Robotics, Automation & AI

2022 Digital Animation Award
This award, sponsored by AutomationDirect, celebrates the art of digital animation and its close relationship to STEAM (Science, Technology, […]
Secure Remote Monitoring of Process Systems
A solution using cloud-capable routers and cloud-based computing services enables streamlined and secure remote monitoring and access for […]
LS Electric Servos Systems from AutomationDirect
AutomationDirect has added LS Electric servos systems that provide extremely accurate motion control and include the most requested features – […]
Here’s How to Easily Add IIoT to any Machine
Micro-PLCs with Wi-Fi are key enablers for quickly and economically adding IIoT data connectivity to any type of new or legacy equipment. Bill […]
New RHINO Power Supplies with Integrated UPS and Power Boost Technology from AutomationDirect
AutomationDirect has added open frame and panel mount power supplies, with integrated UPS functionality, to their RHINO SELECT series of power […]
Newsletter Volume 23 Issue 11
Off-the-Shelf IIoT Solutions for OperationsOff-the-shelf Intelligent VPN routers and associated cloud services make it easy for end users and […]

Converting to a DIY Shelly Smart Home – Part 3 – Digital Hot Water
In Part 1, friend of Automated Home, MarkB, started to convert his smart home over to using Shelly modules and in Part 2 he created a...
Our “Unleashed” Apple Event Cheat Sheet
Here’s the numbers on the new MacBook Pros just announced… MacBook Pro New M1 Pro SoC5nm 10 CPU Cores16 GPU Cores New M1 Max SoC400GB/s...
Converting to a DIY Shelly Smart Home – Part 2 – A Smarter EV Charger
In Part 1, friend of Automated Home, MarkB, started to convert his smart home over to using Shelly modules. Now in Part 2 he uses...
Our iPhone 13, iPad and Apple Watch Series 7 Cheat Sheet
Tim has gone for a lie down after todays iPhone 13 presentation. So here’s our usual cheat sheet, with most of the details and none...
Video: Homey Launch Freemium Smart Home Cloud Controller & Homey Bridge
Athom, Dutch creators of the Homey smart home system have reinvented the controller as an app and Cloud service. The makers say that Homey […]
Converting to a DIY Shelly Smart Home – Part 1
Friend of Automated Home, MarkB, covers his latest DIY smart home project as he converts his house to use Shelly modules… There is no […]

Reimaging Robotics in a Connected World
All businesses globally have been forced to deal with the realities of stay-at-home orders as we cope with COVID-19. Manufacturers that once […]
Adaptation, Business Continuity & Cobots: Packaging and Palletizing
This is the third in a series of blog posts exploring the many ways in which cobots support adaptation and business continuity in uncertain […]
Cobots vs. COVID-19, Part II
In the second of our ongoing series of blog posts showing how Universal Robots cobots are being used in the battle against COVID-19, we look at […]
Adaptation, Business Continuity & Cobots: Machine Tending
Machine tending is one of those tasks that's ideally suited to collaborative robot-powered automation. Dull, often dirty and sometimes […]
Cobots vs. COVID-19
Cobots are emerging as a tremendous force for good in the global battle against COVID-19. In this, the first of an ongoing series highlighting […]
Adaptation, Business Continuity & Cobots: Quality Inspection
This is the second in a series of blog posts exploring the many ways in which cobots support adaptation and business continuity in uncertain […]

Robots can be companions, caregivers, collaborators — and social influencers
With advances in technology, robots and artificial intelligence have increasingly more sophisticated encounters with humans.
Interview with Tao Chen, Jie Xu and Pulkit Agrawal: CoRL 2021 best paper award winners
Congratulations to Tao Chen, Jie Xu and Pulkit Agrawal who have won the CoRL 2021 best paper award! Their work, A system for general in-hand […]
How Simbe Robotics is Innovating in Retail
Brad Bogolea from Simbe Robotics discusses retail innovation with their robot, Tally.
Top 10 recommendations for a video gamer who you’d like to read (or even just touch) a book
Sure the average video gamer is 34 years old, but the most active group is boys under 18, a group famously resistant to reading. Here is the […]
Top tweets from the Conference on Robot Learning #CoRL2021
The Conference on Robot Learning (CoRL) is an annual international conference specialised in the intersection of robotics and machine learning. […]
Finding inspiration in starfish larva
By Rahel Künzler Among scientists, there is great interest in tiny machines that are set to revolutionise medicine. These microrobots, often […]

SCHUNK Opens Collaborative Workspace
MORRISVILLE, NC—SCHUNK has opened a new workspace for customer collaboration at its U.S. headquarters here.
Demco Automation Named a Top 5,000 Fastest-Growing Company
QUAKERTOWN, PA—For the third time, systems integrator Demco Automation has earned a place on Inc. Magazine’s annual list of the 5,000 […]
AI System Enables Robots to Easily Manipulate Thousands of Objects
CAMBRIDGE, MA—A team of scientists from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) has developed a new AI system […]
Compact SCARA is the Right Fit for Brake, Suspension Manufacturer
Bottlenecks can occur anywhere on the production line. A common place for this problem to occur is the 90-degree corner, where products usually […]
Strain Gauge Enables Bipedal Robot to Walk
Technical universities are often taken for granted in their development of manufacturing technology. Thankfully, this is not the case in Germany.
Robots Automate Testing of Nanosatellites
Satellites come in many shapes and sizes, including large, medium, small and nano. The latter are typically put into orbit by deployers on the […]

Years Later, Alphabet’s Everyday Robots Have Made Some Progress
Last week, Google or Alphabet or X or whatever you want to call it announced that its Everyday Robots team has grown enough and made enough […]
Video Friday: Dronut
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We'll also be posting a […]
iRobot CEO: Why Voice is the Future of Robot Control
I am not a fan of Alexa. Or Google Assistant. Or, really, any Internet-connected camera or microphone which has a functionality based around […]
Video Friday: FridgeBot
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We'll also be posting a […]
Flexible Monocopter Drone Can Be Completely Rolled Up
It turns out that you don't need a lot of hardware to make a flying robot. Flying robots are usually way, way, way over-engineered, with […]
GITAI’s Autonomous Robot Arm Finds Success on ISS
Late last year, Japanese robotics startup GITAI sent their S1 robotic arm up to the International Space Station as part of a commercial airlock […]

First 'robotaxis' enter service in Beijing
It looks like a normal car but the white taxi by the kerb has nobody driving it, and communicates with customers digitally to obtain directions […]
A Q-learning algorithm to generate shots for walking robots in soccer simulations
RoboCup, originally named the J-League, is an annual robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) competition organized by the International […]
Seoul trials pint-sized robots in nursery schools
Seoul has started trialling pint-sized robots as teaching aids in kindergartens—a pilot project the city government said would help prepare […]
Robots can be companions, caregivers, collaborators—and social influencers
In the mid-1990s, there was research going on at Stanford University that would change the way we think about computers. The Media Equation […]
Robotics and artificial intelligence to improve health rehabilitation
A Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) spin-off, Inrobics Social Robotics, S.L.L., has developed a robotic device that provides an innovative […]
Pianists learn to play with robotic third thumb in just one hour
Pianists equipped with a third robotic thumb were able to adapt to using the extra digit after just one hour of practice, Imperial research has […]

Demco Automation Named a Top 5,000 Fastest-Growing Company
QUAKERTOWN, PA—For the third time, systems integrator Demco Automation has earned a place on Inc. Magazine’s annual list of the 5,000 […]
Compact SCARA is the Right Fit for Brake, Suspension Manufacturer
Bottlenecks can occur anywhere on the production line. A common place for this problem to occur is the 90-degree corner, where products usually […]
Five Things: New Energy
Meyer Burger Technology AG, a manufacturer of solar modules based in Thun, Switzerland, is planning to build its first U.S. assembly plant.
An end-of-arm ecosystem for any Robot, any Gripper and any end-effector
MATCH - This is what is called the new multi-functional end-of-arm platform from Zimmer Group & Schmalz, two technology leaders and handling […]
Adhesive Assembles RFID Chips
Having the right connections can definitely help a person succeed in the business world. Being a company that specializes in connecting things […]
2021 Assembly Plant of the Year: GKN Drives Transformation With New Culture, Processes and Tools
All-wheel drive (AWD) technology has taken the automotive world by storm in recent years, because of its ability to effectively transfer power […]

'Deepfaking the mind' could improve brain-computer interfaces for people with disabilities
Researchers are using generative adversarial networks (GANs) -- technology best known for creating deepfake videos and photorealistic human […]
Synthetic biology yields easy-to-use underwater adhesives
Researchers have used synthetic biology to bring together the best of spider silk and mussel foot protein in a biocompatible adhesive.
A personalized exosuit for real-world walking
Researchers have developed a new approach in which robotic exosuit assistance can be calibrated to an individual and adapt to a variety of […]
Seizure forecasting with wrist-worn devices possible for people with epilepsy
A new study found patterns could be identified in patients who wear a special wristwatch monitoring device for six to 12 months, allowing about […]
Engineers design autonomous robot that can open doors, find wall outlet to recharge
Engineering students have designed an autonomous robot that can find and open doors in 3D digital simulations. Now they're building the hardware […]
Giving robots social skills
Researchers have developed a control framework that enables robots to understand what it means to help or hinder one another and incorporate […]

How fashion industry can leverage artificial intelligence - YourStory.com
How fashion industry can leverage artificial intelligence YourStory.com
AI weapons pose threat to humanity, warns top scientist - Financial Times
AI weapons pose threat to humanity, warns top scientist Financial Times
Artificial intelligence that understands object relationships - MIT News
Artificial intelligence that understands object relationships MIT News
Seoul's educational institute adopts artificial intelligence-based guide robot - Aju Business Daily
Seoul's educational institute adopts artificial intelligence-based guide robot Aju Business Daily
Thailand start-up says it's boosting crop yields with app for farmers - CNBC
Thailand start-up says it's boosting crop yields with app for farmers CNBC
Author Patricia Nicol reveals a selection of the best books on: Artificial intelligence - Daily Mail
Author Patricia Nicol reveals a selection of the best books on: Artificial intelligence Daily Mail

'Deepfaking the mind' could improve brain-computer interfaces for people with disabilities
Researchers are using generative adversarial networks (GANs) -- technology best known for creating deepfake videos and photorealistic human […]
When algorithms get creative
Uncovering the mechanisms of learning via synaptic plasticity is a critical step towards understanding how our brains function and building […]
Engineers design autonomous robot that can open doors, find wall outlet to recharge
Engineering students have designed an autonomous robot that can find and open doors in 3D digital simulations. Now they're building the hardware […]
Giving robots social skills
Researchers have developed a control framework that enables robots to understand what it means to help or hinder one another and incorporate […]
Artificial intelligence to detect colorectal cancer
A researcher found that artificial intelligence can accurately detect and diagnose colorectal cancer from tissue scans as well or better than […]
Solving complex learning tasks in brain-inspired computers
Spiking neural networks, which mimic the structure and function of a natural nervous system, are powerful, fast, and energy-efficient. One key […]

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