ABB’s YuMi® is short-listed for top invention award

July 22, 2016

Source: ABB The award highlights and honors the achievements of inventors with value creating ideas and entrepreneurs who propel those ideas into world-class products. It is jointly sponsored by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) and the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society. ABB is one of three finalists and will present YuMi, the world’s first truly collaborative dual arm robot. YuMi stands for “You and Me, working together” and has …Read More

Robots At Work: A Look At Robot Safety (infographic)

July 21, 2016

Source: Robotic Industries Association With the proliferation of industrial robots in the workplace, robot safety is something of which all companies should be mindful. Learn how OSHA safety regulations came to be as we break down some of the industry’s largest milestones. No matter where you fall in the supply chain: supplier, system integrator, educator or user, the robotics industry can be prone to a number of specific types of …Read More

Co-bots collaborate with humans on Ford Fiesta assembly line

July 18, 2016

Source: Engineering and Technology Magazine Workers at Ford’s production plant in Cologne, Germany, now have some new colleagues assisting them on the Fiesta assembly line: collaborative robots. The collaborative robots, known as co-bots, are working directly alongside human workers, helping to fit shock absorbers to Fiesta cars. The task requires pinpoint accuracy, strength and a high level of dexterity, so the Ford human employees work hand in hand with the …Read More

A proposed unified framework for the recognition of human activity by exploiting the characteristics of action dynamics

July 12, 2016

Complete article Highlights: A combined algorithm based on shape and motion features of human activity. A single key pose is used for estimation of shape using edges. A single global key pose is extracted from video signal by exploiting local notion. The temporal motion feature is computed using RR-transform. Robustness of the algorithm is demonstrated on the varied dataset. Abstract: The aim of this paper is to present a novel …Read More

FourByThee in Technishow, BIEMH and Automatica

July 6, 2016

The last few months have been quite busy for FourByThree, since we have attended three important events in the industrial sector: Technishow (Utrecht, The Netherlands, March 15-18), BIEMH (Bilbao, Spain, May 30-June 4) and Automatica (Munich, Germany, June 21-24). In the three of them we’ve had many conversations with people working for industrial companies, robotic companies or research institutions, among others. In the case of Technishow (in collaboration with STODT) …Read More

Mechanical Design and Analysis of the Novel 6-DOF Variable Stiffness Robot Arm

July 5, 2016

Complete article Abstract: This paper proposes four types of conceptual models of the 6-DOF variable stiffness robot arms based on the antagonistic driven joints (ADJs). For convenience of control, the equivalent quadratic torsion spring (EQTS) is selected as the elastic element of the ADJ. The relationship between the output stiffness and the angular displacement of the EQTS is fairly linear. The elastic actuating torque of the ADJ is related to …Read More

Performance Evaluation of Human Detection Systems for Robot Safety

June 28, 2016

Complete article Abstract: Detecting and tracking people is becoming more important in robotic applications because of the increasing demand for collaborative work in which people interact closely with and in the same workspace as robots. New safety standards allow people to work next to robots, but require that they be protected from harm while they do so. Sensors that detect and track people are a natural way of implementing the …Read More

DHL runs warehouse pilot with collaborative robots

June 21, 2016

Source: Institution of Mechanical Engineers Two robots supported the pickers by carrying the weight and automatically dropping off the orders once fully loaded DHL has successfully run a pilot test including robot technology for collaborative automated order picking at its warehouse in Unna, Germany. The robot, called EffiBOT from the French start-up Effidence, is a fully automated trolley that follows pickers through the warehouse and takes care of most of …Read More

FourByThree at AUTOMATICA trade fair 2016 (press release)

June 16, 2016

FourByThree will present its innovative approach to the production and design of modular, safe and efficient collaborative robots for industrial settings. The European project FourByThree will be present at Automatica trade fair in Munich, June 21 to 24, 2016. FourByThree will display the most relevant components of the modular, safe and efficient robotic solutions that are being developed within the project. The first hardware kit and a 5 DoF robotic …Read More

Collaborative robots key to factories of the future: ABB

June 14, 2016

Source: Asmag The factory of the future will be characterized by low volume, high-quality products as customers begin to demand products that are customized and unique, delivered at a fast pace. In such a context, robots that can work along with humans in factories would play an important role in production. Speaking at a recent seminar on disruptive innovation, Steve Wyatt, Group VP of ABB Robotics elaborated on this as …Read More

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