Moving an object from one location to another—picking and placing—is an ideal application for industrial robots due to the robots’ repeatability, throughput and favorable return on investment. It is ...
This chart shows the estimated distribution of the global stock of industrial robots in 2024, by application (in percent).
Stereo camera use case with autonomous mobile robots. Source: OTTO and Gideon Brothers. 3D sensors are a fundamental technology for measuring depth perception. These sensors can be found in several ...
The FQ-M vision sensor comes with Ethernet and EtherCAT embedded for ease of integration into any environment, and includes an incremental encoder for easy tracking and calibration. It features a ...
Compared to manual workers, industrial robots are stronger and faster and can work 24/7. And yet, the presence of industrial robots in global manufacturing is extremely low. According to IFR reports, ...
Industrial robots date back over 50 years to 1961, when GM began using Unimation robots for material handling and spot welding. Ever since, robots have played an ever-increasing role on the factory ...
It was January 25th of 1979, at an unassuming Michigan Ford Motor Company factory. Productivity over the past years had been ...