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A Robot That Can Learn!

At the Hasegawa Lab of the Tokyo Institute of Technology Japanese scientists have created a robot that can learn based on past experiences. The robot can think, learn and react to situations and teach itself new behaviours in an unsupervised manner.

3 Aug 2011

Foxconn Technology Looks to Replace Workers with Robots

Hardware manufacturer Foxconn Technology Group plans to replace human workers with robots. The Taiwanese company, one of the world's largest maker of electronic components including printed circuit boards, makes many consumer electronic gadgets at its huge factories in China.

1 Aug 2011

ABI Research Predicts Promising Sales of Servos and Actuators in Robotic Market by 2016

According to a report by ABI Research, servos, actuators and motors would show higher sales when compared to the total robot market by 2016. This rise in sales was attributed to the increasing challenges in robot creation.

From ABI Research 28 Jul 2011

ABB Robotics Introduces Standardized Motor and Gear Unit Packages for Building Robots

ABB Robotics has come up with a standardized package of motor and gear units which facilitate the creation of custom external axis systems. These gear and motor units are already part of the robots and positioners from ABB.

From ABB Robotics 26 Jul 2011

Students Design Swimming Robots at Sea Perch Summer Camp

The students who participated in the Sea Perch Summer Camp, organised by the Naval Surface Warfare Center and the National Defense Education Program discovered how interesting and exciting the subjects science, engineering and maths could be and designed the Sea Perch underwater robot, independently.

22 Jul 2011

High School Students Develop Robots Useful for Construction and Manufacturing Industries

The students from St. Mary’s College Kisubi and Gayaza High School have developed models of a two heavy equipment robots which can be used in manufacturing and construction industries.

22 Jul 2011

European Scientists Create Octopus-Like Robotic Arm for Saving Lives Underwater

A team of European scientists have built a robotic arm similar to an octopus which can save lives underwater and can also navigate and grasp objects underwater.

22 Jul 2011

Touchence Introduces Flexible Touch Sensor for Robots

Touchence introduces Shokkaku Cube, a soft and flexible touch sensor that is to be utilized with robots.

21 Jul 2011

Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Manufacturer, Hydroid Chooses Unanet for Providing Project Management Services

Hydroid, a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, has chosen Unanet Technologies for providing project management services.

21 Jul 2011

RobotWorx Plans to Integrate New and Used Dual Arm Robots from Motoman

RobotWorx announced that it would promote the sale of dual arm robots from Motoman. They plan to offer reconditioned models using the dual arm robots for use in assembly and handling units and also educate their customers about the uniqueness of the design.

21 Jul 2011

Industrial Robotics News

A Robot That Can Learn!

Foxconn Technology Looks to Replace Workers with Robots

ABI Research Predicts Promising Sales of Servos and Actuators in Robotic Market by 2016

ABB Robotics Introduces Standardized Motor and Gear Unit Packages for Building Robots

Students Design Swimming Robots at Sea Perch Summer Camp

High School Students Develop Robots Useful for Construction and Manufacturing Industries

European Scientists Create Octopus-Like Robotic Arm for Saving Lives Underwater

Touchence Introduces Flexible Touch Sensor for Robots

Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Manufacturer, Hydroid Chooses Unanet for Providing Project Management Services

RobotWorx Plans to Integrate New and Used Dual Arm Robots from Motoman

NASA's Curiosity Rover Just Solved Part of a Mars Mystery—Here’s What it Found Beneath the Surface

Novel Soft Robotic Design Inspired by Nematode Jumping

NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Studies Trove of Rocks on Crater Rim

The WHO Launches Major Global Initiative to Set Unified Standards for AI in Healthcare

AI Breakthrough in Image Recognition with Lp-Convolution

Robotics in Microscopy: Key Innovations in Imaging, Diagnostics, and Drug Delivery

Top 5 Ethical Issues in Drone Surveillance

How Feedback Systems Make Robots Smarter, Safer, and More Human-Aware

Thought Leaders

Robot Chef: The Future of Automated Meal Preparation

Tiny Robotic Crab: The Smallest-Ever Remote-Controlled Walking Robot

Resurrecting Ancient Cephalopods with Robots