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Universities Launch Robotics Centers with Industry Support

Universities Launch Robotics Centers with Industry Support

New robotics education centers like UMaine’s B.O.T. Loft equip students with practical automation skills for advanced manufacturing.


News Sep 22, 2025 by Stephanie Leonida
Robotiq PAL Ready cell arrives preassembled, tested, and deployment-ready for palletizing tasks.

Robotiq PAL Ready cell arrives preassembled, tested, and deployment-ready for palletizing tasks.

The Lean Palletization Experience combines modular robots and attachments, offering scalable, customizable palletizing solutions.


News Sep 18, 2025 by Seth Price
Google DeepMind’s RoboBallet Cuts Robot Planning Time

Google DeepMind’s RoboBallet Cuts Robot Planning Time

RoboBallet from Google DeepMind and Intrinsic uses AI to generate collision-free robot motion plans in seconds, replacing weeks of manual coding.


News Sep 17, 2025 by Joshua Tidwell
Meet UR8 Long: Universal Robots’ Long-Reach, Lightweight Robot

Meet UR8 Long: Universal Robots’ Long-Reach, Lightweight Robot

Universal Robots debuted its newest robot at Fabtech 2025. The UR8 Long features a compact build and a lengthy 1,750 mm reach, making it useful in applications like welding and pick and place.


News Sep 17, 2025 by Shawn Dietrich
Recirculate Disassembly System Gives New Life to Old EV Batteries

Recirculate Disassembly System Gives New Life to Old EV Batteries

With the help of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and a KUKA KR10 industrial robot, the EU-funded project Recirculate has developed a system to disassemble EV batteries for recycling.


News Sep 14, 2025 by Seth Price
Industry Partnerships Fuel Sustainability, Startups, and Cognitive Robotics

Industry Partnerships Fuel Sustainability, Startups, and Cognitive Robotics

Phoenix Contact, Siemens, and Neura Robotics have all formed partnerships, aiming to cut inventory waste, fuel manufacturing-focused startups, and expand the use of cognitive robotics in Asian markets.


News Sep 13, 2025 by Austin Futrell
Fabtech 2025 Showcases Robotics and Welding Innovation

Fabtech 2025 Showcases Robotics and Welding Innovation

FANUC, Universal Robots, Kawasaki, and AGT Robotics headlined Fabtech 2025 with advances in welding, plasma cutting, and large-scale automation.


News Sep 11, 2025 by Seth Price
Schunk Expands Robot PLUS Portfolio with Tool Changers and Sensors

Schunk Expands Robot PLUS Portfolio with Tool Changers and Sensors

Explore Schunk’s Robot PLUS portfolio, featuring CPS/CPB tool changers, AGM compensation units, and FTS sensors for next-gen automation.


News Sep 04, 2025 by Joshua Tidwell
Hear and Harvest: Robots Use SonicBoom to Pick Produce

Hear and Harvest: Robots Use SonicBoom to Pick Produce

CMU’s SonicBoom uses contact microphones to help robots detect and harvest fruit in unstructured farm environments where vision-based systems struggle.


News Aug 25, 2025 by Stephanie Leonida
Physik Instrumente’s Nanopositioning Stage Delivers Precise 6-Axis Motion

Physik Instrumente’s Nanopositioning Stage Delivers Precise 6-Axis Motion

Physik Instrumente has released a positioning system that delivers precise and repeatable nanoscale movements controlled in six axes for applications like metrology, photonics, and micro-assembly.


News Aug 23, 2025 by Seth Price
AI-Backed Scanning Transforms Logistics With Honeywell, Stereolabs

AI-Backed Scanning Transforms Logistics With Honeywell, Stereolabs

Honeywell and Stereolabs pair stereoscopic 3D vision with SwiftDecoder barcode scanning to enhance logistics, manufacturing, and warehouse automation.


News Aug 22, 2025 by Stephanie Leonida
Oriental Motor Adds a Full 360° Range of Motion to 3-Axis SCARA Robots

Oriental Motor Adds a Full 360° Range of Motion to 3-Axis SCARA Robots

Oriental Motor has added two new SCARA robots to its existing OVR small robot series, bringing a full 360° range of motion to applications needing precision and space efficiency.


News Aug 22, 2025 by Shawn Dietrich
Having a Ball: Researchers Develop Robot Hand With Spherical Grasp

Having a Ball: Researchers Develop Robot Hand With Spherical Grasp

Yale University researchers have developed a robot hand that can grasp and rotate objects in a spherical motion, simplifying manipulation in small spaces and unstructured environments.


News Aug 21, 2025 by Seth Price
Yaskawa, FANUC Invest in U.S. Facilities for Robot Production

Yaskawa, FANUC Invest in U.S. Facilities for Robot Production

New U.S. facilities from FANUC and Yaskawa aim to expand robot production, create jobs, and enhance supply chain resilience.


News Aug 14, 2025 by Stephanie Leonida
Robots Have Worked up an Appetite: The Fare? Other Robots

Robots Have Worked up an Appetite: The Fare? Other Robots

Columbia University researchers have opened the door to robotic self-assembly and repair. Robots can now “consume” other robots and robot parts in a process called Robot Metabolism.


News Aug 07, 2025 by Seth Price
UBTech Walker S2 Swaps Batteries Autonomously

UBTech Walker S2 Swaps Batteries Autonomously

Walker S2 swaps its battery without human help, keeping humanoid robots charged, safe, and productive on the factory floor.


News Aug 06, 2025 by Seth Price
HIWIN Welding Robots Deliver Precision and Ease of Use

HIWIN Welding Robots Deliver Precision and Ease of Use

HIWIN’s welding robot systems include hardware and software designed to bring high levels of precision, long-term durability, and simple setup and operation to industrial welding applications.


News Aug 01, 2025 by Austin Futrell
Clarence, MOTIF, and Pipebots Expand Robotic Abilities

Clarence, MOTIF, and Pipebots Expand Robotic Abilities

New research gives robots human-like touch, adaptive mobility, and micro-scale inspection skills to tackle industrial and infrastructure challenges.


News Aug 01, 2025 by Stephanie Leonida
Apera Vue 9.50 Enhances Robotic Vision With AI Precision

Apera Vue 9.50 Enhances Robotic Vision With AI Precision

Vue 9.50 uses AI-powered 4D vision to enhance bin picking, automate calibration, and reduce downtime in robotic work cells.


News Jul 28, 2025 by Stephanie Leonida
SMC Expands Pneumatics, Updates Air Cylinders and Cobot Grippers

SMC Expands Pneumatics, Updates Air Cylinders and Cobot Grippers

SMC has updated its repairable round body cylinders, added FOUNDATION fieldbus to its air servo cylinders, and rounded out its collaborative robot grippers with two new tool changer types.


News Jul 26, 2025 by Shawn Dietrich