Robotics and Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews
The Battery Bottleneck Holding Robotics Back
In this conversation, Jonathan Tan explains how energy needs vary across robot categories, why current systems are holding back innovation, and what battery breakthroughs could mean for the future of robotics.
Talking PACK EXPO Las Vegas with igus
Anyone at the show who visits our booth will be able to find something relevant to their own operations that can solve a key problem and offer improved performance, lower costs, and greater sustainability.
Bumblebee X Powers Taiga Robotics' Mining Automation with AI-Driven Vision
Recently, Taiga Robotics tackled one of mining's most challenging problems, autonomous rod handling, using Teledyne IIS's Bumblebee® X stereo camera. Their solution paired advanced robotic control software with a high-performance stereo vision system.
Let's Talk Technical with onsemi: Robotics and Physical AI
The discussion also emphasizes how AMRs, once limited to controlled indoor settings, are increasingly being adapted for outdoor and unpredictable environments, thanks to advances in sensor integration, edge computing and AI.
What Is The Role of Embedded Cameras in Smart Warehouse Automation?
Cameras ensure that warehouse automation systems use visual data to function with consistency. It helps identify, track, and interact in real time. Discover how warehouse automation cameras work, their use cases, and critical imaging features.
Adaptive Robots
Adaptive robots redefine what's possible in automation by seamlessly blending industrial-grade force control with artificial intelligence. Simple to program, they think, sense, and adapt to effortlessly handle complex environments and diverse tasks with ease.
Order Picking Methods: Finding the Right Strategy for You
Order picking is widely reported to account for 50% to 55% of total warehouse operational costs. Identifying the right picking strategy can have a significant impact on the bottom line.
Robotics and Automation - Featured Stories
Why Smart Fleets Are Betting on ADAS Before Autonomy Arrives
Although regulating the safe use of fully autonomous vehicles across jurisdictions and international routes still has a fair bit of ironing out to do, AT providers and OEMs are making stark improvements to the technology inside our trucks.
Beyond Industrial Arms: How Service Robots Will Become Everyday Infrastructure by 2034
What follows is a grounded look at why growth will accelerate, where the value concentrates, and how organizations can capture returns while managing risk.
How Does Zero Trust Apply to Robotics?
By hardening your endpoints, securing your software supply chain and enforcing continuous verification, zero trust closes the most common attack paths long before they can be exploited, from development to deployment.
Robotics and Automation - News Headlines
igus to Showcase Affordable Palletizing Cobot at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2025
igus, a global leader in motion plastics, will showcase its Fairino FR20 collaborative palletizing robot at PACK EXPO Las Vegas. This affordable palletizing solution will be featured at Booth SL-11022 from September 29 to October 1, demonstrating how accessible automation technology is transforming packaging and processing operations.
DRM, LLC to Showcase Robotic Automation for Rubber Manufacturing at the 2025 Global Polymer Summit
DRM will exhibit a live KUKA robotic cell at the 2025 Global Polymer Summit, September 8-11 in Cleveland, Ohio. In addition to the robot demonstration, DRM engineers will be available at booth #1626 to speak with attendees and share their approach to robotic palletizing and rubber manufacturing automation.
Universal Robots unveils UR8 Long: Engineered to tackle the most demanding and space-constrained automation tasks
UR8 Long's extended reach combined with coordinated multi-axis motion allows for complex weldments at consistent quality. Motion performance optimization also delivers smoother movements at maximum speed to significantly enhance fast-paced bin picking.
FANUC Demonstrates Automated Solutions at FABTECH 2025
Designed to help manufacturers improve productivity, reduce labor challenges and increase flexibility, FANUC's solutions span robotic welding, industrial painting, CNC machining and collaborative automation.
Graphene enhanced perovskite solar cells improve efficiency and reduce production costs
-Addition of graphene to perovskite solar cells (PSC) shown to improve efficiency two-fold and reduce production costs by up to 80%
-Cost-effective production allows scale up of volume and increases product competitiveness
-Partnership with Halocell and QUT helping deliver upward trend in commercial sales of ultra low-cost perovskite solar cells since launch to market last year
-More than 40 device categories identified to benefit from PSC application with significant market growth opportunities
Robotics and Automation - Featured Product
IP Seals for Robots
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies' IPRS (Ingress Protection Seals for Robots) provides reliable protection for robotic systems operating in harsh environments. Designed to prevent dust, moisture, chemicals, and wear from compromising performance, IPRS extends service life and reduces maintenance. The adaptive Z-shaped geometry ensures sealing integrity under continuous motion, making it ideal for high-speed automation and outdoor applications. Manufactured with high-performance elastomers such as Fluoroprene XP and EPDM, IPRS offers exceptional resistance to lubricants, cleaning agents, and extreme temperatures. This makes it the perfect solution for six-axis robots, SCARA robots, AMRs, AGVs, and cobots.
With its low-friction design and durable materials, IPRS enhances energy efficiency and operational reliability in industrial and autonomous robotics. Learn more about our IPRS Seals
Robotics and Automation - Featured Company
ResinDek / Cornerstone Specialty Wood Products
As the manufacturer of ResinDek® panels, we have been at the forefront of testing and innovating flooring panels for the Material Handling Industry since 1994. In 2007, we began providing ResinDek panels for automated warehouse distribution robots. Much of our initial research and development occurred with Automated Guided Vehicles. In the last decade, we have provided a variety of ResinDek engineered flooring products to numerous Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) and Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) manufacturers for their testing labs. As a result, millions of square feet of ResinDek panels are in service worldwide with robotic traffic in distribution centers, warehouses, microfulfillment centers, and retail environments.
