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Rethink Robotics Rebirth

Gary Mintchell

Rethink Robotics , founded by Rodney Brooks of iRobot fame in 2008, pioneered the concept of robots working collaboratively with humans. Following a successful launch of the companys new product portfolio at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago, Rethink Robotics Inc.,

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Top 10 robotics developments of September 2024

Robotics Business Review

September 2024 brought unique business deals, exciting events, and even the return of a robotics industry veteran. Other popular stories this month gave insights into the state of the robotics industry worldwide. Here are the top 10 most popular stories on The Robot Report this past month. Robotics investments top $1.3B

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Cdn. food mfg. holds food security opportunity according to FCC report

Canadian Manufacturing

“Just as steam, electricity, and the internet propelled us to produce more with fewer inputs during previous industrial revolutions, automation, robotics, artificial intelligence, and blockchain are shaping up to do the same in food manufacturing in the fourth industrial revolution,” said Amanda Norris, FCC senior economist.

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Navigating the future

Manufacturer's Monthly

In 2008, Xavier Orr was digging deep into the world of neural networks in his final year of artificial intelligence studies at the University of Western Australia. Today, the Australian-based company is making moves in the futuristic worlds of self-driving cars, aerial drones, space launch vehicles and robotics.

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Building on analytics foundations to improve operations

Control Engineering

To address these and other issues, OPC UA (OPC Unified Architecture) was released in 2008. This model represents a fundamental shift, introducing artificial intelligence (AI), analytics and advanced robotics into traditional manufacturing. Architecture not optimized for the internet. . Limited data type handling.

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H2 Clipper plans to deploy robotic swarms in aerospace manufacturing

Robotics Business Review

Visualization of a future aerospace manufacturing facility powered by swarm robotics. is one step closer to its goal of using autonomous and semi-autonomous robotic swarms in aircraft and aerospace manufacturing. The patent issued last week is a continuation of H2 Clippers (H2C) foundational robotics patent (U.S.

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Welding Technology: Robotics, Automation and Cobots

Fabricating & Metal Work

He is one of the company’s robot programmers. The cobot is a tool for the welder,” said Dan Colvin, ESAB’s vice president for North America Robotics & Digital Solutions. “It Industrial robot companies have been competing against each other with old interfaces and programming systems that have been around for decades.