Industrial Robot: Volume 34 Issue 4

Robotic lawnmowers

To report on the technical and market status of robotic lawnmowers.

Robots at the heart of Schubert packaging machinery lead to great flexibility

To study the advantages of a modular approach to packaging‐machine design.

ABB high‐speed picking robots establish themselves in food packaging

To report some successful applications of vision‐controlled robots in picking and packing of foodstuffs.

Critical review of current trends in shape memory alloy actuators for intelligent robots

The purpose of this paper is to review the current application areas of shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators in intelligent robotic systems and devices.

An introduction to computational intelligence techniques for robot control

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the application of computational intelligence techniques to the field of industrial robot control.

Development of cable maintenance robot for cable‐stayed bridges

In order to replace the conventional human maintenance of cable‐stayed bridges, a robot is designed and constructed for tasks such as cleaning, painting and rust‐detecting.

The robot reliability design and improvement method and the advanced Toyota production system

To demonstrate the theory and effectiveness of reliability‐improvement countermeasures for line equipment, specifically industrial robots for automotive production engineering.

Industrial robot track modeling and vibration suppression

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the vibration suppression of industrial track robot and propose a practical solution.

Iterative learning‐based laser beam tracker

The purpose of this paper is to describe development and application of an iterative learning control (ILC) scheme for a tracking problem. The control objective is to achieve…

A search and rescue robot with tele‐operated tether docking system

To describe a robot designed and built to operate in outdoor environments hostile to the human presence, such as debris resulting from the collapse of built structures, and…

Adept Technology expands into rapidly growing solar power market

KUKA KR 60 robot to be used in pre-designed automated trimming system to increase productivity, throughput, and reliability

Robot for machining walk-in baths pays for itself in four months

Pizza cartons palletised by robot

KUKA Robotics to provide stainless steel robot for food application

Patents

Initial order for 16 Cobra i800 robots marks design win in the US automated pharmacy market

Dassault Systemes says Autotool selected DELMIA V5 Robotics solution for simulating robot motions - quick facts

Change is a four-letter word

iRobot receives additional $1.6 million in TSWG funding to develop, train, test iRobot Warrior

KUKA Robotics announces wireless robot control

Web sites

Shimizu takes six-axes route to total automation

KUKA Robotics selected by Nercon Engineering and Manufacturing, Inc. to provide robotics for mixed product palletizing and order picking applications

Robotics help improve hand function after stroke

New robot vision system reduces cost and time for integrators

Fanuc Robotics America launches light, efficient, accurate, nimble mini-robot

Dairy

Braintech joins Microsoft's Robotics Studio Partner Program

"Biomimetic Technologies" project will create first soft-bodied robots

Unconventional perspectives

KUKA Robotics selected as robotics supplier by Delta Sigma Corporation