Stay updated on the fast-changing advancements in robotics, automation, and control. Access the technical briefs and applications that are trending in AI, robotic operating systems, and machine learning.
To operate a DC motor from an AC power source, an electronic speed control is needed. The control converts the AC voltage of the power supply into a DC voltage for the...
Tactile sensors have existed for years, but what has changed is the systems it feeds into. Physical AI systems have matured to the point where multi-modal contact data can be productively consumed. The next step is to validate the impact on performance and training efficiency. Read on to learn more.
In this interview, Pras Velagapudi, CTO, Agility, discusses the challenges in closing the sim-to-real gap, what makes a humanoid robot ready for real-world deployment and how far is that threshold today.
As physical AI continues to advance, it will increasingly be able to tackle tasks previously limited to humans, especially those requiring rapid adaptability in operations that traditional automation and AI systems could simply not handle. Training physical AI models may seem like a daunting task, but read on to learn how to simplify it.
Elmo, an Isreal-based servo drive technology developer, announced the availability of a new motion controller and new servo drives for a wide range of...
SiLC Technologies has announced the launch of Eyeonic®Edge, the newest addition to their laser scanner product lines. The Eyeonic Edge along with the Eyeonic Trace product...
Schneider Electric announced at Automate its new offering — Industrial Automation Modernization as a Service — designed to help industrial organizations modernize...
Humanoid robots are moving beyond eye‑catching demos and into real-world operations. This shift is being driven less by hardware and more by advances in AI....
NVIDIA has announced NVIDIA Halos for Robotics, the industry’s first full-stack, comprehensive safety system for robotics and physical AI that unifies AI compute...
UnitX, a pioneer in AI-powered visual inspection for manufacturing, recently launched DeteX, an AI-powered smart camera. DeteX is purpose-built to eliminate the manufacturing vision...
Teradyne Robotics, the company behind Universal Robots (UR) and Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), is demonstrating how physical AI is transforming industrial automation at Automate...
Manufacturers are constantly looking for ways to improve efficiency and reduce repetitive tasks through robotics, but for those just beginning their automation journey, the first...
Researchers create world's first electronic‐photonic quantum chip…speeding up a camera shutter a trillion times yields material discoveries…how LiDAR is going digital. Read all about it in this...
OMRON Robotics will demonstrate the next generation of its flagship LD Series autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) — the LD-150 and LD-300 — at Automate 2026. Attendees...
At Automate 2026, RealSense unveiled the RealSense™ D585 Pro, a new AI-native depth camera that combines advanced depth sensing, edge AI acceleration, and a software-defined platform designed...
Across factory floors and supply chains, physical AI is starting to bridge the gap between the digital and physical worlds. How much do you know about physical AI? Test your knowledge with this quiz.
The future of Moon exploration may be rolling around a non-descript office on the CU Boulder campus. Here, a robot about as wide as a large pizza scoots forward on three wheels. It uses an arm with a claw at one end to pick up a plastic block from the floor, then set it back down. Read on to learn more.
See the products of the month, including a new method that automatically keeps a fleet of robots moving smoothly; inspiration for a new class of materials built on interlocking particles; and a new chip design that could improve how GPUs convert and manage power.
If you are building a high-accuracy gantry system inhouse, understand that the tolerance for error is measured in microns, while the number of interacting failure modes is vast. Read on for more tips.
A research group has developed a snake-like robot artificial intelligence that optimizes its rolling movement using deep reinforcement learning. This movement is aided by a unique “observation buffer” that uses data from the robot’s sensors to analyze angular velocity, acceleration, and body state information. Read on to learn more.
Application Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Through a technology partnership that breaks new ground in the machine tool industry, Siemens offers an automation solution for the busy, multi-tasking, small to mid-sized machine shop, as it combines a digital twin of the software and programming of its popular SINUMERIK 828 CNC, working in tandem with a KUKA robot, to simplify the operation and programming in part handling for the machine tool operator. Read on to learn more.
Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute have designed a system that makes an off-the-shelf quadruped robot nimble enough to walk a narrow balance beam. Read on to learn more.
See the new products, including Amada Weld Tech's next-generation UB Series Linear DC Resistance Weld Controls; Igus' ReBelMove Pro modular, customizable autonomous mobile robot; Logic's Octopus, an overhead industrial picking robot; and more.
A study from the lab of L. Mahadevan combines mathematics, computer simulations, and experiments to show that in crowded environments, adding just the right amount of randomness, or “noise,” to how individuals move, can ease gridlock and dramatically improve efficiency. Read on to learn more.
