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ABB Cooks Up a Flipping Awesome Robotic Burger-Maker

ABB Cooks Up a Flipping Awesome Robotic Burger-Maker

Never trust a skinny cook…unless it’s a robot. ABB has teamed up with the Californian-born BurgerBots fast-food restaurant to automate burger making.


News May 11, 2025 by Seth Price
Meet Iggy Rob: Igus’ Low-Cost Humanoid Robot With a Lust for Life

Meet Iggy Rob: Igus’ Low-Cost Humanoid Robot With a Lust for Life

Igus’ new low-cost humanoid robot, Iggy Rob, is made up of the company’s collaborative robot arms and AMR. Iggy Rob can be used in industrial, service, and transportation applications and costs just under $55,000.


News May 09, 2025 by Shawn Dietrich
Epson Boosts Safe Human-Robot Workflows with New SCARA Line

Epson Boosts Safe Human-Robot Workflows with New SCARA Line

Epson Robotics has introduced its new GX-C series of SCARA robots with vibration-eliminating and SafeSense technology.


News May 08, 2025 by Stephanie Leonida
KUKA Releases iiQWorks Engineering Suite for Total Robot Automation

KUKA Releases iiQWorks Engineering Suite for Total Robot Automation

The iiQWorks engineering suite enables offline programming and simulation of KUKA robots. The software is designed to speed up and simplify robotic automation at all steps.


News May 07, 2025 by Shawn Dietrich
Accessible Automation in Materials Science With 3D-Printed Robotics

Accessible Automation in Materials Science With 3D-Printed Robotics

Meet FLUID, a 3D-printed, open-source robot from Hokkaido University. FLUID serves as an affordable and accessible way for researchers to automate experiments and advance materials science.


News May 04, 2025 by Austin Futrell
How Dexterity’s Mech is Changing Industrial Work Dynamics

How Dexterity’s Mech is Changing Industrial Work Dynamics

Dexterity’s Mech robot is designed for warehouses to support labor-heavy tasks, sparking discussion about how automation fits into the modern workforce.


News Apr 28, 2025 by Austin Futrell
Get a GRIP With Tape Measure Inspired Robotic Gripping

Get a GRIP With Tape Measure Inspired Robotic Gripping

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have designed a robotic gripper inspired by measuring tape. This gripping method has potential for use in agricultural applications, like soft fruit picking, and beyond.


News Apr 27, 2025 by Seth Price
Schmalz Expands Area Gripping Flexibility With the FQE-V

Schmalz Expands Area Gripping Flexibility With the FQE-V

Introducing the FQE-V, the newest scalable vacuum gripper system from Schmalz. The FQE-V is designed to deliver safe, precise handling of various workpieces in manufacturing and logistics applications.


News Apr 25, 2025 by Austin Futrell
Cobot and Go: FANUC Launches Web Tool To Simplify Cobot Integration

Cobot and Go: FANUC Launches Web Tool To Simplify Cobot Integration

FANUC America's new "Cobot and Go" platform helps manufacturers quickly adopt collaborative robots with pre-engineered, ready-to-deploy automation solutions.


News Apr 18, 2025 by Austin Futrell
Collaborative vs. Industrial Applications: Understanding Robot Differences

Collaborative vs. Industrial Applications: Understanding Robot Differences

Discover the key programming differences between robots used for collaborative and traditional industrial purposes, highlighting ease-of-use versus advanced control in automation tasks.


Delta’s Cognibot Kit Awakens “Advanced Cognitive Capabilities” in Cobots

Delta’s Cognibot Kit Awakens “Advanced Cognitive Capabilities” in Cobots

Delta Electronics has designed an add-on for its D-Bot collaborative robots that advances the series’ cognitive capabilities, enabling voice recognition, 3D machine vision, artificial intelligence, and more.


News Apr 13, 2025 by Stephanie Leonida
Robotiq Adds PowerPick Multi to Vacuum Gripper Offerings

Robotiq Adds PowerPick Multi to Vacuum Gripper Offerings

The PowerPick Multi is Robotiq’s latest vacuum gripper. It is designed to enhance productivity in palletizing applications by reducing the need for tool changes and by being able to handle different-sized picks.


News Apr 10, 2025 by Shawn Dietrich
AI Meets Coffee: How Robots Are Transforming Hospitality

AI Meets Coffee: How Robots Are Transforming Hospitality

AI-powered robot ELLMER blends sensorimotor skills & LLMs to make coffee, adapt in real-time, and enhance automated customer service with precision & efficiency.


News Apr 02, 2025 by Stephanie Leonida
TI Unwraps Industry’s First Functionally Isolated Modulators for Robots

TI Unwraps Industry’s First Functionally Isolated Modulators for Robots

The new modulators bring high-resolution and galvanic isolation into a compact package.


News Apr 01, 2025 by Jake Hertz
NVIDIA’s AI Innovations Power the Future of Robotics

NVIDIA’s AI Innovations Power the Future of Robotics

NVIDIA advances robotics in healthcare, logistics, and manufacturing with AI, machine vision, and digital twins, enabling precision, efficiency, and automation.


News Mar 25, 2025 by Stephanie Leonida
ProMat 2025: The Final Days of the Show

ProMat 2025: The Final Days of the Show

The ProMat trade show was filled with exciting technology, and it was all moving! Conveyors, AMRs, robots… Keeping the supply chain in motion with over 1000 exhibitors and demonstrations.


News Mar 20, 2025 by David Peterson
Siemens, Anybotics, and Stäubli Launch Robot Technology Highlighting Precision and Efficiency

Siemens, Anybotics, and Stäubli Launch Robot Technology Highlighting Precision and Efficiency

Discover the latest robot technologies focused on accuracy and efficiency, including Siemens’ Sinumerik Machine Tool Robot, Anybotics’ Data Navigator, and Stäubli’s Sterimove mobile cleanroom robot.


News Mar 19, 2025 by Stephanie Leonida
Dassault Systèmes Joins KUKA’s Mosaixx Digital Ecosystem

Dassault Systèmes Joins KUKA’s Mosaixx Digital Ecosystem

Dassault Systèmes has partnered with KUKA to integrate its 3DEXPERIENCE platform into KUKA's Mosaixx digital ecosystem, offering manufacturers a path to smarter, more adaptable robotic solutions.


News Mar 16, 2025 by Joshua Tidwell
Robotiq Adds “Seamless Integration” With Major Cobot Brands to Grippers

Robotiq Adds “Seamless Integration” With Major Cobot Brands to Grippers

Robotiq has updated its adaptive grippers so that they can now be easily deployed on most major brands of collaborative robots, including Universal Robots, FANUC, Techman Robot, Doosan, and Omron robots.


News Mar 12, 2025 by Shawn Dietrich
Control.com is Heading to ProMat in Chicago!

Control.com is Heading to ProMat in Chicago!

Control.com will begin the 2025 trade show season at ProMat in Chicago with industry leaders such as Agility Robotics, Schneider, NORD Drivesystems, and many more!


News Mar 12, 2025 by David Peterson