It's not uncommon for factories to make use of robots to manufacture things like cars, each responsible for a different part of the build process. Researchers from MIT have created prototype assembly ...

In the 1980s when micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) were first created, computer engineers were excited by the idea ...

You just knew this was coming. No doubt, you've heard about the staffing shortages in factories. And guess what? The solution seems to be robots. At Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing in Hungary, they’ve ...

Available with workspaces ranging from 500 to 900 mm, Denso's VS-series robots are used for assembling small medical parts. In contrast to hard automation technologies, robots are flexible systems ...

In assembly lines, robots are programmed to perform a single task with high precision. Consider the example of automobile assembly, depicted in the picture above. Cars move along a conveyor belt, ...

India’s economy rebounded in September, Bloomberg Economics’ monthly GDP tracker shows — defying expectations after the US ...

Some joint-design considerations are universal; others vary with the assembly methods used. Each joining technique has particular design requirements, while certain joint requirements may suggest a ...

Installing a thread protector onto exposed threaded pipe on oil tools is a difficult and time consuming job. Currently no automation technologies perform this operation in industry because of the ...

At The Assembly Show, attendees can see how Epson robots streamline automation while boosting speed, safety and efficiency. "From easy-to-integrate robots to user-friendly software tools, Epson makes ...

Elon Musk' trillionaire pay package hinges on Tesla evolving from an EV company to robotics powerhouse, but China stands in ...

More than three decades after Honda Motor Co. first built an Accord sedan at its Marysville, Ohio, factory in 1982, humans are still an integral part of the assembly process -- and that's unlikely to ...