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PARTNER PROFILE: IK4-TEKNIKER (Spain)

January 21, 2019

In this series, members of the PICK-PLACE consortium are portrayed. After TOFAŞ, ULMA Handling Systems and Mondragon Assembly, it’s the turn of technical coordinator IK4-TEKNIKER. Loreto Susperregi, Robotics Research coordinator, answers the interview. What is IK4-TEKNIKER? IK4-TEKNIKER is a technological center legally constituted as a private not-for-profit Foundation that aims at the development and transfer of technology to improve the competitiveness of industry. IK4-TEKNIKER was founded in 1981 and currently has more than 270 researchers …Read More

Artificial sensor mimics human sense of touch (ABSTRACT)

January 16, 2019

Source: Science Daily A team of researchers have developed an artificial tactile sensor that mimics the ability of human skin to detect surface information, such as shapes, patterns and structures. This may be one step closer to making electronic devices and robots that can perceive sensations such as roughness and smoothness.

ILIAD project: Intra-Logistics with Integrated Automatic Deployment for safe and scalable fleets in shared spaces

December 10, 2018

Source: iliad-project.eu Abour ILIAD ILIAD is an EU-funded research project on Intra-Logistics with Integrated Automatic Deployment for safe and scalable fleets in shared spaces. The consortium includes nine members from Sweden, United Kingdom, Germany and Italy. Örebro University is the project coordinator; other partners are the University of Lincoln, University of Pisa, Technical University of Munich, Bosch Group, Kollmorgen Automation, ACT Operations Research (ACTOR), Orkla Foods Sverige and Logistics Engineering …Read More

PARTNER PROFILE: Mondragon Assembly (Spain)

December 4, 2018

In this series, members of the PICK-PLACE consortium are portrayed. After TOFAŞ andULMA Handling Systems, it’s the turn of project coordinator Mondragon Assembly. Lierni Zubillaga, R&D project engineer, answers the interview. What is Mondragon Assembly? Mondragon Assembly is an international group specialising in the development of automation and assembly solutions. The parent company in Spain was created in 1977, one of the pioneers in the development of production and assembly technologies. …Read More

PROJECT MILESTONE: User needs definition completed

November 22, 2018

Since the project PICK-PLACE started in early 2018, achieving an accurate definition of users’ needs has been one of the most relevant activities. After elaborating the final version of Deliverable 1.1, we can say this activity has been successfully completed. It is a very important milestone, since users’ needs serve as a starting point for the requirements of the developments to be carried out, as well as for the design of …Read More

Robots Getting a Grip on General Manipulation

November 19, 2018

Source: IEEE Spectrum (by Nikolaus Correll) How a new generation of grippers with improved 3D perception and tactile sensing is learning to manipulate a wide variety of objects. While robots have prepared entire breakfasts since 1961, general manipulation in the real world is arguably an even more complex problem than autonomous driving. It is difficult to pinpoint exactly why, though. Closely watching the 1961 video suggests that a two-finger parallel gripper …Read More

Universal Robots Raises the Bar for Collaborative Robots with New e-Series Line Featuring Unique Sensing, Safety and Precision Tools

November 2, 2018

Source: Robotics Tomorrow With the new e-Series platform the market leader of collaborative robots sets a new standard for cobots, adding built-in force/torque sensing, unrivaled safety features, and improved precision for faster integration in a wider range of future-proofed applications Universal Robots pioneered the collaborative robot and continues to evolve its ground-breaking, collaborative automation technology with the introduction of its new flagship line the e-Series cobots. The new UR3e, UR5e …Read More

Diffractive Deep Neural Network Identifies Objects at Speed of Light

October 15, 2018

Source: The Robot Report / By TRR Editor Engineers have 3D printed a physical artificial neural network that can analyze large volumes of data and identify objects at the actual speed of light. Developed at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering the “diffractive deep neural network” uses the light bouncing from the object itself to identify that object in as little time as it would take for a computer to “see” the …Read More

New Scale Robotics introduces precision gripper for cobots

October 3, 2018

Source: The Robot Report / By TRR Editor New Scale Robotics, a new division of New Scale Technologies, Inc., has introduced an electric parallel gripper targeting precision assembly and inspection with collaborative robots.  The NSR-PG-10-20 Precision Parallel Gripper is a small, precise smart gripper available for collaborative robots, including the UR3, UR5 and UR10 robots from Universal Robots (UR). At 175 grams, the NSR-PG-10-20 is one of the lightest and …Read More