Robotics, Automation & AI

Control Panel Design and Assembly Steps
Here are basic steps for creating control panel designs. Chris Kregoski, product engineer for AutomationDirect, wrote an article posted in April […]
New Alliance Linear Position Transducers from AutomationDirect
May 11, 2022 – AutomationDirect has added new stainless steel linear variable inductance transducers (LVITs) from Alliance Sensors Group to […]
FATH T-Slotted Rail Hardware from AutomationDirect
May 11, 2022 – AutomationDirect has added additional sizes and styles of FATH T-slotted rail hardware. Several new types of fasteners have […]
New Optris Infrared Temperature Sensors from AutomationDirect
May 4, 2022 – AutomationDirect has added new infrared pyrometers from Optris. These pyrometers use non-contact sensing to determine the […]
Supplier Profile: R. Stahl
Companies and industries around the globe use R. Stahl’s superior explosion protection equipment and systems to protect against deadly […]
Making the Cut with Upgraded Automation
Using the AutomationDirect Do-more BRX PLC, an extrusion company progressively upgraded and simplified their legacy manufacturing lines, greatly […]

Review: BenQ GV30 – A Neat Portable Projector
With our student getting ready to return home it was time to setup the den upstairs. The timing couldn’t have been better because BenQ got...
Will Matter Bring Smart Home Unity in 2022?
I’ve referred back to this post about a Smart Home Utopia many times since I wrote it 14 years ago. In the intervening years, there...
Automated Home 2.0 – #45 Real World Air Source Heat Pump Costs for Full Year & Energy Data for All Electric House
Last August we took a look at some of the decisions that led us to build a low energy home. Now that we’ve been through...
Top 20 Automated Home Posts of the Year 2021
The Automated Home Blog started life in 1996, so 2021 saw it reach its 25th Anniversary. The top 20 most popular posts from the past...
Automated Home 2.0 – #44 Loxone Touch Surface
One of the cool controls we loved using during our weekend staying in the Loxone Show Home in Austria was the ‘Touch Surface’. What Is...
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...

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 […]

Designing societally beneficial Reinforcement Learning (RL) systems
Deep reinforcement learning (DRL) is transitioning from a research field focused on game playing to a technology with real-world applications. […]
Innovative ‘smart socks’ could help millions living with dementia
‘Smart socks’ that track rising distress in the wearer could improve the wellbeing of millions of people with dementia, non-verbal autism […]
Swiss Robotics Day showcases innovations and collaborations between academia and industry
As the next edition of the Swiss Robotics Day is in preparation in Lausanne, let’s revisit the November 2021 edition, where the vitality and […]
Afreez Gan: Open Source Robot Dog, Kickstarter, and Home Robots | Sense Think Act Podcast #18
In this episode, Audrow Nash speaks to Afreez Gan, who is the founder and CEO of MangDang; MangDang is a Chinese startup that makes Minipupper, […]
GelBot – A new 3D printing method to tackle sustainability in soft robots
Future generations of robots will work very differently from those that assemble entire vehicles or solder electronics onto circuit boards at […]
RIMA, the European robotics network for Inspection and Maintenance
The Inspection and Maintenance (I&M) Industry represents a large economic activity spanning across multiple sectors such as energy, oil […]

The Right Robot for the Job
“Always use the right tool for the job.” The old adage is applicable whether you’re talking about a hand tool or something as […]
Cobots Help Metal Fabricator Boost Productivity
Like all manufacturers, fabricators know that they must change when the marketplace requires it. Some of them even welcome the chance to do […]
Bosch Rexroth Acquires Kassow Robots
COPENHAGEN—Bosch Rexroth Corp. has acquired a majority stake in Kassow Robots ApS, which specializes in seven-axis cobots that can work in […]
Collaborative Robots Help Fiat Ramp Up EV Production
The iconic Fiat 500 is a legendary automobile. In Italy, the cinquecento is considered to be the "people’s car." Since 1957, more than 6 […]
Beyond the Welding Line: Robots and Automotive Assembly
For decades, automakers have primarily used robots for welding and painting. Final assembly lines were considered too complex and too unsafe for […]
Justifying Investment in Automation
Justifying automation has never been easier. The Covid pandemic, coupled with a severe worker shortage, a widening skills gap and the "great […]

Video Friday: Automotive Artistry
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly […]
Maple Seeds Inspire Efficient Spinning Microdrone
The relatively simple and now quite pervasive quadrotor design for drones emphasizes performance and manufacturability, which is fine, but there […]
Robots and Humans Make Murals Together
Robots are well known for having consistency and precision that humans tend to lack. Robots are also well known for not being especially […]
Video Friday: No Time to Dance
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly […]
Automating Road Maintenance With LiDAR Technology
This is a sponsored article brought to you by SICK Inc..From advanced manufacturing to automated vehicles, engineers are using LiDAR to change […]
Clearpath Announces TurtleBot 4
Today, Clearpath Robotics is opening pre-orders for the newest, fanciest TurtleBot: the TurtleBot 4. Built on top of iRobot’s Create 3 in […]

What producers of Star Wars movies are getting wrong about androids
Robin Murphy, a roboticist at Texas A&M University has published a Focus piece in the journal Science Robotics outlining her views on the […]
Robot dog may get to go to the moon
The robotic explorer GLIMPSE, created at ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich, has made it into the final round of a competition for […]
A reconfigurable robotic system for cleaning and maintenance
Reconfigurable or "transformer" systems are robots or other systems that can adapt their state, configuration, or morphology to perform […]
Is AI-generated art really creative? It depends on the presentation
Ai-Da sits behind a desk, paintbrush in hand. She looks up at the person posing for her, and then back down as she dabs another blob of paint […]
A new robotic system for automated laundry
Researchers at University of Bologna and Electrolux have recently developed a new robotic system that could assist humans with one of their most […]
This robot lives with an Antarctica penguin colony, monitoring their every move
Thousands of emperor penguins waddling around Antarctica have a stalker: A yellow rover tracking their every move.

The Right Robot for the Job
“Always use the right tool for the job.” The old adage is applicable whether you’re talking about a hand tool or something as […]
Banner Engineering Integrates Products Into EPLAN’s Data Portal
MINNEAPOLIS—Banner Engineering has begun integrating its sensors, LED lighting, machine safety, connectivity technologies, and industrial […]
IFR: Japan is World´s Number One Industrial Robot Maker
FRANKFURT/TOKYO—Data recently published by the International Federation of Robotics indicates that Japan is delivering 45 percent of the […]
ATS Industrial Automation Opens EV Battery Assembly Plant in Ohio
LEWIS CENTER, OH—ATS Industrial Automation has opened a new 240,000-square-foot battery assembly plant here.
Best Practices for Conveyor Maintenance
Despite its advanced capabilities, automation equipment used on assembly lines remains susceptible to failure. This presents manufacturers with […]
Justifying Investment in Automation
Justifying automation has never been easier. The Covid pandemic, coupled with a severe worker shortage, a widening skills gap and the "great […]

Researchers reveal the origin story for carbon-12, a building block for life
After running simulations on the world's most powerful supercomputer, an international team of researchers has developed a theory for the […]
Small, mini, nano: Gear units created from a few atoms
Ever smaller and more intricate -- without miniaturization, we wouldn't have the components today that are required for high-performance […]
High-performance hysteresis-free perovskite transistors
Engineers have developed p-channel transistors through halide anion engineering. The new technology realizes a threshold voltage of 0 V and is […]
Head, body, eye coordination conserved across animal kingdom
Fruit flies synchronize the movements of their heads and bodies to stabilize their vision and fly effectively, according to researchers who […]
Self-propelled, endlessly programmable artificial cilia
Researchers have developed a single-material, single-stimuli microstructure that can outmaneuver even living cilia. These programmable, […]
'Nanomagnetic' computing can provide low-energy AI
Researchers have shown it is possible to perform artificial intelligence using tiny nanomagnets that interact like neurons in the brain.

Artificial Intelligence Chip Market: Global Industry Trends, Growth, Size, CAGR of 36.2%, Segmentation, Future Demands, Latest Innovation, Sales Revenue by Regional Forecast to 2026 - Digital Journal
Artificial Intelligence Chip Market: Global Industry Trends, Growth, Size, CAGR of 36.2%, Segmentation, Future Demands, Latest Innovation, Sales […]
Is Artificial Intelligence Made in Humanity's Image? Lessons for an AI Military Education - War on the Rocks
Is Artificial Intelligence Made in Humanity's Image? Lessons for an AI Military Education War on the Rocks
University of Western Ontario: Western Engineering launches artificial intelligence specialization - India Education Diary
University of Western Ontario: Western Engineering launches artificial intelligence specialization India Education Diary
AI Engineers and Specialists Who Quit Meta to Launch Startups - Business Insider
AI Engineers and Specialists Who Quit Meta to Launch Startups Business Insider
Manufactural Artificial Intelligence Market Size in 2022 : value chain analysis, SWOT analysis, restraints, Growth Opportunities, Driving Factors, Top Manufacturers, Revenue, Trends and Forecast to 2028C - Digital Journal
Manufactural Artificial Intelligence Market Size in 2022 : value chain analysis, SWOT analysis, restraints, Growth Opportunities, Driving […]
Using artificial intelligence to stop antibiotic resistant superbug outbreaks in our hospitals - The National Tribune
Using artificial intelligence to stop antibiotic resistant superbug outbreaks in our hospitals The National Tribune

'Nanomagnetic' computing can provide low-energy AI
Researchers have shown it is possible to perform artificial intelligence using tiny nanomagnets that interact like neurons in the brain.
Taste of the future: Robot chef learns to 'taste as you go'
A robot 'chef' has been trained to taste food at different stages of the chewing process to assess whether it's sufficiently seasoned.
From blurry to bright: AI tech helps researchers peer into the brains of mice
Biomedical engineers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) training strategy to capture images of mouse brain cells in action. The […]
Microrobot collectives display versatile movement patterns
Collective behavior and swarm patterns are found everywhere in nature. Robots can also be programmed to act in swarms. Researchers have […]
An easier way to teach robots new skills
Researchers have developed a technique that enables a robot to learn a new pick-and-place task with only a handful of human demonstrations. This […]
Using AI to detect cancer from patient data securely
A new way of using artificial intelligence to predict cancer from patient data without putting personal information at risk has been developed. […]

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