Robotics
Six million UK workers fear being replaced by robots
As many as six million workers in the UK are concerned that their jobs might be taken by machines, and they are concerns that seem to be justified. The report is urging for trade unions to respond by providing more support and guidance for those with jobs at risk.
Robot prototype lets you feel how it’s ‘feeling’
In 1872, Charles Darwin published his third major work on evolutionary theory, 'The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals,' which explores the biological aspects of emotional life. In it, Darwin writes: “Hardly any expressive movement is so general as the involuntary erection of the hairs, feathers and other dermal appendages … it is common throughout three of the great vertebrate classes.” Nearly 150 years later, ...
A kernel of promise in popcorn-powered robots
Cornell researchers have discovered how to power simple robots with a novel substance that, when heated, can expand more than 10 times in size, change its viscosity by a factor of 10 and transition from regular to highly irregular granules with surprising force. You can also eat it with a little butter and salt.
IT and robotics
Information Technology involves storing, retrieving, altering and transmitting massive amounts of data. Because IT is heavily reliant on computers, automating the field is definitely the most practical direction. Author: Joseph Zulick, Manager at MRO Electric and Supply
Faster start-up with new robot series
It has been announced that Mitsubishi Electric’s new industrial robot series combines reduced cycle times with scalable safety features and offers versatile connectivity options for easy integration into production systems.
Improving humanlike conversations in humanoid robots
In ERATO ISHIGURO symbiotic human-robot interaction project, a multimodal conversation control system and a multi-robot conversation control system were developed to promote a robot with a higher degree of human-like presence as well as a 'sense of conversing'. This project attempted to expand the field of activity of such conversational robots and has resulted in the development of a child-like android 'ibuki', which has equipped with wheels tha...
What is the future of service robots?
It has been announced by The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) forecast, that sales of service robots will grow between 20 and 25% by 2020. Having already significantly impacted the agriculture, surgery and logistics sectors, service robots are expected to offer greater assistive capability and value in the future.
Infrared light angle sensor in robotic applications
In this video, you will learn more about Analog Devices infrared light angle sensor technology used for navigation and control in robotics applications.
Partnership to offer customers robotic process automation services
It has been announced that Ubiquity Technology, a company that offers specialised engineering and innovation technologies and process automation, has partnered with UiPath, the enterprise Robotic Process Automation (RPA) software company, to leverage its team of RPA certified specialists and scale the use of the UiPath RPA enterprise platform.
Six-axis robot turns 3D printing into an art form
A project at the Centre for Fine Print Research (CFPR) based at the University of the West of England, (UWE) Bristol UK is looking at 3D printing from a totally different angle - where the emphasis is placed on meaningful expression, rather than the accurate reproduction of digital data. A flexible Mitsubishi Electric MELFA RV-Series articulated arm industrial robot is at the centre of the project.