1+ hour, 40+ min ago  (397+ words) CAMBRIDGE, MA'Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology here have developed a wearable device that can control robotic movements. By moving their hands and fingers, users can direct a robot to play piano or shoot a basketball, or they can…...

2+ hour, 40+ min ago  (482+ words) Manufacturers cannot predict every disruption, but they can control how prepared they are when those disruptions occur. From tariffs to supply chain instability to shifting demand, external pressures are a constant. According to Eddy Azad, founder and CEO of Parsec…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (289+ words) LAUSANNE, Switzerland'Engineers at the Ecole Polytechnique F'd'rale de Lausanne (EPFL) have developed a new framework that makes it possible to teach a skill to robots with different mechanical designs, allowing them to carry out the same task safely without rewriting…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (253+ words) PARIS'Physical AI marks a shift in robotics from automation to autonomous action in the real world. A new report by the Capgemini Research Institute claims the technology will unlock new opportunities for manufacturers. For instance, it will enable robotics applications…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (925+ words) Mark Woeppel will explore these concepts in more detail during a webinar hosted by ASSEMBLY on May 20 at 2 p. m. ET. The session will examine how manufacturers can right-size inventory, prevent assembly line stoppages and apply the Theory of Constraints in modern…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (281+ words) ZURICH, SWITZERLAND'ABB Robotics has introduced a new family of collaborative robots designed to combine the flexibility of cobots with the speed and payload capabilities typically associated with industrial robots. The new Po Wa cobot lineup offers payload capacities ranging from…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (242+ words) During testing, the robots detected issues such as improperly handled materials, inefficient use of space and potential safety hazards, while feeding recommendations directly into enterprise systems to support faster decision-making and improved process control. The systems are integrated with enterprise…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (785+ words) Automating large weldments has freed up skilled welders to tackle more technically demanding jobs. Volvo Construction Equipment in Shippensburg, PA, and CLOOS North America in suburban Chicago go way back." As a heavy equipment manufacturer,"Volvo"produces large metal assemblies…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago  (280+ words) HANNOVER, GERMANY'Accenture and Avanade, in collaboration with Microsoft, have introduced a new AI-driven system designed to help manufacturers reduce downtime by guiding operators through real-time diagnostics and troubleshooting on the factory floor. The system, described as an "agentic factory" solution,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (166+ words) Join this webinar to discover how manufacturers can achieve optimal inventory levels, preventing assembly line shutdowns due to missing parts. Refine your results by Stop the Shortages: Inventory Strategies That Keep Production Moving Inventory management concepts have changed a lot…...