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New Gripper Solutions for Robotic Picking Applications
In robotics, a gripper (end effector) is the device fixed to the end of the robot arm that is supposed to interact with ...
Mobile Robotic Platforms are Gaining Ground in Warehouses
Mobile robotic platforms have the capability to move around in their environment and are not fixed to one physical location. These robots are ...
Sensabot Inspection Robot Approved for Oil & Gas Industry
The oil, gas, and petrochemical industry demands robotic solutions that can work in hazardous environments that are difficult for human workers to access ...
ABB and Huawei are Joining Forces for the Industrial IoT
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), also known as the Industrial Internet or Industry 4.0, is no longer a conceptual part of the ...
Robot Assisted Surgery Gaining Momentum and Scrutiny
Featured on the National Geographic video “The Robotics Revolution” in 1985, Anthrobot was the first robot to assist in surgery. Within a year ...
Robotics Technology Breakthroughs – Part 2
In our previous article, Robotics Technology Breakthroughs (Part 1), Tractica highlighted the need for breakthroughs in the areas of battery technology, sensor accuracy, ...
China Ramps up Investments in Foreign Robotics Companies
This year, one of the biggest transactions in the history of the robotics industry took place when Midea Group announced its investment agreement ...
Are Driverless Tractors on the Right Track?
Each day, 208,400 more people are added to the world’s dining table and by 2025, we will need to feed 8 billion people. ...
Competition Intensifies Among Chinese Drone Makers
Driven by the increasing enthusiasm for high-definition aerial imaging for hobbyist purposes, recreation activities, and aerial games, Tractica forecasts that global shipments of ...
Consumer Attitudes About Household Robots
Once robots started to emerge from industrial environments and appear in social spaces, consumer opinion about them changed significantly. The field of personal ...
Robotics Technology Breakthroughs – Part 1
Some say robots are cool, while others call them scary. However they appear to everyday people, one thing is certain: robots have come ...
Drone Delivery Pilot Projects Show Strong Potential
One of the most attractive applications for drones is to transport packages, especially high-priority shipments, such as medication, first aid kits, and other ...
Review of Commercially Launched Robots in 2015
2015 was a banner year for robotics, with numerous robot products coming out of the prototype phase and into the hands of consumers ...
Robots at iREX 2015
The 21st International Robot Exhibition, also known as iREX 2015, took place December 2-5, 2015 at the Tokyo International Exhibition Center. The exhibition ...
New Jobs for Robots in Personal Healthcare
A growing number of hospitals and care facilities are utilizing robots to perform both simple and complex tasks, and recently there has been ...
The Rise of Driverless Trucks
Driverless vehicles ranging from cars to tractors are in the news every day. Technology and transportation giants around the world are investing significant ...
Collaborative Robots in Industry 4.0
Industries in the 19th century were transformed by steam power, in the early 20th century by electricity, and in the later 20th century ...
Robots and Affordable Housing
According to the UN-Habitat program, 30% of the world’s urban population lives in slums and deplorable conditions. Overall, more than 1.5 billion people ...
Robots for Interactive Marketing
Tools shape the profession and when the tool changes, the profession adjusts. The profession of marketing is no different and is very much ...
Robots are Serving up Innovation in Food Industry
Imagine a machine making burgers or pancakes or sushi or burritos or pizza or rotis. Imagine a 3D printer printing the food you ...
Challenges for Underwater Robots
While we pay so much attention to exploring the mysteries of outer space, there are plenty of unexplored places on our own planet ...
Robots in the Logistics Industry
Logistics forms the backbone of the modern world and keeps products on the move. As the production of goods and services is becoming ...
The Curious Case of Cleaning Robots
By the year 2000, there were around 30 different cleaning robots available in the market, ranging from heavy, large, and expensive industrial cleaning ...
Robotic Startup Tips: Evolve or Die
Stop Evolving with the Customer, and Die
Customers and the need to understand them are the keys to startup success. Before building a robot ...
The Rise of Agricultural Robots
Global military expenditures in 2013 totaled $1.75 trillion, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) whereas global spending on food and ...
Success Stories in Crowdfunded Robotics
There was a time when raising the initial funds to develop an innovative idea into a commercial product was an immensely painful process. ...
Robotic Innovations and the Valley of Death
For the past 40 years, Japan has remained a prominent force in the global robotics industry. According to the U.K. Intellectual Property Office, ...
Breakthroughs in Medical Robotics: What to Expect in 2015
Medical robotics is no longer a new idea. The global medical robotics industry has experienced unprecedented growth in recent years, mostly due to ...
