It was penned by Brad Porter, the Collaborative Robotics founder and CEO who formerly headed Amazon’s industrial robotics efforts.

Collaborative robots learn a task through training by demonstration. Flexible actuators and advanced sensors built into the robots allow them to be trained by mimicking a human’s movements.

The MIT team tested the new tool, which they call a “versatile demonstration interface,” on a standard collaborative robotic arm.

Aerospace parts manufacturer Tool Gauge is evaluating collaborative robots as part of its upcoming facility expansion in Tacoma, Washington. The company recently received a demonstration of the ...

Collaborative robots, or cobots, have helped generate a resurgence in industry’s interest in robotics. This is occurring in response to the difficulties that industry faces in attracting and retaining ...

Collaborative robots are currently the best setup available for many tasks - safe and easy to use. Also, it is fast to recoup the expense of your investment in them.

Learning-by-doing robots usually train in just one of these three demonstration approaches. But MIT engineers have now developed a three-in-one training interface that allows a robot to learn a task ...