magazine
November 29, 2006
Sebastian Rupley |
Robo Decisions Teaching robots to make more humanlike decisions. |
IndustryWeek
February 15, 2012
Josh Cable |
The Future of Robotics in Manufacturing: Moving to the Other Side of the Factory To boldly go where they've never gone before, robots will need to become smarter, cheaper and easier to use. The industry could turn to an unlikely source to get there. |
Technology Research News
December 31, 2003
Smalley & Patch |
Bots, humans play together Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University are betting that putting humans and robots on the same soccer team will encourage the kind of cooperation that leads to understanding. |
IndustryWeek
November 1, 2006
John Teresko |
Maximize Production By Automating For Safety As production gets more complex, technology is adapting to help manufacturers compensate. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
| 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. |
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. |
Industrial Physicist
Feb/Mar 2003
Picardi & Jan |
Recent advances in computer vision Computer vision is the branch of artificial intelligence that focuses on providing computers with the functions typical of human vision. The availability of affordable hardware and software has opened the way for new, pervasive applications of computer vision. |
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. |
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
July 22, 2009
Peter Alpern |
Getting Ready for the 'Robot Revolution' As advances in technology allow for smarter, more versatile robots, they are expected to become more widely used in places such as laboratories, hospitals and food service operations. |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2002
John Teresko |
Robots Evolution At GM and Xerox, new applications are redefining both the strategic value and appearance of robots... |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2013
Rachel Courtland |
Better Eyes for Flying Robots New systems could improve the vision of micro aerial vehicles |
IndustryWeek
June 1, 2008
John Teresko |
A Robot that Can Smile or Frown MIT debuts Nexi, a robot with facial expressions. |
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 |
Technology Research News
November 19, 2003
Smalley & Patch |
Segway robot opens doors Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology have crossed a robotic arm with the bottom half of a Segway to make a robot named Cardea that can traverse hallways and open doors. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2009
Emily Masamitsu |
Robots That Help The Disabled (With Video) Help for disabled people has increasingly been the domain for skilled dogs. But one robotics Lab has another solution: EI-E, a robot that can see, hear, push, pull and twist in order to perform basic household tasks for its disabled commander. |
PC Magazine
January 10, 2007
Angela Chang |
The Robot Butler Cometh Shakey was the first robot to combine movement, perception, and problem solving. Now researchers are working on STAIR (STanford Artificial Intelligence Robot), which they hope will achieve broad intelligence. |
PC Magazine
February 2, 2005
Natalie Goel |
Robots in Motion Bust out your robot dance move now, because it may become obsolete. |
Wired
September 2000 |
At Home With The Androids Robosapiens... SIG... DB... Face Robot... Personal Robot R100... Jack... Robonaut... |
Food Engineering
April 4, 2006
John Blanchard |
Giant steps in plant floor control Factory floor control and information systems play a critical role in plant floor performance and manufacturing responsiveness. |
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. |
Salon.com
February 25, 2002
John Glassie |
Flesh, robots and God Are they becoming us or are we becoming them? One of the world's leading roboticists discusses the machines in our future -- their ability to think, feel, reproduce and achieve personhood... |
IndustryWeek
May 19, 2010 |
Food For Thought in Robot Technology As the door swings open for wider use of robots in food processing, advances create a bridge between the digital and physical. |
CIO
January 1, 2007
Fred Hapgood |
Factories of the Future Machines that "see" parts on assembly lines, 3-D printers that prototype products in hours - let's take a look at adaptive manufacturing. |
National Defense
December 2011
Stew Magnuson |
Company Introduces Low-Cost Checkpoint Security Robot A startup is offering a small robot that can perform under vehicle inspections more thoroughly than the traditional stick-and-mirror system employed at checkpoints. |
Food Engineering
January 1, 2009 |
Frozen Pie Line is One Cool System The Bama Companies has been making handheld turnovers and pies for more than 40 years. Recently, it installed an 18-robot system with a vision-based quality system to package pies as they arrived from processing. |
BusinessWeek
January 14, 2011
Eric Spitznagel |
The Robot in the Next Cubicle The new wave of robots for sale is aimed squarely at the office market. |
IndustryWeek
May 1, 2007
John Teresko |
Machine Vision's Compelling Drivers Declining prices and increasing returns on investment are accelerating machine vision's growth. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
March 2005
Ben Ames |
Sandia researchers set sights on battlefield robots Now researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M., are building systems that combine the strengths of humans and robots. |
Wired
November 27, 2007
Gregory Mone |
Getting a Grip: Building the Ultimate Robotic Hand To do real work in our offices and homes, to fetch our staplers or clean up our rooms, robots are going to have to master their hands. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2005
Paul Wallich |
I, Roboticist The author expounds on building a robot from a kit and talks about some of the technical difficulties he encountered. |
Food Engineering
May 1, 2008
Kevin T. Higgins |
Tech Update: Vision and X-ray Inspection Be it X-ray, optic or laser, vision systems are finding new applications in food and beverage plants. |
National Defense
July 2011
Grace V. Jean |
Ground Robots Coming of Age With Expanding Missions It's an exciting time for ground robots as they get more integrated into operations. |
IndustryWeek
February 1, 2007
John Teresko |
I, Microsoft By providing a common development platform, Microsoft hopes to expand the potential for robotics. |
