Robotics
How artificial intelligence will change work
MIT researchers offer insight on the challenges and potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and how they will change the nature of work.
Collaborative robot market predicted to surge
The collaborative robot market, led by China and the United States, is predicted to thrive over the next several years after a difficult period due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Designing customized robot brains for critical applications
A system has been developed that devises hardware architectures to hasten robots’ response time so they can operate in critical situations.
Robot displays empathy to a partner robot
A robot has learned to visually predict how its partner robot will behave, displaying a glimmer of empathy, which could help robots get along with other robots and humans more intuitively.
What OEMs look for in a robot supplier
Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) need to consider their plant floor, the type of robot and more when choosing a robot supplier.
Predicting robot movement, collective behavior
Engineers have proposed a principle where active matter systems can spontaneously order, without need for higher level instructions or even programmed interaction among the agents, which has been shown in shape-changing robots.
How robots help additive manufacturers add precision
Robotics and other technology advances increase accuracy and allow robots to improve precision and make larger parts for additive manufacturing applications.
Data flow, alarms, simulation, cybersecurity, robotics
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Robots helping manufacture overflow health care, quarantine structures
A group of self-aware, human-directed robots to assist in manufacturing rapidly deployed structures to help with COVID-19 overflow.
Top 5 Control Engineering Articles Dec. 7-14, 2020
Articles about the 20201 System Integrator of the Year award winners, robotic offline programming in a COVID-19 world, cybersecurity and the rise of IT-enabled OT systems, and more were Control Engineering’s five most clicked articles from Dec. 7-14 2020. Miss something? You can catch up here.