The robotics industry is growing at an unprecedented rate, and a cycloidal gearbox from Nabtesco is the perfect fit for this burgeoning field. Here are three reasons why cycloidal gears are a better choice for larger robots than any other type of gear: 1) Cycloidal gears have a higher torque density than any other type of gear, making them more ...

As demand for different products grows, companies turn to advanced technology to help keep up with demand. A good example of this is their increased dependence on industrial robots and on the automation of the manufacturing process. Since robots tend to function accurately and are and capable of working longer than human workers, production is increased and the overall build ...

Robots are more than just science fiction. Thanks to Moore’s Law, computing and robotic technology is coming closer and closer to full integration in our everyday lives. But as researchers race to create robots capable of assisting and working alongside human beings, some ethicists are concerned about how robotic protection laws should be structured. After all, humans have a pretty ...

Popular culture is littered with examples of where robots have taken over the world and have left humans at their mercy. Movies such as Terminator and Matrix show potential consequences of advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics. At present, many jobs such as factory assembly are being automated with investments in robotics. Even office jobs involving data entry and analysis ...

Fiction has brought to life many great robotic characters through the pages of books and movie portrayals. Today we want to share 6 of our favorite fictional robots that we wish were real!

Over the next three years, an electronic manufacturing company plans to replace 1 million of its 1.2 million human workers with robots.

AIST (Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology) recently opened up their doors to the public for a few days, allowing an inside look at just how ridiculously realistic robots have become. The Actroid-F, developed by Kokoro Co. Ltd and ATR, can mimic the operators facial movements and tics with unbelievable realism. Would I be fooled into thinking ...

Now that you can control your NXT robot with your Android phone, rather than using yet another electronic device, there are ways to save the planet even further, thanks to Dexter Industries’ dSolar Systems. The 9V solar power system allows you to rig your Mindstorms NXT robots for harnessing the power of the sun. The solar system provides about 250 ...

Isaac Asimov’s laws of robotics states that “a robot may not injure a human being.” But it’s hard for robots to comply to such stringent laws when the threshold of pain and injury varies so much from person-to-person. Borut Pov�e from the University of Ljubljana is conducting a research experiment which could help robots better understand their limits. Pov�e persuaded ...

“Have you filled out your robot census? No? You know that’s illegal right?” We’re not quite there yet, nor do we really have the need, but eventually, robots might have a census of their own. In fact, a small scale version is already underway. Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University launched a robot census to determine how many robots existed on the ...