Industrial Robot: Volume 29 Issue 1

Designing robotic systems for the healthcare industry

This article identifies a significant incidence of unsatisfactory outcomes in complex automation projects. It looks at the particular problems that arise when specifying and…

Robots in unusual places: a look at the future

Reports on a seminar entitled ‘‘Future trends in robotics'' organised by the UK's Institution of Mechanical Engineers, outlines recent developments in subsea robotics, reviews the…

Automation without robots: two case studies in the drug discovery sector

Two new items of dedicated automation have recently been developed by TTP LabTech Ltd to serve needs in the pharmaceutical industry that have previously been addressed by general…

JARA publishes A Survey of Technological Strategy for Creating Robotic Society for the 21st Century – from robot to RT

Outlines the main highlights of the JARA (Japan Robotic Industry Association) report A Survey of Technological Strategy for Creating Robotic Society for the 21st Century. This…

Six axis robots help plastics moulders meet intense competition

Recent trends in the plastic moulding industry that now mean it can be beneficial to apply six axis robots to tasks previously undertaken by simpler beam or Cartesian robots are…

The state of HTS automation: comparing integrated robotics and workstations

Compares the various features and advantages of using integrated robotic systems or dedicated workstations for drug discovery. Also describes hybrid systems. Provides guidance on…

Flexible robotic measuring of weldments on production lines©Servo‐Robot inc.

Weldments, like any other mass produced components, must meet very specific quality requirements. Critical data must be collected where robotic welding and associated processes…

Multi‐axis robots bring automation to life sciences

Automation of cell culture techniques and drug discovery programmes in the life science industries is increasing as pharmaceutical and biotech companies realise the advantages…

Spring‐assisted gantry robots versus conventional gantry robots: spring constant optimization and work minimization

The spring‐assisted gantry robots, described in this paper, were designed primarily for the rapid transfer of lightweight objects from one point to another, e.g. to pick objects…

Electro-sensitive medical devices

Hard times, tough choices, new opportunities

Denso Corp establishes new company for robotics

How to get the best from your Emerald subscription

Yaskawa unveiled handling robots with payload up to 500 kg

International Symposium on Robotics

BOSCH – automated palletizing workcell

Robotic potato handling for Tesco

Mechanics of Robot Manipulation

Semi-automatic injector assembly system achieves flexibility and accuracy for Delphi

4,000,000 measurement steps

Bend me, flex me, anyway you want me

ABB introduces advanced Conveyor Tracking for Industrial Robots

Apparatus for the analysis of nucleic acids

Deckel Maho Pfronten and Neos Robotics AB signs license agreement

DNA sequencing methods

Hyundai Heavy Industries, (HHI) and Robotic Workspace Technologies (RWTTM) announce a strategic alliance to provide economical, state of the art robotic solutions for the north american robot market

Pharmaceutical automation– expensive lego?

Japan's industrial robot industry struggling

The robotics industry world-wide

Internet page

Volvo uses Light Form Modeller to capture 3-D model of car plant

ABB six-axis robots paint a pretty picture for Rosti (Scotland)

Handbook of Pharmaceutical Controlled release Technology

PC-based robot controller opens new markets for standard robotics

Pharmaceutical Process Engineering

Finger tight

Industrial IT for robotic applications

New TM Robotics fieldbus systems get connected

Diary

Heidenhain linear scales and controls package give Cincinnati machine the precise market position

Oxford company set to save automotive world millions

New interlock from fortress designed with the operator in mind

Rapid analyte sensor platform

EUREKA and CEN join forces to give industry easier access to standardisation