
Compacting and Mobilizing Robots at Automate 2025
Julia Hider | Modern Machine Shop
Automation suppliers are focusing on compact and mobile solutions that can work around manufacturers’ existing equipment and floor plans.
The Rise of Humanoids: Robots Enter a New Era of Versatility
Julia Hider | Manufacturing Connected
Robotics is entering a new phase, one that moves beyond task-specific machines toward adaptable, human-like robots designed to work across a wide range of industries.
Inside The Hub Powering the Next Generation of Robotics Startups
Julia Hider | Manufacturing Connected
MassRobotics is nurturing over 100 robotics startups by providing tailored resources and support, with the aim of advancing robotics in a range of industries, including manufacturing.
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Engineering an Easy-to-Use, Explosion-Proof Cobot for Painting
Julia Hider | Products Finishing
The 20XP incorporates a UR20 cobot that’s modified to be explosion-proof and an innovative programming system to create a safe, easy-to-use method for automating liquid painting processes.
When Will We See Humanoid Robots on the Manufacturing Floor?
Julia Hider | Modern Machine Shop
The robotics industry faces three technical challenges as it moves from single-purpose platforms to a general robotics platform that can work in manufacturing and beyond.
Resolving Four Unexpected Challenges of Mobile Robots
Julia Hider | Modern Machine Shop
An automated guided vehicle (AGV) with a robotic arm on top enables medical manufacturer RMS to tend as many as eight machine tools at once. But the shop first had to deal with a few unforeseen snags in its implementation.
Troubleshooting AGVs in a Machine Shop
Julia Hider | Manufacturing Connected
The mobility of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and automated guided vehicles (AGVs) adds a level of flexibility to automation, giving shops the ability to handle more tasks or more machine tools, but can also require adjustment in implementation.
Navigating the Automation Landscape
Julia Hider | Manufacturing Connected
Medical device manufacturer rms Company has steadily advanced its automation strategy through four major phases.
AMRs Are Moving Into Manufacturing: 4 Considerations for Implementation
Julia Hider | Modern Machine Shop
AMRs can provide a flexible, easy-to-use automation platform so long as manufacturers choose a suitable task and prepare their facilities.
KUKA Automation Tech Day Highlights the Power of Integrated Automation Technologies
Julia Hider | Modern Machine Shop
A demonstration of an automated machining cell showed the power of combining vision systems, robots and AMRs.
Expanding Automation Among US Manufacturers
Julia Hider | Modern Machine Shop
AI and vision systems are among the technologies that will make automation more accessible to the small- and medium-sized manufacturers in the U.S.
The Four Phases of a Manufacturer’s Automation Evolution
Julia Hider | Modern Machine Shop
With more and more automation options available for manufacturers, how do shops figure out what works best? Medical manufacturer rms Company has acquired robot arms, AGVs, pallet changers and software, and while it has found success with all, it has learned how some solutions meet its particular needs better than others.
Vibration Compensation Could Increase Use of Robots for 3D Printing
Julia Hider | Additive Manufacturing
Ulendo is working to apply its vibration compensation algorithm for FFF 3D printers to robots, which could expand the use of robots for 3D printing.
Tactile Sensor Could Give Robots Human Touch
Julia Hider | Modern Machine Shop
Gelsight’s tactile sensing technology could give robots more flexibility in the tasks and environments they can handle.
The Symbiotic Relationship Between Robots and 3D Printing
Julia Hider | Modern Machine Shop
In this episode of the AM Radio podcast, Robots & Autonomy Editor Julia Hider joins Additive Manufacturing’s Executive Editor Stephanie Hendrixson and Editor-in-Chief Peter Zelinski to discuss how robots and 3D printing enable each other.
Test Bed Builds Up Robotics Research at Carnegie Mellon University
Julia Hider | Modern Machine Shop
At Carnegie Mellon University’s Manufacturing Futures Institute, researchers use a robotic test bed where AMRs deliver Lego bricks to robot arms for assembly to study AI, multirobot collaboration, assembly, safety and more.
Data Fuels Robotics Research
Julia Hider | Modern Machine Shop
At Mill 19, the site of the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute and Carnegie Mellon University’s Manufacturing Futures Institute, robotics data provides the foundation for AI and digital twins.
Four Automation Technology Trends
Julia Hider | Modern Machine Shop
Robotic technology is advancing, enabling manufacturers to automate more tasks than ever before.
Automation Can Have a Big Impact for Small Manufacturers
Julia Hider | Modern Machine Shop
As automation shifts from optional to essential for small manufacturers, technology and industry events are shifting to meet these needs.
The Human Impact of Machining Technology
Julia Hider | Modern Machine Shop
SSP’s commitment to adopting the latest machining technology benefits not only the business, but its employees as well.
Boston Dynamics Stretches Into Autonomous Warehouse Robotics
Julia Hider | Modern Machine Shop
The robotics company’s second commercial product is designed to take on physically challenging warehouse tasks.
Automate 2024 Recap: Software Accelerates Robotics
Julia Hider | Production Machining
One of the biggest themes at Automate 2024 was the use of software to make robots easier to use and more efficient.