Robotics, Automation & AI

Product Pointers September 2022
Featured Products CLICK PLUS series controllerscombine the simplicity of the original CLICK with advanced features such as data logging, Wi-Fi […]
igus Linear Slide Actuators and XYZ Gantries from AutomationDirect
September 21, 2022 – AutomationDirect has added linear slide actuators from igus. These lead screw-driven and belt-driven linear slide […]
Additional Direct Wire Large Gauge MTW Cable Color Options from AutomationDirect
September 21, 2022 – AutomationDirect has added more color choices for Direct Wire 1kV ALL-FLEX MTW/THHW heavy-duty flexible power cable. This […]
Newsletter Volume 24 Issue 9
IO-Link is the Smart Choice for I/O ConnectivityA concept called the ?last mile problem? refers to the difficulty of completing the last link in […]
More Stego Thermal Management Products from AutomationDirect
September 13, 2022 – AutomationDirect has added new additions to their existing Stego line of thermal management products for even more […]
SSP Safety Enabling Switches from AutomationDirect
September 14, 2022 – AutomationDirect has added SSP safety enabling switches, also known as “hold-to-run” or “dead man’s” switches. […]

Comhar Wooden Top Standing Desk
Sitting is the new smoking apparently so we were intrigued when FlexiSpot offered to send us their EW8M Comhar Standing Desk to try in the...
Video: Matter Network Transport Explained
This new video from the Connectivity Standards Alliance gives a good overview of the new Smart Home Standard, Matter…
Tesla Model Y – A UK Owners Review
After nearly two and a half years of ownership, I sold my Model 3 last Autumn, taking advantage of the incredibly strong used prices. The...
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...

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 […]

Have a say on these robotics solutions before they enter the market!
Robotics solutions and technologies are rapidly changing society and transforming the way we live and work – with both positive improvements […]
Shelf-stocking robots with independent movement
Robots that move about by themselves must be able to adapt to the dynamic and challenging conditions in a supermarket. Hernández Corbato says: […]
RoboCup humanoid league: Interview with Jasper Güldenstein
RoboCup is an international scientific initiative with the goal of advancing the state of the art of intelligent robots, AI and automation. The […]
Integrated Task and Motion Planning (TAMP) in robotics
In the previous post, we introduced task planning in robotics. This field broadly involves a set of planning techniques that are […]
ep.360: Building Communities Around AI in Africa, with Benjamin Rosman
Deep Learning Indaba is an organization that empowers and builds communities around Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning across Africa. […]
Peace on Earth (1987): Using telerobotics to check in on a swarm robot uprising on the Moon
Robots: humanoids, teleoperated reconfigurable robots, swarms. Recommendation: Read this classic hard sci-fi novel and expand your horizons […]

Survey: Reindustrialization at Risk From Global “Education Gap” in Automation
ZURICH—A global survey conducted by ABB has revealed that a significant workforce education gap could derail efforts by U.S. and European […]
How to Conduct a Robot Risk Assessment
At the Moscow Chess Open in July, a tabletop six-axis robot equipped with a two-finger gripper was programmed to play chess with three opponents […]
FANUC to Double Size of Michigan Campus
ROCHESTER HILLS, MI—FANUC America will expand its West Campus in Oakland County, MI, to nearly 2 million square feet.
Zimmer Group US Inc.
MATCH Eco-System: Any Robot. Any Gripper. Any End-Effector. MATCH is a multi-functional end-of-arm platform from Zimmer Group.
Universal Robots USA Inc.
Universal Robots aims to empower change in the way work is done using its leading-edge robotics platform.
Schunk
Automation Assembly tasks often present challenges! A lot happens in a small space - fast cycle times and high-quality finished product is […]

Video Friday: Humans Helping Robots
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly […]
Circle of Circuits
The Big Picture features technology through the lens of photographers.Every month, IEEE Spectrum selects the most stunning technology images […]
Zero Trust Approach to Systems Security for Autonomous Systems
Autonomous systems sit at the intersection of AI, IoT, cloud architectures, and agile software development practices. Various systems are […]
Video Friday: Loona
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly […]
Faster, Meaner, Deadlier: The Evolution of “BattleBots”
Earlier this year, friend-of-IEEE Spectrum and fashiontech designer Anouk Wipprecht gave a peek of what it’s like to be a competitor on […]
Video Friday: DARPA ANCILLARY
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly […]

Advanced robotics to address the translational gap in tendon engineering: Review paper
A review paper by scientists at the University of Oxford discussed possible benefits of using humanoid musculoskeletal robots and soft robotic […]
Soft robots that grip with the right amount of force
Tool use has long been a hallmark of human intelligence, as well as a practical problem to solve for a vast array of robotic applications. But […]
Robot sleeves for kids with cerebral palsy
UC Riverside engineers are developing low-cost, robotic "clothing" to help children with cerebral palsy gain control over their arm movements.
Smart microrobots walk autonomously with electronic 'brains'
Cornell University researchers have installed electronic "brains" on solar-powered robots that are 100 to 250 micrometers in size—smaller than […]
Teaching robots to be team players with nature
Algae bloom, birds flock, and insects swarm. This en masse behavior by individual organisms can provide separate and collective good, such as […]
3D-printing drones work like bees to build and repair structures while flying
The technology, which has been tested in the lab, could ultimately be used for manufacturing and building in difficult-to-access or dangerous […]

Survey: Reindustrialization at Risk From Global “Education Gap” in Automation
ZURICH—A global survey conducted by ABB has revealed that a significant workforce education gap could derail efforts by U.S. and European […]
How to Conduct a Robot Risk Assessment
At the Moscow Chess Open in July, a tabletop six-axis robot equipped with a two-finger gripper was programmed to play chess with three opponents […]
Digital Manufacturing Platforms in Industry 4.0
In today’s smart factories, cyber physical systems monitor physical processes, create a virtual representation of the physical world, and even […]
Connectivity for the Factory of the Future
Assembly technology is wonderful, but it is not perfect. In some way, each technological process has a downside.
Computer Hardware for Industry 4.0
If the factory of the future will run on data, new types of hardware will be needed to collect, route, process and display it. That means more […]
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A swarm of 3D printing drones for construction and repair
Researchers have taken bees as a model to develop a swarm of cooperative, 3D-printing drones. Under human control, these flying robots work as a […]
Smart microrobots walk autonomously with electronic 'brains'
Researchers have installed electronic 'brains' on solar-powered robots that are 100 to 250 micrometers in size -- smaller than an ant's head -- […]
Soft devices--powered by 'stressed' algae -- glow in the dark when squished or stretched
Researchers have developed soft devices containing algae that glow in the dark when experiencing mechanical stress, such as being squished, […]
3D printing drones work like bees to build and repair structures while flying
Researchers have created a fleet of bee-inspired flying 3D printers that build and repair structures while flying.
Artificial soft surface autonomously mimics shapes of nature
Engineers have developed a scalable soft surface that can continuously reshape itself to mimic objects in nature. Relying on electromagnetic […]
Octopuses prefer certain arms when hunting and adjust tactics to prey
Biologists investigated whether octopuses preferred certain arms over others when hunting, rather than using each arm equally. No matter what […]

Tag: Artificial intelligence and social issues | Mind Matters - Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence
Tag: Artificial intelligence and social issues | Mind Matters Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence
No, AI probably won't revolutionize drug development - Salon
No, AI probably won't revolutionize drug development Salon
What are The Benefits of Having a Career in Artificial Intelligence in 2022? - Analytics Insight
What are The Benefits of Having a Career in Artificial Intelligence in 2022? Analytics Insight
Lizard in your luggage? We're using artificial intelligence to detect wildlife trafficking - Phys.org
Lizard in your luggage? We're using artificial intelligence to detect wildlife trafficking Phys.org
To alleviate DevOps skills issues, we need more AI skills, ironically - ZDNet
To alleviate DevOps skills issues, we need more AI skills, ironically ZDNet
3 Artificial Intelligence Stocks You Can Buy and Hold for the Next Decade - The Motley Fool
3 Artificial Intelligence Stocks You Can Buy and Hold for the Next Decade The Motley Fool

Smart microrobots walk autonomously with electronic 'brains'
Researchers have installed electronic 'brains' on solar-powered robots that are 100 to 250 micrometers in size -- smaller than an ant's head -- […]
How the brain develops: A new way to shed light on cognition
Researchers introduce a new neurocomputational model of the human brain that could bridge the gap in understanding AI and the biological […]
Even smartest AI models don't match human visual processing
Deep convolutional neural networks (DCNNs) don't see objects the way humans do -- using configural shape perception -- and that could be […]
New method for comparing neural networks exposes how artificial intelligence works
A team has developed a novel approach for comparing neural networks that looks within the 'black box' of artificial intelligence to help […]
Intelligent cooperation to provide surveillance and epidemic services in smart cities
Scientists explore the potential uses of integrated unmanned aerial vehicles and mobile robots for public good.
Intelligent microscopes for detecting rare biological events
Biophysicists have developed control software that optimizes how fluorescence microscopes collect data on living samples. Their control loop, […]

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