Mobile Robots - Articles, Stories & Interviews

Game Changer in Logistics

Key work steps are being taken over by intelligent logistics robots, such as automatic storage and retrieval machines and driverless transport systems. To work efficiently and reliably around the clock, these robots need flexible and particularly compact drive solutions.

From Centralized Brains to Edge Intelligence: Rethinking Compute Architectures for Autonomous Mobile Robots

Today's AMRs are navigating unpredictable warehouse aisles, adapting to real-time sensor feedback, and running machine learning inference on the fly - meaning developers can ill afford inefficient systems.

What Makes Thermal Imaging Cameras Useful?

This article will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of what makes thermal imaging cameras useful, including their working principles, system components, and application advantages.

The Missing Interface: Designing Trust into a Robotic Future

The next era of robotics and AI won't be defined solely by technical breakthroughs but by how well these systems integrate into human environments. No matter how powerful the sensors or how technical the learning models are, without user trust, adoption will stall.

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.

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Mobile Robots - Featured Stories

The Battery Bottleneck Holding Robotics Back

In this conversation, he 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.

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.

Mobile Robots - News Headlines

e-con Systems Expands Camera Support for Renesas' New RZ/G3E - Enabling Reliable Edge AI Vision Solutions

The RZ/G3E microprocessor, part of Renesas' scalable MPU portfolio, is engineered for low-power edge computing and advanced graphics-rich and vision-based applications, offering dual-display support, secure connectivity, and a high-performance Arm® Cortex®-A55 processor.

OnRobot Announces Kyle Koelling as Area Sales Manager - Midwest

Koelling comes to OnRobot following a three year stint as a sales engineer for Cognex where he picked up hands-on automation experience across multiple industries.

Interactive Realbotix AI-Humanoid Robot to be Showcased in Times Square, New York

Realbotix's "Aria" Celebrates First U.S. Location and Grand Opening for tm:rw

Mobile Robots - Featured Product

ElectroCraft's Motion Control for Mobile Robots
ElectroCraft's Motion Control for Mobile Robots

ElectroCraft's Motion Control for Mobile Robots

ElectroCraft is showcasing its award-winning mobile robot technology including their powerful and compact wheel drives, high-torque-density brushless DC motors, precision linear actuators as well as servo motor drive technology at a variety of conferences and tradeshows including the Boston Robotics Summit. Robotics Summit is the premier symposium for the sharing of ideas, technology, and market developments for robotic technologies across industries. Beyond a showcase and pitch of product, ElectroCraft is eager to participate in the collaborative discussion of challenges and opportunities that will shape the near and long-term robotic marketplace.

Mobile Robots - Featured Company

Harmonic Drive LLC

Harmonic Drive LLC (HDLLC) designs and manufactures precision servo actuators, gearheads and gear components. Harmonic Drive® gears play critical roles in robotics, medical diagnostics and surgical robotics. We work with industry-leading customers and companies of all sizes to provide both standard product and custom-engineered solutions. The majority of the products sold by HDLLC are proudly made at our US headquarters and manufacturing facility in Massachusetts.