Industrial Robot: Volume 31 Issue 3

Automotive robotics

Automotive robotics R&D and application developments concentrate on methods, tools, and procedures, that enable industry leaders to reduce cost, whilst simultaneously increase…

Robotic colour measurement of metallic and pearlescent paint

This study describes a robot‐mounted colour‐measuring instrument specifically designed for online colour measurement in the automobile industry. The product is called CarFlash…

Sensor drives robot in new automotive press shop

This paper reports on a new press shop, which has been opened in the West Midlands, UK using two KUKA robots and a vision‐based sensor system to handle both aluminium and steel…

Robots unchallenged as the auto industry's workhorse

The automotive industry has been the principal driver in the development of robotics; however, as car design becomes more sophisticated, demands on robot makers will continue…

Vision‐based kinematic calibration of an H4 parallel mechanism: practical accuracies

Presents the kinematic calibration of an H4 parallel prototype robot using a vision‐based measuring device. Calibration is performed according to the inverse kinematic model…

Sensor integration in task‐level programming and industrial robotic task execution control

Presents an approach to improved performance and flexibility in industrial robotics by means of sensor integration and feedback control in task‐level programming and task…

Development of automated chopper gun trajectory planning for spray forming

Automated chopper gun trajectory planning (CGTP) for spray forming is highly desirable for today's automotive manufacturing. Generating chopper gun trajectories for free‐form…

Robot footballers celebrate long awaited increase in UK robot sales

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Vision system and Cartesian robot reduce parts failure in automotive plant

SIG Delta robots get to grips with Wagner's Piccolinis pizzas

Embedded Robotics: Mobile Robot Design and Applications with Embedded Systems

Mechatronic Systems: Fundamentals

New turboscara series is fastest, safest yet

Palletising robot has improved accessibility

Diary

Fibre optic joints signal a new era of fast data transfer

New solutions centre and robot training centre deliver the “ABB experience”

Robot controller

Robotics online publishes guide to robot systems integrators

Sheet metal welding

30 years and still going strong

Exponent awarded advanced robotic controller contract by the US Army's Rapid Equipping Force

Call for papers

Robot grabs prize

€500,000 web-based customer support system drives service costs and response times down

Success for robot machine-tending trials at aerospace manufacturer

Positive results for new ABD path following steering robot

Underwater Robots: Motion and Force Control of Vehicle-Manipulator Systems

New PickMaster 2.20 puts customers in control

New SCARA offers more power in the same sized package

Robot spray head

Hybrid robot promises high speed and low cost

Robot manipulator

Successful sea trials for ALIVE: the unique Autonomous Light Intervention Vehicle

Automotive industry still leads the way – but where is it going?

Robotic milking wins further investment

Retirement for 26-year-old machine after 36 million welds!