Healthcare Grant from Protolabs Leads to Innovative Feeding Tube Inventions
December 13, 2019
MedStar Health device improves neonatal intensive care unit feeding while Cleveland Clinic Innovations' feeding tube enhances quality of life for patients.
Soft Robotics announces partnership with FANUC
December 12, 2019
Soft Robotics, a robotics pioneer dedicated to solving the hardest workforce challenges, today announced a strategic partnership with FANUC, the world's largest maker of industrial robots, that will accelerate the...
Other Voices: Staying Connected to Harness the Potential of Industry 4.0 for Warehouse Operations
December 9, 2019
Warehouse-specific connectivity issues must be dealt with at a holistic level, assessing the operation in terms of physical layout as well as by kind, size and location of goods, anticipated...
North American machine vision market falls 4.6% through third quarter
December 9, 2019
Just over half of industry experts believe machine vision market will increase in the next six months, 38% believe sales will remain flat. Seven in 10 expect flat performance in the machine...
Autonomous Vehicles for Fulfillment and Delivery a ‘$250B revolution,’ Says IDTechEx
December 2, 2019
Suppliers following a traditional model of equipment sales should consider "a subscription platform in their business model to offer maintenance and upgrades, especially cloud-based software updates."
ABB and B&R launch first fully integrated machine-centric robotics solution
December 2, 2019
Solution to improve flexibility at all levels, including machines, to support shorter product cycles and smaller lots of greater variety.
Report: Global Next-Gen Supply Chain Market to More Than Double to $75B by 2030
December 2, 2019
Future of logistics to be driven by artificial intelligence, blockchain, Internet of Things, AR, drones, 5G and robotics.
Robots Are Going Soft
December 1, 2019
Materials innovations are helping create less rigid, more compliant robotic structures.
Optomec Releases AutoCLAD Additive Repair Automation Software
November 25, 2019
Vision and Toolpath Software offers automated Feature Detection and Distortion Compensation.
NVIDIA Announces Scalable GPU-Accelerated Supercomputer in the Microsoft Azure Cloud
November 21, 2019
New Microsoft Azure NDv2 supersized instance can scale to hundreds of interconnected NVIDIA Tensor Core GPUs for complex AI and high-performance computing applications.
Robotic unit orders show growth over last year
November 21, 2019
Robotic Industries Association (RIA) statistics report more than 5% increase
Dyndrite Unveils GPU-Powered, Python-Scriptable, Additive Manufacturing Build Processor
November 20, 2019
New application brings native CAD-to-print capabilities to additive manufacturing technicians.
Mastercam Launches Signature Parts Series for Manufacturing Community
November 19, 2019
The series was initiated to showcase how Mastercam works throughout the manufacturing process using realistic parts.
Siemens Buys Atlas 3D
November 12, 2019
Atlas 3D helps designers define optimal part orientations for "right first time" 3D printing; cloud-based, GPU-accelerated Sunata software can reduce downstream 3D printing errors caused by thermal distortion.
AI Inkbit 3D Printer Gets a Boost from Machine Vision and AI
November 11, 2019
Technologies bolster jetting AM process to enable high-volume production of precision multi-material parts.
Huntsman to Unveil Two Flexible 3D Printing Materials
November 8, 2019
Company unveils IROPRINT F 80112 filament and IROPRINT R 1801 resin at Formnext in Germany.
Finding the Sweet Spot in Metal 3D Printing
November 1, 2019
Engineers need to evaluate part complexity, design freedom and time-to-market considerations when making a business case for metal 3D printing.
Additive Manufacturing: Finding the Solutions that Matter
November 1, 2019
3D printing pioneer and MFG CEO Dr. Ronald L. Hollis talks about the future of additive manufacturing.
Will Robots Find a Place in the Smart Home?
November 1, 2019
For developers and engineers, emerging “social robot” applications are still a work in progress.
3D Printed Combat Robots
November 1, 2019
View how the team used 3D printed carbon fiber parts to boost strength and durability while minimizing weight across the drivetrain of the 3D printed robot.