More broadly, open platforms such as ROS 2 and Python will help to stimulate a new wave of innovation, enabling companies to ...

Inverting the Fanuc LR Mate 200iD six-axis robot (rear, center) significantly reduced the machine’s footprint. A creative "vanishing tray" design uses pneumatic cylinders to drop empty trays through ...

The future of robot simulation is here, with the most advanced iteration of offline robot programming and simulation—FANUC’s ROBOGUIDE V10—featuring more performance and significantly improved user ...

FANUC has partnered with NVIDIA to bring ‘physical AI’ into mainstream manufacturing in a move that it believes will shape the next generation of smart factories.

A limited labor pool compels a potato farmer to think outside the box. The solution? Two rugged electric finger grippers mounted to a cobot arm that handle the 52.5-lb boxes. Combination of powerful ...

While vision-guided robot “bin-picking” of randomly located parts has long proved an elusive goal, there are signs that the technology may now finally be set to emerge. For more than two decades, ...

This article originally posted on Sept. 11, 2024, and was updated on Sept. 18, 2024. When it comes to automation, manufacturers face multiple challenges. The call to upskill, to optimize, and to be ...