With the newly developed framework, the collaborative assembly process spans across various steps. Firstly, the robot observes the actions performed by the human agent, via a camera or other sensors.

The workplace of tomorrow will be one where humans and robots collaborate seamlessly.

One of the latest trends in robot end-effectors is a move toward energy-efficient, all-electric devices, especially for ...

Collaborative robots lower the cost and price of the final product, raising demand and creating the potential for increased employment of mid-skilled workers.

The modern and user-friendly generation of robots, called collaborative robots (cobots), prove to be safe, efficient, and relatively affordable. Over 50,000 cobots from Universal Robots are ...

Collaborative robot markets are used in various manufacturing units, such as automotive, furniture & equipment, and metals & machining, for assembly, pick & place, machine tending, quality testing ...

"And it allows robots to work hand in hand with human beings." YuMi is what's called a "cobot," which is a new breed of collaborative robot that could revolutionize the assembly line.

One goal of Industry 4.0 is flexible manufacturing which requires fenceless co-existence of humans and robots in same work spaces, i.e. human-robot collaboration. Still, sharp edged tools and objects ...

A Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing factory in Hungary is using humanoid robots to help with human staffing shortages on the factory floor.

When the first industrial robot, Unimate, appeared on a General Motors assembly line in 1961, it was a modern marvel. The job it performed, transporting die-castings and welding them onto car ...

Danish manufacturer Universal Robots is unveiling a new, smaller robot for light assembly tasks and automated workbench setups at the Automate 2015 trade show in Chicago on March 23.