Rig-floor drilling robots improve quality control in repetitive tasks and eliminate people from red-zone exposure to dangers such as dropped objects and pinch points. Three robotic-drilling pilot ...

Workplace safety has always been a top priority for businesses, but with evolving technology, a new question arises! can robots take on the role of a safety officer? Artificial intelligence (AI) and ...

While the answer to this question is generally yes, there are drawbacks. First, let’s look at some recent research from the National Safety Council. In a white paper, Improving Workplace Safety with ...

Every target reaches the end of its life. Particle beam targets, that is. And while humans perform much of the work in Fermilab's Mu2e experiment, a few tasks, such as target removal, disposal and ...

Industrial robot adoption has reached a point of no return. Automated machinery has become an industry standard and will only become increasingly common as time goes on. As this trend continues, ...

Oceaneering Mobile Robotics (OMR), a Houston, Texas-based provider of engineered products and services that focuses on applying mobile robotics to material handling applications, has deployed more ...

R15.08 Part One is the first type-C standard for mobile robots from the Robotics Industry Association; it is expected to reduce costs as well as lower risk and liability for end-users. Autonomous ...

New integrated technologies are boosting robot speed and efficiency — without compromising safety. George Schuster Senior industry consultant Certified functional safety expert Rockwell Automation Tr ...

Some journalists and commentators can’t seem to write about industrial robots without making the inevitable references to science fiction writer Isaac Asimov and the “Terminator” movies. The truth is ...